Senate Bill sb0312er

    ENROLLED

    2003 Legislature                                        SB 312



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  2         An act relating to the Department of Juvenile

  3         Justice; amending s. 985.407, F.S.; requiring

  4         the department to adopt by rule procedures for

  5         changing policies that affect certain

  6         contracted services and programs; requiring

  7         procedures for notice, public comment,

  8         assessment of fiscal impact, and response by

  9         the department; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of

14  section 985.407, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as

15  subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and a new

16  subsection (2) is added to that section to read:

17         985.407  Departmental contracting powers; personnel

18  standards and screening.--

19         (2)  The department shall adopt a rule pursuant to

20  chapter 120 establishing a procedure to provide notice of

21  policy changes that affect contracted delinquency services and

22  programs. A policy is defined as an operational requirement

23  that applies to only the specified contracted delinquency

24  service or program. The procedure shall include:

25         (a)  Public notice of policy development.

26         (b)  Opportunity for public comment on the proposed

27  policy.

28         (c)  Assessment for fiscal impact upon the department

29  and providers.

30         (d)  The department's response to comments received.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.


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