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By the Committees on Appropriations, Criminal Justice and
Senator Villalobos
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to criminal rehabilitation;
3 amending s. 20.315, F.S.; redesignating the
4 area of program services within the Department
5 of Corrections as program, transition, and
6 postrelease services; amending s. 397.333,
7 F.S.; revising the qualifications for members
8 appointed to the Statewide Drug Policy Advisory
9 Council; providing additional duties of the
10 council; amending s. 944.026, F.S.; requiring
11 the department to designate a certain number of
12 beds to be used for transition assistance;
13 expanding the types of offenders who are
14 eligible for nonsecure community-based
15 residential drug treatment; amending s.
16 944.473, F.S.; requiring certain inmates to
17 participate in substance-abuse treatment;
18 providing criteria for program participation;
19 creating s. 944.4731, F.S.; creating the
20 Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program Act;
21 providing criteria for program participation;
22 requiring the department to contract with
23 faith-based groups and private organizations to
24 operate substance-abuse-transition housing
25 programs; providing program requirements;
26 requiring prerelease screening; providing
27 requirements for offenders who participate in
28 the program; amending s. 944.702, F.S.;
29 providing legislative intent with respect to
30 support services for inmates who abuse
31 substances; amending ss. 944.703, 944.704,
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1 F.S., relating to transition assistance for
2 inmates; requiring that inmates who abuse
3 substances receive priority assistance;
4 providing for transition-assistance specialists
5 at institutions; amending ss. 944.705, 944.706,
6 944.707, F.S.; authorizing the department to
7 contract with faith-based service groups for
8 release-assistance programs and postrelease
9 services; amending s. 944.803, F.S.; providing
10 additional requirements for faith-based
11 programs for inmates; requiring the department
12 to assign chaplains to certain community
13 correctional centers; amending s. 945.091,
14 F.S.; authorizing an inmate to participate in
15 faith-based service groups; amending s.
16 947.141, F.S.; providing revocation process for
17 offenders on addiction-recovery supervision;
18 amending s. 948.08, F.S.; providing that
19 specified offenders are eligible for certain
20 pretrial intervention programs; amending s.
21 951.10, F.S.; clarifying provisions governing
22 the leasing of prisoners; requiring the
23 Department of Corrections to report to the
24 Governor and the Legislature on the
25 implementation of the act; requiring the
26 Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental
27 Relations to report to the Legislature on
28 intervention and treatment strategies for
29 persons convicted of prostitution; requiring
30 inmates to complete a course on job readiness
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1 and life management before release; providing
2 an appropriation; providing an effective date.
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4 WHEREAS, the Task Force on Self-Inflicted Crimes, as
5 created by chapter 2000-366, Laws of Florida, identified in
6 its report issued January 18, 2001, a wide variety of
7 potential legislative solutions for reducing the repetitious
8 self-injurious behavior of prostitution and substance abuse,
9 and
10 WHEREAS, those recommendations stemmed from the
11 testimony from numerous individuals, substance-abuse experts,
12 governmental officials, and private organizations throughout
13 Florida, and
14 WHEREAS, a significant recommendation made by the task
15 force was recognition that state government should not and
16 cannot bear the sole burden of treating and helping those
17 suffering from addictions and self-injurious behaviors, and
18 WHEREAS, the task force concluded that faith-based
19 organizations are "armies of compassion" devoted to changing
20 individuals' hearts and lives and can offer cost-effective
21 substance-abuse treatment through the use of volunteers and
22 other cost-saving measures, and
23 WHEREAS, the task force concluded that inmates with
24 histories of substance abuse will most likely return to prison
25 without transition assistance and postrelease supervision,
26 coupled with treatment and job placement, and
27 WHEREAS, research has proven that "one-on-one" private
28 and faith-based programming is often more effective than
29 government programs in shaping and reclaiming lives because
30 they are free to assert the essential connection between
31 responsibility and human dignity; their approach is personal,
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1 not bureaucratic; their service is not primarily a function of
2 professional background, but of individual commitment; and
3 they inject an element of moral challenge and spiritual
4 renewal that government cannot duplicate, and
5 WHEREAS, a study required by chapter 97-78, Laws of
6 Florida, to measure the effectiveness of faith-based programs
7 in Florida's correctional facilities found a strong and
8 beneficial correlation between faith-based programming and
9 remaining crime-free and drug-free upon release, and
10 WHEREAS, the Department of Corrections employs 105
11 prison chaplains who are responsible for addressing the
12 religious and spiritual needs of over 71,000 inmates; for
13 developing community linkages with churches, synagogues,
14 mosques, and other faith-based institutions; and for
15 recruiting and supervising volunteers who come into Florida's
16 prisons to provide spiritual programs, mentoring activities,
17 and other transitional skills, and
18 WHEREAS, the continued investment in the work of prison
19 chaplains and their clerical staff is a critical factor for
20 strengthening volunteer participation and support of
21 faith-based programs in the prisons, as recognized by an
22 academic study in 1997 entitled "The Report of Faith-Based
23 Programs in Correctional Facilities," and
24 WHEREAS, the task force recommended that the
25 Legislature fund faith-based substance-abuse-recovery programs
26 and transition assistance for the secular purpose of reducing
27 recidivism, and
28 WHEREAS, in an effort to transform lives and break the
29 personally destructive and expensive recidivism cycle, Florida
30 should increase the number of chaplains who strengthen
31 volunteer participation; expand the pilot dormitory program
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1 started in November 1999; and implement a strong
2 transition-assistance residential program that includes a
3 voluntary faith component that supports inmates as they
4 reenter communities, NOW, THEREFORE,
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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8 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
9 20.315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
10 20.315 Department of Corrections.--There is created a
11 Department of Corrections.
12 (3) SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS.--The head of the
13 Department of Corrections is the Secretary of Corrections.
14 The secretary is appointed by the Governor, subject to
15 confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of
16 the Governor. The secretary is responsible for planning,
17 coordinating, and managing the corrections system of the
18 state. The secretary shall ensure that the programs and
19 services of the department are administered in accordance with
20 state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, with
21 established program standards, and consistent with legislative
22 intent. The secretary shall identify the need for and
23 recommend funding for the secure and efficient operation of
24 the state correctional system.
25 (c) The secretary may appoint assistant secretaries,
26 directors, or other such persons that he or she deems are
27 necessary to accomplish the mission and goals of the
28 department, including, but not limited to, the following areas
29 of program responsibility:
30 1. Security and institutional operations, which shall
31 provide inmate work programs, offender programs, security
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1 administration, emergency operations response, and operational
2 oversight of the regions.
3 2. Health services, which shall be headed by a
4 physician licensed under chapter 458 or an osteopathic
5 physician licensed under chapter 459, or a professionally
6 trained health care administrator with progressively
7 responsible experience in health care administration. This
8 individual shall be responsible for the delivery of health
9 services to offenders within the system and shall have direct
10 professional authority over such services.
11 3. Community corrections, which shall provide for
12 coordination of community alternatives to incarceration and
13 operational oversight of community corrections regions.
14 4. Administrative services, which shall provide budget
15 and accounting services within the department, including the
16 construction and maintenance of correctional institutions,
17 human resource management, research, planning and evaluation,
18 and technology.
19 5. Program, transition, and postrelease services,
20 which shall provide for the direct management and supervision
21 of all departmental programs, including the coordination and
22 delivery of education and job training to the offenders in the
23 custody of the department. In addition, this program shall
24 provide for the direct management and supervision of all
25 programs that furnish transition assistance to inmates who are
26 or have recently been in the custody of the department,
27 including the coordination, facilitation, and contract
28 management of prerelease and postrelease transition services
29 provided by governmental and private providers, including
30 faith-based service groups.
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1 Section 2. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 397.333,
2 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
3 397.333 Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council.--
4 (1)(a) The Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council is
5 created within the Executive Office of the Governor. The
6 director of the Office of Drug Control shall be a nonvoting,
7 ex officio member of the advisory council and shall act as
8 chairperson. The director of the Office of Planning and
9 Budgeting shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member of the
10 advisory council. The Office of Drug Control and the Office of
11 Planning and Budgeting shall provide staff support for the
12 advisory council.
13 (b) The following state officials shall be appointed
14 to serve on the advisory council:
15 1. The Attorney General, or his or her designee.
16 2. The executive director of the Department of Law
17 Enforcement, or his or her designee.
18 3. The Secretary of Children and Family Services, or
19 his or her designee.
20 4. The Secretary of Health, or his or her designee.
21 5. The Secretary of Corrections, or his or her
22 designee.
23 6. The Secretary of Juvenile Justice, or his or her
24 designee.
25 7. The Commissioner of Education, or his or her
26 designee.
27 8. The executive director of the Department of Highway
28 Safety and Motor Vehicles, or his or her designee.
29 9. The Adjutant General of the state as the Chief of
30 the Department of Military Affairs, or his or her designee.
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1 (c) In addition, the Governor shall appoint 11 members
2 of the public to serve on the advisory council. Of the 11
3 appointed members, one members must have professional or
4 occupational expertise in drug enforcement, one member must
5 have professional or occupational expertise in substance abuse
6 prevention, and one member must have professional or
7 occupational expertise in substance abuse treatment, and two
8 members must have professional or occupational expertise in
9 faith-based substance-abuse-treatment services. The remainder
10 of the members appointed should have professional or
11 occupational expertise in, or be generally knowledgeable
12 about, issues that relate to drug enforcement and substance
13 abuse programs and services. The members appointed by the
14 Governor must, to the extent possible, equitably represent all
15 geographic areas of the state.
16 (d) The President of the Senate shall appoint a member
17 of the Senate to the advisory council and the Speaker of the
18 House of Representatives shall appoint a member of the House
19 of Representatives to the advisory council.
20 (e) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall
21 appoint a member of the judiciary to the advisory council.
22 (f) Members appointed by the Governor, the President
23 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
24 and the Chief Justice shall be appointed to terms of 4 years
25 each. However, for the purpose of providing staggered terms,
26 of the Governor's initial appointments, five members shall be
27 appointed to 2-year terms and six members shall be appointed
28 to 4-year terms.
29 (3) The advisory council shall:
30 (a) Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the problem of
31 substance abuse in this state and make recommendations to the
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1 Governor and Legislature for developing and implementing a
2 state drug control strategy. The advisory council shall
3 determine the most effective means of establishing clear and
4 meaningful lines of communication between the advisory council
5 and the public and private sectors in order to ensure that the
6 process of developing and implementing the state drug control
7 strategy has afforded a broad spectrum of the public and
8 private sectors an opportunity to comment and make
9 recommendations.
10 (b) Review and make recommendations to the Governor
11 and Legislature on funding substance abuse programs and
12 services, consistent with the state drug control strategy, as
13 developed. The council may recommend the creation of a
14 separate appropriations category for funding services
15 delivered or procured by state agencies and may recommend the
16 use of performance-based contracting as provided in s.
17 414.065.
18 (c) Review various substance abuse programs and
19 recommend, where needed, measures that are sufficient to
20 determine program outcomes. The council shall review different
21 methodologies for evaluating programs and determine whether
22 programs within different agencies have common outcomes. The
23 methodologies shall be consistent with those established under
24 s. 216.0166.
25 (d) Review the drug control strategies and programs
26 of, and efforts by, other states and the Federal Government
27 and compile the relevant research.
28 (e) Recommend to the Governor and Legislature applied
29 research projects that would use research capabilities within
30 the state, including, but not limited to, the resources of the
31 State University System, for the purpose of achieving improved
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1 outcomes and making better-informed strategic budgetary
2 decisions.
3 (f) Recommend to the Governor and Legislature changes
4 in law which would remove barriers to or enhance the
5 implementation of the state drug control strategy.
6 (g) Make recommendations to the Governor and the
7 Legislature on the need for public information campaigns to be
8 conducted in the state to limit substance abuse.
9 (h) Ensure that there is a coordinated, integrated,
10 and multidisciplinary response to the substance abuse problem
11 in this state, with special attention given to creating
12 partnerships within and between the public and private
13 sectors, and to the coordinated, supported, and integrated
14 delivery of multiple-system services for substance abusers,
15 including a multiagency team approach to service delivery.
16 (i) Assist communities and families in pooling their
17 knowledge and experiences with respect to the problem of
18 substance abuse. Forums for exchanging ideas, experiences, and
19 practical information, as well as instruction, should be
20 considered. For communities, such instruction may involve
21 issues of funding, staffing, training, and neighborhood and
22 parental involvement, and instruction on other issues. For
23 families, such instruction may involve practical strategies
24 for addressing family substance abuse; improving cognitive,
25 communication, and decisionmaking skills; providing parents
26 with techniques for resolving conflicts, communicating, and
27 cultivating meaningful relationships with their children and
28 establishing guidelines for their children; educating families
29 about drug-free programs and activities in which they may
30 serve as participants and planners; and other programs of
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1 similar instruction. To maximize the effectiveness of such
2 forums, multiple agencies should participate.
3 (j) Examine the extent to which all state programs
4 that involve substance-abuse treatment can include a
5 meaningful work component, and identify any change in the law
6 which would remove barriers to or enhance the work component
7 for a substance-abuse-treatment program.
8 (k) Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature ways
9 to expand and fund drug courts, which have proven effective in
10 the state's drug-control strategy.
11 Section 3. Section 944.026, Florida Statutes, is
12 amended to read:
13 944.026 Community-based facilities and programs.--
14 (1) In addition to those facilities and services
15 described elsewhere in this chapter, the department shall
16 develop, provide, or contract for a statewide system of
17 community-based facilities, services, and programs dealing
18 with the rehabilitation of offenders, which shall include, but
19 not be limited to:
20 (a) A system of community correctional centers to be
21 used for reintegration of the offender back into the
22 community, located at various places throughout the state as
23 provided in s. 944.033.
24 (b) Community-based residential drug treatment
25 facilities that which include:
26 1. Nonsecure facilities, whereby probationers and drug
27 offender probationers who have violated their terms or
28 conditions, or persons placed on community control whose
29 presumptive sentence exceeds 22 months, may be required to
30 reside while working, receiving treatment, or attending
31 school, and whereby inmates may be placed who are nearing
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1 their date of release from a correctional institution or a
2 community correctional center, who are in need of placement in
3 a substance-abuse-transition housing program, and who are
4 considered eligible for such placement by the department; and
5 2. Secure facilities which provide for limited access
6 for the duration of the program for persons who have violated
7 their conditions of probation, drug offender probation, or
8 community control, and whose presumptive sentence exceeds 22
9 months.
10 (c) A system of probation and restitution centers
11 throughout the state whereby probationers, drug offender
12 probationers, and community controllees who have violated
13 their terms or conditions, and whose presumptive sentence
14 exceeds 22 months, may be required to reside while working,
15 receiving treatment, or attending school, or for persons on
16 probation, drug offender probation, or community control who
17 may be required to attend outpatient substance abuse
18 counseling and whereby inmates may be placed who are nearing
19 their date of release from a correctional institution or a
20 community correctional center, who are in need of placement in
21 a substance-abuse-transition housing program, and who are
22 considered eligible for such placement by the department. The
23 purpose of these facilities and services is to provide the
24 court with an alternative to committing offenders to more
25 secure state correctional institutions and to assist in the
26 supervision of probationers, drug offender probationers, and
27 community controllees and to provide the department
28 transitional-housing beds to assist inmates released into the
29 community.
30 (2) By January 1, 2002, and notwithstanding any other
31 law, the department shall ensure that at least 400 of its
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1 contracted beds in nonsecure community-based residential
2 substance-abuse-treatment facilities authorized under
3 subparagraph (1)(b)1. or probation and restitution centers
4 authorized under paragraph (1)(c) are designated for
5 transition assistance for inmates who are nearing their date
6 of release from a correctional institution or a community
7 correctional center. These designated beds shall be provided
8 by private organizations that do not have a faith component
9 and that are under contract with the department. In making
10 placement decisions, the department and the contract providers
11 shall give priority consideration to those inmates who are
12 nearing their date of release and who are to be placed in some
13 form of postrelease community supervision. However, if an
14 inmate whose sentence expires upon his or her release from a
15 correctional institution or a community correction center and
16 for whom community supervision is not required demonstrates
17 the need for or interest in and suitability for
18 transition-housing assistance, as determined by the
19 department, the inmate is eligible to be considered for
20 placement in transition housing. A right to
21 substance-abuse-program services is not stated, intended, or
22 otherwise implied by this subsection.
23 (3)(2)(a) The department shall develop and implement
24 procedures to diagnose offenders prior to sentencing, for the
25 purpose of recommending to the sentencing court suitable
26 candidates for placement in a community-based residential drug
27 treatment facility or probation and restitution center as
28 provided in this section. The department shall also develop
29 and implement procedures to properly identify inmates prior to
30 release who demonstrate the need for or interest in and
31 suitability for placement in a community-based
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1 substance-abuse-transition housing program as provided in this
2 section and pursuant to ss. 944.704 and 944.4731.
3 (b) Pretrial intervention programs in appropriate
4 counties to provide early counseling and supervision services
5 to specified offenders as provided in s. 948.08.
6 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 944.473, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 944.473 Inmate substance abuse testing program.--
9 (2) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS.--
10 (a) An inmate who meets the criteria established by
11 the department shall participate in substance-abuse-program
12 services when such services are available. A right to
13 substance-abuse-program services is not stated, intended, or
14 otherwise implied by this chapter.
15 (b) Upon arrival at a department's reception center
16 for initial processing, each inmate shall be screened and
17 assessed to determine if the inmate meets the department's
18 criteria for mandated participation in a substance-abuse
19 program. Criteria for mandated substance-abuse-program
20 services shall be based on:
21 1. The presence of a diagnosed psychoactive substance
22 dependence or use disorder;
23 2. The severity of the addiction;
24 3. A history of criminal behavior related to substance
25 abuse;
26 4. A recommendation by a sentencing authority for
27 substance-abuse-program services;
28 5. Unsuccessful participation in community-based
29 substance-abuse services;
30 6. Sentencing by a drug court or drug division; and
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1 7. Other classification or program criteria that the
2 department finds will ensure security and optimal program
3 placement.
4 (c) When selecting contract providers to administer
5 substance-abuse-treatment programs, the department shall make
6 every effort to consider qualified faith-based service groups
7 on an equal basis with other private organizations. If
8 substance abuse treatment is requested by an inmate, the
9 department shall place the inmate in a substance abuse
10 treatment program, if available and appropriate.
11 Section 5. Section 944.4731, Florida Statutes, is
12 created to read:
13 944.4731 Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program.--
14 (1) This section may be cited as the
15 "Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program Act."
16 (2)(a) Any offender released from a state correctional
17 facility who is convicted of a crime committed on or after
18 July 1, 2001, must be given addiction-recovery supervision if
19 the offender has:
20 1. A history of substance-abuse or addiction;
21 2. Participated in any drug treatment;
22 3. No current or previous convictions for a violent
23 offense;
24 4. No current or previous convictions for drug
25 trafficking or for the unlawful sale of a controlled
26 substance;
27 5. No current or previous convictions for a property
28 offense, except for a conviction for:
29 a. Passing worthless checks, forgery, uttering, or
30 counterfeiting;
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1 b. Third-degree felony grand theft, excluding a theft
2 relating to firearms; or
3 c. Third-degree felony burglary of an unoccupied
4 structure or conveyance; and
5 6. No current or previous conviction for a traffic
6 offense involving injury or death.
7 (b) An offender released under addiction-recovery
8 supervision shall be subject to specified terms and
9 conditions, including payment of the costs of supervision
10 under s. 948.09 and any other court-ordered payments, such as
11 child support and restitution. If an offender has received a
12 term of probation or community control to be served after
13 release from incarceration, the period of probation or
14 community control may not be substituted for
15 addiction-recovery supervision and shall follow the term of
16 addiction-recovery supervision. A panel of not fewer than two
17 parole commissioners shall establish the terms and conditions
18 of supervision, and the terms and conditions must be included
19 in the supervision order. In setting the terms and conditions
20 of supervision, the parole commission shall weigh heavily the
21 program requirements, including, but not limited to, work at
22 paid employment while participating in treatment and traveling
23 restrictions. The commission shall also determine whether an
24 offender violates the terms and conditions of supervision and
25 whether a violation warrants revocation of addiction-recovery
26 supervision pursuant to s. 947.141. The parole commission
27 shall review the offender's record for the purpose of
28 establishing the terms and conditions of supervision. The
29 parole commission may impose any special conditions it
30 considers warranted from its review of the record. The length
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1 of supervision may not exceed the maximum penalty imposed by
2 the court.
3 (c) The Legislature finds that offenders released from
4 state prison into the community who meet the criteria for
5 participating in the addiction-recovery supervision program
6 possess the greatest potential for successful substance-abuse
7 recovery through treatment and transition assistance.
8 (3)(a) Each fiscal year, and contingent upon funding,
9 the department shall enter into contracts with multiple
10 providers who are private organizations, including faith-based
11 service groups, to operate substance-abuse-transition housing
12 programs, including providers that:
13 1. Provide postrelease housing, programming,
14 treatment, and other transitional services;
15 2. Emphasize job placement and gainful employment for
16 program participants;
17 3. Provide a curriculum related to substance-abuse
18 treatment which uses a cognitive-behavior model or 12-step
19 model of addiction recovery;
20 4. Provide for a length of stay of not more than 12
21 months; and
22 5. Use community volunteers in operating the program
23 to the greatest extent possible.
24 (b) The department shall allow providers to use
25 innovative approaches to treatment and shall authorize a high
26 level of flexibility in operating a program. The department
27 shall ensure that an offender's faith orientation, or lack
28 thereof, will not be considered in determining admission to a
29 faith-based program and that the program does not attempt to
30 convert an offender toward a particular faith or religious
31 preference.
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1 (4) When facilitating job placement for an offender
2 under this program, the provider shall make every effort to
3 secure suitable employment that provides adequate wages, a
4 potential for advancement, and a likelihood of stable and
5 long-term employment. To measure the success of postrelease
6 job placement, the department shall, as part of its annual
7 report, track for 1 year offenders who successfully complete
8 the program and shall determine their employment status.
9 (5) Each contract entered into under this section for
10 operating a substance-abuse-transition housing program must
11 invite innovation, minimize bureaucracy, and permit the
12 private organization or faith-based provider to petition the
13 department to waive any rule, policy, or procedure that is
14 inconsistent with the mission of the private organization or
15 faith-based provider.
16 (6) Six months before an offender is released, the
17 chaplain and transition-assistance specialist at the
18 institution where the offender is incarcerated shall initiate
19 the prerelease screening process in addition to the basic
20 release orientation required under s. 944.705.
21 (a) The transition-assistance specialist and the
22 chaplain shall provide a list of contracted private providers,
23 including faith-based providers, to the offender and
24 facilitate the application process. The transition-assistance
25 specialist shall inform the offender of program availability
26 and assess the offender's need and suitability for
27 substance-abuse-transition housing assistance. If an offender
28 is approved for placement, the specialist shall assist the
29 offender and coordinate the release of the offender with the
30 selected program. If an offender requests and is approved for
31 placement in a contracted faith-based
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1 substance-abuse-transition housing program, the specialist
2 must consult with the chaplain prior to such placement. A
3 right to substance-abuse-program services is not stated,
4 intended, or otherwise implied by this section.
5 (b) If an offender has participated in a faith-based
6 program while incarcerated or housed at a community
7 correctional center and the same or a similar faith-based
8 provider offers a contracted substance-abuse-transition
9 housing program, the department shall make every attempt to
10 maintain this continuum of care.
11 (7) While participating in a
12 substance-abuse-transition housing program, an offender shall:
13 (a) Adhere to all conditions of supervision enforced
14 by the commission and the program provider. Failure to comply
15 with such rules or conditions may result in revocation of
16 supervision pursuant to s. 947.141.
17 (b) Pay fees to defray program costs, costs of
18 supervision required under s. 948.09, and any restitution or
19 obligations for child support.
20 (c) Participate in a cognitive-behavior model or
21 12-step model of recovery.
22 (8) The commission may adopt rules pursuant to ss.
23 120.536(1) and 120.54 as necessary for administering this
24 section.
25 Section 6. Section 944.702, Florida Statutes, is
26 amended to read:
27 944.702 Legislative intent.--It is the intent of the
28 Legislature to provide persons released from incarceration
29 from the Department of Corrections with certain fundamental
30 resources in the areas of employment, life skills training,
31 job placement, and access to as many support services as
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1 possible in order to appreciably increase the likelihood of
2 the inmate's successful reentry into free society. The
3 Legislature intends that these support services include
4 faith-based service groups on an equal basis with other
5 private organizations.
6 Section 7. Section 944.703, Florida Statutes, is
7 amended to read:
8 944.703 Eligible inmates.--Sections 944.701-944.708
9 apply to all inmates released from the custody of the
10 department. However, priority should be given to
11 substance-addicted inmates to help break the cycle of drug
12 abuse, prostitution, and other self-injurious criminal
13 behavior that causes harm to families and communities. Those
14 inmates with a detainer are eligible if the department
15 determines that cancellation of the detainer is likely or that
16 the incarceration for which the detainer was issued will be of
17 short duration. The department shall confirm the detainer
18 with the originating authority prior to release.
19 Section 8. Section 944.704, Florida Statutes, is
20 amended to read:
21 944.704 Staff who provide transition assistance;
22 duties.--The department shall provide a transition-assistance
23 specialist transition assistance officer at each of the major
24 institutions whose duties include, but are not limited to:
25 (1) Coordinating delivery of transition-assistance
26 transition assistance program services at the institution and
27 at the community correctional centers authorized pursuant to
28 s. 945.091(1)(b).
29 (2) Assisting in the development of each inmate's
30 postrelease plan.
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1 (3) Obtaining job placement information for
2 transmittal to the Department of Labor and Employment
3 Security.
4 (4) Facilitating placement in a private
5 transition-housing program, if requested by any eligible
6 inmate. If an inmate who is nearing his or her date of release
7 requests placement in a contracted substance-abuse-transition
8 housing program, the transition-assistance specialist shall
9 inform the inmate of program availability and assess the
10 inmate's need and suitability for transition-housing
11 assistance. If an inmate is approved for placement, the
12 specialist shall assist the inmate and coordinate the release
13 of the inmate with the selected program. If an inmate requests
14 and is approved for placement in a contracted faith-based
15 substance-abuse-transition housing program, the specialist
16 must consult with the chaplain prior to such placement. In
17 selecting inmates who are nearing their date of release for
18 placement in a faith-based program, the department shall
19 ensure that an inmate's faith orientation, or lack thereof,
20 will not be considered in determining admission to the program
21 and that the program does not attempt to convert an inmate
22 toward a particular faith or religious preference.
23 (5)(4) Providing a photo identification card to all
24 inmates prior to their release.
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26 The transition-assistance specialist may not be a correctional
27 officer or correctional probation officer as defined in s.
28 943.10.
29 Section 9. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 944.705,
30 Florida Statutes, are reenacted, and subsection (5) of that
31 section is amended to read:
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1 944.705 Release orientation program.--
2 (1) The department shall provide participation in a
3 standardized release orientation program to every eligible
4 inmate.
5 (2) The release orientation program instruction must
6 include, but is not limited to:
7 (a) Employment skills.
8 (b) Money management skills.
9 (c) Personal development and planning.
10 (d) Special needs.
11 (e) Community reentry concerns.
12 (f) Community reentry support.
13 (g) Any other appropriate instruction to ensure the
14 inmate's successful reentry into the community.
15 (5) The department may is authorized to contract with
16 public or private entities, including faith-based service
17 groups, for the provision of all or part of the services
18 pursuant to this section.
19 Section 10. Section 944.706, Florida Statutes, is
20 amended to read:
21 944.706 Basic release assistance.--
22 (1) Any inmate who is being released is eligible for
23 transition assistance. Those inmates released to a detainer
24 are eligible pursuant to s. 944.703.
25 (2) The department may is authorized to contract with
26 the Department of Children and Family Services, the Salvation
27 Army, and other public or private organizations, including
28 faith-based service groups, for the provision of basic support
29 services for releasees. The department shall contract with
30 the Department of Labor and Employment Security for the
31 provision of releasee job placement.
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1 (3) The department shall adopt promulgate rules for
2 the development, implementation, and termination of transition
3 assistance.
4 Section 11. Section 944.707, Florida Statutes, is
5 amended to read:
6 944.707 Postrelease special services; job placement
7 services.--
8 (1) The department shall attempt to generate and
9 provide to every releasee, identified by the prerelease needs
10 assessment, support services such as, but not limited to,
11 substance abuse counseling, family counseling, and employment
12 support programs. The department may is authorized to select
13 and contract with public or private organizations, including
14 faith-based service groups, for the provision of these basic
15 support services. When selecting a provider, the department
16 shall consider faith-based service groups on an equal basis
17 with other private organizations. Provider selection criteria
18 include, but are not limited to:
19 (a) The depth and scope of services provided.
20 (b) The geographic area to be served.
21 (c) The number of inmates to be served and the cost of
22 services per inmate.
23 (d) The individual provider's record of success in the
24 provision of inmate services.
25 (2) The department, with the assistance of the State
26 Office on Homelessness, shall maintain and regularly update a
27 comprehensive directory of support services offered by private
28 organizations and faith-based service groups for the purpose
29 of assisting transition-assistance specialists and chaplains
30 in making individualized placements and referrals. The
31 following items shall be provided to the Department of Labor
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1 and Employment Security job service office located nearest to
2 the inmate's intended residence:
3 (a) The job placement information obtained at release
4 orientation.
5 (b) Referral information for the needed basic support
6 service providers.
7 (3)(a) The Department of Labor and Employment Security
8 shall assign job service staff exclusively dedicated to
9 releasee services at those offices identified by the
10 Department of Corrections as having a high number of releasee
11 contacts. Those offices having a fewer number of releasee
12 contacts shall have designated staff assigned to assist
13 releasees. The Department of Labor and Employment Security
14 shall provide appropriate training for staff assigned to
15 assist releasees. Staff assigned to assist releasees shall
16 use job placement information obtained at each releasee's
17 release orientation to attempt to secure suitable employment
18 for the releasee prior to the releasee's arrival. Staff
19 assigned to assist releasees shall act to maximize releasee
20 placement opportunities in the job service office service
21 area.
22 (b) The Department of Labor and Employment Security
23 shall provide to the Department of Corrections data relating
24 to inmate placement, tracking, and market needs.
25 Section 12. Section 944.803, Florida Statutes, is
26 amended to read:
27 944.803 Faith-based programs for inmates.--
28 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that
29 faith-based programs offered in state and private correctional
30 institutions and facilities have the potential to facilitate
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1 inmate institutional adjustment, help inmates assume personal
2 responsibility, and reduce recidivism.
3 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
4 Department of Corrections and the private vendors operating
5 private correctional facilities shall continuously:
6 (a) Measure recidivism rates for inmates who have
7 participated in religious programs;
8 (b) Increase the number of volunteers who minister to
9 inmates from various faith-based institutions in the
10 community;
11 (c) Develop community linkages with churches,
12 synagogues, mosques, and other faith-based institutions to
13 assist inmates in their release back into the community; and
14 (d) Fund through the use of inmate welfare trust funds
15 pursuant to s. 945.215 an adequate number of chaplains and
16 support staff to operate faith-based programs in correctional
17 institutions.
18 (3) By March 1, 2002, the department must have at
19 least three additional faith-based dormitory programs fully
20 operational and by June 1, 2002, the department must have at
21 least three more faith-based dormitory programs fully
22 operational, for a total or six new programs fully operational
23 by June 1, 2002. These six programs shall be similar to and in
24 addition to the current faith-based pilot program. The six new
25 programs shall be a joint effort with the department and
26 faith-based service groups within the community. The
27 department shall ensure that an inmate's faith orientation, or
28 lack thereof, will not be considered in determining admission
29 to a faith-based program and that the program does not attempt
30 to convert an inmate toward a particular faith or religious
31 preference. The programs shall operate 24 hours a day within
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1 the existing correctional facilities. The programs must
2 emphasize the importance of personal responsibility,
3 meaningful work, education, substance-abuse treatment, and
4 peer support. Participation in the faith-based dormitory
5 program shall be voluntary. However, at least 80 percent of
6 the inmates participating in this program must be within 36
7 months of release. Assignment to these programs shall be based
8 on evaluation and the length of time the inmate is projected
9 to be assigned to that particular institution. In evaluating
10 an inmate for this program, priority shall be given to inmates
11 who have shown an indication for substance abuse. A right to
12 substance-abuse-program services is not stated, intended, or
13 otherwise implied by this subsection. The department may not
14 remove an inmate once assigned to the program except for the
15 purposes of population management, for inmate conduct that may
16 subject the inmate to disciplinary confinement or loss of
17 gain-time, for physical or mental health concerns, or for
18 security or safety concerns. To support the programming
19 component, the department shall assign a chaplain and a
20 full-time clerical support person dedicated to each dormitory
21 to implement and monitor the program and to strengthen
22 volunteer participation and support. By January 1, 2004, the
23 department shall submit an evaluation report to the Governor,
24 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
25 Representatives on the faith-based dormitory program. The
26 report must contain the findings from an extensive and
27 scientifically sound evaluation of the program, including at
28 least a longitudinal followup of the inmates who have
29 successfully completed the program compared to other similar
30 inmates who have not participated and an opinion survey of the
31 faith-based service providers.
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1 (4) Effective October 1, 2001, the Department of
2 Corrections shall assign chaplains to community correctional
3 centers authorized pursuant to s. 945.091(1)(b). These
4 chaplains shall strengthen volunteer participation by
5 recruiting volunteers in the community to assist inmates in
6 transition, and, if requested by the inmate, placement in a
7 mentoring program or at a contracted
8 substance-abuse-transition housing program. When placing an
9 inmate in a contracted program, the chaplain shall work with
10 the institutional transition-assistance specialist in an
11 effort to successfully place the released inmate.
12 (5) The department shall ensure that any faith
13 component of any program authorized in this chapter is offered
14 on a voluntary basis and, an offender's faith orientation, or
15 lack thereof, will not be considered in determining admission
16 to a faith-based program and that the program does not attempt
17 to convert an offender toward a particular faith or religious
18 preference.
19 (6) The department shall ensure that state funds are
20 not expended for the purpose of furthering religious
21 indoctrination, but rather, that state funds are expended for
22 purposes of furthering the secular goals of criminal
23 rehabilitation, the successful reintegration of offenders into
24 the community, and the reduction of recidivism.
25 Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 945.091, Florida
26 Statutes, is amended to read:
27 945.091 Extension of the limits of confinement;
28 restitution by employed inmates.--
29 (1) The department may is authorized to adopt rules
30 regulations permitting the extension of the limits of the
31 place of confinement of an inmate as to whom there is
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1 reasonable cause to believe that the inmate will honor his or
2 her trust by authorizing the inmate, under prescribed
3 conditions and following investigation and approval by the
4 secretary, or the secretary's designee, who shall maintain a
5 written record of such action, to leave the confines of that
6 place unaccompanied by a custodial agent for a prescribed
7 period of time to:
8 (a) Visit, for a specified period, a specifically
9 designated place or places:
10 1. For the purpose of visiting a dying relative,
11 attending the funeral of a relative, or arranging for
12 employment or for a suitable residence for use when released;
13 2. To otherwise aid in the rehabilitation of the
14 inmate and his or her successful transition into the
15 community; or
16 3. For another compelling reason consistent with the
17 public interest,
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19 and return to the same or another institution or facility
20 designated by the Department of Corrections.
21 (b) Work at paid employment, participate in an
22 education or a training program, or voluntarily serve a public
23 or nonprofit agency or faith-based service group in the
24 community, while continuing as an inmate of the institution or
25 facility in which the inmate is confined, except during the
26 hours of his or her employment, education, training, or
27 service and traveling thereto and therefrom.
28 1. An inmate may participate in paid employment only
29 during the last 36 months of his or her confinement, unless
30 sooner requested by the Parole Commission or the Control
31 Release Authority.
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1 2. While working at paid employment and residing in
2 the facility, an inmate may apply for placement at a
3 contracted substance-abuse-transition housing program. The
4 transition-assistance specialist shall inform the inmate of
5 program availability and assess the inmate's need and
6 suitability for transition-housing assistance. If an inmate is
7 approved for placement, the specialist shall assist the
8 inmate. If an inmate requests and is approved for placement in
9 a contracted faith-based substance-abuse-transition housing
10 program, the specialist must consult with the chaplain prior
11 to such placement. The department shall ensure that an
12 inmate's faith orientation, or lack thereof, will not be
13 considered in determining admission to a faith-based program
14 and that the program does not attempt to convert an inmate
15 toward a particular faith or religious preference.
16 (c) Participate in a residential or nonresidential
17 rehabilitative program operated by a public or private,
18 nonprofit agency, including faith-based service groups, with
19 which the department has contracted for the treatment of such
20 inmate. The provisions of ss. 216.311 and 287.057 shall apply
21 to all contracts between the department and any private entity
22 providing such services. The department shall require such
23 agency to provide appropriate supervision of inmates
24 participating in such program. The department is authorized
25 to terminate any inmate's participation in the program if such
26 inmate fails to demonstrate satisfactory progress in the
27 program as established by departmental rules.
28 Section 14. Subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), and (6) of
29 section 947.141, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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1 947.141 Violations of conditional release, control
2 release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery
3 supervision.--
4 (1) If a member of the commission or a duly authorized
5 representative of the commission has reasonable grounds to
6 believe that an offender who is on release supervision under
7 s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, or s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731 has
8 violated the terms and conditions of the release in a material
9 respect, such member or representative may cause a warrant to
10 be issued for the arrest of the releasee; if the offender was
11 found to be a sexual predator, the warrant must be issued.
12 (2) Upon the arrest on a felony charge of an offender
13 who is on release supervision under s. 947.1405, s. 947.146,
14 or s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731, the offender must be detained
15 without bond until the initial appearance of the offender at
16 which a judicial determination of probable cause is made. If
17 the magistrate determines that there was no probable cause for
18 the arrest, the offender may be released. If the magistrate
19 determines that there was probable cause for the arrest, such
20 determination also constitutes reasonable grounds to believe
21 that the offender violated the conditions of the release.
22 Within 24 hours after the magistrate's finding of probable
23 cause, the detention facility administrator or designee shall
24 notify the commission and the department of the finding and
25 transmit to each a facsimile copy of the probable cause
26 affidavit or the sworn offense report upon which the
27 magistrate's probable cause determination is based. The
28 offender must continue to be detained without bond for a
29 period not exceeding 72 hours excluding weekends and holidays
30 after the date of the probable cause determination, pending a
31 decision by the commission whether to issue a warrant charging
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1 the offender with violation of the conditions of release. Upon
2 the issuance of the commission's warrant, the offender must
3 continue to be held in custody pending a revocation hearing
4 held in accordance with this section.
5 (3) Within 45 days after notice to the Parole
6 Commission of the arrest of a releasee charged with a
7 violation of the terms and conditions of conditional release,
8 control release, or conditional medical release, or
9 addiction-recovery supervision, the releasee must be afforded
10 a hearing conducted by a commissioner or a duly authorized
11 representative thereof. If the releasee elects to proceed with
12 a hearing, the releasee must be informed orally and in writing
13 of the following:
14 (a) The alleged violation with which the releasee is
15 charged.
16 (b) The releasee's right to be represented by counsel.
17 (c) The releasee's right to be heard in person.
18 (d) The releasee's right to secure, present, and
19 compel the attendance of witnesses relevant to the proceeding.
20 (e) The releasee's right to produce documents on the
21 releasee's own behalf.
22 (f) The releasee's right of access to all evidence
23 used against the releasee and to confront and cross-examine
24 adverse witnesses.
25 (g) The releasee's right to waive the hearing.
26 (4) Within a reasonable time following the hearing,
27 the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized
28 representative who conducted the hearing shall make findings
29 of fact in regard to the alleged violation. A panel of no
30 fewer than two commissioners shall enter an order determining
31 whether the charge of violation of conditional release,
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1 control release, or conditional medical release, or
2 addiction-recovery supervision has been sustained based upon
3 the findings of fact presented by the hearing commissioner or
4 authorized representative. By such order, the panel may revoke
5 conditional release, control release, or conditional medical
6 release, or addiction-recovery supervision and thereby return
7 the releasee to prison to serve the sentence imposed,
8 reinstate the original order granting the release, or enter
9 such other order as it considers proper. Effective for inmates
10 whose offenses were committed on or after July 1, 1995, the
11 panel may order the placement of a releasee, upon a finding of
12 violation pursuant to this subsection, into a local detention
13 facility as a condition of supervision.
14 (6) Whenever a conditional release, control release,
15 or conditional medical release, or addiction-recovery
16 supervision is revoked by a panel of no fewer than two
17 commissioners and the releasee is ordered to be returned to
18 prison, the releasee, by reason of the misconduct, shall be
19 deemed to have forfeited all gain-time or commutation of time
20 for good conduct, as provided for by law, earned up to the
21 date of release. However, if a conditional medical release is
22 revoked due to the improved medical or physical condition of
23 the releasee, the releasee shall not forfeit gain-time accrued
24 before the date of conditional medical release. This
25 subsection does not deprive the prisoner of the right to
26 gain-time or commutation of time for good conduct, as provided
27 by law, from the date of return to prison.
28 Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
29 948.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
30 948.08 Pretrial intervention program.--
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1 (6)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section,
2 a person who is charged with a felony of the second or third
3 degree for purchase or possession of a controlled substance
4 under chapter 893, tampering with evidence, solicitation for
5 purchase of a controlled substance, or obtaining a
6 prescription by fraud; who has not been charged with a crime
7 involving violence, including, but not limited to, murder,
8 sexual battery, robbery, carjacking, home-invasion robbery, or
9 any other crime involving violence; and who has not previously
10 been convicted of a felony nor been admitted to a felony
11 pretrial program referred to in this section, is eligible for
12 admission into a pretrial substance abuse education and
13 treatment intervention program approved by the chief judge of
14 the circuit, for a period of not less than 1 year in duration,
15 upon motion of either party or the court's own motion, except:
16 1. If a defendant was previously offered admission to
17 a pretrial substance abuse education and treatment
18 intervention program at any time prior to trial and the
19 defendant rejected that offer on the record, then the court or
20 the state attorney may deny the defendant's admission to such
21 a program.
22 2. If the state attorney believes that the facts and
23 circumstances of the case suggest the defendant's involvement
24 in the dealing and selling of controlled substances, the court
25 shall hold a preadmission hearing. If the state attorney
26 establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence at such
27 hearing, that the defendant was involved in the dealing or
28 selling of controlled substances, the court shall deny the
29 defendant's admission into a pretrial intervention program.
30 Section 16. Section 951.10, Florida Statutes, is
31 amended to read:
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1 951.10 Leasing prisoners to work for private interests
2 prohibited.--No County prisoners may not shall be leased to
3 work for any private interests. This section does not prohibit
4 county inmates from working in nonprofit and private-sector
5 jobs pursuant to s. 951.24(2) and consistent with federal law.
6 Section 17. By March 1, 2002, the Department of
7 Corrections shall submit a comprehensive report to the
8 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
9 House of Representatives on its progress in implementing this
10 act. In its comprehensive report the department shall:
11 (1) Identify the number of beds needed for
12 substance-abuse-transition housing for the 2002-2003,
13 2003-2004, and 2004-2005 fiscal years, and shall evaluate the
14 impact of designating nonsecure, community-based residential
15 beds for postrelease transition services.
16 (2) Provide a 5-year plan for and the amount of funds
17 needed for expanding the number of faith-based dormitory
18 programs and expanding the number of chaplain-assisted
19 community correctional centers.
20 (3) Project the number and fiscal impact of the
21 anticipated admissions to the Addiction-Recovery Supervision
22 Program over the next 5 years.
23 (4) Describe and evaluate new prerelease and
24 postrelease transition services provided by the department,
25 including the effectiveness of the newly created bureau, the
26 transition-assistance specialists at each institution, the
27 chaplain positions, and the expansion of comprehensive
28 transition courses.
29 Section 18. By March 1, 2002, the Legislative
30 Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall submit a
31 detailed report to the Legislature on the feasibility of
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1 providing effective intervention and treatment strategies for
2 persons convicted of prostitution and detained in county
3 detention facilities. In compiling this study, the committee
4 shall:
5 (1) Identify and describe successful intervention and
6 treatment strategies in state county detention facilities and
7 other jurisdictions.
8 (2) Survey each county detention facility in the state
9 to determine what policies and practices are in place to
10 address persons convicted of prostitution.
11 (3) Determine the number of prostitutes being held in
12 county detention facilities, their length of stay, and their
13 frequency of incarceration.
14 (4) Examine relevant scientific studies documenting
15 any correlation between prostitution and substance abuse.
16 (5) Consider the implications of enhancing the
17 criminal penalty for prostitution from a misdemeanor to a
18 third-degree felony for a third or subsequent prostitution
19 offense with respect to the availability of treatment and
20 rehabilitation programs.
21 (6) Recommend any changes to substantive law and any
22 funding that is necessary to help persons convicted of
23 prostitution to avoid repeated incarceration in county
24 detention facilities and to successfully return to the
25 community.
26 Section 19. In an effort to ensure that inmates
27 released from the Department of Corrections successfully
28 reenter the community, beginning December 1, 2002, each inmate
29 released from incarceration by the department must complete a
30 100-hour comprehensive transition course that covers job
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1 readiness and life-management skills. This requirement does
2 not apply to inmates released in an emergency situation.
3 Section 20. (1) The sum of $5,005,514 is appropriated
4 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections
5 for the 2001-2002 fiscal year to implement the provisions of
6 this act for the secular purpose of reducing recidivism
7 through successful reintegration of released inmates into the
8 community.
9 (2) The appropriation shall fund a chaplain for at
10 least 10 community correctional centers authorized under
11 section 945.091(1)(b), Florida Statutes. The chaplains shall
12 assist inmates in transition, strengthen participation of
13 community volunteers, and serve as a liaison with community
14 leaders. Using nonrecurring funds from the appropriation, the
15 department may erect adjacent structures or alter the physical
16 design of a community correctional center as is necessary to
17 accommodate the program needs and other unique requirements of
18 the chaplain.
19 (3)(a) This appropriation shall also be used to fund
20 52 transition-assistance specialists, six new Bureau of
21 Transition positions to monitor, oversee, and provide support
22 to transition assistance programs, and to expand the 100-hour
23 comprehensive transition course at each correctional
24 institution. The transition-assistance specialists shall
25 assist all inmates released from the custody of the department
26 who are eligible for the transition-assistance program.
27 (b) The appropriation shall also be used to fund six
28 additional faith-based dormitories similar to the current
29 faith-based pilot program operating at Tomoka Correctional
30 Institution. Using nonrecurring funds from the appropriation,
31 the department shall alter the physical design at selected
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1 dormitories as necessary to accommodate program needs and
2 other unique requirements of the program described in section
3 944.803, Florida Statutes. Recurring funds from this
4 appropriation shall fund six chaplain positions, six
5 accompanying clerical-support positions, and the purchase of
6 miscellaneous secular supplies that are necessary to operate
7 the program.
8 (c) Finally, this appropriation shall also fund, for
9 the 2001-2002 fiscal year, the nonrecurring start-up and
10 recurring per diem costs for 400 substance-abuse-transition
11 housing beds. The 400 substance-abuse-transition housing beds
12 shall be provided by faith-based service groups under contract
13 with the department. The new beds and services funded by this
14 appropriation shall be in addition to the minimum 400 required
15 beds designated as transition-housing beds under section
16 944.026(1)(c) and (2), Florida Statutes, which may be under
17 contract with private organizations not offering a faith
18 component. Funds from the appropriation may be used for paying
19 nonrecurring start-up costs to ensure the proper selection and
20 training of staff and for expenses that relate to preparing
21 the facilities for occupancy.
22 (d) The department shall ensure that the number of
23 transition-housing beds provided by private organizations with
24 a faith component does not exceed the number of
25 transition-housing beds provided by private organizations
26 without a faith component, so that an eligible offender has
27 equal access to either type of transition bed.
28 (e) The department shall ensure that state funds are
29 not expended for the sole purpose of furthering religious
30 indoctrination, but rather that state funds are expended for
31 purposes of furthering the secular goals of criminal
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1 rehabilitation, the successful reintegration of offenders into
2 the community, and the reduction of recidivism.
3 Section 21. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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5 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
6 CS/SB 912
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8 Permits the department to use probation and restitution center
(PRC) beds as transitional housing;
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Clarifies that the Addiction Supervision Program is designed
10 for released inmates;
11 Staggers the times when the new faith-based dormitories will
come on line. The first three shall be operational by March
12 1st and the next three will be operational by June 1st;
13 Delays the assignment of the chaplains to the 10 work release
centers from July to October;
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Provides for the revocation process used for the other forms
15 of supervision to also apply for the newly created Addiction
Recovery Supervision;
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Expands the eligibility for admission into a pretrial
17 substance abuse education and treatment intervention program;
18 Removes prohibition on advisory committee designating a
defendant eligible for the pretrial intervention program
19 without the recommendation and approval of the state
attorney;and
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Reduces the number of transition assistance specialists from
21 60 to 52 to match the number of state prisons, adds 6 FTE to
staff the new Bureau of Transition and provides that the
22 payment of start-up costs to the vendors be discretionary and
not mandatory and reduces the appropriation from $5.2 million
23 to a little over $5 million.
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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.