SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 322
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 691810
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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16  and insert:  
17         Section 1.  Subsection (5) is added to section
18  944.1905, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         944.1905  Initial inmate classification; inmate
20  reclassification.--The Department of Corrections shall
21  classify inmates pursuant to an objective classification
22  scheme. The initial inmate classification questionnaire and
23  the inmate reclassification questionnaire must cover both
24  aggravating and mitigating factors.
25         (5)(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
26  section, the department shall assign to specific correctional
27  facilities all inmates who are less than 18 years of age and
28  who are not eligible for and have not been assigned to a
29  facility for youthful offenders. Any such inmate who is less
30  than 18 years of age shall be housed in a dormitory that is
31  separate from inmates who are 18 years of age or older.
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 322 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 691810 1 Furthermore, the department shall provide any food service, 2 education, training, and recreation for such inmate separately 3 from inmates who are 18 years of age or older. The department 4 shall report to the Legislature on compliance with this 5 paragraph by April 1, 2002. 6 (b) Any inmate who is less than 18 years of age, who 7 was less than 15 years of age at the time of his or her 8 offense, and who has no prior juvenile adjudication must be 9 placed in a facility for youthful offenders until the inmate 10 is 18 years of age. 11 (c) Any inmate who is assigned to a facility under 12 paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) shall be removed and reassigned 13 to the general inmate population if his or her behavior 14 threatens the safety of other inmates or correctional staff. 15 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001. 16 17 18 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 19 And the title is amended as follows: 20 Delete everything before the enacting clause 21 22 and insert: 23 A bill to be entitled 24 An act relating to youthful offenders; amending 25 s. 944.1905, F.S.; requiring that certain 26 inmates who are less than a specified age be 27 placed in specific correctional facilities and 28 housed in separate dormitories; requiring that 29 the Department of Corrections report to the 30 Legislature on its compliance with housing 31 youthful offenders; requiring that certain 2 6:19 PM 04/16/01 s0322c1c-29j02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 322 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 691810 1 inmates who are less than a specified age and 2 who have no prior juvenile adjudication be 3 placed in facilities for youthful offenders; 4 providing for the reassignment of an inmate to 5 the general population if the inmate threatens 6 the safety of other inmates or correctional 7 staff; providing an effective date. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 6:19 PM 04/16/01 s0322c1c-29j02