Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7125
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Rodriguez moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (123332) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 7219 and 7220
    5  insert:
    6         Section 155. Section 1009.02, Florida Statutes, is created
    7  to read:
    8         1009.02 Eligibility for educational scholarships upon
    9  restoration of voting rights.—Notwithstanding any other
   10  provision of this chapter, a person who has had his or her
   11  voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State
   12  Constitution upon the completion of all terms of his or her
   13  sentence for a felony conviction for an offense other than
   14  murder or a felony sexual offense is eligible to be awarded any
   15  scholarship, grant, or other aid for higher education or
   16  vocational training under this chapter so long as he or she
   17  meets all other requirements to be awarded the scholarship,
   18  grant, or other aid.
   19         Section 156. If any provision of this act or an act passed
   20  by the Legislature relating to the implementation of s. 4,
   21  Article VI of the State Constitution is held to be invalid, the
   22  invalidity does not affect the provisions of this act which can
   23  be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
   24  and to this end this act is severable.
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   27  And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete line 7910
   29  and insert:
   30         an appropriation; creating s. 1009.02, F.S.;
   31         specifying eligibility for educational scholarships,
   32         grants, or other aid for persons who have had voting
   33         rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State
   34         Constitution; providing for severability; providing
   35         effective dates.