Florida House Bill 943 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-07 - Ordered enrolled -HJ 1178
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Revises exemptions from background screening requirements for certain mental health personnel & law enforcement officers; eliminates rule that requires AHCA to stagger rescreening schedules; revises provisions relating to background screening for persons rendering care in consumer-directed care program; revises provisions relating to general vocational rehabilitation programs; requires registration of service providers; requires background screening & rescreening of certain persons having contact with vulnerable persons; provides exemptions; provides disqualifying offenses; provides that cost of screening shall be borne by provider or person being screened; provides conditions for denial, suspension, termination, or revocation of registration or other agreements; provides for notice; provides applicability; includes person who has access to client's personal identification information within definition of term "direct service provider"; exempts certain professionals licensed by DOH, attorneys in good standing, relatives of clients, & certain volunteers from level 2 background screening; exempts certain licensed professionals & persons from further screening; provides requirements for screening of direct service providers; requires vendors who submit fingerprints on behalf of employers to meet specified criteria; authorizes employer to hire employee to position that otherwise requires background screening before completion of screening process for purpose of training employee; prohibits employee from having direct contact with vulnerable persons until screening process is complete; creates Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse under AHCA, in consultation with FDLE; provides for specified agencies to share results of criminal history checks; provides exemption for certain employees who have undergone criminal history check before clearinghouse is operational; requires application for initial licensure in profession regulated by DOH to include fingerprints submitted by approved vendor after specified date; requires applicant to pay costs of fingerprint processing; provides procedures for submission of fingerprints by private vendors, private entities, & public agencies; specifies standards for electronic submission of fingerprints.

Background Screening

Sen. Dennis Baxley [R]	Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]	House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	House Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee
House Health and Human Services Committee	Rep. Doug Holder [R]	Rep. William Snyder [R]

2012-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-23 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#864 (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-07		Ordered enrolled -HJ 1178
2012-03-07		CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 911
2012-03-07		Read 3rd time -SJ 910
2012-03-06		Placed on 3rd reading
2012-03-06		Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 880
2012-03-05		Received -SJ 822
2012-03-02		Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 822
2012-02-24		In Messages
2012-02-23		CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 772
2012-02-23		Read 3rd time -HJ 771
2012-02-22		Placed on 3rd reading
2012-02-22		Read 2nd time -HJ 723
2012-02-20		Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2012-02-20		Placed on Calendar -HJ 682
2012-02-17		Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-02-16		CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 684
2012-02-14		On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/16/12, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2012-01-31		Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 318
2012-01-30		CS/CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 305
2012-01-30		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-01-25		CS/CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 310
2012-01-23		On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 11:00 am, 404 HOB
2012-01-20		Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee -HJ 247
2012-01-19		CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 233
2012-01-19		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-01-17		CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 238
2012-01-12		On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
2012-01-10		Introduced -HJ 92
2011-12-21		Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 92
2011-12-07		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
394	4572		Amended Code	See Bill Text
408	809		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	1757		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	221		Amended Code	See Bill Text
413	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
413	208		Amended Code	See Bill Text
430	0402		Amended Code	See Bill Text
435	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
435	04		Amended Code	See Bill Text
435	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
435	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
435	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	0135		Amended Code	See Bill Text
464	203		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	053		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	0585		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	059		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/943
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0943/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0943/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0943/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0943/BillText/c3/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0943/BillText/er/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/943/Vote/HouseVote_h0943c3864.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/943/Vote/SenateVote_h0943c3008.PDF