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FL H0829
Bill
Status
Passed
6/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
David Silvers
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AI Summary
- Amends section 394.457, Florida Statutes, to require the Department of Children and Families to inform individuals and organizations involved in Baker Act implementation—including law enforcement officers, qualified professionals, and service providers—about the act's provisions, policies, procedures, roles, and responsibilities
- Requires the department to maintain an information handbook on Baker Act implementation, which must be published and updated on the department's website annually by October 1
- Requires the department to maintain a repository of answers to frequently asked questions on its website, to be continually revised and expanded as necessary
- Updates the department's responsibility language from "stimulate" to "supporting and facilitating" research by public and private agencies, institutions of higher learning, and hospitals aimed at the elimination and amelioration of mental illness
- Effective July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Operation and Administration of the Baker Act
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-198
6/6/2023
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services3/17/2023
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee3/9/2023
Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee2/21/2023
Full Bill Text
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