HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                         Bill No. CS/HBs 911 & 487

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 5, lines 6 through 23

16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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18  and insert in lieu thereof:

19         Section 4.  Youth Custody Officer.--

20         (1)  There is created within the Department of Juvenile

21  Justice the position of youth custody officer.  The purpose of

22  the youth custody officer is to take youth into custody if the

23  officer has probable cause to believe that the youth has

24  violated the conditions of probation, home detention,

25  conditional release or post-commitment probation, or has

26  probable cause to believe that the youth has failed to appear

27  in court, after being properly noticed.  The authority of

28  youth custody officers to take youth into custody is

29  specifically limited to this purpose.

30         (2)  A  youth custody officer shall meet the minimum

31  qualifications for employment or appointment and be certified

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                         Bill No. CS/HBs 911 & 487

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)





 1  pursuant to chapter 943, and shall maintain the requirements

 2  for continued employment required by s. 943.135.  The

 3  Department of Juvenile Justice must comply with the

 4  responsibilities provided for an employing agency under s.

 5  943.133 for each youth custody officer.

 6         (3)  Youth custody officers shall keep appropriate

 7  local law enforcement agencies apprised of their activities

 8  under this section.

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12  And the title is amended as follows:

13         On page 1, lines 12-15

14  after the words "age 21;" remove from the title of the

15  bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         creating the position of youth custody officer

19         within the Department of Juvenile Justice;

20         specifying minimum qualifications for youth

21         custody officers;

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