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FL S0308
CL
Status
Introduced
12/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
Bill Montford
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $1 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to compensate Eddie Weekley and Charlotte Williams for the death of their son Franklin Weekley
- Franklin Weekley disappeared from Marianna Sunland Center in December 2002 and his skeletal remains were found in an adjacent building basement in October 2004
- Settles negligence and tort claims against the Department of Children and Family Services related to Franklin's disappearance and death while in facility care
- Limits attorney's fees, lobbying fees, and related costs to 25 percent of the $1 million award
- The $1 million payment is intended as sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from Franklin Weekley's disappearance and death
Legislative Description
Relief/Eddie Weekley/Charlotte Williams/APD
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011
Committee Referrals
Special Master On Claim Bills1/18/2011
Full Bill Text
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