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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 415
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Committee on Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety
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18 Section 1. Project HOPE.--
19 (1) There is created a 2-year community-based program
20 in Pinellas County that shall include early intervention for a
21 person convicted of prostitution, as defined in s.
22 796.07(1)(a), Florida Statutes. Any person convicted two or
23 more times under s. 796.07, Florida Statutes, shall undergo
24 screening and evaluation for substance abuse prior to
25 sentencing. After screening and evaluation for substance
26 abuse, the person shall enter into a court-authorized
27 substance abuse treatment program, if recommended.
28 (2) The proposed program shall be called Project HOPE
29 (Healthy Options Promoting Esteem). Project HOPE shall provide
30 services that include intake and screening, initial drug
31 screening and urinalysis tests, psychosocial assessments, case
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1 management, short-term supportive counseling, community
2 referrals, and referrals to residential and nonresidential
3 drug treatment.
4 (3) In order to successfully curb the prostitution
5 cycle, intervention efforts must target the solicitor or buyer
6 of prostitute services as described in s. 796.07(2)(f),
7 Florida Statutes. A person convicted for a first or second
8 time under s. 796.07, Florida Statutes, shall be given the
9 option to attend a rehabilitative educational program
10 recommended by the court for solicitors or buyers of
11 prostitution services. If the person convicted chooses this
12 option, adjudication shall be withheld pending the completion
13 of the requirements of such program. The person is required to
14 attend six classes within 6 months and pay $350 in fees. The
15 program provider shall provide monthly tracking of the
16 person's attendance, progress, and attitude to the court until
17 the classes are completed.
18 Section 2. There is appropriated from the General
19 Revenue Fund to Pinellas County for fiscal year 2002-2003 the
20 sum of $180,000 to fund Project HOPE.
21 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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26 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 An act relating to prostitution; creating a
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1 community-based pilot program entitled Project
2 HOPE in Pinellas County; specifying that
3 certain persons convicted of violations of s.
4 796.07, F.S., are required to participate in
5 the program; providing for program components;
6 providing an appropriation; providing an
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