HB 1851

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the costs of supervision and care for
3	juvenile offenders; clarifying the authority of the court
4	to assess fees to parents for the costs associated with
5	the supervision or care of a child by the Department of
6	Juvenile Justice; creating s. 985.2311, F.S.; requiring
7	the court to order the parent of a child placed in home
8	detention, probation, or other supervision status or
9	placed into secure detention or on committed status with
10	the department to pay a daily fee for the cost of such
11	child's supervision or care; specifying the amount of the
12	fee associated with the cost of supervision; specifying
13	the amount of the fee associated with the cost of care;
14	requiring the parent of such child to provide specified
15	identifying information and information pertaining to the
16	parent's ability to pay such fees; providing for
17	enforcement of such requirement through contempt
18	proceedings; authorizing the court to apportion the
19	payment obligation; requiring the court to waive or reduce
20	such fees upon a finding of indigency or significant
21	financial hardship; requiring such finding to be supported
22	by facts and detailed in writing; authorizing the court to
23	reduce or waive such fees as to any parent who was a
24	victim of the child's delinquent act in certain
25	circumstances; requiring the court to make written
26	findings as to what fees are ordered, reduced, or waived;
27	providing a presumption in the absence of such order;
28	authorizing the court to order a child to pay such fees in
29	certain circumstances; requiring the department to seek a
30	federal waiver to garnish public assistance benefits in
31	certain circumstances; providing procedures if an order
32	for payment of such fees affects the guardianship of an
33	estate; authorizing the department to employ certain
34	agencies in the collection of delinquent or unpaid fees;
35	providing for payment for the services of such collection
36	agency; requiring that certain documentation be provided
37	relating to the payment of such fees; providing for all
38	moneys collected by the department or collection agency in
39	connection with such fees to be transferred to the Grants
40	and Donations Trust Fund; prohibiting the court or the
41	department from extending a child's length of supervision
42	or care solely for the purpose of collecting such fees;
43	providing a limitation of the responsibility of a parent
44	or child for such fees; providing for a refund in certain
45	circumstances; defining the term "parent"; amending s.
46	985.21, F.S.; revising cross references, to conform;
47	amending s. 985.215, F.S.; requiring the court to order a
48	parent to pay fees associated with the cost of the
49	supervision or care of any child placed on detention
50	status with the department; providing a cross reference;
51	deleting provisions relating to the assessment and
52	collection of fees associated with the cost of such care
53	to conform; amending s. 985.231, F.S.; requiring the court
54	to order a parent to pay fees associated with the cost of
55	the supervision or care of any child found to have
56	committed a delinquent act, regardless of adjudication,
57	and placed under the supervision or in the temporary
58	custody of the department; providing a cross reference;
59	deleting provisions relating to the assessment and
60	collection of fees associated with the cost of such
61	supervision or care to conform; amending s. 985.233, F.S.;
62	providing for the recoupment of the cost of supervision or
63	care in juvenile justice programs or facilities; requiring
64	the court to order a parent to pay fees associated with
65	the cost of the supervision or care of any child
66	supervised by or committed to the department; providing a
67	cross reference; deleting provisions relating to the
68	assessment and collection of fees associated with the cost
69	of such supervision or care to conform; requiring the
70	court to reduce the fees owed by parents or guardians for
71	the cost of a child's care or supervision by the
72	department in certain circumstances where the parent or
73	guardian successfully completes a parenting course;
74	providing a limit on the amount that such fees may be
75	reduced; providing for the future repeal of the
76	requirement; providing an effective date.
77
78	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
79
80	Section 1.  Section 985.2311, Florida Statutes, is created
81	to read:
82	985.2311  Cost of supervision; cost of care.--
83	(1)  Except as provided in subsection (3) or subsection
84	(4):
85	(a)  When any child is placed into home detention,
86	probation, or other supervision status with the Department of
87	Juvenile Justice, the court shall order the parent of such child
88	to pay to the department a fee for the cost of the supervision
89	of such child in the amount of $1 per day for each day that the
90	child is in supervision status.
91	(b)  When any child is placed into secure detention or
92	placed on committed status and the temporary legal custody of
93	such child is placed with the Department of Juvenile Justice,
94	the court shall order the parent of such child to pay to the
95	department a fee for the cost of the care of such child in the
96	amount of $5 per day for each day that the child is in the
97	temporary legal custody of the department.
98	(2)  The parent of any child who has been placed under the
99	supervision or care of the department shall provide to the
100	department his or her name, address, social security number,
101	date of birth, driver's license number or identification card
102	number, and sufficient financial information so as to assist the
103	court in determining the parent's ability to pay any fee
104	associated with the cost of the child's supervision or care. If
105	the parent refuses to provide the department with the
106	information required by this subsection, the court shall order
107	the parent to provide such information. The failure of the
108	parent to comply with such order of the court constitutes
109	contempt of court, and the court may punish the parent
110	accordingly.
111	(3)  At the time of any detention or disposition hearing,
112	the court shall receive the information described in subsection
113	(2), as well as any other verbal or written information offered
114	as to the ability of the parent of a child who is being placed
115	under the supervision or care of the department to pay any fee
116	imposed pursuant to this section and whether the payment of such
117	fee will create a significant financial hardship. The court may
118	apportion the obligation for the fee to each parent in a manner
119	it deems appropriate; however, the total amount of the daily fee
120	may not exceed the amounts specified in this section. Any
121	finding made by the court as to the ability of the parent to pay
122	such fee, including any finding of indigency or significant
123	financial hardship, shall be in writing and shall contain a
124	detailed description of the facts supporting such finding. If
125	the court makes a finding of indigency and significant financial
126	hardship, the court shall waive the fee or reduce it to an
127	amount deemed appropriate.
128	(4)  Notwithstanding subsection (3), the court may reduce
129	or waive the fee as to each parent if the court makes a finding
130	on the record that the parent was the victim of the delinquent
131	act or violation of law for which the child has been placed
132	under the supervision or care of the department and that the
133	parent is cooperating or has cooperated with the investigation
134	of the offense.
135	(5)  The court shall order the payment of any fees required
136	in this section as part of the detention or disposition order.
137	Such order must include specific written findings as to what
138	fees are ordered, reduced, or waived. If the court fails to
139	enter an order as required by this section, the parent is deemed
140	to have an obligation to pay to the department a fee in the
141	amount of $1 per day for each day that the child is under the
142	supervision of the department and $5 per day for each day that
143	the child remains in the care of the department.
144	(6)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), with respect to a
145	child who reaches the age of 18 prior to the detention or
146	disposition hearing, the court may elect to direct an order
147	required by this section to such child, rather than to the
148	child's parent. With regard to a child who reaches 18 while
149	under the supervision or care of the department, the court may,
150	upon proper motion of any party, hold a hearing as to whether
151	any party should be further obligated to pay any fee associated
152	with cost of the supervision or care of such child. If the court
153	does not enter an order under this subsection, it shall be
154	presumed that the court intended for the parent to pay or to
155	continue to pay the fees specified in this section. Any order
156	entered pursuant to this subsection must include specific
157	findings as to what fees are ordered, reduced, or waived as to
158	the child.
159	(7)  With respect to a child who has been placed under the
160	supervision or care of the department and whose parent receives
161	public assistance for any portion of such child's care, the
162	department must seek a federal waiver to garnish or otherwise
163	order the payment of a portion of the public assistance relating
164	to such child, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the
165	parent's obligation, in order to offset the costs to the
166	department associated with providing supervision or care of such
167	child.
168	(8)  If any order entered pursuant to this section affects
169	the guardianship of an estate, a certified copy of such order
170	shall be delivered to the judge having jurisdiction over the
171	guardianship of the estate.
172	(9)  The department may employ a collection agency for the
173	purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment of
174	any fees ordered pursuant to this section that have gone
175	delinquent or unpaid for 90 days or more. The collection agency
176	must be registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The
177	department may pay for the services of the collection agency
178	from available authorized funds or from funds generated by any
179	collections under this subsection. Alternatively, the department
180	may authorize the collection agency to withhold a specified
181	amount of any fee collected as payment for its services.
182	(10)  The department or the collection agency shall provide
183	to the payor documentation of the payment of any fee paid
184	pursuant to this section. Except as provided in subsection (9),
185	all payments received by the department or the collection agency
186	pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state Grants
187	and Donations Trust Fund within the Department of Juvenile
188	Justice.
189	(11)  Under no circumstance shall the court or the
190	department extend the child's length of stay in the department's
191	supervision or care solely for the purpose of collecting the
192	fees specified in this section.
193	(12)  No parent or child shall be liable for any fee
194	provided in this section unless:
195	(a)  The child is adjudicated delinquent, or has
196	adjudication of delinquency withheld, for the offense that gave
197	rise to the supervision or care; or
198	(b)  The child is found to have violated an order of the
199	court, including any order of supervision or care, and the costs
200	are associated with the violation of such order.
201
202	If any funds are paid for the supervision or care of a child who
203	is determined not to meet the criteria specified in paragraph
204	(a) or paragraph (b), such funds shall be refunded to the payor
205	forthwith.
206	(13)  For purposes of this section, "parent" means any
207	person who meets the definition of "parent" or "legal custody or
208	guardian" in s. 985.03.
209	Section 2.  Subsection (5) of section 985.21, Florida
210	Statutes, is amended to read:
211	985.21  Intake and case management.--
212	(5)  Prior to requesting that a delinquency petition be
213	filed or prior to filing a dependency petition, the juvenile
214	probation officer may request the parent or legal guardian of
215	the child to attend a course of instruction in parenting skills,
216	training in conflict resolution, and the practice of
217	nonviolence; to accept counseling; or to receive other
218	assistance from any agency in the community which notifies the
219	clerk of the court of the availability of its services. Where
220	appropriate, the juvenile probation officer shall request both
221	parents or guardians to receive such parental assistance. The
222	juvenile probation officer may, in determining whether to
223	request that a delinquency petition be filed, take into
224	consideration the willingness of the parent or legal guardian to
225	comply with such request. The parent or guardian must provide
226	the juvenile probation officer with identifying information,
227	including the parent's or guardian's name, address, date of
228	birth, social security number, and driver's license number or
229	identification card number in order to comply with s. 985.2311
230	ss. 985.215(6), 985.231(1)(b), and 985.233(4)(d).
231	Section 3.  Subsection (6) of section 985.215, Florida
232	Statutes, as amended by section 140 of chapter 2003-402, Laws of
233	Florida, is amended to read:
234	985.215  Detention.--
235	(6)(a)  When any child is placed into secure, nonsecure, or
236	home detention care or into other placement for the purpose of
237	being supervised by the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant
238	to a court order following a detention hearing, the court shall
239	order the parents or guardians of such child to pay to the
240	Department of Juvenile Justice fees as provided under s.
241	985.2311 in the amount of $5 per day that the child is under the
242	care or supervision of the department in order to partially
243	offset the cost of the care, support, maintenance, and other
244	usual and ordinary obligations of parents to provide for the
245	needs of their children, unless the court makes a finding on the
246	record that the parent or guardian of the child is indigent.
247	(b)  At the time of the detention hearing, the department
248	shall report to the court, verbally or in writing, any available
249	information concerning the ability of the parent or guardian of
250	the child to pay such fee. If the court makes a finding of
251	indigence, the parent or guardian shall pay to the department a
252	nominal subsistence fee of $2 per day that the child is securely
253	detained outside the home or $1 per day if the child is
254	otherwise detained in lieu of other fees related to the parent's
255	obligation for the child's cost of care. The nominal subsistence
256	fee may only be waived or reduced if the court makes a finding
257	that such payment would constitute a significant financial
258	hardship. Such finding shall be in writing and shall contain a
259	detailed description of the facts that led the court to make
260	both the finding of indigence and the finding of significant
261	financial hardship.
262	(c)  In addition, the court may reduce the fees or waive
263	the fees as to each parent or guardian if the court makes a
264	finding on the record that the parent or guardian was the victim
265	of the delinquent act or violation of law for which the child is
266	detained and that the parent or guardian is cooperating in the
267	investigation of the offense.
268	(d)  The court must include specific findings in the
269	detention order as to what fees are ordered, reduced, or waived.
270	If the court fails to enter an order as required by this
271	subsection, it shall be presumed that the court intended the
272	parent or guardian to pay to the department the fee of $5 per
273	day that the child remains in detention care.
274	(e)  With respect to a child who has been found to have
275	committed a delinquent act or violation of law, whether or not
276	adjudication is withheld, and whose parent or guardian receives
277	public assistance for any portion of that child's care, the
278	department must seek a federal waiver to garnish or otherwise
279	order the payments of the portion of the public assistance
280	relating to that child to offset the costs of providing care,
281	custody, maintenance, rehabilitation, intervention, or
282	corrective services to the child. When the order affects the
283	guardianship estate, a certified copy of the order shall be
284	delivered to the judge having jurisdiction of the guardianship
285	estate.
286	(f)  The clerk of the circuit court shall act as a
287	depository for these fees. Upon each payment received, the clerk
288	of the circuit court shall receive a fee from the total payment
289	of 3 percent of any payment made except that no fee shall be
290	less than $1 nor more than $5 per payment made. This fee shall
291	serve as a service charge for the administration, management,
292	and maintenance of each payment. At the end of each month, the
293	clerk of the circuit court shall send all money collected under
294	this section to the state Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
295	(g)  The parent or guardian shall provide to the department
296	the parent's or guardian's name, address, social security
297	number, date of birth, and driver's license number or
298	identification card number and sufficient financial information
299	for the department to be able to determine the parent's or
300	guardian's ability to pay. If the parent or guardian refuses to
301	provide the department with any identifying information or
302	financial information, the court shall order the parent to
303	comply and may pursue contempt of court sanctions for failure to
304	comply.
305	(h)  The department may employ a collection agency for the
306	purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment of
307	unpaid and delinquent fees. The collection agency must be
308	registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The
309	department may pay to the collection agency a fee from the
310	amount collected under the claim or may authorize the agency to
311	deduct the fee from the amount collected. The department may
312	also pay for collection services from available authorized
313	funds.
314	(i)  The department may enter into agreements with parents
315	or guardians to establish a schedule of periodic payments if
316	payment of the obligation in full presents an undue hardship.
317	Any such agreement may provide for payment of interest
318	consistent with prevailing loan rates.
319	(j)  The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide to
320	the payor documentation of any amounts paid by the payor to the
321	Department of Juvenile Justice on behalf of the child. All
322	payments received by the department pursuant to this subsection
323	shall be deposited in the state Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
324	Neither the court nor the department may extend the child's
325	length of stay in detention care solely for the purpose of
326	collecting fees.
327	Section 4.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
328	985.231, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 141 of chapter
329	2003-402, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
330	985.231  Powers of disposition in delinquency cases.--
331	(1)
332	(b)1.  When any child is found adjudicated by the court to
333	have committed a delinquent act and is placed on probation,
334	regardless of adjudication, under the supervision of or in the
335	temporary legal custody of the child has been placed with a
336	licensed child-caring agency or the Department of Juvenile
337	Justice, the court shall order the parents of such child to pay
338	fees to the department as provided under s. 985.2311 in the
339	amount of $5 per day that the child is under the care or
340	supervision of the department in order to partially offset the
341	cost of the care, support, maintenance, and other usual and
342	ordinary obligations of parents to provide for the needs of
343	their children while in the recommended residential commitment
344	level, unless the court makes a finding on the record that the
345	parent or guardian of the child is indigent.
346	2.  No later than the disposition hearing, the department
347	shall provide the court with information concerning the actual
348	cost of care, support, and maintenance of the child in the
349	recommended residential commitment level and concerning the
350	ability of the parent or guardian of the child to pay any fees.
351	If the court makes a finding of indigence, the parent or
352	guardianship shall pay to the department a nominal subsistence
353	fee of $2 per day that the child is committed outside the home
354	or $1 per day if the child is otherwise supervised in lieu of
355	other fees related to the parents' obligation for the child's
356	cost of care. The nominal subsistence fee may only be waived or
357	reduced if the court makes a finding that such payment would
358	constitute a significant financial hardship. Such finding shall
359	be in writing and shall contain a detailed description of the
360	facts that led the court to make both the finding of indigence
361	and the finding of significant financial hardship.
362	3.  In addition, the court may reduce the fees or waive the
363	fees as to each parent or guardian if the court makes a finding
364	on the record that the parent or guardian was the victim of the
365	delinquent act or violation of law for which the child is
366	subject to placement under this section and that the parent or
367	guardian has cooperated in the investigation and prosecution of
368	the offense.
369	4.  All orders committing a child to a residential
370	commitment program shall include specific findings as to what
371	fees are ordered, reduced, or waived. If the court fails to
372	enter an order as required by this paragraph, it shall be
373	presumed that the court intended the parent or guardian to pay
374	fees to the department in an amount of $5 per day related to the
375	care, support, and maintenance of the child. With regard to a
376	child who reaches the age of 18 prior to the disposition
377	hearing, the court may elect to direct an order required by this
378	paragraph to such child, rather than the parent or guardian.
379	With regard to a child who reaches the age of 18 while in the
380	custody of the department, the court may, upon proper motion of
381	any party, hold a hearing as to whether any party should be
382	further obligated respecting the payment of fees. When the order
383	affects the guardianship estate, a certified copy of the order
384	shall be delivered to the judge having jurisdiction of the
385	guardianship estate.
386	5.  The clerk of the circuit court shall act as a
387	depository for these fees. Upon each payment received, the clerk
388	of the circuit court shall receive a fee from the total payment
389	of 3 percent of any payment made except that no fee shall be
390	less than $1 nor more than $5 per payment made. This fee shall
391	serve as a service charge for the administration, management,
392	and maintenance of each payment. At the end of each month, the
393	clerk of the circuit court shall send all money collected under
394	this section to the state Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
395	6.  The parent or guardian shall provide to the department
396	the parent or guardian's name, address, social security number,
397	state of birth, and driver's license number or identification
398	card number and sufficient financial information for the
399	department to be able to determine the parent or guardian's
400	ability to pay. If the parent or guardian refuses to provide the
401	department with any identifying information or financial
402	information, the court shall order the parent to comply and may
403	pursue contempt of court sanctions for failure to comply.
404	7.  The department may employ a collection agency for the
405	purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment of
406	unpaid and delinquent fees. The collection agency must be
407	registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The
408	department may pay to the collection agency a fee from the
409	amount collected under the claim or may authorize the agency to
410	deduct the fee from the amount collected. The department may
411	also pay for collection services from available authorized
412	funds.
413	8.  The department may enter into agreements with parents
414	or guardians to establish a schedule of periodic payments if
415	payment of the obligation in full presents an undue hardship.
416	Any such agreement may provide for payment of interests
417	consistent with prevailing loan rates.
418	9.  The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide to the
419	payor documentation of any amounts paid by the payor to the
420	Department of Juvenile Justice on behalf of the child. All
421	payments received by the department pursuant to this subsection
422	shall be deposited in the state Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
423	10.  Neither the court nor the department may extend the
424	child's length of stay in placement care solely for the purpose
425	of collecting fees.
426	Section 5.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
427	985.233, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 142 of chapter
428	2003-402, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
429	985.233  Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for
430	juveniles prosecuted as adults.--
431	(4)  SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES.--
432	(d)  Recoupment of cost of care or supervision in juvenile
433	justice programs or facilities.--
434	1.  When the court orders any child to be supervised by or
435	committed commitment of a child to the Department of Juvenile
436	Justice for treatment in any of the department's programs for
437	children, the court shall order the parents of such child to pay
438	fees as provided under s. 985.2311 in the amount of $5 per day
439	that the child is under the care or supervision of the
440	department in order to partially offset the cost of the care,
441	support, maintenance, and other usual and ordinary obligations
442	of parents to provide for the needs of their children, unless
443	the court makes a finding on the record that the parent or legal
444	guardian of the child is indigent.
445	2.  Prior to commitment, the department shall provide the
446	court with information concerning the actual cost of care in the
447	recommended residential commitment level and concerning the
448	ability of the parent or guardian of the child to pay specified
449	fees. If the court makes a finding of indigency, the parent or
450	guardian shall pay to the department a nominal subsistence fee
451	of $2 per day that the child is committed outside the home or $1
452	per day if the child is otherwise supervised in lieu of other
453	fees related to the parent's obligation for the child's cost of
454	care. The nominal subsistence fee may only be waived or reduced
455	if the court makes a finding that such payment would constitute
456	a significant financial hardship. Such finding shall be in
457	writing and shall contain a detailed description of the facts
458	that led the court to make both the finding of indigency and the
459	finding of significant financial hardship.
460	3.  In addition, the court may reduce the fees or waive the
461	fees as to each parent or guardian if the court makes a finding
462	on the record that the parent or guardian was the victim of the
463	delinquent act or violation of law for which the child is
464	subject to commitment under this section and that the parent or
465	guardian has cooperated in the investigation and prosecution of
466	the offense. When the order affects the guardianship estate, a
467	certified copy of the order shall be delivered to the judge
468	having jurisdiction of the guardianship estate.
469	4.  All orders committing a child to a residential
470	commitment program shall include specific findings as to what
471	fees are ordered, reduced, or waived. If the court fails to
472	enter an order as required by this paragraph, it shall be
473	presumed that the court intended the parent or guardian to pay
474	fees to the department in an amount of $5 per day related to the
475	care, support, and maintenance of the child. With regard to a
476	child who reaches the age of 18 prior to the disposition
477	hearing, the court may elect to direct an order required by this
478	paragraph to such child, rather than the parent or guardian.
479	With regard to a child who reaches the age of 18 while in the
480	custody of the department, the court may, upon proper motion of
481	any party, hold a hearing as to whether any party should be
482	further obligated respecting the payment of fees.
483	5.  The clerk of the circuit court shall act as a
484	depository for these fees. Upon each payment received, the clerk
485	of the circuit court shall receive a fee from the total payment
486	of 3 percent of any payment made except that no fee shall be
487	less than $1 nor more than $5 per payment made. This fee shall
488	serve as a service charge for the administration, management,
489	and maintenance of each payment. At the end of each month, the
490	clerk of the circuit court shall send all money collected under
491	this section to the state Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
492	6.  The parent or guardian shall provide to the department
493	the parent or guardian's name, address, social security number,
494	date of birth, and driver's license number or identification
495	card number and sufficient financial information for the
496	department to be able to determine the parent or guardian's
497	ability to pay. If the parent or guardian refuses to provide the
498	department with any identifying information or financial
499	information, the court shall order the parent to comply and may
500	pursue contempt of court sanctions for failure to comply.
501	7.  The department may employ a collection agency for the
502	purpose of receiving, collecting, and managing the payment of
503	unpaid and delinquent fees. The collection agency must be
504	registered and in good standing under chapter 559. The
505	department may pay to the collection agency a fee from the
506	amount collected under the claim or may authorize the agency to
507	deduct the fee from the amount collected. The department may
508	also pay for collection services from available authorized
509	funds. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide to the
510	payor documentation of any amounts paid by the payor to the
511	Department of Juvenile Justice on behalf of the child. All
512	payments received by the department pursuant to this subsection
513	shall be deposited in the state Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
514	8.  Neither the court nor the department may extend the
515	child's length of stay in commitment care solely for the purpose
516	of collecting fees.
517
518	It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria and
519	guidelines in this subsection are mandatory and that a
520	determination of disposition under this subsection is subject to
521	the right of the child to appellate review under s. 985.234.
522	Section 6.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of s.
523	985.2311, Florida Statutes, for the period beginning July 1,
524	2004 through June 30, 2005, the court shall reduce the fees
525	required under that section for parents or guardians of children
526	whose cases come before the juvenile court in the Ninth Judicial
527	Circuit who successfully complete a voluntary parenting course
528	approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The amount of
529	the reduction shall be equivalent to 20 percent of the
530	obligation owed by the parent or guardian for such fees;
531	however, the total value of the reduction shall not exceed $450.
532	The parent or guardian shall be responsible for any balance of
533	fees associated with the cost of the child's supervision or care
534	that remains after the application of the reduction authorized
535	under this section. Any reduction in the amount of the
536	obligation owed by the parent or guardian pursuant to an order
537	of the court shall be contingent upon the agreement of the
538	parent or guardian to stay current in his or her obligation for
539	the remaining fees owed and to successfully complete the
540	parenting course and present the department with notarized
541	documentation of such completion. The court shall proceed under
542	its contempt authority against any parent or guardian who, after
543	having agreed to such conditions, fails to stay current in his
544	or her obligation for the remaining balance of fees or who fails
545	to successfully complete the parenting course. Upon a finding of
546	contempt, the court shall require the parent or guardian to pay
547	the full amount of the fees as provided under s. 985.2311,
548	Florida Statutes. A parent or guardian may only have fees
549	reduced under this section once. This section shall expire June
550	30, 2005.
551	Section 7.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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