Bill Amendment: FL H7111 | 2015 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Conscience Protection for Actions of Private Child-Placing Agencies

Status: 2015-05-01 - Died in Rules [H7111 Detail]

Download: Florida-2015-H7111-Senate_Committee_Amendment_864054.html

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       Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 7111, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Rules (Gibson) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete line 72
    4  and insert:
    5         (f) This subsection does not allow a private child-placing
    6  agency, or a family foster home or residential child-caring
    7  agency affiliated with such a private child-placing agency, to
    8  discriminate against an individual or couple because of, or
    9  based on the perception of, the individual’s or couple’s
   10  religion or religious affiliation or lack thereof.
   11         (g) This subsection expressly preempts to the state
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   13  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   14  And the title is amended as follows:
   15         Delete line 26
   16  and insert:
   17         constitute discrimination; providing that a private
   18         child-placing agency or an affiliated home or agency
   19         is not allowed to discriminate based on religion or
   20         lack thereof; providing for the