| 1 | Representative(s) Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 50, between line(s) 26 and 27, |
| 5 | insert: |
| 6 | Section 5. Notwithstanding section 287.057(14)(a), Florida |
| 7 | Statutes, the Department of Children and Family Services may |
| 8 | enter into agreements, not to exceed 23 years, with a private |
| 9 | contractor to finance, design, and construct a secure facility, |
| 10 | as described in section 394.917, Florida Statutes, of at least |
| 11 | 600 beds and to operate all aspects of daily operations within |
| 12 | the secure facility. The contractor may sponsor the issuance of |
| 13 | tax-exempt certificates of participation or other securities to |
| 14 | finance the project, and the state may enter into a lease- |
| 15 | purchase agreement for the secure facility. The department shall |
| 16 | begin the implementation of this privatization initiative by |
| 17 | July 1, 2005. This section is repealed July 1, 2006. |
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| 20 | On page 3, line(s) 27, after the semicolon, |
| 21 | insert: |
| 22 | authorizing the Department of Children and Family Services to |
| 23 | enter into agreements with a private contractor to finance, |
| 24 | design, and construct a secure facility; authorizing the |
| 25 | contractor to sponsor issuance of certain financing certificates |
| 26 | or securities; authorizing the state to enter into a lease- |
| 27 | purchase agreement; requiring implementation by a time certain; |
| 28 | providing for future repeal; |