Senate Bill 2110c1

    Florida Senate - 2000                           CS for SB 2110

    By the Committee on Criminal Justice and Senator Brown-Waite





    307-2176-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to prison release; providing

  3         for a study to be conducted; providing an

  4         effective date.

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  6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  8         Section 1.  The Florida Corrections Commission shall

  9  research the impact of House Bill 2325 as reported favorably

10  with amendments by the House Committee on Governmental

11  Operations on April 17, 2000, including the fiscal impact of

12  that bill on the state court system, the Department of

13  Corrections, the Florida Parole Commission, county detention

14  facilities, state prosecutors, and public defenders. The

15  report shall identify any potential savings resulting from the

16  reorganization of the Florida Parole Commission in House Bill

17  2325. The report shall identify any benefits and savings that

18  could result from the Parole Commission reorganization and

19  compare any such savings to the estimated costs of providing

20  mandatory post-prison supervision for all state prisoners

21  released under the provisions of the proposed legislation with

22  offense dates after July 1, 2000. In addition, the report

23  shall identify any public-safety benefits of requiring

24  mandatory post-prison probation for all state prisoners. In

25  preparing its report, the Florida Corrections Commission shall

26  consult with the House Criminal Justice Appropriations

27  Committee, the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Council,

28  the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, the Senate Fiscal

29  Group, the Executive Office of the Governor, the Department of

30  Legal Affairs, the Office of the State Courts Administrator,

31  the Florida Sheriff's Association, the Florida Prosecuting

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    Florida Senate - 2000                           CS for SB 2110
    307-2176-00




  1  Attorneys Association, the Public Defender Association, the

  2  Florida Parole Commission, the Department of Corrections, and

  3  any other appropriate entities or persons. The Florida

  4  Corrections Commission shall submit a final report to the

  5  Executive Office of the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

  6  Representatives, and the President of the  Senate by December

  7  1, 2000.

  8         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  9  law.

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11          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
12                         Senate Bill 2110

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14  Directs the Florida Corrections Commission to research the
    impact of House Bill 2325, as reported favorably by the House
15  Governmental Operations Committee on April 17, 2000, and file
    a report no later than December 1, 2000.
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