HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1771
    Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause
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16  and insert in lieu thereof:  
17         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and
18  paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 20.316, Florida
19  Statutes, are amended, to read:
20         20.316  Department of Juvenile Justice.--There is
21  created a Department of Juvenile Justice.
22         (1)  SECRETARY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.--
23         (b)  The Secretary of Juvenile Justice is responsible
24  for planning, coordinating, and managing the delivery of all
25  programs and services within the juvenile justice continuum.
26  For purposes of this section, the term "juvenile justice
27  continuum" means all children-in-need-of-services programs;
28  families-in-need-of-services programs; other prevention, early
29  intervention, and diversion programs; detention centers and
30  related programs and facilities; community-based residential
31  commitment and nonresidential commitment programs; and
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 delinquency institutions provided or funded by the department. 2 (4) INFORMATION SYSTEMS.-- 3 (d) The management information system shall, at a 4 minimum: 5 1. Facilitate case management of juveniles referred to 6 or placed in the department's custody. 7 2. Provide timely access to current data and computing 8 capacity to support outcome-evaluation the outcome evaluation 9 activities of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board as provided 10 in s. 985.401, legislative oversight, the Juvenile Justice 11 Estimating Conference, and other research. 12 3. Provide automated support to the quality assurance 13 and program review functions. 14 4. Provide automated support to the contract 15 management process. 16 5. Provide automated support to the facility 17 operations management process. 18 6. Provide automated administrative support to 19 increase efficiency, provide the capability of tracking 20 expenditures of funds by the department or contracted service 21 providers that are eligible for federal reimbursement, and 22 reduce forms and paperwork. 23 7. Facilitate connectivity, access, and utilization of 24 information among various state agencies, and other state, 25 federal, local, and private agencies, organizations, and 26 institutions. 27 8. Provide electronic public access to juvenile 28 justice information, which is not otherwise made confidential 29 by law or exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). 30 9. Provide a system for the training of information 31 system users and user groups. 2 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 Section 2. Subsection (43) of section 228.041, Florida 2 Statutes, is amended to read: 3 228.041 Definitions.--Specific definitions shall be as 4 follows, and wherever such defined words or terms are used in 5 the Florida School Code, they shall be used as follows: 6 (43) SCHOOL YEAR FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS.--For 7 schools operating for the purpose of providing educational 8 services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, 9 the school year shall be comprised of 250 days of instruction 10 distributed over 12 months. At the request of the provider, a 11 district school board may decrease the minimum number of days 12 of instruction by up to 10 days for teacher planning for 13 residential programs and up to 20 days for teacher planning 14 for nonresidential programs, subject to the approval of the 15 Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of 16 Education. 17 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 230.23161, is 18 amended to read: 19 230.23161 Educational services in Department of 20 Juvenile Justice programs.-- 21 (1) The Legislature finds that education is an the 22 single most important factor in the rehabilitation of 23 adjudicated delinquent youth in the custody of the Department 24 of Juvenile Justice in detention or commitment facilities. It 25 is the goal intent of the Legislature that youth in the 26 juvenile justice system continue to receive a high-quality be 27 provided with equal opportunity and access to quality and 28 effective education that will meet the individual needs of 29 each child. The Department of Education shall serve as the 30 lead agency for juvenile justice education programs, to ensure 31 that curriculum, support services, and resources are provided 3 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 to maximize the public's investment in the custody and care of 2 these youth. To this end, the Department of Education and the 3 Department of Juvenile Justice shall each designate a 4 Coordinator for Juvenile Justice Education Programs to serve 5 as the point of contact for resolving issues not addressed by 6 local district school boards and to provide ensure each 7 department's participation in the following activities: 8 (a) Training, collaborating, and coordinating with the 9 Department of Juvenile Justice, local school districts, 10 educational contract providers, and juvenile justice 11 providers, whether state operated or contracted. 12 (b) Collecting information on the academic performance 13 of students in juvenile justice commitment and detention 14 programs and reporting on the results. 15 (c) Developing academic and vocational protocols that 16 provide guidance to school districts and providers in all 17 aspects of education programming, including records transfer 18 and transition. 19 (d) Prescribing the roles of program personnel and 20 interdepartmental local school district or provider 21 collaboration strategies. 22 23 Annually, a cooperative agreement and plan for juvenile 24 justice education service enhancement shall be developed 25 between the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department 26 of Education and submitted to the Secretary of Juvenile 27 Justice and the Commissioner of Education by June 30. 28 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 435.04, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended, and present subsections (3) and (4) of 30 that section are redesignated as subsections (4) and (5), 31 respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that 4 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 section, to read: 2 435.04 Level 2 screening standards.-- 3 (1) All employees in positions designated by law as 4 positions of trust or responsibility shall be required to 5 undergo security background investigations as a condition of 6 employment and continued employment. For the purposes of this 7 subsection, security background investigations shall include, 8 but not be limited to, employment history checks, 9 fingerprinting for all purposes and checks in this subsection, 10 statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the 11 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and federal criminal 12 records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 13 and may include local criminal records checks through local 14 law enforcement agencies. 15 (3) The security background investigations conducted 16 under this section for employees of the Department of Juvenile 17 Justice must ensure that no persons subject to the provisions 18 of this section have been found guilty of, regardless of 19 adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty 20 to, any offense prohibited under any of the following 21 provisions of the Florida Statutes or under any similar 22 statute of another jurisdiction: 23 (a) Section 784.07, relating to assault or battery of 24 law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care 25 providers, public transit employees or agents, or other 26 specified officers. 27 (b) Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the 28 offense is a felony. 29 (c) Section 944.40, relating to escape. 30 31 The Department of Juvenile Justice may not remove a 5 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 disqualification from employment or grant an exemption to any 2 person who is disqualified under this section for any offense 3 disposed of during the most recent 7-year period. 4 Section 5. Section 943.0582, Florida Statutes, is 5 created to read: 6 943.0582 Prearrest, postarrest, or teen court 7 diversion program expunction.-- 8 (1) Notwithstanding any law dealing generally with the 9 preservation and destruction of public records, the department 10 may provide, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 120, for the 11 expunction of any nonjudicial record of the arrest of a minor 12 who has successfully completed a prearrest or postarrest 13 diversion program for minors as authorized by s. 985.3065. 14 (2)(a) As used in this section, the term "expunction" 15 has the same meaning ascribed in s. 943.0585, except that: 16 1. The provisions of s. 943.0585(4)(a) do not apply, 17 except that the criminal history record of a person whose 18 record is expunged pursuant to this section shall be made 19 available only to criminal justice agencies for the purpose of 20 determining eligibility for prearrest, postarrest or teen 21 court diversion programs; when the record is sought as part of 22 a criminal investigation; or when the subject of the record is 23 a candidate for employment with a criminal justice agency. 24 For all other purposes, a person whose record is expunged 25 under this section may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge 26 the arrest and the charge covered by the expunged record. 27 2. Records maintained by local criminal justice 28 agencies in the county in which the arrest occurred which are 29 eligible for expunction pursuant to this section shall be 30 sealed as the term is used in s. 943.059. 31 (b) As used in this section, the term "nonviolent 6 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 misdemeanor" includes simple assault or battery when prearrest 2 or postarrest diversion expunction is approved in writing by 3 the state attorney for the county in which the arrest 4 occurred. 5 (3) The department shall expunge the nonjudicial 6 arrest record of a minor who has successfully completed a 7 prearrest or postarrest diversion program if that minor: 8 (a) Submits an application for prearrest or postarrest 9 diversion expunction, on a form prescribed by the department, 10 signed by the minor's parent or legal guardian, or by the 11 minor if he or she has reached the age of majority at the time 12 of applying; 13 (b) Submits the application for prearrest or 14 postarrest diversion expunction no later than 6 months after 15 completion of the diversion program; 16 (c) Submits to the department, with the application, 17 an official written statement from the state attorney for the 18 county in which the arrest occurred certifying that he or she 19 has successfully completed that county's prearrest or 20 postarrest diversion program and that participation in the 21 program is strictly limited to minors arrested for a 22 nonviolent misdemeanor who have not otherwise been charged 23 with or found to have committed any criminal offense or 24 comparable ordinance violation; 25 (d) Participated in a prearrest or postarrest 26 diversion program that expressly authorizes or permits such 27 expunction to occur; 28 (e) Participated in a prearrest or postarrest 29 diversion program based on an arrest for a nonviolent 30 misdemeanor that would not qualify as an act of domestic 31 violence as that term is defined in s. 741.28; and 7 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 (f) Has never, prior to filing the application for 2 expunction, been charged with or found to have committed any 3 criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation. 4 (4) The department is authorized to charge a $75 5 processing fee for each request received for prearrest or 6 postarrest diversion program expunction, for placement in the 7 Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund, unless 8 such fee is waived by the executive director. 9 (5) This section operates retroactively to permit the 10 expunction of any nonjudicial record of the arrest of a minor 11 who has successfully completed a prearrest or postarrest 12 diversion program on or after July 1, 2000; however, in the 13 case of a minor whose completion of the program occurred 14 before the effective date of this section, the application for 15 prearrest or postarrest diversion expunction must be submitted 16 within 6 months after the effective date of this section. 17 (6) Expunction or sealing granted under this section 18 does not prevent the minor who receives such relief from 19 petitioning for the expunction or sealing of a later criminal 20 history record as provided for in ss. 943.0585 and 943.059, if 21 the minor is otherwise eligible under those sections. 22 Section 6. Section 985.3065, Florida Statutes, is 23 amended to read: 24 985.3065 Prearrest or postarrest diversion programs.-- 25 (1) A law enforcement agency or school district, in 26 cooperation with the state attorney, may establish a prearrest 27 or postarrest diversion program. 28 (2) As part of the prearrest or postarrest diversion 29 program, a child who is alleged to have committed a delinquent 30 act may be required to surrender his or her driver's license, 31 or refrain from applying for a driver's license, for not more 8 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 than 90 days. If the child fails to comply with the 2 requirements of the program, the state attorney may notify the 3 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in writing to 4 suspend the child's driver's license for a period that may not 5 exceed 90 days. 6 (3) The prearrest or postarrest diversion program may, 7 upon agreement of the agencies that establish the program, 8 provide for the expunction of the nonjudicial arrest record of 9 a minor who successfully completes such a program pursuant to 10 s. 943.0582. 11 Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 12 943.325, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 943.325 Blood specimen testing for DNA analysis.-- 14 (1)(a) Any person who is convicted or was previously 15 convicted in this state for any offense or attempted offense 16 defined in chapter 794, chapter 800, s. 782.04, s. 784.045, s. 17 810.02, s. 812.133, or s. 812.135, and any person who is 18 transferred to this state under Article VII of the Interstate 19 Compact on Juveniles, part V of chapter 985, who has committed 20 or attempted to commit an offense similarly defined by the 21 transferring state, who is either: 22 1. Still incarcerated, or 23 2. No longer incarcerated but is within the confines 24 of the legal state boundaries and is on probation, community 25 control, parole, conditional release, control release, or any 26 other court-ordered supervision, 27 28 shall be required to submit two specimens of blood to a 29 Department of Law Enforcement designated testing facility as 30 directed by the department. 31 Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 9 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 984.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2 984.01 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and 3 screening.-- 4 (2) The Department of Juvenile Justice or the 5 Department of Children and Family Services, as appropriate, 6 may contract with the Federal Government, other state 7 departments and agencies, county and municipal governments and 8 agencies, public and private agencies, and private individuals 9 and corporations in carrying out the purposes of, and the 10 responsibilities established in, this chapter. 11 (a) When the Department of Juvenile Justice or the 12 Department of Children and Family Services contracts with a 13 provider for any program for children, all personnel, 14 including owners, operators, employees, and volunteers, in the 15 facility must be of good moral character. Each contract 16 entered into by either department for services delivered on an 17 appointment or intermittent basis by a provider that does not 18 have regular custodial responsibility for children and each 19 contract with a school for before or aftercare services must 20 ensure that the owners, operators, and all personnel who have 21 direct contact with children are of good moral character. A 22 volunteer who assists on an intermittent basis for less than 23 40 hours per month need not be screened if the volunteer is 24 under direct and constant supervision by persons who meet the 25 screening requirements. 26 Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 27 985.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 28 985.01 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and 29 screening.-- 30 (2) The Department of Juvenile Justice or the 31 Department of Children and Family Services, as appropriate, 10 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 may contract with the Federal Government, other state 2 departments and agencies, county and municipal governments and 3 agencies, public and private agencies, and private individuals 4 and corporations in carrying out the purposes of, and the 5 responsibilities established in, this chapter. 6 (a) When the Department of Juvenile Justice or the 7 Department of Children and Family Services contracts with a 8 provider for any program for children, all personnel, 9 including owners, operators, employees, and volunteers, in the 10 facility must be of good moral character. Each contract 11 entered into by either department for services delivered on an 12 appointment or intermittent basis by a provider that does not 13 have regular custodial responsibility for children and each 14 contract with a school for before or aftercare services must 15 ensure that the owners, operators, and all personnel who have 16 direct contact with children are of good moral character. A 17 volunteer who assists on an intermittent basis for less than 18 40 hours per month need not be screened if the volunteer is 19 under direct and constant supervision by persons who meet the 20 screening requirements. 21 Section 10. Subsection (7) of section 985.02, Florida 22 Statutes; is amended to read as follows: 23 985.02 Legislative intent for the juvenile justice 24 system.-- 25 (7) PARENTAL, CUSTODIAL, AND GUARDIAN 26 RESPONSIBILITIES.--Parents, custodians, and guardians are 27 deemed by the state to be responsible for providing their 28 children with sufficient support, guidance, and supervision to 29 deter their participation in delinquent acts. The state 30 further recognizes that the ability of parents, custodians, 31 and guardians to fulfill those responsibilities can be greatly 11 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 impaired by economic, social, behavioral, emotional, and 2 related problems. It is therefore the policy of the 3 Legislature that it is the state's responsibility to ensure 4 that factors impeding the ability of caretakers to fulfill 5 their responsibilities are identified through the delinquency 6 intake process and that appropriate recommendations to address 7 those problems are considered in any judicial or nonjudicial 8 proceeding. Nonetheless, as it is also the intent of the 9 Legislature to preserve and strengthen the child's family 10 ties, it is the policy of the Legislature that the emotional, 11 legal, and financial responsibilities of the caretaker with 12 regard to the care, custody and support of the child continue 13 while the child is in the physical or legal custody of the 14 department. 15 Section 11. Subsections (13), (26), (30), (31), and 16 (32), paragraph (c) of subsection (45), and present subsection 17 (55) of section 985.03, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 18 present subsections (46) through (58) are redesignated as 19 subsections (47) through (59), respectively, and a new 20 subsection (46) is added to that section, to read: 21 985.03 Definitions.--When used in this chapter, the 22 term: 23 (13) "Conditional release" means the care, treatment, 24 help, and supervision provided to a juvenile released from a 25 residential commitment program which is intended to promote 26 rehabilitation and prevent recidivism. The purpose of 27 conditional release is to protect the public, reduce 28 recidivism, increase responsible productive behavior, and 29 provide for a successful transition of the youth from the 30 department to the family. Conditional release includes, but is 31 not limited to, minimum-risk nonresidential community-based 12 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 programs and postcommitment probation. 2 (26) "Halfway house" means a community-based 3 residential program for 10 or more committed delinquents at 4 the moderate-risk commitment restrictiveness level which that 5 is operated or contracted by the Department of Juvenile 6 Justice. 7 (30) "Juvenile probation officer" means the authorized 8 agent of the Department of Juvenile Justice who performs the 9 intake, or case management, or supervision functions function 10 for a child alleged to be delinquent. 11 (31) "Juvenile sexual offender" means: 12 (a) A juvenile who has been found by the court 13 pursuant to s. 985.228 to have committed a violation of 14 chapter 794, chapter 796, chapter 800, s. 827.071, or s. 15 847.0133; 16 (b) A juvenile found to have committed any felony 17 violation of law or delinquent act involving juvenile sexual 18 abuse. "Juvenile sexual abuse" means any sexual behavior which 19 occurs without consent, without equality, or as a result of 20 coercion. For purposes of this subsection, the following 21 definitions apply: 22 1. "Coercion" means the exploitation of authority, use 23 of bribes, threats of force, or intimidation to gain 24 cooperation or compliance. 25 2. "Equality" means two participants operating with 26 the same level of power in a relationship, neither being 27 controlled nor coerced by the other. 28 3. "Consent" means an agreement including all of the 29 following: 30 a. Understanding what is proposed based on age, 31 maturity, developmental level, functioning, and experience. 13 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 b. Knowledge of societal standards for what is being 2 proposed. 3 c. Awareness of potential consequences and 4 alternatives. 5 d. Assumption that agreement or disagreement will be 6 accepted equally. 7 e. Voluntary decision. 8 f. Mental competence. 9 10 Juvenile sexual offender behavior ranges from noncontact 11 sexual behavior such as making obscene phone calls, 12 exhibitionism, voyeurism, and the showing or taking of lewd 13 photographs to varying degrees of direct sexual contact, such 14 as frottage, fondling, digital penetration, rape, fellatio, 15 sodomy, and various other sexually aggressive acts. 16 (32) "Legal custody or guardian" means a legal status 17 created by court order or letter of guardianship which vests 18 in a custodian of the person or guardian, whether an agency or 19 an individual, the right to have physical custody of the child 20 and the right and duty to protect, train, and discipline the 21 child and to provide him or her with food, shelter, education, 22 and ordinary medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological 23 care. 24 (45) "Residential commitment level" means the level of 25 security provided by programs that service the supervision, 26 custody, care, and treatment needs of committed children. 27 Sections 985.3141 and 985.404(13) apply to children placed in 28 programs at any residential commitment level. The levels of 29 residential commitment are as follows: 30 (c) High-risk residential.--Programs or program models 31 at this commitment level are residential and shall not allow 14 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 youth to have access to the community. Facilities are 2 hardware-secure with perimeter fencing and locking doors. 3 Facilities shall provide 24-hour awake supervision, custody, 4 care, and treatment of residents. Youth assessed and 5 classified for this level of placement require close 6 supervision in a structured residential setting. Placement in 7 programs at this level is prompted by a concern for public 8 safety that outweighs placement in programs at lower 9 commitment restrictiveness levels. The staff at a facility at 10 this commitment level may seclude a child who is a physical 11 threat to himself or herself or others. Mechanical restraint 12 may also be used when necessary. The facility may provide for 13 single cell occupancy. 14 (46) "Respite" means a placement that is available for 15 the care, custody, and placement of a youth charged with 16 domestic violence as an alternative to secure detention or for 17 placement of a youth when a shelter bed for a child in need of 18 services or a family in need of services is unavailable. 19 (56)(55) "Temporary release" means the terms and 20 conditions under which a child is temporarily released from a 21 commitment facility or allowed home visits. If the temporary 22 release is from a moderate-risk residential facility, a 23 high-risk residential facility, or a maximum-risk residential 24 facility, the terms and conditions of the temporary release 25 must be approved by the child, the court, and the facility. 26 The term includes periods during which the child is supervised 27 pursuant to a conditional release program or a period during 28 which the child is supervised by a juvenile probation officer 29 or other nonresidential staff of the department or staff 30 employed by an entity under contract with the department. A 31 child placed in a postcommitment supervision program by order 15 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 of the court is not considered to be on temporary release and 2 is not subject to the terms and conditions of temporary 3 release. 4 Section 12. Subsection (2), paragraph (a) of 5 subsection (3), paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection 6 (5) of section 985.04, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 7 985.04 Oaths; records; confidential information.-- 8 (2) Records maintained by the Department of Juvenile 9 Justice, including copies of records maintained by the court, 10 which pertain to a child found to have committed a delinquent 11 act which, if committed by an adult, would be a crime 12 specified in ss. 435.03 and 435.04 ss. 110.1127, 393.0655, 13 394.457, 397.451, 402.305(2), 409.175, and 409.176 may not be 14 destroyed pursuant to this section for a period of 25 years 15 after the youth's final referral to the department, except in 16 cases of the death of the child. Such records, however, shall 17 be sealed by the court for use only in meeting the screening 18 requirements for personnel in s. 402.3055 and the other 19 sections cited above, or pursuant to departmental rule; 20 however, current criminal history information must be obtained 21 from the Department of Law Enforcement in accordance with s. 22 943.053. The information shall be released to those persons 23 specified in the above cited sections for the purposes of 24 complying with those sections. The court may punish by 25 contempt any person who releases or uses the records for any 26 unauthorized purpose. 27 (3)(a) Except as provided in subsections (2), (4), 28 (5), and (6), and s. 943.053, all information obtained under 29 this part in the discharge of official duty by any judge, any 30 employee of the court, any authorized agent of the Department 31 of Juvenile Justice, the Parole Commission, the Juvenile 16 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 Justice Advisory Board, the Department of Corrections, the 2 juvenile justice circuit boards, any law enforcement agent, or 3 any licensed professional or licensed community agency 4 representative participating in the assessment or treatment of 5 a juvenile is confidential and may be disclosed only to the 6 authorized personnel of the court, the Department of Juvenile 7 Justice and its designees, the Department of Corrections, the 8 Parole Commission, the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, law 9 enforcement agents, school superintendents and their 10 designees, any licensed professional or licensed community 11 agency representative participating in the assessment or 12 treatment of a juvenile, and others entitled under this 13 chapter to receive that information, or upon order of the 14 court. Within each county, the sheriff, the chiefs of police, 15 the district school superintendent, and the department shall 16 enter into an interagency agreement for the purpose of sharing 17 information about juvenile offenders among all parties. The 18 agreement must specify the conditions under which summary 19 criminal history information is to be made available to 20 appropriate school personnel, and the conditions under which 21 school records are to be made available to appropriate 22 department personnel. Such agreement shall require 23 notification to any classroom teacher of assignment to the 24 teacher's classroom of a juvenile who has been placed in a 25 probation or commitment program for a felony offense. The 26 agencies entering into such agreement must comply with s. 27 943.0525, and must maintain the confidentiality of information 28 that is otherwise exempt from s. 119.07(1), as provided by 29 law. 30 (4)(a) Records in the custody of the Department of 31 Juvenile Justice regarding children are not open to inspection 17 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 by the public. Such records may be inspected only upon order 2 of the Secretary of Juvenile Justice or his or her authorized 3 agent by persons who have sufficient reason and upon such 4 conditions for their use and disposition as the secretary or 5 his or her authorized agent deems proper. The information in 6 such records may be disclosed only to other employees of the 7 Department of Juvenile Justice who have a need therefor in 8 order to perform their official duty; to other persons as 9 authorized by rule of the Department of Juvenile Justice; and, 10 upon request, to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board and the 11 Department of Corrections. The secretary or his or her 12 authorized agent may permit properly qualified persons to 13 inspect and make abstracts from records for statistical 14 purposes under whatever conditions upon their use and 15 disposition the secretary or his or her authorized agent deems 16 proper, provided adequate assurances are given that children's 17 names and other identifying information will not be disclosed 18 by the applicant. 19 (5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, 20 the name, photograph, address, and crime or arrest report of a 21 child: 22 (a) Taken into custody if the child has been taken 23 into custody by a law enforcement officer for a violation of 24 law which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony; or 25 (b) Found by a court to have committed three or more 26 violations of law which, if committed by an adult, would be 27 misdemeanors; 28 (c) Transferred to the adult system pursuant to s. 29 985.227, indicted pursuant to s. 985.225 or waived pursuant to 30 s. 95.226; 31 (d) Taken into custody by a law enforcement officer 18 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 for a violation of law subject to the provisions of s. 2 985.227(2)(b) or (d); 3 (e) Transferred to the adult system but sentenced to 4 the juvenile system pursuant to s. 985.233; 5 6 shall not be considered confidential and exempt from the 7 provisions of s. 119.07(1) solely because of the child's age. 8 Section 13. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and 9 subsection (2) of section 985.207, Florida Statutes, are 10 amended to read: 11 985.207 Taking a child into custody.-- 12 (1) A child may be taken into custody under the 13 following circumstances: 14 (d) By a law enforcement officer who has probable 15 cause to believe that the child is in violation of the 16 conditions of the child's probation, home detention, 17 postcommitment probation community control, or conditional 18 release supervision or has escaped absconded from commitment. 19 20 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the 21 detention of a child who does not meet the detention criteria 22 in s. 985.215. 23 (2) When a child is taken into custody as provided in 24 this section, the person taking the child into custody shall 25 attempt to notify the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of 26 the child. The person taking the child into custody shall 27 continue such attempt until the parent, guardian, or legal 28 custodian of the child is notified or the child is delivered 29 to a juvenile probation officer pursuant to s. 985.21, 30 whichever occurs first. If the child is delivered to a 31 juvenile probation officer before the parent, guardian, or 19 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 legal custodian is notified, the juvenile probation officer 2 shall continue the attempt to notify until the parent, 3 guardian, or legal custodian of the child is notified. 4 Following notification, the parent or guardian must provide 5 identifying information, including name, address, date of 6 birth, social security number, and driver's license number or 7 identification card number of the parent or guardian to the 8 person taking the child into custody or the juvenile probation 9 officer. 10 Section 14. Subsection (5) of section 985.21, Florida 11 Statutes, is amended to read: 12 985.21 Intake and case management.-- 13 (5) Prior to requesting that a delinquency petition be 14 filed or prior to filing a dependency petition, the juvenile 15 probation officer may request the parent or legal guardian of 16 the child to attend a course of instruction in parenting 17 skills, training in conflict resolution, and the practice of 18 nonviolence; to accept counseling; or to receive other 19 assistance from any agency in the community which notifies the 20 clerk of the court of the availability of its services. Where 21 appropriate, the juvenile probation officer shall request both 22 parents or guardians to receive such parental assistance. The 23 juvenile probation officer may, in determining whether to 24 request that a delinquency petition be filed, take into 25 consideration the willingness of the parent or legal guardian 26 to comply with such request. The parent or guardian must 27 provide the juvenile probation officer with identifying 28 information, including the parent or guardian's name, address, 29 date of birth, social security number, and driver's license 30 number or identification card number in order to comply with 31 ss. 985.215(6), 985.231(1)(b), and 985.233(4)(d). 20 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 Section 15. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2 985.213, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3 985.213 Use of detention.-- 4 (2) 5 (b)1. The risk assessment instrument for detention 6 care placement determinations and orders shall be developed by 7 the Department of Juvenile Justice in agreement with 8 representatives appointed by the following associations: the 9 Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida, the Prosecuting 10 Attorneys Association, the Public Defenders Association, the 11 Florida Sheriffs Association, and the Florida Association of 12 Chiefs of Police. Each association shall appoint two 13 individuals, one representing an urban area and one 14 representing a rural area. The parties involved shall 15 evaluate and revise the risk assessment instrument as is 16 considered necessary using the method for revision as agreed 17 by the parties. The risk assessment instrument shall take into 18 consideration, but need not be limited to, prior history of 19 failure to appear, prior offenses, offenses committed pending 20 adjudication, any unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a 21 motor vehicle or possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and 22 probation community control status at the time the child is 23 taken into custody. The risk assessment instrument shall also 24 take into consideration appropriate aggravating and mitigating 25 circumstances, and shall be designed to target a narrower 26 population of children than s. 985.215(2). The risk assessment 27 instrument shall also include any information concerning the 28 child's history of abuse and neglect. The risk assessment 29 shall indicate whether detention care is warranted, and, if 30 detention care is warranted, whether the child should be 31 placed into secure, nonsecure, or home detention care. 21 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 2. If, at the detention hearing, the court finds a 2 material error in the scoring of the risk assessment 3 instrument, the court may amend the score to reflect factual 4 accuracy. 5 3. A child who is charged with committing an offense 6 of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28(1) and who does 7 not meet detention criteria may be held in secure detention if 8 the court makes specific written findings that: 9 a. Respite care for the child is not available; and 10 b. It is necessary to place the child in secure 11 detention in order to protect the victim from injury. 12 13 The child may not be held in secure detention under this 14 subparagraph for more than 48 hours unless ordered by the 15 court. After 48 hours, the court shall hold a hearing if the 16 state attorney or victim requests that secure detention be 17 continued. The child may continue to be held in detention care 18 if the court makes a specific, written finding that detention 19 care is necessary to protect the victim from injury. However, 20 the child may not be held in detention care beyond the time 21 limits set forth in s. 985.215. 22 4. For a child who is under the supervision of the 23 department through probation community control, home 24 detention, nonsecure detention, conditional release aftercare, 25 postcommitment probation community control, or commitment and 26 who is charged with committing a new offense, the risk 27 assessment instrument may be completed and scored based on the 28 underlying charge for which the child was placed under the 29 supervision of the department and the new offense. 30 Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of Section 31 985.215, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (f) of 22 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 subsection (10) of said section is created, and effective upon 2 becoming a law and retroactive to July 1, 2000, subsection (6) 3 of said section is amended to read: 4 985.215 Detention.-- 5 (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1), a 6 child taken into custody and placed into nonsecure or home 7 detention care or detained in secure detention care prior to a 8 detention hearing may continue to be detained by the court if: 9 (a) The child is alleged to be an escapee or an 10 absconder from a commitment program, a probation program, 11 furlough, or conditional release supervision, or is alleged to 12 have escaped while being lawfully transported to or from such 13 program or supervision. 14 15 A child who meets any of these criteria and who is ordered to 16 be detained pursuant to this subsection shall be given a 17 hearing within 24 hours after being taken into custody. The 18 purpose of the detention hearing is to determine the existence 19 of probable cause that the child has committed the delinquent 20 act or violation of law with which he or she is charged and 21 the need for continued detention. Unless a child is detained 22 under paragraph (d) or paragraph (e), the court shall utilize 23 the results of the risk assessment performed by the juvenile 24 probation officer and, based on the criteria in this 25 subsection, shall determine the need for continued detention. 26 A child placed into secure, nonsecure, or home detention care 27 may continue to be so detained by the court pursuant to this 28 subsection. If the court orders a placement more restrictive 29 than indicated by the results of the risk assessment 30 instrument, the court shall state, in writing, clear and 31 convincing reasons for such placement. Except as provided in 23 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 s. 790.22(8) or in subparagraph (10)(a)2., paragraph (10)(b), 2 paragraph (10)(c), or paragraph (10)(d), when a child is 3 placed into secure or nonsecure detention care, or into a 4 respite home or other placement pursuant to a court order 5 following a hearing, the court order must include specific 6 instructions that direct the release of the child from such 7 placement no later than 5 p.m. on the last day of the 8 detention period specified in paragraph (5)(b) or paragraph 9 (5)(c), or subparagraph (10)(a)1., whichever is applicable, 10 unless the requirements of such applicable provision have been 11 met or an order of continuance has been granted pursuant to 12 paragraph (5)(d). 13 (6)(a) When any child is placed into secure, 14 nonsecure, or home detention care or into other placement 15 pursuant to a court order following a detention hearing, the 16 court shall order the natural or adoptive parents or guardians 17 of such child, including the natural father of such child born 18 out of wedlock who has acknowledged his paternity in writing 19 before the court, or the guardian of such child's estate, if 20 possessed of assets which under law may be disbursed for the 21 care, support, and maintenance of the child, to pay to the 22 Department of Juvenile Justice fees in the an amount of $5 $20 23 per day that the child is under the care or supervision of the 24 department in order to partially offset related to the cost of 25 the care, support, and maintenance of the child and other 26 usual and ordinary obligations of parents to provide for the 27 needs of their children as established by the Department of 28 Juvenile Justice, unless the court makes a finding on the 29 record that the parent or guardian of the child is indigent. 30 (b) At the time of the detention hearing, the 31 department shall report to the court, verbally or in writing, 24 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 any available information concerning the ability of the parent 2 or guardian of the child to pay such fee. If the court makes a 3 finding of indigency, the parent or guardian shall pay to the 4 department a nominal subsistence fee of $2 per day that the 5 child is securely detained outside the home or $1 per day if 6 the child is otherwise detained in lieu of other fees related 7 to the parent's obligation for the child's cost of care. The 8 nominal subsistence fee may only be waived or reduced if the 9 court makes a finding that such payment would constitute a 10 significant financial hardship. Such finding shall be in 11 writing and shall contain a detailed description of the facts 12 that led the court to make both the finding of indigency and 13 the finding of significant financial hardship. As to each 14 parent or guardian for whom the court makes a finding of 15 indigency, the court may reduce the fees or waive the fees 16 upon a showing by the parent or guardian of an inability to 17 pay the fees specified herein. If the court makes a finding of 18 indigency or inability to pay the full cost of care, support, 19 and maintenance of the child, the court shall order the parent 20 or guardian to pay to the department a nominal subsistence fee 21 on behalf of the child in the amount of at least $2 per day 22 that the child is detained outside the home or at least $1 per 23 day if the child is otherwise detained, unless the court makes 24 a finding on the record that the parent or guardian would 25 suffer a significant hardship if obligated for such amount. 26 (c) In addition, the court may reduce the fees or 27 waive the fees as to each parent or guardian if the court 28 makes a finding on the record that the parent or guardian was 29 the victim of the delinquent act or violation of law for which 30 the child is detained and that the parent or guardian is 31 cooperating in the investigation of the offense. As to each 25 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 parent or guardian, the court may reduce the fees or waive the 2 fees if the court makes a finding on the record that the 3 parent or guardian has made a diligent and good faith effort 4 to prevent the child from engaging in the delinquent act or 5 violation of law. 6 (d) The court must include specific findings in the 7 detention order as to what fees are ordered, reduced, or 8 waived. If the court fails to enter an order as required by 9 this subsection, it shall be presumed that the court intended 10 the parent or guardian to pay to the department the fee of $5 11 $20 per day that the child remains in detention care. 12 (e) With respect to a child who has been found to have 13 committed a delinquent act or violation of law, whether or not 14 adjudication is withheld, and whose parent or guardian 15 receives public assistance for any portion of that child's 16 care, the department must seek a federal waiver to garnish or 17 otherwise order the payments of the portion of the public 18 assistance relating to that child to offset the costs of 19 providing care, custody, maintenance, rehabilitation, 20 intervention, or corrective services to the child. When the 21 order affects the guardianship estate, a certified copy of the 22 order shall be delivered to the judge having jurisdiction of 23 the guardianship estate. 24 (f) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall act as a 25 depository for these fees. Upon each payment received, the 26 Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive a fee from the total 27 payment of 3 percent of any payment made except that no fee 28 shall be less than $1 nor more than $5 per payment made. This 29 fee shall serve as a service charge for the administration, 30 management, and maintenance of each payment. At the end of 31 each month, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall send all 26 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 money collected under this section to the state Grants and 2 Donations Trust Fund. 3 (g) The parent or guardian shall provide to the 4 department the parent or guardian's name, address, social 5 security number, date of birth, and driver's license number of 6 identification card number and sufficient financial 7 information for the department to be able to determine the 8 parent or guardian's ability to pay. If the parent or guardian 9 refuses to provide the department with any identifying 10 information or financial information, the court shall order 11 the parent to comply and may pursue contempt of court 12 sanctions for failure to comply. 13 (h) The department may employ a collection agency for 14 the purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment 15 of unpaid and delinquent fees. The collection agency must be 16 registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The 17 department may pay to the collection agency a fee from the 18 amount collected under the claim or may authorize the agency 19 to deduct the fee from the amount collected. The department 20 may also pay for collection services from available authorized 21 funds. 22 (i) The department may enter into agreements with 23 parents or guardians to establish a schedule of periodic 24 payments if payment of the obligation in full presents an 25 undue hardship. Any such agreement may provide for payment of 26 interest consistent with prevailing loan rates. 27 (j) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide 28 to the payor documentation of any amounts paid by the payor to 29 the Department of Juvenile Justice on behalf of the child. All 30 payments received by the department pursuant to this 31 subsection shall be deposited in the state Grants and 27 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 Donations Trust Fund. 2 (k) Neither the court nor the department may extend 3 the child's length of stay in detention care solely for the 4 purpose of collecting fees. 5 (10) 6 (f) Regardless of detention status, a child being 7 transported by the department to a commitment facility of the 8 department may be placed in secure detention overnight, not to 9 exceed a 24-hour period, for the specific purpose of ensuring 10 the safe delivery of the child to his or her commitment 11 program, court, appointment, transfer or release. 12 Section 17. Subsection (4) of section 985.227, Florida 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 14 985.227 Prosecution of juveniles as adults by the 15 direct filing of an information in the criminal division of 16 the circuit court; discretionary criteria; mandatory 17 criteria.-- 18 (4) DIRECT-FILE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.--Each state 19 attorney shall develop written policies and guidelines to 20 govern determinations for filing an information on a juvenile, 21 to be submitted to the Executive Office of the Governor, the 22 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 23 Representatives, and the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board not 24 later than January 1 of each year. 25 Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and 26 subsection (2) of section 985.231 are amended; and effective 27 upon becoming a law, and retroactive to July 1, 2000, 28 paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 985.231, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 30 985.231 Powers of disposition in delinquency cases.-- 31 (1)(a) The court that has jurisdiction of an 28 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 adjudicated delinquent child may, by an order stating the 2 facts upon which a determination of a sanction and 3 rehabilitative program was made at the disposition hearing: 4 1. Place the child in a probation program or a 5 postcommitment probation program under the supervision of an 6 authorized agent of the Department of Juvenile Justice or of 7 any other person or agency specifically authorized and 8 appointed by the court, whether in the child's own home, in 9 the home of a relative of the child, or in some other suitable 10 place under such reasonable conditions as the court may 11 direct. A probation program for an adjudicated delinquent 12 child must include a penalty component such as restitution in 13 money or in kind, community service, a curfew, revocation or 14 suspension of the driver's license of the child, or other 15 nonresidential punishment appropriate to the offense and must 16 also include a rehabilitative program component such as a 17 requirement of participation in substance abuse treatment or 18 in school or other educational program. Upon the 19 recommendation of the department at the time of disposition, 20 or subsequent to disposition pursuant to the filing of a 21 petition alleging a violation of the child's conditions of 22 postcommitment probation or conditional release supervision, 23 the court may order the child to submit to random testing for 24 the purpose of detecting and monitoring the use of alcohol or 25 controlled substances. 26 a. A restrictiveness level classification scale for 27 levels of supervision shall be provided by the department, 28 taking into account the child's needs and risks relative to 29 probation supervision requirements to reasonably ensure the 30 public safety. Probation programs for children shall be 31 supervised by the department or by any other person or agency 29 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 specifically authorized by the court. These programs must 2 include, but are not limited to, structured or restricted 3 activities as described in this subparagraph, and shall be 4 designed to encourage the child toward acceptable and 5 functional social behavior. If supervision or a program of 6 community service is ordered by the court, the duration of 7 such supervision or program must be consistent with any 8 treatment and rehabilitation needs identified for the child 9 and may not exceed the term for which sentence could be 10 imposed if the child were committed for the offense, except 11 that the duration of such supervision or program for an 12 offense that is a misdemeanor of the second degree, or is 13 equivalent to a misdemeanor of the second degree, may be for a 14 period not to exceed 6 months. When restitution is ordered by 15 the court, the amount of restitution may not exceed an amount 16 the child and the parent or guardian could reasonably be 17 expected to pay or make. A child who participates in any work 18 program under this part is considered an employee of the state 19 for purposes of liability, unless otherwise provided by law. 20 b. The court may conduct judicial review hearings for 21 a child placed on probation for the purpose of fostering 22 accountability to the judge and compliance with other 23 requirements, such as restitution and community service. The 24 court may allow early termination of probation for a child who 25 has substantially complied with the terms and conditions of 26 probation. 27 c. If the conditions of the probation program or the 28 postcommitment probation program are violated, the department 29 or the state attorney may bring the child before the court on 30 a petition alleging a violation of the program. Any child who 31 violates the conditions of probation or postcommitment 30 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 probation must be brought before the court if sanctions are 2 sought. A child taken into custody under s. 985.207 for 3 violating the conditions of probation or postcommitment 4 probation shall be held in a consequence unit if such a unit 5 is available. The child shall be afforded a hearing within 24 6 hours after being taken into custody to determine the 7 existence of probable cause that the child violated the 8 conditions of probation or postcommitment probation. A 9 consequence unit is a secure facility specifically designated 10 by the department for children who are taken into custody 11 under s. 985.207 for violating probation or postcommitment 12 probation, or who have been found by the court to have 13 violated the conditions of probation or postcommitment 14 probation. If the violation involves a new charge of 15 delinquency, the child may be detained under s. 985.215 in a 16 facility other than a consequence unit. If the child is not 17 eligible for detention for the new charge of delinquency, the 18 child may be held in the consequence unit pending a hearing 19 and is subject to the time limitations specified in s. 20 985.215. If the child denies violating the conditions of 21 probation or postcommitment probation, the court shall appoint 22 counsel to represent the child at the child's request. Upon 23 the child's admission, or if the court finds after a hearing 24 that the child has violated the conditions of probation or 25 postcommitment probation, the court shall enter an order 26 revoking, modifying, or continuing probation or postcommitment 27 probation. In each such case, the court shall enter a new 28 disposition order and, in addition to the sanctions set forth 29 in this paragraph, may impose any sanction the court could 30 have imposed at the original disposition hearing. If the child 31 is found to have violated the conditions of probation or 31 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 postcommitment probation, the court may: 2 (I) Place the child in a consequence unit in that 3 judicial circuit, if available, for up to 5 days for a first 4 violation, and up to 15 days for a second or subsequent 5 violation. 6 (II) Place the child on home detention with electronic 7 monitoring. However, this sanction may be used only if a 8 residential consequence unit is not available. 9 (III) Modify or continue the child's probation program 10 or postcommitment probation program. 11 (IV) Revoke probation or postcommitment probation and 12 commit the child to the department. 13 d. Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and paragraph (d), and 14 except as provided in s. 985.31, the term of any order placing 15 a child in a probation program must be until the child's 19th 16 birthday unless he or she is released by the court, on the 17 motion of an interested party or on its own motion. 18 2. Commit the child to a licensed child-caring agency 19 willing to receive the child, but the court may not commit the 20 child to a jail or to a facility used primarily as a detention 21 center or facility or shelter. 22 3. Commit the child to the Department of Juvenile 23 Justice at a restrictiveness level defined in s. 985.03. Such 24 commitment must be for the purpose of exercising active 25 control over the child, including, but not limited to, 26 custody, care, training, urine monitoring, and treatment of 27 the child and release of the child into the community in a 28 postcommitment nonresidential conditional release program. If 29 the child is not successful in the conditional release 30 program, the department may use the transfer procedure under 31 s. 985.404. Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and paragraph (d), and 32 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 except as provided in s. 985.31, the term of the commitment 2 must be until the child is discharged by the department or 3 until he or she reaches the age of 21. 4 4. Revoke or suspend the driver's license of the 5 child. 6 5. Require the child and, if the court finds it 7 appropriate, the child's parent or guardian together with the 8 child, to render community service in a public service 9 program. 10 6. As part of the probation program to be implemented 11 by the Department of Juvenile Justice, or, in the case of a 12 committed child, as part of the community-based sanctions 13 ordered by the court at the disposition hearing or before the 14 child's release from commitment, order the child to make 15 restitution in money, through a promissory note cosigned by 16 the child's parent or guardian, or in kind for any damage or 17 loss caused by the child's offense in a reasonable amount or 18 manner to be determined by the court. The clerk of the circuit 19 court shall be the receiving and dispensing agent. In such 20 case, the court shall order the child or the child's parent or 21 guardian to pay to the office of the clerk of the circuit 22 court an amount not to exceed the actual cost incurred by the 23 clerk as a result of receiving and dispensing restitution 24 payments. The clerk shall notify the court if restitution is 25 not made, and the court shall take any further action that is 26 necessary against the child or the child's parent or guardian. 27 A finding by the court, after a hearing, that the parent or 28 guardian has made diligent and good faith efforts to prevent 29 the child from engaging in delinquent acts absolves the parent 30 or guardian of liability for restitution under this 31 subparagraph. 33 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 7. Order the child and, if the court finds it 2 appropriate, the child's parent or guardian together with the 3 child, to participate in a community work project, either as 4 an alternative to monetary restitution or as part of the 5 rehabilitative or probation program. 6 8. Commit the child to the Department of Juvenile 7 Justice for placement in a program or facility for serious or 8 habitual juvenile offenders in accordance with s. 985.31. Any 9 commitment of a child to a program or facility for serious or 10 habitual juvenile offenders must be for an indeterminate 11 period of time, but the time may not exceed the maximum term 12 of imprisonment that an adult may serve for the same offense. 13 The court may retain jurisdiction over such child until the 14 child reaches the age of 21, specifically for the purpose of 15 the child completing the program. 16 9. In addition to the sanctions imposed on the child, 17 order the parent or guardian of the child to perform community 18 service if the court finds that the parent or guardian did not 19 make a diligent and good faith effort to prevent the child 20 from engaging in delinquent acts. The court may also order the 21 parent or guardian to make restitution in money or in kind for 22 any damage or loss caused by the child's offense. The court 23 shall determine a reasonable amount or manner of restitution, 24 and payment shall be made to the clerk of the circuit court as 25 provided in subparagraph 6. 26 10. Subject to specific appropriation, commit the 27 juvenile sexual offender to the Department of Juvenile Justice 28 for placement in a program or facility for juvenile sexual 29 offenders in accordance with s. 985.308. Any commitment of a 30 juvenile sexual offender to a program or facility for juvenile 31 sexual offenders must be for an indeterminate period of time, 34 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 but the time may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment 2 that an adult may serve for the same offense. The court may 3 retain jurisdiction over a juvenile sexual offender until the 4 juvenile sexual offender reaches the age of 21, specifically 5 for the purpose of completing the program. 6 (b)1. When any child is adjudicated by the court to 7 have committed a delinquent act and temporary legal custody of 8 the child has been placed with a licensed child-caring agency 9 or the Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall order 10 the natural or adoptive parents or guardians of such child, 11 including the natural father of such child born out of wedlock 12 who has acknowledged his paternity in writing before the 13 court, or the guardian of such child's estate, if possessed of 14 assets that under law may be disbursed for the care, support, 15 and maintenance of the child, to pay fees to the department in 16 the amount of $5 per day that the child is under the care or 17 supervision of the department in order to partially offset 18 the not to exceed the actual cost of the care, support, and 19 maintenance, and other usual and ordinary obligations of 20 parents to provide for the needs of their children while of 21 the child in the recommended residential commitment level, 22 unless the court makes a finding on the record that the parent 23 or guardian of the child is indigent. 24 2. No later than the disposition hearing, the 25 department shall provide the court with information concerning 26 the actual cost of care, support, and maintenance of the child 27 in the recommended residential commitment level and concerning 28 the ability of the parent or guardian of the child to pay any 29 fees. If the court makes a finding of indigency, the parent or 30 guardianship shall pay to the department a nominal subsistence 31 fee of $2 per day that the child is committed outside the home 35 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 or $1 per day if the child is otherwise supervised in lieu of 2 other fees related to the parents' obligation for the child's 3 cost of care. The nominal subsistence fee may only be waived 4 or reduced if the court makes a finding that such payment 5 would constitute a significant financial hardship. Such 6 finding shall be in writing and shall contain a detailed 7 description of the facts that led the court to make both the 8 finding of indigency and the finding of significant financial 9 hardship. As to each parent or guardian for whom the court 10 makes a finding of indigency, the court may reduce the fees or 11 waive the fees upon a showing by the parent or guardian of an 12 inability to pay the full cost of the care, support, and 13 maintenance of the child. If the court makes a finding of 14 indigency or inability to pay the full cost of care, support, 15 and maintenance of the child, the court shall order the parent 16 or guardian to pay to the department a nominal subsistence fee 17 on behalf of the child in the amount of at least $2 per day 18 that the child is placed outside the home or at least $1 per 19 day if the child is otherwise placed, unless the court makes a 20 finding on the record that the parent or guardian would suffer 21 a significant hardship if obligated for such amount. 22 3. In addition, the court may reduce the fees or waive 23 the fees as to each parent or guardian if the court makes a 24 finding on the record that the parent or guardian was the 25 victim of the delinquent act or violation of law for which the 26 child is subject to placement under this section and that the 27 parent or guardian has cooperated in the investigation and 28 prosecution of the offense. As to each parent or guardian, the 29 court may reduce the fees or waive the fees if the court makes 30 a finding on the record that the parent or guardian has made a 31 diligent and good faith effort to prevent the child from 36 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 engaging in the delinquent act or violation of law. 2 4. All orders committing a child to a residential 3 commitment program shall include specific findings as to what 4 fees are ordered, reduced, or waived. If the court fails to 5 enter an order as required by this paragraph, it shall be 6 presumed that the court intended the parent or guardian to pay 7 fees to the department in an amount of $5 per day related to 8 not to exceed the actual cost of the care, support, and 9 maintenance of the child. With regard to a child who reaches 10 the age of 18 prior to the disposition hearing, the court may 11 elect to direct an order required by this paragraph to such 12 child, rather than the parent or guardian. With regard to a 13 child who reaches the age of 18 while in the custody of the 14 department, the court may, upon proper motion of any party, 15 hold a hearing as to whether any party should be further 16 obligated respecting the payment of fees. When the order 17 affects the guardianship estate, a certified copy of the order 18 shall be delivered to the judge having jurisdiction of the 19 guardianship estate. 20 5. The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall act as a 21 depository for these fees. Upon each payment received, the 22 Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive a fee from the total 23 payment of 3 percent of any payment made except that no fee 24 shall be less than $1 nor more than $5 per payment made. This 25 fee shall serve as a service charge for the administration, 26 management, and maintenance of each payment. At the end of 27 each month, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall send all 28 money collected under this section to the State Grants and 29 Donations Trust Fund. 30 6. The parent or guardian shall provide to the 31 department the parent or guardian's name, address, social 37 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 security number, state of birth, and driver's license number 2 of identification card number and sufficient financial 3 information for the department to be able to determine the 4 parent or guardian's ability to pay. If the parent or 5 guardian refuses to provide the department with any 6 identifying information or financial information, the court 7 shall order the parent to comply and may pursue contempt of 8 court sanctions of failure to comply. 9 7. The department may employ a collection agency for 10 the purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment 11 of unpaid and delinquent fees. The collection agency must be 12 registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The 13 department may pay to the collection agency a fee from the 14 amount collected under the claim or may authorize the agency 15 to deduct the fee from the amount collected. The department 16 may also pay for collection services from available authorized 17 funds. 18 8. The department may enter into agreements with 19 parents or guardians to establish a schedule of periodic 20 payments if payment of the obligation in full presents an 21 undue hardship. Any such agreement may provide for payment of 22 interests consistent with prevailing loan rates. 23 9. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide to 24 the payor documentation of any amounts paid by the payor to 25 the Department of Juvenile Justice on behalf of the child. All 26 payments received by the department pursuant to this 27 subsection shall be deposited in the state Grants and 28 Donations Trust Fund. 29 10. Neither the court nor the department may extend 30 the child's length of stay in placement care solely for the 31 purpose of collecting fees. 38 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 (2) Following a delinquency adjudicatory hearing 2 pursuant to s. 985.228 and a delinquency disposition hearing 3 pursuant to s. 985.23 which results in a commitment 4 determination, the court shall, on its own or upon request by 5 the state or the department, determine whether the protection 6 of the public requires that the child be placed in a program 7 for serious or habitual juvenile offenders and whether the 8 particular needs of the child would be best served by a 9 program for serious or habitual juvenile offenders as provided 10 in s. 985.31. The determination shall be made pursuant to ss. 11 985.03(48) 985.03(47) and 985.23(3). 12 Section 19. Effective upon becoming law and 13 retroactive to July 1, 2000, paragraph (d) of subsection (4) 14 of section 985.233, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 15 985.233 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives 16 for juveniles prosecuted as adults.-- 17 (4) SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES.-- 18 (d)1. Recoupment of cost of care in juvenile justice 19 facilities.--When the court orders commitment of a child to 20 the Department of Juvenile Justice for treatment in any of the 21 department's programs for children, the court shall order the 22 natural or adoptive parents or guardians of such child, 23 including the natural father of such child born out of wedlock 24 who has acknowledged his paternity in writing before the 25 court, or guardian of such child's estate, if possessed of 26 assets which under law may be disbursed for the care, support, 27 and maintenance of the child, to pay fees in the amount of $5 28 per day that the child is under the care or supervision of the 29 department in order to partially offset the not to exceed the 30 actual cost of the care, support, and maintenance, and other 31 usual and ordinary obligations of parents to provide for the 39 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 needs of their children, of the child, unless the court makes 2 a finding on the record that the parent or legal guardian of 3 the child is indigent. 4 2. Prior to commitment, the department shall provide 5 the court with information concerning the actual cost of care 6 in the recommended residential commitment level and concerning 7 the ability of the parent or guardian of the child to pay 8 specified fees. If the court makes a finding of indigency, the 9 parent or guardian shall pay to the department a nominal 10 subsistence fee of $2 per day that the child is committed 11 outside the home or $1 per day if the child is otherwise 12 supervised in lieu of other fees related to the parent's 13 obligation for the child's cost of care. The nominal 14 subsistence fee may only be waived or reduced if the court 15 makes a finding that such payment would constitute a 16 significant financial hardship. Such finding shall be in 17 writing and shall contain a detailed description of the facts 18 that led the court to make both the finding of indigency and 19 the finding of significant financial hardship. As to each 20 parent or guardian for whom the court makes a finding of 21 indigency, the court may reduce the fees or waive the fees 22 upon a showing by the parent or guardian of an inability to 23 pay the full cost of the care, support, and maintenance of the 24 child. If the court makes a finding of indigency or inability 25 to pay the full cost of care, support, and maintenance of the 26 child, the court shall order the parent or guardian to pay the 27 department a nominal subsistence fee on behalf of the child in 28 the amount of at least $2 per day that the child is placed 29 outside the home or at least $1 per day if the child is 30 otherwise placed, unless the court makes a finding on the 31 record that the parent or guardian would suffer a significant 40 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 hardship if obligated for such amount. 2 3. In addition, the court may reduce the fees or waive 3 the fees as to each parent or guardian if the court makes a 4 finding on the record that the parent or guardian was the 5 victim of the delinquent act or violation of law for which the 6 child is subject to commitment under this section and that the 7 parent or guardian has cooperated in the investigation and 8 prosecution of the offense. As to each parent or guardian, 9 the court may reduce the fees or waive the fees if the court 10 makes a finding on the record that the parent or guardian has 11 made a diligent and good faith effort to prevent the child 12 from engaging in the delinquent act or violation of law. When 13 the order affects the guardianship estate, a certified copy of 14 the order shall be delivered to the judge having jurisdiction 15 of the guardianship estate. 16 4. All orders committing a child to a residential 17 commitment program shall include specific findings as to what 18 fees are ordered, reduced, or waived. If the court fails to 19 enter an order as required by this paragraph, it shall be 20 presumed that the court intended the parent or guardian to pay 21 fees to the department in an amount of $5 per day related to 22 not to exceed the actual cost of the care, support, and 23 maintenance of the child. With regard to a child who reaches 24 the age of 18 prior to the disposition hearing, the court may 25 elect to direct an order required by this paragraph to such 26 child, rather than the parent or guardian. With regard to a 27 child who reaches the age of 18 while in the custody of the 28 department, the court may, upon proper motion of any party, 29 hold a hearing as to whether any party should be further 30 obligated respecting the payment of fees. 31 5. The Clerk of the Circuit court shall act as a 41 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 depository for these fees. Upon each payment received, the 2 Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive a fee from the total 3 payment of 3 percent of any payment made except that no fee 4 shall be less than $1 nor more than $5 per payment made. This 5 fee shall serve as a service charge for the administration, 6 management, and maintenance of each payment. At the end of 7 each month, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall send all 8 money collected under this section to the state Grants and 9 Donations Trust Fund. 10 6. The parent or guardian shall provide to the 11 department the parent or guardian's name, address, social 12 security number, date of birth, and driver's license number of 13 identification card number and sufficient financial 14 information for the department to be able to determine the 15 parent or guardian's ability to pay. If the parent or 16 guardian refuses to provide the department with any 17 identifying information or financial information, the court 18 shall order the parent to comply and may pursue contempt of 19 court sanctions for failure to comply. 20 7. The department may employ a collection agency for 21 the purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment 22 of unpaid and delinquent fees. The collection agency must be 23 registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The 24 department may pay to the collection agency a fee from the 25 amount collected under the claim or may authorize the agency 26 to deduct the fee from the amount collected. The department 27 may also pay for collection services from available authorized 28 funds. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide to 29 the payor documentation of any amounts paid by the payor to 30 the Department of Juvenile Justice on behalf of the child. All 31 payments received by the department pursuant to this 42 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 subsection shall be deposited in the state Grants and 2 Donations Trust Fund. 3 8. Neither the court nor the department may extend the 4 child's length of stay in commitment care solely for the 5 purpose of collecting fees. 6 7 It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria and 8 guidelines in this subsection are mandatory and that a 9 determination of disposition under this subsection is subject 10 to the right of the child to appellate review under s. 11 985.234. 12 Section 20. Subsection (2) of section 985.305, Florida 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 14 985.305 Early delinquency intervention program; 15 criteria.-- 16 (2) The early delinquency intervention program shall 17 consist of intensive residential treatment in a secure 18 facility for 7 days to 6 weeks, followed by 6 to 9 months of 19 additional services conditional release. An early delinquency 20 intervention program facility shall be designed to accommodate 21 the placement of a maximum of 10 children, except that the 22 facility may accommodate up to 2 children in excess of that 23 maximum if the additional children have previously been 24 released from the residential portion of the program and are 25 later found to need additional residential treatment. 26 Section 21. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) and 27 paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 985.31, Florida 28 Statutes, are amended to read: 29 985.31 Serious or habitual juvenile offender.-- 30 (3) PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT AND 31 TREATMENT.-- 43 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 (e) After a child has been adjudicated delinquent 2 pursuant to s. 985.228, the court shall determine whether the 3 child meets the criteria for a serious or habitual juvenile 4 offender pursuant to s. 985.03(48) s. 985.03(47). If the court 5 determines that the child does not meet such criteria, the 6 provisions of s. 985.231(1) shall apply. 7 (4) ASSESSMENTS, TESTING, RECORDS, AND INFORMATION.-- 8 (a) Pursuant to the provisions of this section, the 9 department shall implement the comprehensive assessment 10 instrument for the treatment needs of serious or habitual 11 juvenile offenders and for the assessment, which assessment 12 shall include the criteria under s. 985.03(48) s. 985.03(47) 13 and shall also include, but not be limited to, evaluation of 14 the child's: 15 1. Amenability to treatment. 16 2. Proclivity toward violence. 17 3. Tendency toward gang involvement. 18 4. Substance abuse or addiction and the level thereof. 19 5. History of being a victim of child abuse or sexual 20 abuse, or indication of sexual behavior dysfunction. 21 6. Number and type of previous adjudications, findings 22 of guilt, and convictions. 23 7. Potential for rehabilitation. 24 Section 22. Subsection (4) of section 985.3155, 25 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 26 985.3155 Multiagency plan for vocational education.-- 27 (4) The plan must also address strategies to 28 facilitate involvement of business and industry in the design, 29 delivery, and evaluation of vocational programming in juvenile 30 justice commitment facilities and conditional-release 31 aftercare programs, including apprenticeship and work 44 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 experience programs, mentoring and job shadowing, and other 2 strategies that lead to postrelease employment. Incentives for 3 business involvement, such as tax breaks, bonding, and 4 liability limits should be investigated, implemented where 5 appropriate, or recommended to the Legislature for 6 consideration. 7 Section 23. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 8 985.316, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 9 985.316 Conditional release.-- 10 (4) After a youth is released from a residential 11 commitment program, conditional release services may be 12 delivered through either minimum-risk nonresidential 13 commitment restrictiveness programs or postcommitment 14 probation. A juvenile under minimum-risk nonresidential 15 commitment placement will continue to be on commitment status 16 and subject to the transfer provision under s. 985.404. A 17 juvenile on postcommitment probation will be subject to the 18 provisions under s. 985.231(1)(a). 19 (5) Participation in the educational program by 20 students of compulsory school attendance age pursuant to s. 21 232.01 is mandatory for juvenile justice youth on conditional 22 release aftercare or postcommitment probation community 23 control status. A student of noncompulsory school-attendance 24 age who has not received a high school diploma or its 25 equivalent must participate in the educational program. A 26 youth who has received a high school diploma or its equivalent 27 and is not employed must participate in workforce development 28 or other vocational or technical education or attend a 29 community college or a university while in the program, 30 subject to available funding. 31 Section 24. Subsections (10) and (11) of section 45 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 985.404, Florida Statutes, are deleted; and subsections (3) 2 and (4) of said section are amended to read: 3 985.404 Administering the juvenile justice 4 continuum.-- 5 (3)(a) The department shall develop or contract for 6 diversified and innovative programs to provide rehabilitative 7 treatment, including early intervention and prevention, 8 diversion, comprehensive intake, case management, diagnostic 9 and classification assessments, individual and family 10 counseling, shelter care, diversified detention care 11 emphasizing alternatives to secure detention, diversified 12 probation, halfway houses, foster homes, community-based 13 substance abuse treatment services, community-based mental 14 health treatment services, community-based residential and 15 nonresidential programs, environmental programs, and programs 16 for serious or habitual juvenile offenders. Each program shall 17 place particular emphasis on reintegration and conditional 18 release for all children in the program. 19 (b) The Legislature intends that, whenever possible 20 and reasonable, the department make every effort to consider 21 qualified faith-based organizations on an equal basis with 22 other private organizations when selecting contract providers 23 of services to juveniles. 24 (c) The department may contract with faith-based 25 organizations on the same basis as any other nongovernmental 26 provider, without impairing the religious character of such 27 organizations. Any faith-based organization may act as a 28 contractor in the delivery of services under any program, on 29 the same basis as any other nongovernmental provider, without 30 impairing the religious character of such organization. A 31 faith-based organization, which has entered into a contract 46 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 with the department, shall retain its independence from state 2 and local governments with regard to control over the 3 definition, development, practice, and expression of its 4 religious beliefs. The department shall not require a 5 faith-based organization to alter its form of internal 6 government or remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other 7 symbols in order to be eligible to contract as a provider. 8 (d) The department may include in any services 9 contract a requirement that providers prepare plans describing 10 their implementation of paragraphs (a) and (c) of this 11 subsection. A failure to deliver such plans, if required, may 12 be considered by the department as a breach of the contract 13 that may result in cancellation of the contract. 14 (4) The department may transfer a child, when 15 necessary to appropriately administer the child's commitment, 16 from one facility or program to another facility or program 17 operated, contracted, subcontracted, or designated by the 18 department, including a postcommitment minimum-risk 19 nonresidential conditional release program. The department 20 shall notify the court that committed the child to the 21 department and any attorney of record, in writing, of its 22 intent to transfer the child from a commitment facility or 23 program to another facility or program of a higher or lower 24 restrictiveness level. The court that committed the child may 25 agree to the transfer or may set a hearing to review the 26 transfer. If the court does not respond within 10 days after 27 receipt of the notice, the transfer of the child shall be 28 deemed granted. 29 (10) The department shall annually collect and report 30 cost data for every program operated or contracted by the 31 department. The cost data shall conform to a format approved 47 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 by the department and the Legislature. Uniform cost data shall 2 be reported and collected for state-operated and contracted 3 programs so that comparisons can be made among programs. The 4 department shall ensure that there is accurate cost accounting 5 for state-operated services including market-equivalent rent 6 and other shared cost. The cost of the educational program 7 provided to a residential facility shall be reported and 8 included in the cost of a program. The department shall submit 9 an annual cost report to the President of the Senate, the 10 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader 11 of each house of the Legislature, the appropriate substantive 12 and appropriations committees of each house of the 13 Legislature, and the Governor, no later than December 1 of 14 each year. Cost-benefit analysis for educational programs will 15 be developed and implemented in collaboration with and 16 cooperation by the Department of Education, local providers, 17 and local school districts. Cost data for the report shall 18 include data collected by the Department of Education for the 19 purposes of preparing the annual report required by s. 20 230.23161(21). 21 (11)(a) The Department of Juvenile Justice, in 22 consultation with the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, the 23 Office of Economic and Demographic Research, and contract 24 service providers, shall develop a cost-effectiveness model 25 and apply the model to each commitment program. Program 26 recommitment rates shall be a component of the model. The 27 cost-effectiveness model shall compare program costs to client 28 outcomes and program outputs. It is the intent of the 29 Legislature that continual development efforts take place to 30 improve the validity and reliability of the cost-effectiveness 31 model and to integrate the standard methodology developed 48 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 under s. 985.401(4) for interpreting program outcome 2 evaluations. 3 (b) The department shall rank commitment programs 4 based on the cost-effectiveness model and shall submit a 5 report to the appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of 6 each house of the Legislature by December 31 of each year. 7 (c) Based on reports of the Juvenile Justice Advisory 8 Board on client outcomes and program outputs and on the 9 department's most recent cost-effectiveness rankings, the 10 department may terminate a program operated by the department 11 or a provider if the program has failed to achieve a minimum 12 threshold of program effectiveness. This paragraph does not 13 preclude the department from terminating a contract as 14 provided under s. 985.412 or as otherwise provided by law or 15 contract, and does not limit the department's authority to 16 enter into or terminate a contract. 17 (d) In collaboration with the Juvenile Justice 18 Advisory Board, the Office of Economic and Demographic 19 Research, and contract service providers, the department shall 20 develop a work plan to refine the cost-effectiveness model so 21 that the model is consistent with the performance-based 22 program budgeting measures approved by the Legislature to the 23 extent the department deems appropriate. The department shall 24 notify the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 25 Accountability of any meetings to refine the model. 26 (e) Contingent upon specific appropriation, the 27 department, in consultation with the Juvenile Justice Advisory 28 Board, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, and 29 contract service providers, shall: 30 1. Construct a profile of each commitment program that 31 uses the results of the quality assurance report required by 49 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 s. 985.412, the outcome evaluation report compiled by the 2 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board under s. 985.401, the 3 cost-effectiveness report required in this subsection, and 4 other reports available to the department. 5 2. Target, for a more comprehensive evaluation, any 6 commitment program that has achieved consistently high, low, 7 or disparate ratings in the reports required under 8 subparagraph 1. 9 3. Identify the essential factors that contribute to 10 the high, low, or disparate program ratings. 11 4. Use the results of these evaluations in developing 12 or refining juvenile justice programs or program models, 13 client outcomes and program outputs, provider contracts, 14 quality assurance standards, and the cost-effectiveness model. 15 Section 25. Section 985.412, Florida Statutes, is 16 amended to read: 17 985.412 Quality assurance and cost-effectiveness.-- 18 (1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the 19 department to: 20 (a)1. Ensure that information be provided to 21 decisionmakers in a timely manner so that resources are 22 allocated to programs of the department which achieve desired 23 performance levels. 24 (b)2. Provide information about the cost of such 25 programs and their differential effectiveness so that the 26 quality of such programs can be compared and improvements made 27 continually. 28 (c)3. Provide information to aid in developing related 29 policy issues and concerns. 30 (d)4. Provide information to the public about the 31 effectiveness of such programs in meeting established goals 50 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 and objectives. 2 (e)5. Provide a basis for a system of accountability 3 so that each client is afforded the best programs to meet his 4 or her needs. 5 (f)6. Improve service delivery to clients. 6 (g)7. Modify or eliminate activities that are not 7 effective. 8 (2)(b) As used in this sectionsubsection, the term: 9 (a)1. "Client" means any person who is being provided 10 treatment or services by the department or by a provider under 11 contract with the department. 12 (b)2. "Program component" means an aggregation of 13 generally related objectives which, because of their special 14 character, related workload, and interrelated output, can 15 logically be considered an entity for purposes of 16 organization, management, accounting, reporting, and 17 budgeting. 18 (c)3. "Program effectiveness" means the ability of the 19 program to achieve desired client outcomes, goals, and 20 objectives. 21 (3) The department shall annually collect and report 22 cost data for every program operated or contracted by the 23 department. The cost data shall conform to a format approved 24 by the department and the Legislature. Uniform cost data shall 25 be reported and collected for state-operated and contracted 26 programs so that comparisons can be made among programs. The 27 department shall ensure that there is accurate cost accounting 28 for state-operated services including market-equivalent rent 29 and other shared cost. The cost of the educational program 30 provided to a residential facility shall be reported and 31 included in the cost of a program. The department shall submit 51 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 an annual cost report to the President of the Senate, the 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader 3 of each house of the Legislature, the appropriate substantive 4 and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature, and 5 the Governor, no later than December 1 of each year. 6 Cost-benefit analysis for educational programs will be 7 developed and implemented in collaboration with and in 8 cooperation with the Department of Education, local providers, 9 and local school districts. Cost data for the report shall 10 include data collected by the Department of Education for the 11 purposes of preparing the annual report required by s. 12 230.23161(21). 13 (4)(a) The Department of Juvenile Justice, in 14 consultation with the Office of Economic and Demographic 15 Research, and contract service providers, shall develop a 16 cost-effectiveness model and apply the model to each 17 commitment program. Program recidivism rates shall be a 18 component of the model. The cost-effectiveness model shall 19 compare program costs to client outcomes and program outputs. 20 It is the intent of the Legislature that continual development 21 efforts take place to improve the validity and reliability of 22 the cost-effectiveness model and to integrate the standard 23 methodology developed under s. 985.401(4) for interpreting 24 program outcome evaluations. 25 (b) The department shall rank commitment programs 26 based on the cost-effectiveness model and shall submit a 27 report to the appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of 28 each house of the Legislature by December 31 of each year. 29 (c) Based on reports of the department on client 30 outcomes and program outputs and on the department's most 31 recent cost-effectiveness rankings, the department may 52 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 terminate a program operated by the department or a provider 2 if the program has failed to achieve a minimum threshold of 3 program effectiveness. This paragraph does not preclude the 4 department from terminating a contract as provided under s. 5 985.412 or as otherwise provided by law or contract, and does 6 not limit the department's authority to enter into or 7 terminate a contract. 8 (d) In collaboration with the Office of Economic and 9 Demographic Research, and contract service providers, the 10 department shall develop a work plan to refine the 11 cost-effectiveness model so that the model is consistent with 12 the performance-based program budgeting measures approved by 13 the Legislature to the extent the department deems 14 appropriate. The department shall notify the Office of Program 15 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability of any meetings 16 to refine the model. 17 (e) Contingent upon specific appropriation, the 18 department, in consultation with the Office of Economic and 19 Demographic Research, and contract service providers, shall: 20 1. Construct a profile of each commitment program 21 that uses the results of the quality assurance report required 22 by s. 985.412, the cost-effectiveness report required in this 23 subsection, and other reports available to the department. 24 2. Target, for a more comprehensive evaluation, any 25 commitment program that has achieved consistently high, low, 26 or disparate ratings in the reports required under 27 subparagraph 1. 28 3. Identify the essential factors that contribute to 29 the high, low, or disparate program ratings. 30 4. Use the results of these evaluations in developing 31 or refining juvenile justice programs or program models, 53 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 client outcomes and program outputs, provider contracts, 2 quality assurance standards, and the cost-effectiveness model. 3 (5)(c) The department shall: 4 (a)1. Establish a comprehensive quality assurance 5 system for each program operated by the department or operated 6 by a provider under contract with the department. Each 7 contract entered into by the department must provide for 8 quality assurance. 9 (b)2. Provide operational definitions of and criteria 10 for quality assurance for each specific program component. 11 (c)3. Establish quality assurance goals and objectives 12 for each specific program component. 13 (d)4. Establish the information and specific data 14 elements required for the quality assurance program. 15 (e)5. Develop a quality assurance manual of specific, 16 standardized terminology and procedures to be followed by each 17 program. 18 (f)6. Evaluate each program operated by the department 19 or a provider under a contract with the department and 20 establish minimum thresholds for each program component. If a 21 provider fails to meet the established minimum thresholds, 22 such failure shall cause the department to cancel the 23 provider's contract unless the provider achieves compliance 24 with minimum thresholds within 6 months or unless there are 25 documented extenuating circumstances. In addition, the 26 department may not contract with the same provider for the 27 canceled service for a period of 12 months. If a 28 department-operated program fails to meet the established 29 minimum thresholds, the department must take necessary and 30 sufficient steps to ensure and document program changes to 31 achieve compliance with the established minimum thresholds. If 54 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 the department-operated program fails to achieve compliance 2 with the established minimum thresholds within 6 months and if 3 there are no documented extenuating circumstances, the 4 department must notify the Executive Office of the Governor 5 and the Legislature of the corrective action taken. 6 Appropriate corrective action may include, but is not limited 7 to: 8 1.a. Contracting out for the services provided in the 9 program; 10 2.b. Initiating appropriate disciplinary action 11 against all employees whose conduct or performance is deemed 12 to have materially contributed to the program's failure to 13 meet established minimum thresholds; 14 3.c. Redesigning the program; or 15 4.>d. Realigning the program. 16 17 The department shall submit an annual report to the President 18 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 19 the Minority Leader of each house of the Legislature, the 20 appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of each house of 21 the Legislature, and the Governor, no later than February 1 of 22 each year. The annual report must contain, at a minimum, for 23 each specific program component: a comprehensive description 24 of the population served by the program; a specific 25 description of the services provided by the program; cost; a 26 comparison of expenditures to federal and state funding; 27 immediate and long-range concerns; and recommendations to 28 maintain, expand, improve, modify, or eliminate each program 29 component so that changes in services lead to enhancement in 30 program quality. The department shall ensure the reliability 31 and validity of the information contained in the report. 55 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 (6)(2) The department shall collect and analyze 2 available statistical data for the purpose of ongoing 3 evaluation of all programs. The department shall provide the 4 Legislature with necessary information and reports to enable 5 the Legislature to make informed decisions regarding the 6 effectiveness of, and any needed changes in, services, 7 programs, policies, and laws. 8 (7) No later than November 1, 2001, the department 9 shall submit a proposal to the Legislature concerning funding 10 incentives and disincentives for the department and for 11 providers under contract with the department. The 12 recommendations for funding incentives and disincentives shall 13 be based upon both quality assurance performance and 14 cost-effectiveness performance. The proposal should strive to 15 achieve consistency in incentives and disincentives for both 16 department-operated and contractor-provided programs. The 17 department may include recommendations for the use of 18 liquidated damages in the proposal, however, the department is 19 not presently authorized to contract for liquidated damages. 20 Section 26. Subsection (1) of section 985.417, Florida 21 Statutes, is amended to read: 22 985.417 Transfer of children from the Department of 23 Corrections to the Department of Juvenile Justice.-- 24 (1) When any child under the age of 18 years is 25 sentenced by any court of competent jurisdiction to the 26 Department of Corrections, the Secretary of Juvenile Justice 27 may transfer such child to the department for the remainder of 28 the sentence, or until his or her 21st birthday, whichever 29 results in the shorter term. If, upon such person's attaining 30 his or her 21st birthday, the sentence has not terminated, he 31 or she shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections 56 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 for placement in a youthful offender program, transferred or, 2 with the commission's consent, to the supervision of the 3 department, or be given any other transfer that may lawfully 4 be made. 5 Section 27. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 14 of 6 chapter 2000-134, Laws of Florida, are amended to read: 7 Section 14. Juvenile Arrest and Monitor Unit pilot 8 program; creation; operation; duties of Orange County 9 Sheriff's Office and Department of Juvenile Justice.-- 10 (2) Under the pilot program created in subsection (1), 11 the Orange County Sheriff's Office shall monitor selected 12 juvenile offenders on probation community control in Orange 13 County. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall recommend 14 juvenile offenders on probation community control, 15 post-commitment probation community control, and conditional 16 release aftercare to be supervised under this program. The 17 Orange County Sheriff's Office has the sole right and 18 authority to accept or reject any or all juvenile offenders 19 who have been recommended by the Department of Juvenile 20 Justice to the Juvenile Arrest and Monitor Unit. The sheriff's 21 office shall determine the number of juvenile offenders it 22 will supervise. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall 23 monthly recommend juvenile offenders to the sheriff's office, 24 to ensure that the program operates at maximum capacity as 25 determined by the sheriff's office. The Juvenile Arrest and 26 Monitor Unit shall supervise up to 25 juveniles per deputy 27 assigned to the unit. The Juvenile Arrest and Monitor Unit 28 will accept juvenile offenders who have been determined by the 29 Department of Juvenile Justice to be on probation community 30 control, post-commitment probation community control, and 31 conditional release aftercare. The Orange County Sheriff's 57 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 Office shall use all statutorily available means, ranging from 2 a verbal warning to arrest and incarceration, to effect 3 offenders' compliance with the terms of probation community 4 control. 5 (3) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall maintain 6 all files and paperwork relating to all juveniles on probation 7 community control, post-commitment probation community 8 control, and conditional release aftercare who are supervised 9 under this pilot program as required by the Florida Statutes. 10 Section 28. Section 985.42, Florida Statutes, is 11 created to read: 12 985.42 Inspector general; inspectors.--The secretary 13 is authorized to designate persons holding law enforcement 14 certification within the Office of the Inspector General as 15 law enforcement officers, as necessary, to enforce any 16 criminal law, and conduct any criminal investigation that 17 relates to state-operated programs or state-operated 18 facilities over which the department has jurisdiction. Persons 19 designated as law enforcement officers must be certified 20 pursuant to s. 943.1395. 21 Section 29. Section 985.422, Florida Statutes, is 22 created to read: 23 Section 30. This section shall take effect upon 24 becoming law. Maintenance of state-owned facilities.-- 25 (1) If the terms of a provider contract require or 26 allow the department to withhold a portion of the provider's 27 payment to establish a fund for significant maintenance, 28 repairs or upgrades to state-owned or leased facilities, the 29 department shall deposit all such withheld payments into the 30 Administrative Trust Fund, which shall be used for such 31 purposes pursuant to lawful appropriation. 58 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 (2) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2002. 2 Section 31. Except as otherwise provided, this act 3 shall take effect October 1, 2001. 4 5 6 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 7 And the title is amended as follows: 8 On page , 9 remove from the title of the bill: 10 11 and insert in lieu thereof: 12 A bill to be entitled 13 An act relating to juvenile justice; amending 14 s. 20.316, F.S.; revising the juvenile justice 15 continuum to include community-based 16 residential commitment programs; deleting a 17 requirement that information systems of the 18 Department of Juvenile Justice support the 19 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board; amending s. 20 228.041, F.S.; authorizing additional teacher 21 planning days for nonresidential programs of 22 the Department of Juvenile Justice upon the 23 request of the provider; amending s. 230.23161, 24 F.S.; providing legislative goals with respect 25 to education within department programs; 26 amending s. 435.04, F.S.; revising requirements 27 for level-2 screening standards for persons in 28 positions of trust or responsibility; providing 29 requirements for background investigations for 30 employees of the Department of Juvenile 31 Justice; limiting the Department's authority to 59 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 provide an exemption; creating s. 943.0582, 2 F.S.; providing for prearrest, postarrest, or 3 teen court diversion program expunction in 4 certain circumstances; providing for 5 retroactive effect; amending s. 985.3065, F.S.; 6 providing for postarrest diversion programs; 7 providing for expunction of records; amending 8 s. 943.325, F.S.; requiring DNA analysis of 9 persons who have committed certain offenses and 10 who are transferred to the state under the 11 Interstate Compact on Juveniles; amending ss. 12 984.01 and 985.01, F.S., relating to personnel 13 standards and screening; requiring the 14 Department of Juvenile Justice and the 15 Department of Children and Family Services to 16 ensure that certain contractors are of good 17 moral character; amending s. 985.02; clarifying 18 legislative intent concerning the 19 responsibilities of parents, custodians, and 20 guardians of children in the juvenile justice 21 system; amending s. 985.03, F.S.; revising 22 definitions; defining the term "respite" for 23 purposes of ch. 985, F.S.; amending s. 985.04, 24 F.S.; providing that certain records maintained 25 by the Department of Juvenile Justice need only 26 be retained for 25 years; expanding the 27 circumstances under which certain juvenile 28 records are not considered confidential and 29 exempt solely because of age; amending ss. 30 985.207 and 985.213, F.S.; clarifying 31 circumstances under which a juvenile is taken 60 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 into custody and assessed for placement; 2 requiring the parent or guardian to provide 3 certain information; amending s. 985.21, F.S.; 4 requiring the parent or guardian of a juvenile 5 to provide certain information to the juvenile 6 probation officer; amending s. 985.215, F.S.; 7 revising provisions related to the collection 8 of certain fees; authorizing placing a juvenile 9 into secure detention under certain 10 circumstances for a specified period; 11 authorizing the Clerk of the Circuit Court to 12 act as depository for fees; requiring the 13 parent or guardian to provide certain 14 information; providing for retroactive effect, 15 amending s. 985.227, F.S.; revising 16 requirements for state attorneys with respect 17 to reporting direct-file guidelines; amending 18 ss. 985.231 and 985.233, F.S.; revising certain 19 requirements for testing a juvenile for the use 20 of alcohol or controlled substances; revising 21 provisions related to the collection of certain 22 fees; authorizing the Clerk of the Circuit 23 Court to act as depository for fees; requiring 24 the parent or guardian to provide certain 25 information; providing for retroactive effect, 26 amending s. 985.305, F.S.; revising services 27 provided under the early delinquency 28 intervention program; amending s. 985.31, F.S., 29 relating to serious or habitual juvenile 30 offenders; conforming provisions to changes 31 made by the act; amending s. 985.3155, F.S.; 61 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 revising requirements for the multiagency plan 2 for vocational education; amending s. 985.316, 3 F.S.; revising conditions under which a 4 juvenile may be released on conditional 5 release; amending s. 985.404, F.S.; providing 6 legislative intent with regard to contracting 7 with faith-based organizations that provide 8 services to juveniles; clarifying conditions 9 under which a juvenile may be transferred; 10 deleting language relating to the collection 11 and reporting of cost data and program ranking; 12 amending s. 985.412, F.S.; adding requirements 13 relating to the collection and reporting of 14 cost data and program ranking; requiring the 15 Department of Juvenile Justice to submit 16 proposals for funding incentives and 17 disincentives based upon quality assurance 18 performance and cost-effectiveness performance 19 to the Legislature by a date certain; amending 20 s. 985.417, F.S.; revising conditions for 21 transferring a juvenile from the Department of 22 Corrections to the supervision of the 23 Department of Juvenile Justice; amending s. 14 24 of ch. 2000-134, Laws of Florida; revising 25 requirements for monitoring and supervising 26 juvenile offenders under a pilot program; 27 creating s. 985.42, F.S.; authorizing the 28 secretary to designate certain employees as law 29 enforcement officers; authorizing the deposit 30 of repair and maintenance funds into the 31 Administrative Trust Fund; providing effective 62 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1771 Amendment No. 01B (for drafter's use only) 1 dates. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 63 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 09:13 am 01771-sgc -330709