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HB 947 — Behavioral Health of Minors
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This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
The bill aimed to improve mental health support for young people. However, it did not move forward and is no longer being considered.
Bill Text
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F L 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 CS/HBCS/CS/HB 947 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to behavioral health of minors;
requiring an assessment or examination to be initiated within 12 hours of a minor patient's arrival at a facility;
amending ss.
381.0056, 1002.20, and 1002.33, F.S.;
requiring parental notification prior to removing a student for an involuntary examination under certain circumstances;
Paragraph (a) of subsection (2)(4) of section 394.463,Page Florida1 Statutes,of is13 amendedCODING: to read:
394.463 Involuntary examination.— (2) INVOLUNTARY EXAMINATION.— (a) An involuntary examination may be initiated by any one of the following means:
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hb0947-01-c1hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/HBCS/CS/HB 947 2018 1.381.0056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
381.0056 School health services program.— (4)(a) Each county health department shall develop, jointly with the district school board and the local school health advisory committee, a school health services plan.
The plan must include, at a minimum, provisions for all of the following:
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Health appraisal;
2.
Records review;
3.
Nurse assessment;
4.
Nutrition assessment;
5.
A preventive dental program;
6.
Vision screening;
7.
Hearing screening;
8.
Scoliosis screening;
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Growth and development screening;
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Health counseling;
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Referral and followup of suspected or confirmed health problems by the local county health department;
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Meeting emergency health needs in each school;
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County health department personnel to assist school personnel in health education curriculum development;
14.
Referral of students to appropriate health treatment, in cooperation with the private health community whenever possible;
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 15.
Consultation with a student's parent or guardian regarding the need for health attention by the family physician, dentist, or other specialist when definitive diagnosis or treatment is indicated;
16.
Maintenance of records on incidents of health problems, corrective measures taken, and such other information as may be needed to plan and evaluate health programs;
except, however, that provisions in the plan for maintenance of health records of individual students must be in accordance with s.
1002.22;
17.
Health information which will be provided by the school health nurses, when necessary, regarding the placement of students in exceptional student programs and the reevaluation at periodic intervals of students placed in such programs;
18.
Notification to the local nonpublic schools of the school health services program and the opportunity for representatives of the local nonpublic schools to participate in the development of the cooperative health services plan;
and 19.
Immediate Notification to a student's parent, guardian, or caregiver if the student is removed from school, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity and taken to a receiving facility for an involuntary examination pursuant to s.
394.463, including the requirements established under ss.
1002.20(3) and 1002.33(9), as applicable.
Such notification shall include:
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 a.
Notification prior to the student's removal for an involuntary examination, if such notification will not cause a delay that jeopardizes the student's or another individual's physical or mental health or safety.
b.
Immediate notification upon the student's removal for an involuntary examination.
Section 2.
Paragraphs (a) and (g) of subsection (2) of section 394.463, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
394.463 Involuntary examination.— (2) INVOLUNTARY EXAMINATION.— (a) An involuntary examination may be initiated by any one of the following means:
1.
APage fee4 may not be charged for the filing of an13 orderCODING: under this subsection.
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 A fee may not be charged for the filing of an order under this subsection.
A law enforcement officer shall take a person who appears to meet the criteria for involuntary examination into custody and deliver the person or have him or her delivered to Pagean 2appropriate, ofor 7the CODING:nearest, facility within the designated receiving system pursuant to s.
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hb0947-01-c1 F L 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 CS/HB 947 2018 an appropriate, or the nearest, facility within the designated receiving system pursuant to s.
A physician, clinical psychologist, psychiatric nurse, mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical social worker may execute a certificate stating that he or she has examined a person within the preceding 48 hours and finds that the person appears to meet the criteria for involuntaryPage examination5 andof stating13 theCODING: observations upon which that conclusion is based.
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 involuntary examination and stating the observations upon which that conclusion is based.
Any facility accepting the patient based on this certificate must send a copy of the Pagecertificate 3to ofthe 7department CODING:within 5 the next working days day.
The document may be submitted electronically through existing data systems, if applicable.
(g) The examination period must be for up to 72 hours.
For a minor, the assessment by a service provider or examination shall be initiated within 12 hours after the patient's arrival at the facility.
Within the examination period or, if the examination period ends on a weekend or holiday, no later than the next working day thereafter, one of the following actions must be taken, based on the individual needs of the patient:
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The patient shall be released, unless he or she is charged with a crime, in which case the patient shall be returned to the custody of a law enforcement officer;
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hb0947-01-c1hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/HBCS/CS/HB 947 2018 certificate2. to the department within 5 the next working days day.
The documentpatient mayshall be submittedreleased, electronicallysubject throughto existingsubparagraph data1., systems,for ifvoluntary applicable.outpatient treatment;
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The patient, unless he or she is charged with a crime, shall be asked to give express and informed consent to placement as a voluntary patient and, if such consent is given, the patient shall be admitted as a voluntary patient;
or 4.
A petition for involuntary services shall be filed in the circuit court if inpatient treatment is deemed necessary or with the criminal county court, as defined in s.
394.4655(1), as applicable.
When inpatient treatment is deemed necessary, the least restrictive treatment consistent with the optimum improvement of the patient's condition shall be made available.
When a petition is to be filed for involuntary outpatient placement, it shall be filed by one of the petitioners specified in s.
394.4655(4)(a).
A petition for involuntary inpatient placement shall be filed by the facility administrator.
Section 3.
Paragraph (l) of subsection (3) of section 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public school students must receive accurate and timely information regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed of ways they can help their child to succeed in school.
K-12 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights including, but not limited to, the following:
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 (l) Notification of involuntary examinations.— 1.
The public school principal or the principal's designee shall immediately notify the parent of a student who is removed from school, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity and taken to a receiving facility for an involuntary examination pursuant to s.
394.463.
In addition, the principal or the principal's designee shall explain to the parent the reason or situation that gave rise to such removal.
The principal or the principal's designee may delay notification for no more than 24 hours after the student is removed if the principal or designee deems the delay to be in the student's best interest and if a report has been submitted to the central abuse hotline, pursuant to s.
39.201, based upon knowledge or suspicion of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
2.
Prior to removal of a student for an involuntary examination, the principal or the principal's designee shall notify the parent, if such notification will not cause a delay that jeopardizes the student's or another individual's physical or mental health or safety.
However, the principal or the principal's designee may omit notification prior to removal if the principal or designee deems it to be in the student's best interest and if a report has been submitted to the central abuse hotline, pursuant to s.
39.201, based upon knowledge or suspicion of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
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Each district school board shall develop a policy and Page 8 of 13 CODING:
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 procedures for notification under this paragraph.
Section 4.
Paragraph (q) of subsection (9) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1002.33 Charter schools.— (9) CHARTER SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS.— (q)1.
The charter school principal or the principal's designee shall immediately notify the parent of a student who is removed from school, school transportation, or a school- sponsored activity and taken to a receiving facility for an involuntary examination pursuant to s.
394.463.
In addition, the principal or the principal's designee shall explain to the parent the reason or situation that gave rise to such removal.
The principal or the principal's designee may delay notification for no more than 24 hours after the student is removed if the principal or designee deems the delay to be in the student's best interest and if a report has been submitted to the central abuse hotline, pursuant to s.
39.201, based upon knowledge or suspicion of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
2.
Prior to removal of a student for an involuntary examination, the principal or the principal's designee shall notify the parent, if such notification will not cause a delay that jeopardizes the student's or another individual's physical or mental health or safety.
However, the principal or the principal's designee may omit notification prior to removal if the principal or designee deems it to be in the student's best Page 9 of 13 CODING:
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hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/CS/HB 947 2018 interest and if a report has been submitted to the central abuse hotline, pursuant to s.
39.201, based upon knowledge or suspicion of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
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Each charter school governing board shall develop a policy and procedures for notification under this paragraph.
Section 5.
Section 3.6.
1012.583 Continuing education and inservice training for youth suicide awareness and prevention.— (1) By July 1, 2019 Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention and suicide prevention experts, shall develop a list of approved youth suicide awareness and prevention training materials and suicide screening instruments that may be used for training in youth Page 410 of 713 CODING:
hb0947-01-c1hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/HBCS/CS/HB 947 2018 awareness and prevention training materials and suicide screening instruments that may be used for training in youth suicide awareness, suicide and prevention, and suicide screening for instructional personnel in elementary school, middle school, and high school.
The training must be included in the existing continuing education or inservice training requirements for instructionalPage personnel11 andof may13 notCODING: add to the total hours currently required by the department.
A school that chooses to Page 5 of 7 CODING:
hb0947-01-c1hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/HBCS/CS/HB 947 2018 participateinstructional inpersonnel theand trainingmay mustnot requireadd allto instructionalthe personneltotal tohours participate.currently required by the department.
A school that chooses to participate in the training must require all instructional personnel to participate.
(4) A person has no cause of action for any loss or damage caused by an act or omission resulting from the implementation of this section or resulting from any training required by this section unless the loss or damage was caused by willful or wantonPage misconduct.12 of 13 CODING:
This section does not create any new duty of care or basis of liability.
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hb0947-01-c1hb0947-02-c2 F L 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 CS/HBCS/CS/HB 947 2018 (5)wanton Themisconduct. State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement this section.
SectionThis 4.section does not create any new duty of care or basis of liability.
(5) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement this section.
Section 7.
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Action History
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Died in Messages
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
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Placed on Calendar
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CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time
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Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/07/18, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
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Now in Health and Human Services Committee
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CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time
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Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
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PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
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Introduced
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Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Payne · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Payne
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 112 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Caldwell | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Cortes, B. | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Diaz, M. | — | Yea |
| Moraitis | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Abruzzo | — | Not Voting |
| Altman | — | Not Voting |
| Ahern | — | Yea |
| Asencio | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Beshears | — | Yea |
| Bileca | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Corcoran | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Edwards-Walpole | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Fant | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Goodson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Hardemon | — | Yea |
| Harrison | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Metz | — | Yea |
| Moskowitz | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Olszewski | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Porter | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Raburn | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Shaw | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Spano | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Stafford | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Trujillo | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Not Voting |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Not Voting |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Monique | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Hardemon | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 0% | 0% | 21% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Spano | — | Not Voting |
| Stevenson | — | Not Voting |
| Willhite | — | Not Voting |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 947 do?
- The bill aimed to improve mental health support for young people. However, it did not move forward and is no longer being considered.
- Who sponsors HB 947?
- HB 947 is sponsored by Payne.
- What is the current status of HB 947?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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