Senate Bill sb3078
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 3078
By Senator Diaz de la Portilla
36-2023-04 See HB 1817
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to juvenile justice; providing
3 for a parental involvement pilot project in
4 Orange County; authorizing the Department of
5 Juvenile Justice to allow certain parents to
6 attend and participate in a course of parenting
7 education classes in lieu of paying certain
8 required fees associated with the cost of a
9 child's care or supervision by the department;
10 limiting such authority to the 2004-2005 fiscal
11 year and to cases involving orders of the
12 circuit court in and for Orange County;
13 authorizing the department to develop a formula
14 for specifying the number of participation
15 hours in lieu of fees; requiring the department
16 to provide notification about the option to
17 participate in the pilot project; authorizing
18 the department to contract with a private or
19 public entity to provide parenting education
20 classes in certain circumstances; directing the
21 department to waive fees upon proof by the
22 parent of successful completion of the course
23 of parenting education classes; limiting the
24 amount of fees that may be waived; prohibiting
25 issuance of any order of the circuit court in
26 and for Orange County reducing or waiving the
27 required fees during the 2004-2005 fiscal year;
28 providing exceptions; requiring the department
29 to identify measurable outcomes for the pilot
30 project; requiring a report; providing
31 applicability; providing that the parent is
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1 responsible for costs associated with the
2 parenting education classes; providing a
3 definition; providing an effective date.
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5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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7 Section 1. Orange County Parental Involvement Pilot
8 Project.--
9 (1) In accordance with the provisions of subsection
10 (4) and for the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, the Department of
11 Juvenile Justice is authorized to allow any parent who,
12 pursuant to an order of the circuit court in and for Orange
13 County, is subject to the provisions of section 985.215(6),
14 section 985.231(1)(b), or section 985.233(4)(d), Florida
15 Statutes, relating to the fees associated with the cost of a
16 child's care or supervision by the department, to attend and
17 participate in a course of parenting education classes which
18 is approved by the department in lieu of paying all or a
19 portion of such fees. The department is authorized to develop
20 a reasonable and uniform formula for specifying a number of
21 participation hours in lieu of the $5 per day fee.
22 (2) The department shall notify parents who, pursuant
23 to an order of the circuit court in and for Orange County, are
24 obliged to pay fees associated with the cost of the child's
25 care or supervision by the department, of the option to
26 participate in the pilot project by attending and
27 participating in a course of parenting education classes. The
28 notification shall include a description of the course
29 contents and the number of participation hours that the parent
30 will be required to successfully complete in order to receive
31 a waiver of such fees pursuant to subsection (4).
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1 (a) For any such order issued during the 2004-2005
2 fiscal year, the department shall provide the notification as
3 soon as is practicable after the issuance of the order.
4 (b) The department shall make reasonable efforts to
5 provide the notification to parents who are the subject of
6 such orders entered prior to the 2004-2005 fiscal year and who
7 have a current or delinquent obligation to pay the required
8 fees.
9 (3) If the Department of Juvenile Justice does not
10 already have such classes in place and available in Orange
11 County, the department may contract with a private or public
12 entity in Orange County to provide classes in parenting
13 education for purposes of the pilot project. The private or
14 public entity must have appropriate expertise in providing
15 parenting education.
16 (4) Upon the parent providing proof to the department
17 of successful completion of the course of parenting education
18 classes, the department shall waive the costs associated with
19 the child's care or supervision by the department in
20 accordance with the formula described in subsection (1).
21 However, the value of the waiver may not exceed $450.
22 (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of section
23 985.215(6), section 985.231(1)(b), or section 985.233(4)(d),
24 Florida Statutes, during the 2004-2005 fiscal year, no order
25 shall issue from the circuit court in and for Orange County
26 purporting to reduce or waive any required fees associated
27 with the cost of the child's care or supervision by the
28 department, except as provided in subsection (6).
29 (6)(a) The court may reduce or waive such fees in
30 circumstances where the court makes a finding on the record
31 that the parent was the victim of the delinquent act or
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1 violation of law for which the child has been placed under the
2 care or supervision of the department and that the parent is
3 cooperating or has cooperated with the investigation of the
4 act or violation.
5 (b) The court may authorize the parent to participate
6 in a course of parenting education classes in lieu of paying
7 all or a portion of the required fees, subject to the
8 provisions of subsection (4). If the parent's obligation to
9 pay fees exceeds $450, the court may reduce or waive the
10 remaining fees in accordance with the provisions of section
11 985.215(6), section 985.231(1)(b), or section 985.233(4)(d),
12 Florida Statutes, upon verification by the department that the
13 parent has successfully completed the course of parenting
14 education classes.
15 (7) The department shall identify measurable outcomes
16 for the pilot project, including, but not limited to, the
17 following:
18 (a) The number of parents who participate in parenting
19 education classes in lieu of paying the required fees.
20 (b) The number of parents who successfully complete
21 such classes.
22 (c) Whether any child of a participating parent is
23 referred to the department during the 2004-2005 fiscal year
24 subsequent to the referral associated with the parent's
25 initial participation in the parenting education classes.
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27 The department shall report these outcomes, together with the
28 outcomes of any other measures deemed appropriate, to the
29 Legislature and Governor by October 1, 2005. The report shall
30 also indicate the total amount of fees collected pursuant to
31 sections 985.215(6), 985.231(1)(b), and 985.233(4)(d), Florida
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1 Statutes, in Orange County during fiscal years 2003-2004 and
2 2004-2005.
3 (8) This section shall not apply if there is a court
4 order specifically prohibiting participation in lieu of
5 payment. This section applies to any order or other obligation
6 for the payment of fees as described in subsection (1) which
7 is current or delinquent during the 2004-2005 fiscal year. It
8 shall be the parent's responsibility to bear all costs
9 associated with the parent's participation in the parenting
10 education classes. For purposes of this section, the term
11 "parent" means the mother, father, or legal guardian of a
12 child.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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