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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2566
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11 Senator Diaz-Balart moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 (1) The Department of Children and Family Services
18 shall develop and issue a request for proposal for the
19 financing, design, construction, acquisition, ownership,
20 leasing, and operation of a secure facility of at least 400
21 beds to house and rehabilitate sexual predators committed
22 under the Jimmy Ryce Act of 1998. The Secretary of the
23 Department of Children and Families shall retain final
24 approval of the request for proposal, the successful bidder,
25 and the contract.
26 (2) This constitutes specific legislative
27 authorization for the Department of Children and Family
28 Services to enter into a contract with a provider for the
29 financing, design, construction, acquisition, ownership,
30 leasing, and operation of a secure facility to house and
31 rehabilitate sexual predators to be constructed in DeSoto
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2 (3) The selected contractor for the financing, design,
3 construction, acquisition, ownership, leasing and operation of
4 the secure facility is authorized to enter into a lease
5 arrangement or other private financing, or to sponsor the
6 issuance of tax exempt bonds, certificates of participation,
7 or other public or private means to finance the facility. The
8 state is authorized to enter into all such agreements as are
9 necessary, including lease alternatives, to bring the facility
10 to an operational state and to commence leasing of the
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12 (4) Upon completion of the sexual predator secure
13 treatment facility in DeSoto County, the Martin Sexually
14 Violent Predator Treatment and Retaining Program shall be
15 phased out, to be terminated within 1 year of completion of
16 the facility.
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20 And the title is amended as follows:
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24 requiring the Department of Children and Family
25 Services to issue a request for proposal for
26 the financing, design, construction,
27 acquisition, ownership, leasing, and operation
28 of a specified secure facility to house and
29 rehabilitate certain sexual predators;
30 authorizing the secretary of the Department of
31 Children and Families to approve the request
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3 Department of Children and Family Services to
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5 providing authority of the contractor with
6 respect to financing of the project; providing
7 authority of the state to enter into certain
8 agreements; providing for termination of a
9 specified program upon completion of the
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