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| 10 | 10 | | FL O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to grounds for termination of parental 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | rights; amending s. 39.806, F.S; prohibiting the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Department of Children and Families and either party 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | to a dissolution of marriage proceeding from filing a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | petition for termination of parental rights solely 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | because the parent of a child is a qualified patient 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | using medical marijuana; prohibiting a court from 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | granting a petition for termination of parental righ ts 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | solely because the parent of a child is a qualified 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | patient using medical marijuana; providing an 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | effective date. 12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 39.806, 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights. — 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (5)(a) A petition for termination of parental rights may 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | not be filed by the department or either party in a dissolution 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | of marriage proceeding based solely on the fact that the parent 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | or parents of a child are qualified patients, as defined in s. 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 381.986(1), and their use of medical marijuana is consistent 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | with s. 381.986. 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (b) If a petition for termination of parental rights is 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | filed under subsection (1), a court may not grant the petition 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | based solely on the fact that the parent or parents of a child 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | are qualified patients, as defined in s. 381.986(1), and their 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | use of medical marijuana is consistent with s. 381.986. 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 30 |
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