Description
Chapter 394.463, F.S. requires the Department to prepare a report on the initiation of involuntary examination of children age 18 years and younger. Specifically, the statute requires the Department to: analyze data on the initiation of involuntary examinations of children and the initiation of involuntary examination of students who are removed from a school; identify any patterns or trends in cases in which involuntary examinations are repeatedly initiated on the same child; study root causes for such patterns, trends, or repeated involuntary examinations; and make recommendations for encouraging alternatives to and eliminating inappropriate initiations of such examinations. The Department is required to submit a report of its findings to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by November 1 of each odd numbered year.
