The Florida Senate

HB 1967: Sexual Violence in Prisons

GENERAL BILL by Roberts-Burke ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Reddick

Sexual Violence in Prisons; creates "Protection Against Sexual Violence in Florida Jails & Prisons Act"; requires DOC to develop course re sexual assault identification & prevention as part of correctional officer training program; requires dept. & county & municipal detention facilities to provide orientation program & counseling; prohibits sexual misconduct by employees of county or municipal detention facilities, etc. Amends 944.35, 951.23; creates 951.221.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/19/1999	House	• Filed
  3/24/1999	House	• Introduced -HJ 00364
  3/26/1999	House	• Referred to Corrections (CRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00447
  3/31/1999	House	• On Committee agenda-- Corrections (CRC), 04/05/99, 3:30 pm, 413C
  4/5/1999	House	• Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Corrections (CRC) -HJ 00514
  4/6/1999	House	• Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00514
  4/30/1999	House	• Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)

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• HB 1967, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:27 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Corrections (Post-Meeting) 3/30/1999 (pdf) Corrections (Post-Meeting) 4/5/1999 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1788 (c1)	Sexual Violence in Prisons	Criminal Justice	Similar	Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy Location:

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  944.35	Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
  951.221
  951.23	County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements.

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