Bill Text: FL S1182 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Rape Crisis Centers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2017-05-05 - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs [S1182 Detail]

Download: Florida-2017-S1182-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2017                                    SB 1182
       
       
        
       By Senator Book
       
       
       
       
       
       32-01252-17                                           20171182__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to rape crisis centers; amending s.
    3         90.5035, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms
    4         “rape crisis center” and “trained volunteer”;
    5         providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) of
   10  section 90.5035, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   11         90.5035 Sexual assault counselor-victim privilege.—
   12         (1) For purposes of this section:
   13         (a) A “rape crisis center” is any public or private agency
   14  that offers assistance to victims of sexual assault or sexual
   15  battery and their families and that is certified by, or in the
   16  process of being certified by, the Florida Council Against
   17  Sexual Violence.
   18         (c) A “trained volunteer” is a person who volunteers at a
   19  rape crisis center, has completed 30 hours of training in
   20  assisting victims of sexual violence as required by the Florida
   21  Council Against Sexual Violence and related topics provided by
   22  the rape crisis center, is supervised by members of the staff of
   23  the rape crisis center, and is included on a list of volunteers
   24  that is maintained by the rape crisis center.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.