Saturday, June 30, 2012

Florida House Of Representatives - CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 - Protection of Vulnerable Persons

Florida House Of Representatives - CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 - Protection of Vulnerable Persons


CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 - Protection of Vulnerable Persons
General Bill   by Dorworth (CO-SPONSORS) Adkins; Brodeur; Burgin; Campbell; Coley; Costello; Fullwood; Gaetz; Harrell; Holder; Julien; Nuñez; Pafford; Plakon; Porth; Snyder; Steube; Williams, T.

Protection of Vulnerable Persons: Revises language concerning child abuse reporting; requires DCF to provide for web-chat & update other web-based forms for reporting; requires specified educational institutions & their law enforcement agencies to report known or suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect in certain circumstances; provides financial penalties for violations; increases penalties for certain reporting offenses; provides for upward reclassification of certain prostitution offenses involving minors; provides for denial of relocation payment for domestic violence claim if claimant has been paid sexual battery relocation claim for same incident; provides for relocation assistance payments to victims of sexual battery; provides criteria for awards; provides for denial of relocation payment for sexual battery claim if claimant has previously been paid domestic violence relocation claim for same incident; provides appropriations; authorizes specified numbers of full-time equivalent positions with associated salary rates within DCF; defines "mental injury" with respect to offenses of abuse, aggravated abuse, & neglect of child; requires physician or psychologist acting as expert witness in certain proceedings have certain credentials; redefines "crime" for purposes of crime victims compensation to include additional forms of injury; redefines "victim" to conform with modified definition of "crime."

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