Bill Amendment: FL S1156 | 2018 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Missing Persons
Status: 2018-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 591 [S1156 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1156-Senate_Committee_Amendment_502966.html
Bill Title: Missing Persons
Status: 2018-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 591 [S1156 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1156-Senate_Committee_Amendment_502966.html
Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1156 Ì502966FÎ502966 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education (Perry) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 18 - 51 4 and insert: 5 known as “Project Leo,” through regional autism centers 6 established under s. 1004.55. Each center that opts to join the 7 pilot project shall distributeto providepersonal devices to 8 aid search-and-rescue efforts for persons with special needs in 9 the case of elopement. 10(b)There is created an additional pilot project in Palm11Beach County to provide personal devices to aid search-and12rescue efforts for persons with special needs in the case of13elopement.14(c)There is created an additional pilot project in15Hillsborough County to provide personal devices to aid search16and-rescue efforts for persons with special needs in the case of17elopement.18 (2)(a)1.Participants for the pilot projectspecified in19paragraph (1)(a)shall be selected based on criteria developed 20 by each participating center based on the specific needs of that 21 center’s service area counties prescribed under s. 1004.55the22Center for Autism and Related Disabilitiesat the University of23Florida. 242.Participants for the pilot project specified in25paragraph (1)(b) shall be selected based on criteria developed26by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at Florida27Atlantic University.283.Participants for the pilot project specified in29paragraph (1)(c) shall be selected based on criteria developed30by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the31University of South Florida.32(b)Criteria for participation in the pilot project 33projectsmust include, at a minimum, the person’s risk of 34 elopement. The qualifying participants shall be selected on a 35 first-come, first-served basis by the respective centers to the 36 extent of available funding within their existing resources. The 37Eachproject must be voluntary and free of charge to 38 participants. 39 (3) Under theeachpilot project, personal devices to aid 40 search-and-rescue effortswhich are attachable to clothing or41otherwise wornshall be provided by the respective center to the 42 43 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 44 And the title is amended as follows: 45 Delete lines 4 - 6 46 and insert: 47 for missing persons with special needs to the regional 48 autism centers; requiring each center that opts to 49 join the pilot project to distribute personal devices 50 under certain circumstances; revising the requirements 51 for personal devices used in the pilot project; 52 conforming provisions to