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11  Representative(s) Murman offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 76, between lines 7 and 8, of the bill

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17         Section 1.  Sexual predators secure facility.--

18         (1)  The Correctional Privatization Commission created

19  under chapter 957, Florida Statutes, in consultation with the

20  Department of Children and Family Services, shall develop and

21  issue a request for proposal for the financing, design,

22  construction, acquisition, ownership, and leasing of a secure

23  facility of at least 400 beds to house and rehabilitate sexual

24  predators committed under the Jimmy Ryce Act of 1998. The

25  Department of Children and Families shall develop and issue a

26  request for proposal for the operation of the secure facility

27  pursuant to this section.  This proviso constitutes specific

28  legislative authorization for the Correctional Privatization

29  Commission to enter into a contract with a provider for the

30  financing, design, construction, acquisition, ownership, and

31  leasing of a secure facility to house and rehabilitate sexual

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 1  predators to be constructed in Desoto County, Florida.

 2         (2)  The selected contractor for the financing, design,

 3  construction, acquisition, ownership and leasing of the secure

 4  facility  is authorized to enter into a lease arrangement or

 5  other private financing, or to sponsor the issuance of tax

 6  exempt bonds, certificates of participation, or other public

 7  or private means to finance the facility. The state is

 8  authorized to enter into all such agreements as are necessary,

 9  including lease alternatives, to bring the facility to an

10  operational state and to commence leasing of the facility.

11         (3)  Upon completion of the sexual predator secure

12  treatment facility in Desoto County, the Martin Sexually

13  Violent Predator Treatment and Retaining Program shall be

14  phased out, to be terminated within 1 year of completion of

15  the facility.

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19  And the title is amended as follows:

20         On page 4, line 1, of the bill

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23         requiring the Correctional Privatization

24         Commission to issue a request for proposal for

25         the financing, design, construction,

26         acquisition, ownership, leasing, and operation

27         of a specified secure facility to house and

28         rehabilitate certain sexual predators;

29         requiring the Department of Children and

30         Families to issue a request for proposal for

31         the operation of the secure facility; providing

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 1         authority for the commission to enter into a

 2         contract with a provider; providing authority

 3         of the contractor with respect to financing of

 4         the project; providing authority of the state

 5         to enter into certain agreements; providing for

 6         termination of a specified program upon

 7         completion of the facility;

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