1 | Representative Barreiro offered the following: |
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3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
5 | Section 1. Subsection (47) of section 39.01, Florida |
6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
7 | 39.01 Definitions.--When used in this chapter, unless the |
8 | context otherwise requires: |
9 | (47) "Other person responsible for a child's welfare" |
10 | includes the child's legal guardian, legal custodian, or foster |
11 | parent; an employee of a private school, public or private child |
12 | day care center, residential home, institution, facility, or |
13 | agency; a law enforcement officer employed in any facility, |
14 | service, or program for children that is operated or contracted |
15 | by the Department of Juvenile Justice; or any other person |
16 | legally responsible for the child's welfare in a residential |
17 | setting; and also includes an adult sitter or relative entrusted |
18 | with a child's care. For the purpose of departmental |
19 | investigative jurisdiction, this definition does not include the |
20 | following persons when they are acting in an official capacity: |
21 | law enforcement officers, except as otherwise provided in this |
22 | subsection; or employees of municipal or county detention |
23 | facilities; or employees of the Department of Corrections, while |
24 | acting in an official capacity. |
25 | Section 2. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of |
26 | section 985.207, Florida Statutes, to read: |
27 | 985.207 Taking a child into custody.-- |
28 | (1) A child may be taken into custody under the following |
29 | circumstances: |
30 | (e) When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to |
31 | believe that a child who is awaiting disposition has violated |
32 | conditions imposed by the court under s. 985.228(5) in his or |
33 | her order of adjudication of delinquency. |
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35 | Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the |
36 | detention of a child who does not meet the detention criteria in |
37 | s. 985.215. |
38 | Section 3. Subsection (2) and paragraphs (d) and (g) of |
39 | subsection (5) of section 985.215, Florida Statutes, are amended |
40 | to read: |
41 | 985.215 Detention.-- |
42 | (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1), a child |
43 | taken into custody and placed into nonsecure or home detention |
44 | care or detained in secure detention care prior to a detention |
45 | hearing may continue to be detained by the court if: |
46 | (a) The child is alleged to be an escapee from a |
47 | residential commitment program, or an absconder from a |
48 | nonresidential commitment program, a probation program, or |
49 | conditional release supervision, or is alleged to have escaped |
50 | while being lawfully transported to or from a residential |
51 | commitment program. |
52 | (b) The child is wanted in another jurisdiction for an |
53 | offense which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony. |
54 | (c) The child is charged with a delinquent act or |
55 | violation of law and requests in writing through legal counsel |
56 | to be detained for protection from an imminent physical threat |
57 | to his or her personal safety. |
58 | (d) The child is charged with committing an offense of |
59 | domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28 and is detained as |
60 | provided in s. 985.213(2)(b)3. |
61 | (e) The child is charged with possession or discharging a |
62 | firearm on school property in violation of s. 790.115. |
63 | (f) The child is charged with a capital felony, a life |
64 | felony, a felony of the first degree, a felony of the second |
65 | degree that does not involve a violation of chapter 893, or a |
66 | felony of the third degree that is also a crime of violence, |
67 | including any such offense involving the use or possession of a |
68 | firearm. |
69 | (g) The child is charged with any second degree or third |
70 | degree felony involving a violation of chapter 893 or any third |
71 | degree felony that is not also a crime of violence, and the |
72 | child: |
73 | 1. Has a record of failure to appear at court hearings |
74 | after being properly notified in accordance with the Rules of |
75 | Juvenile Procedure; |
76 | 2. Has a record of law violations prior to court hearings; |
77 | 3. Has already been detained or has been released and is |
78 | awaiting final disposition of the case; |
79 | 4. Has a record of violent conduct resulting in physical |
80 | injury to others; or |
81 | 5. Is found to have been in possession of a firearm. |
82 | (h) The child is alleged to have violated the conditions |
83 | of the child's probation or conditional release supervision. |
84 | However, a child detained under this paragraph may be held only |
85 | in a consequence unit as provided in s. 985.231(1)(a)1.c. If a |
86 | consequence unit is not available, the child shall be placed on |
87 | home detention with electronic monitoring. |
88 | (i) The child is detained on a judicial order for failure |
89 | to appear and has previously willfully failed to appear, after |
90 | proper notice, for an adjudicatory hearing on the same case |
91 | regardless of the results of the risk assessment instrument. A |
92 | child may be held in secure detention for up to 72 hours in |
93 | advance of the next scheduled court hearing pursuant to this |
94 | paragraph. The child's failure to keep the clerk of court and |
95 | defense counsel informed of a current and valid mailing address |
96 | where the child will receive notice to appear at court |
97 | proceedings does not provide an adequate ground for excusal of |
98 | the child's nonappearance at the hearings. |
99 | (j) The child is detained on a judicial order for failure |
100 | to appear and has previously willfully failed to appear, after |
101 | proper notice, at two or more court hearings of any nature on |
102 | the same case regardless of the results of the risk assessment |
103 | instrument. A child may be held in secure detention for up to 72 |
104 | hours in advance of the next scheduled court hearing pursuant to |
105 | this paragraph. The child's failure to keep the clerk of court |
106 | and defense counsel informed of a current and valid mailing |
107 | address where the child will receive notice to appear at court |
108 | proceedings does not provide an adequate ground for excusal of |
109 | the child's nonappearance at the hearings. |
110 | (k) At his or her adjudicatory hearing, the child has been |
111 | found to have committed a delinquent act or violation of law and |
112 | has previously willfully failed to appear, after proper notice, |
113 | for other delinquency court proceedings of any nature regardless |
114 | of the results of the risk assessment instrument. A child may be |
115 | held in secure detention or, at the discretion of the court and |
116 | if available, placed on home detention with electronic |
117 | monitoring until the child's disposition order is entered in his |
118 | or her case. The child's failure to keep the clerk of court and |
119 | defense counsel informed of a current and valid mailing address |
120 | where the child will receive notice to appear at court |
121 | proceedings does not provide an adequate ground for excusal of |
122 | the child's nonappearance at the hearings. |
123 |
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124 | A child who meets any of these criteria and who is ordered to be |
125 | detained pursuant to this subsection shall be given a hearing |
126 | within 24 hours after being taken into custody. The purpose of |
127 | the detention hearing is to determine the existence of probable |
128 | cause that the child has committed the delinquent act or |
129 | violation of law with which he or she is charged and the need |
130 | for continued detention, except where the child is alleged to |
131 | have absconded from a nonresidential commitment program in which |
132 | case the court, at the detention hearing, shall order that the |
133 | child be released from detention and returned to his or her |
134 | nonresidential commitment program. Unless a child is detained |
135 | under paragraph (d), or paragraph (e), or paragraph (k), the |
136 | court shall use the results of the risk assessment performed by |
137 | the juvenile probation officer and, based on the criteria in |
138 | this subsection, shall determine the need for continued |
139 | detention. A child placed into secure, nonsecure, or home |
140 | detention care may continue to be so detained by the court |
141 | pursuant to this subsection. If the court orders a placement |
142 | more restrictive than indicated by the results of the risk |
143 | assessment instrument, the court shall state, in writing, clear |
144 | and convincing reasons for such placement. Except as provided in |
145 | s. 790.22(8) or in subparagraph (10)(a)2., paragraph (10)(b), |
146 | paragraph (10)(c), or paragraph (10)(d), when a child is placed |
147 | into secure or nonsecure detention care, or into a respite home |
148 | or other placement pursuant to a court order following a |
149 | hearing, the court order must include specific instructions that |
150 | direct the release of the child from such placement no later |
151 | than 5 p.m. on the last day of the detention period specified in |
152 | paragraph (5)(b) or paragraph (5)(c), or subparagraph (10)(a)1., |
153 | whichever is applicable, unless the requirements of such |
154 | applicable provision have been met or an order of continuance |
155 | has been granted pursuant to paragraph (5)(f). |
156 | (5) |
157 | (d) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(k), paragraph (g), |
158 | or s. 985.228(5), a child may not be held in secure, nonsecure, |
159 | or home detention care for more than 15 days following the entry |
160 | of an order of adjudication. |
161 | (g) Upon good cause being shown that the nature of the |
162 | charge requires additional time for the prosecution or defense |
163 | of the case, the court may extend the time limits for detention |
164 | specified in paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) an additional 9 days |
165 | if the child is charged with an offense that would be, if |
166 | committed by an adult, a capital felony, a life felony, a felony |
167 | of the first degree, or a felony of the second degree involving |
168 | violence against any individual. |
169 | Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
170 | 985.2155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
171 | 985.2155 Shared county and state responsibility for |
172 | juvenile detention.-- |
173 | (2) As used in this section, the term: |
174 | (b) "Fiscally constrained county" means a county |
175 | designated as a rural area of critical economic concern under s. |
176 | 288.0656 for which the value of a mill in the county is no more |
177 | than $4 $3 million, based on the property valuations and tax |
178 | data annually published by the Department of Revenue under s. |
179 | 195.052. |
180 | Section 5. Subsection (5) of section 985.228, Florida |
181 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
182 | 985.228 Adjudicatory hearings; withheld adjudications; |
183 | orders of adjudication.-- |
184 | (5)(a) If the court finds that the child named in a |
185 | petition has committed a delinquent act or violation of law, but |
186 | elects not to proceed under subsection (4), it shall incorporate |
187 | that finding in an order of adjudication of delinquency entered |
188 | in the case, briefly stating the facts upon which the finding is |
189 | made, and the court shall thereafter have full authority under |
190 | this chapter to deal with the child as adjudicated. |
191 | (b) The order of adjudication of delinquency under |
192 | paragraph (a) shall also include conditions that must be |
193 | followed by the child until a disposition order is entered in |
194 | his or her case. These conditions must include, but are not |
195 | limited to, specifying that the child, during any period of time |
196 | that he or she: |
197 | 1. Is not in secure detention, must comply with a curfew; |
198 | must attend school or another educational program, if eligible; |
199 | and is prohibited from engaging in ungovernable behavior. |
200 | 2. Is in secure detention, is prohibited from engaging in |
201 | ungovernable behavior. |
202 | (c) For purposes of this subsection, the term |
203 | "ungovernable behavior" means: |
204 | 1. The child's failing to obey the reasonable and lawful |
205 | demands of the child's parent or legal guardian and, where |
206 | applicable, the reasonable and lawful demands of a person |
207 | responsible for supervising the child while he or she is in |
208 | school, another educational program, or secure detention. |
209 | 2. The child engaging in behavior that evidences a risk |
210 | that the child may fail to appear for future court proceedings |
211 | or may inflict harm upon others or the property of others. |
212 | 3. Other behavior of the child as specified in writing by |
213 | the court in the order of adjudication of delinquency. |
214 | (d) If a child willfully violates a condition contained in |
215 | his or her order of adjudication of delinquency, the court may |
216 | find the child in direct or indirect contempt of court under s. |
217 | 985.216; however, notwithstanding s. 985.216 and the results of |
218 | the risk assessment instrument, the child's sanctions for such |
219 | contempt of court shall be placement in secure detention or, at |
220 | the discretion of the court and if available, on home detention |
221 | with electronic monitoring until the child's disposition order |
222 | is entered in his or her case. |
223 | Section 6. Paragraph (j) of subsection (1) of section |
224 | 985.231, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
225 | 985.231 Powers of disposition in delinquency cases.-- |
226 | (1) |
227 | (j) If the offense committed by the child was grand theft |
228 | of a motor vehicle, the court: |
229 | 1. Upon a first adjudication for a grand theft of a motor |
230 | vehicle, may place the child youth in a sheriff's training and |
231 | respect program boot camp, unless the child is ineligible under |
232 | s. 985.3091 pursuant to s. 985.309, and shall order the child |
233 | youth to complete a minimum of 50 hours of community service. |
234 | 2. Upon a second adjudication for grand theft of a motor |
235 | vehicle which is separate and unrelated to the previous |
236 | adjudication, may place the child youth in a sheriff's training |
237 | and respect program boot camp, unless the child is ineligible |
238 | under s. 985.3091 pursuant to s. 985.309, and shall order the |
239 | child youth to complete a minimum of 100 hours of community |
240 | service. |
241 | 3. Upon a third adjudication for grand theft of a motor |
242 | vehicle which is separate and unrelated to the previous |
243 | adjudications, shall place the child youth in a sheriff's |
244 | training and respect program boot camp or other treatment |
245 | program, unless the child is ineligible under s. 985.3091 |
246 | pursuant to s. 985.309, and shall order the child youth to |
247 | complete a minimum of 250 hours of community service. |
248 | Section 7. Section 985.309, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
249 | Section 8. Section 985.3091, Florida Statutes, is created |
250 | to read: |
251 | 985.3091 Sheriff's training and respect programs.-- |
252 | (1) Contingent upon specific appropriation, local funding, |
253 | or specific appropriation and local funding, a county sheriff |
254 | may, under contract with the department, implement and operate a |
255 | sheriff's training and respect program to provide intensive |
256 | education, physical training, and rehabilitation for children |
257 | who are eligible under subsection (2). A sheriff's training and |
258 | respect program shall be under the sheriff's supervisory |
259 | authority as determined by the contract between the department |
260 | and the sheriff. |
261 | (2) A child is eligible for placement in a sheriff's |
262 | training and respect program if he or she: |
263 | (a) Is at least 14 years of age but less than 18 years of |
264 | age at the time of adjudication. |
265 | (b) Has been committed to the department for any offense |
266 | that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony other than a |
267 | capital felony, a life felony, or a violent felony of the first |
268 | degree. |
269 | (c) Has a medical, psychological, and substance abuse |
270 | profile that is conducive to successful completion of the |
271 | program, as determined by the sheriff's and department's review |
272 | of preadmission medical, psychological, and substance abuse |
273 | screenings conducted by the department. |
274 | (d) Will be placed in the judicial circuit in which the |
275 | child was adjudicated, except that the child may be placed |
276 | outside of that judicial circuit if: |
277 | 1. The department, or the court if otherwise authorized by |
278 | law to select a commitment program within a restrictiveness |
279 | level for a child, determines that placement within the judicial |
280 | circuit would not be in the child's best interest or the |
281 | sheriff's training and respect program is unable to accept the |
282 | child; and |
283 | 2. The child's parent or guardian agrees in writing to the |
284 | placement. |
285 | (3) A sheriff's training and respect program shall require |
286 | children to: |
287 | (a) Participate in physical training exercises. |
288 | (b) Complete educational, vocational, community service, |
289 | and substance abuse programs. |
290 | (c) Receive training in life and job skills and in |
291 | techniques for appropriate decisionmaking. |
292 | (d) Receive counseling that is directed at replacing |
293 | criminal thinking, beliefs, and values with moral thinking, |
294 | beliefs, and values. |
295 | (4) A sheriff's training and respect program shall be a |
296 | moderate-risk residential program and must provide conditional |
297 | release assessment and services in accordance with s. 985.316. |
298 | The minimum period of participation in the residential component |
299 | of a sheriff's training and respect program is 4 months; |
300 | however, this subsection does not prohibit operation of a |
301 | program that requires the participants to spend more than 4 |
302 | months in the residential component of the program or that |
303 | requires the participants to complete two sequential programs of |
304 | 4 months each in the residential component of the program. |
305 | (5) The department shall adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) |
306 | and 120.54 for the sheriff's training and respect program that |
307 | specify: |
308 | (a) Requirements for the preadmission medical, |
309 | psychological, and substance abuse screenings required by |
310 | subsection (2). |
311 | (b) Authorized disciplinary sanctions and restrictions on |
312 | the privileges of the general population of children in the |
313 | program. The rules must prohibit the use of physical force or |
314 | restraint except as authorized in rules adopted pursuant to s. |
315 | 985.4055 and must specifically preclude the use of physical |
316 | force or restraint as a disciplinary sanction or to encourage |
317 | compliance with program requirements. |
318 | (c) Prohibitions on the use of psychological intimidation |
319 | techniques, unless necessary for the safety of youth or other |
320 | persons or to maintain security. |
321 | (d) Requirements for provision of notice by the program to |
322 | the department and for the removal of a child from the program |
323 | if the child becomes unmanageable or ineligible for the program |
324 | due to changes in his or her medical, psychological, or |
325 | substance abuse profile. |
326 | (e) Requirements for the prominent display of the |
327 | telephone number of the statewide abuse registry and for |
328 | immediate access by children in the program, upon request, to a |
329 | telephone for the purpose of contacting the abuse registry. |
330 | (6)(a) Evaluations under s. 985.412(5) of each sheriff's |
331 | training and respect program shall be conducted quarterly during |
332 | the first year of the program's operation. Thereafter, if the |
333 | program has met the minimum thresholds for the evaluation, the |
334 | program shall be evaluated annually. If a sheriff's training and |
335 | respect program fails to meet the minimum thresholds, the |
336 | department shall cancel the contract for the program: |
337 | 1. Immediately if the program has a deficiency in a |
338 | critical life safety aspect of its operations, as defined in |
339 | department rule, or has failed to train and certify its |
340 | employees as required in s. 985.4055. |
341 | 2. If the program fails to achieve compliance with the |
342 | minimum thresholds for program continuation within 3 months, |
343 | unless there are documented extenuating circumstances, as |
344 | defined in department rule. |
345 | (b) Upon cancellation of a contract under paragraph (a), |
346 | the program's operations shall immediately cease and the |
347 | department shall immediately discontinue any state payments to |
348 | the program. |
349 | (7) The department shall keep records and monitor criminal |
350 | activity, educational progress, and employment placement of all |
351 | sheriff's training and respect program participants after their |
352 | release from the program. The department must annually publish |
353 | an outcome evaluation study of each sheriff's training and |
354 | respect program. |
355 | (8)(a) The department shall adopt rules under ss. |
356 | 120.536(1) and 120.54 that establish training requirements for |
357 | staff in a sheriff's training and respect program. These |
358 | requirements shall, at a minimum, require administrative staff |
359 | to successfully complete 120 contact hours of department- |
360 | approved training and staff who provide direct care, as defined |
361 | in s. 985.4055, to successfully complete 200 contact hours of |
362 | department-approved training. |
363 | (b) Department-approved training must include, but is not |
364 | limited to, training on: |
365 | 1. State and federal laws relating to child abuse. |
366 | 2. Authorized disciplinary sanctions, privilege |
367 | restrictions, and limitations on use of physical force and |
368 | restraint techniques under paragraph (5)(b) and prohibited |
369 | psychological intimidation techniques under paragraph (5)(c). |
370 | 3. Appropriate counseling techniques and aggression |
371 | control methods. |
372 | 4. Appropriate methods for dealing with children who have |
373 | been placed in programs that emphasize physical fitness and |
374 | personal discipline, including training on the identification |
375 | of, and appropriate responses to, children who are experiencing |
376 | physical or mental distress. |
377 | 5. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, choke-relief, and other |
378 | emergency medical procedures. |
379 | (c) All department-approved training courses under this |
380 | subsection must be taught by persons who are certified as |
381 | instructors by the Division of Criminal Justice Standards and |
382 | Training of the Department of Law Enforcement and who have prior |
383 | experience in a juvenile program. A training course in |
384 | counseling techniques need not be taught by a certified |
385 | instructor but must be taught by a person who has at least a |
386 | bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a |
387 | related field. |
388 | (d) A person may not provide direct care, as defined in s. |
389 | 985.4055, to a child in a sheriff's training and respect program |
390 | unless he or she has successfully completed the training |
391 | requirements under this subsection and has complied with the |
392 | requirements for employees under s. 985.4055(2)(b)-(d). |
393 | (9) Children shall not be admitted to a sheriff's training |
394 | and respect program until the department has adopted the rules |
395 | required by this section and has verified that each program is |
396 | in compliance with all laws and rules applicable to the program. |
397 | The department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. |
398 | 120.54(4) if necessary to allow operation of sheriff's training |
399 | and respect programs beginning July 1, 2006. |
400 | Section 9. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section |
401 | 985.311, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
402 | 985.311 Intensive residential treatment program for |
403 | offenders less than 13 years of age.-- |
404 | (3) PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT AND |
405 | TREATMENT.-- |
406 | (i) The treatment and placement recommendations shall be |
407 | submitted to the court for further action pursuant to this |
408 | paragraph: |
409 | 1. If it is recommended that placement in an intensive |
410 | residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years |
411 | of age is inappropriate, the court shall make an alternative |
412 | disposition pursuant to s. 985.3091 985.309 or other alternative |
413 | sentencing as applicable, utilizing the recommendation as a |
414 | guide. |
415 | 2. If it is recommended that placement in an intensive |
416 | residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years |
417 | of age is appropriate, the court may commit the child to the |
418 | department for placement in the restrictiveness level designated |
419 | for intensive residential treatment program for offenders less |
420 | than 13 years of age. |
421 | Section 10. Section 985.4055, Florida Statutes, is created |
422 | to read: |
423 | 985.4055 Protective action response.-- |
424 | (1) For purposes of this section, the term: |
425 | (a) "Direct care" means the care, supervision, custody, or |
426 | control of youth in any facility, service, or program that is |
427 | operated by the department or by a provider under contract with |
428 | the department. |
429 | (b) "Employee" means any person who exercises direct care. |
430 | (c) "Protective Action Response policy" means the policy |
431 | governing the use of verbal and physical intervention |
432 | techniques, mechanical restraints, and aerosol and chemical |
433 | agents by employees. |
434 | (2) The department shall adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) |
435 | and 120.54 that: |
436 | (a) Establish a Protective Action Response policy that: |
437 | 1. Defines the authorized level of response by an employee |
438 | to each level of verbal or physical resistance by a youth. |
439 | 2. Requires the use of verbal intervention techniques as |
440 | the initial response by an employee to verbal or physical |
441 | resistance by a youth, except where physical intervention |
442 | techniques are necessary to prevent: |
443 | a. Physical harm to the youth, employee, or another |
444 | person; |
445 | b. Property damage; or |
446 | c. The youth from escaping or absconding from lawful |
447 | supervision. |
448 | 3. Defines authorized physical intervention techniques and |
449 | the situations under which employees may use these techniques |
450 | for youth. Pain compliance techniques and use of less than |
451 | lethal force shall be prohibited, except where necessary to |
452 | prevent: |
453 | a. Physical harm to the youth, employee, or another |
454 | person; |
455 | b. Property damage; or |
456 | c. The youth from escaping or absconding from lawful |
457 | supervision. |
458 |
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459 | Lethal force shall be prohibited, except where necessary to |
460 | protect the employee or another person from an imminent threat |
461 | of great bodily harm or death. Prior authorization by an |
462 | employee's supervisor for the use of physical intervention |
463 | techniques shall be obtained when practical. |
464 | 4. Defines authorized use of mechanical restraints and the |
465 | situations under which employees may use such restraints on |
466 | youth. Prohibited uses of mechanical restraints shall include |
467 | the use of neck restraints and the securing of a youth to a |
468 | fixed object. Supervision requirements for youth who are secured |
469 | in mechanical restraints shall include constant and direct |
470 | visual monitoring by an employee for purposes of insuring youth |
471 | safety and ascertaining indications by the youth that restraints |
472 | are no longer necessary. Prior authorization by an employee's |
473 | supervisor for the use of mechanical restraints shall be |
474 | obtained when practical. |
475 | 5. Prohibits employee use of aerosol or chemical agents, |
476 | including, but not limited to, oleoresin capsicum spray and |
477 | ammonia capsules, on a youth unless required for medical |
478 | treatment of the youth by a licensed medical professional. |
479 | (b) Establish training curriculums for protective action |
480 | response certification of employees and instructors. The |
481 | training curriculum for employee certification shall, at a |
482 | minimum, require the employee to: |
483 | 1. Complete 40 hours of instruction on the protective |
484 | action response policy. |
485 | 2. Obtain a passing score: |
486 | a. On a written examination that tests the employee's |
487 | knowledge and understanding of the protective action response |
488 | policy. |
489 | b. During an evaluation by an instructor of the employee's |
490 | physically demonstrated ability to implement the protective |
491 | action response policy. |
492 | (c) Require training curriculums for protective action |
493 | response certification of employees to be taught by instructors |
494 | who have been certified under the training curriculum for |
495 | protective action response certification of instructors. |
496 | (d) Require each employee to have: |
497 | 1. Completed the instruction required under subparagraph |
498 | (b)1 within 90 days. |
499 | 2. Received his or her protective action response |
500 | certification within 90 days. |
501 | 3. Direct supervision during the 90-day period prior to |
502 | completing the instruction and certification requirements under |
503 | subparagraphs 1. and 2. by an employee who had received the |
504 | training and certification required by subparagraphs 1. and 2. |
505 | Section 11. Section 985.4056, Florida Statutes, is created |
506 | to read: |
507 | 985.4056 Juvenile Justice Accountability Commission.-- |
508 | (1) CREATION; MEMBERSHIP.-- |
509 | (a) The Juvenile Justice Accountability Commission is |
510 | created and administratively housed within the department. The |
511 | commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the |
512 | Governor. Each member of the commission must have direct |
513 | experience in juvenile justice issues and must be a citizen of |
514 | and registered voter in this state. The composition of the |
515 | commission must equitably represent all geographic areas of the |
516 | state and include minorities and women. |
517 | (b) Within the 2-year period preceding his or her |
518 | appointment, a member of the commission may not have been, and |
519 | during the 2-year period following termination of his or her |
520 | appointment, a member of the commission may not be: |
521 | 1. An employee of, a consultant to, or a provider under |
522 | contract with the department. |
523 | 2. A contractor, or an employee or a consultant thereof, |
524 | who submits a bid, proposal, or reply in response to a |
525 | competitive solicitation issued by the commission. |
526 | (c) Each member of the commission shall serve a term of 4 |
527 | years; however, for the purpose of providing staggered terms, of |
528 | the initial appointments, three members shall serve 2-year terms |
529 | and four members shall serve 4-year terms. Any vacancy on the |
530 | commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original |
531 | appointment within 60 days after the date upon which the vacancy |
532 | occurred, and any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve |
533 | only for the unexpired term of the member's predecessor. The |
534 | chairperson of the commission shall be selected by the members |
535 | for a term of 1 year. |
536 | (d) In addition to the membership specified under this |
537 | subsection, the commission shall invite ex officio, nonvoting |
538 | associates to attend and participate in commission meetings and |
539 | to provide advice to the commission. The ex officio associates |
540 | shall include, but are not limited to: |
541 | 1. A member of the House of Representatives designated by |
542 | the Speaker of the House. |
543 | 2. A member of the Senate designated by the President of |
544 | the Senate. |
545 | 3. An employee of the Executive Office of the Governor |
546 | designated by the Governor. |
547 | 4. An employee of the department. |
548 | 5. A circuit court judge with at least 1 year's experience |
549 | in the juvenile delinquency division. |
550 | 6. A sheriff. |
551 | 7. A provider under contract with the department for the |
552 | provision of one or more juvenile justice programs. |
553 | 8. A member of a juvenile justice advocacy organization. |
554 | 9. An employee of the Department of Law Enforcement who is |
555 | responsible for data compilation and research. |
556 | 10. A state university employee responsible for juvenile |
557 | justice research. |
558 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section, the term: |
559 | (a) "Juvenile justice program" means any facility, |
560 | service, or program that is operated by the department or by a |
561 | provider under contract with the department. |
562 | (b) "Minorities" means a member of a socially or |
563 | economically disadvantaged group and includes African Americans, |
564 | Hispanics, and American Indians. |
565 | (3) MEETINGS.-- |
566 | (a) The commission shall hold a minimum of four regular |
567 | meetings annually, and other meetings may be called by the chair |
568 | upon giving at least 7 days' notice to all members and the |
569 | public pursuant to chapter 120. Meetings may also be held upon |
570 | the written request of at least four members, upon at least 7 |
571 | days' notice of such meeting being given to all members and the |
572 | public by the chair pursuant to chapter 120. Emergency meetings |
573 | may be held without notice upon the request of all members. The |
574 | meetings of the commission shall be held in the central office |
575 | of the department in Tallahassee unless the chair determines |
576 | that special circumstances warrant meeting at another location. |
577 | (b) A majority of the membership of the commission |
578 | constitutes a quorum and a quorum is required for any meeting of |
579 | the commission during which action will be voted upon. An action |
580 | of the commission is not binding unless the action is taken |
581 | pursuant to an affirmative vote of a majority of the members |
582 | present and the vote must be recorded in the minutes of the |
583 | meeting. |
584 | (c) A member of the commission may not authorize a |
585 | designee to attend a meeting of the commission in his or her |
586 | place. A member who fails to attend two consecutive regularly |
587 | scheduled meetings of the commission, unless the member is |
588 | excused by the chairperson, shall be deemed to have abandoned |
589 | the position, and the position shall be declared vacant by the |
590 | commission. |
591 | (d) The chairperson shall cause to be made a complete |
592 | record of the proceedings of the commission, which record shall |
593 | be open for public inspection. |
594 | (4) ORGANIZATION.-- |
595 | (a) The commission, subject to appropriation, may employ |
596 | an executive director and other staff, and may retain |
597 | consultants, as necessary. |
598 | (b) The commission shall be a separate budget entity, and |
599 | the executive director shall be the chief administrative |
600 | officer. The department shall provide administrative support and |
601 | service to the commission to the extent requested by the |
602 | executive director. The commission and its staff are not subject |
603 | to the control, supervision, or direction of the department. |
604 | (c) The commission shall develop a budget pursuant to |
605 | chapter 216. The budget is not subject to change by the |
606 | department and shall be submitted to the Governor and |
607 | Legislature as provided in s. 216.023. |
608 | (d) Members of the commission and ex officio associates |
609 | shall serve without compensation, but are entitled to |
610 | reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses under s. 112.061. |
611 | (5) DUTIES.--The commission shall: |
612 | (a) On or before October 1, 2006 and subject to |
613 | appropriation, enter into a contract under chapter 287 for the |
614 | development of a comprehensive evaluation, accountability, and |
615 | reporting system for each juvenile justice program individually |
616 | and for each category of the juvenile justice program for the |
617 | purpose of informing service providers and policy makers of the |
618 | effectiveness of individual providers and of the various |
619 | approaches to providing services. The contract must require the |
620 | provider to deliver the following on or before January 15, 2007: |
621 | 1. A standardized evaluation protocol based upon best |
622 | practices for each juvenile justice program that: |
623 | a. Includes minimum thresholds for program continuation |
624 | and that identifies program effectiveness and areas in need of |
625 | expansion, improvement, modification, or elimination. |
626 | b. Provides criteria for program termination based upon |
627 | evaluation results. |
628 | c. Requires continual review of best practices literature |
629 | and updates to the standardized evaluation protocol based upon |
630 | that review. |
631 | d. Requires an annual report to the executive and |
632 | legislative branches, which sets forth for each juvenile justice |
633 | program:: |
634 | (I) A comprehensive description of the population served |
635 | by the program. |
636 | (II) A specific description of the services provided by |
637 | the program. |
638 | (III) Program cost. |
639 | (IV) A comparison of expenditures to federal and state |
640 | funding. |
641 | (V) Immediate and long-range program concerns. |
642 | (VI) Recommendations to maintain, expand, improve, modify, |
643 | or eliminate the program. |
644 | 2. A process for the collection, analysis, and reporting |
645 | of statistical data that will enable continuous evaluation of |
646 | the juvenile justice system as a whole and will provide the |
647 | Legislature, Governor, and the department with necessary and |
648 | useful information and reports to make informed decisions |
649 | regarding the effectiveness of, and any needed changes in, |
650 | juvenile justice programming, policies, and laws. |
651 | (b) On or before February 15, 2007, submit a report to the |
652 | appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of the |
653 | Legislature, the Governor, and the secretary of the department |
654 | that: |
655 | 1. Provides a detailed summary of, and an implementation |
656 | schedule for, the comprehensive evaluation, accountability, and |
657 | reporting system developed by the provider under paragraph (a). |
658 | 2. Sets forth recommendations by the commission for: |
659 | a. Modifications to the provider-developed system if found |
660 | warranted by the commission. |
661 | b. Statutory amendments and department rule and policy |
662 | changes that will be required to implement the provider- |
663 | developed system. |
664 | c. Review and recommend programmatic and fiscal policies |
665 | governing the operation of juvenile justice programs. Funding |
666 | requirements for implementation of the provider-developed |
667 | system. |
668 | d. Whether the provider-developed system should be |
669 | implemented by employees of the commission or by a provider |
670 | under contract with the commission. |
671 | (c) Monitor the development and implementation of long- |
672 | range juvenile justice program policies, including prevention, |
673 | early intervention, diversion, adjudication, and commitment. |
674 | (d) Review and recommend programmatic and fiscal policies |
675 | governing the operation of juvenile justice programs. |
676 | (e) Serve as a clearinghouse, in coordination with the |
677 | department, to provide information and assistance to the |
678 | juvenile justice circuit boards and juvenile justice county |
679 | councils. |
680 | (f) Advise the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the |
681 | House of Representatives, the Governor, and the department on |
682 | matters relating to this chapter. |
683 | (g) Conduct such other activities as the commission may |
684 | determine are necessary and appropriate to monitor the |
685 | effectiveness of the delivery of juvenile justice under this |
686 | chapter. |
687 | (h) Submit an annual report to the Governor, the |
688 | appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of the |
689 | Legislature, and the secretary of the department no later than |
690 | January 1st of each year that summarizes the meetings and |
691 | activities of the commission during the preceding year and |
692 | includes any recommendations of the commission for the following |
693 | year. |
694 | (6) INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESS.--The department shall |
695 | provide the commission with automated access to the Juvenile |
696 | Justice Information System under s. 20.316(4). |
697 | (7) RULEMAKING.--The commission shall adopt rules pursuant |
698 | to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this |
699 | section. |
700 | Section 12. Section 985.412, Florida Statutes, is amended |
701 | to read: |
702 | 985.412 Program review and reporting requirements Quality |
703 | assurance and cost-effectiveness.-- |
704 | (1) LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.--It is the intent of the |
705 | Legislature that the department: |
706 | (a) Ensure that information be provided to decisionmakers |
707 | in a timely manner so that resources are allocated to programs |
708 | that of the department which achieve desired performance levels. |
709 | (b) Collect and analyze available statistical data for the |
710 | purpose of ongoing evaluation of all programs. |
711 | (c)(b) Provide information about the cost of such programs |
712 | and their differential effectiveness so that program the quality |
713 | may of such programs can be compared and improvements made |
714 | continually. |
715 | (d)(c) Provide information to aid in developing related |
716 | policy issues and concerns. |
717 | (e)(d) Provide information to the public about the |
718 | effectiveness of such programs in meeting established goals and |
719 | objectives. |
720 | (f)(e) Provide a basis for a system of accountability so |
721 | that each youth client is afforded the best programs to meet his |
722 | or her needs. |
723 | (g)(f) Improve service delivery to youth clients. |
724 | (h)(g) Modify or eliminate activities that are not |
725 | effective. |
726 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
727 | (a) "Youth" "Client" means any person who is being |
728 | provided treatment or services by the department or by a |
729 | provider under contract with the department. |
730 | (b) "Program" means any facility, service, or program for |
731 | youth that is operated by the department or by a provider under |
732 | contract with the department. |
733 | (c)(b) "Program component" means an aggregation of |
734 | generally related objectives which, because of their special |
735 | character, related workload, and interrelated output, can |
736 | logically be considered an entity for purposes of organization, |
737 | management, accounting, reporting, and budgeting. |
738 | (c) "Program effectiveness" means the ability of the |
739 | program to achieve desired client outcomes, goals, and |
740 | objectives. |
741 | (d) "Program group" means a collection of programs with |
742 | sufficient similarity of function, services, and youth to permit |
743 | appropriate comparisons among programs within the group. |
744 | (3) OUTCOME EVALUATION.--The department, in consultation |
745 | with the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the Office |
746 | of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, and |
747 | contract service providers, shall develop and use a standard |
748 | methodology for annually measuring, evaluating, and reporting |
749 | program outputs and youth outcomes for each program and program |
750 | group. |
751 | (a) The standard methodology must: |
752 | 1. Incorporate, whenever possible, performance-based |
753 | budgeting measures. |
754 | 2. Include common terminology and operational definitions |
755 | for measuring the performance of system and program |
756 | administration, program outputs, and youth outcomes. |
757 | 3. Specify program outputs for each program and for each |
758 | program group within the juvenile justice continuum. |
759 | 4. Specify desired youth outcomes and methods by which to |
760 | measure youth outcomes for each program and program group. |
761 | (b) By February 15 of each year, the department shall |
762 | submit to the appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of |
763 | each house of the Legislature and the Governor a report that |
764 | identifies and describes: |
765 | 1. The standard methodology implemented under paragraph |
766 | (a). |
767 | 2. The programs offered within each program group. |
768 | 3. The demographic profile and offense history of youth |
769 | served in each program group. |
770 | 4. The actual program outputs and youth outcomes achieved |
771 | in each program group. The department shall annually collect and |
772 | report cost data for every program operated or contracted by the |
773 | department. The cost data shall conform to a format approved by |
774 | the department and the Legislature. Uniform cost data shall be |
775 | reported and collected for state-operated and contracted |
776 | programs so that comparisons can be made among programs. The |
777 | department shall ensure that there is accurate cost accounting |
778 | for state-operated services including market-equivalent rent and |
779 | other shared cost. The cost of the educational program provided |
780 | to a residential facility shall be reported and included in the |
781 | cost of a program. The department shall submit an annual cost |
782 | report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House |
783 | of Representatives, the Minority Leader of each house of the |
784 | Legislature, the appropriate substantive and fiscal committees |
785 | of each house of the Legislature, and the Governor, no later |
786 | than December 1 of each year. Cost-benefit analysis for |
787 | educational programs will be developed and implemented in |
788 | collaboration with and in cooperation with the Department of |
789 | Education, local providers, and local school districts. Cost |
790 | data for the report shall include data collected by the |
791 | Department of Education for the purposes of preparing the annual |
792 | report required by s. 1003.52(19). |
793 | (4)(a) PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.--The department of |
794 | Juvenile Justice, in consultation with the Office of Economic |
795 | and Demographic Research, and contract service providers, shall |
796 | develop a cost-effectiveness model and apply the model to each |
797 | commitment program. Program recidivism rates shall be a |
798 | component of the model. |
799 | (a) The cost-effectiveness model shall compare program |
800 | costs to expected and actual youth recidivism rates client |
801 | outcomes and program outputs. It is the intent of the |
802 | Legislature that continual development efforts take place to |
803 | improve the validity and reliability of the cost-effectiveness |
804 | model and to integrate the standard methodology developed under |
805 | s. 985.401(4) for interpreting program outcome evaluations. |
806 | (b) The department shall rank commitment programs based on |
807 | the cost-effectiveness model and shall submit a report to the |
808 | appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of each house of |
809 | the Legislature by January 15 December 31 of each year. |
810 | (c) Based on reports of the department on client outcomes |
811 | and program outputs and on the department's most recent cost- |
812 | effectiveness rankings, the department may terminate a |
813 | commitment program operated by the department or a provider if |
814 | the program has failed to achieve a minimum threshold of cost- |
815 | effectiveness program effectiveness. This paragraph does not |
816 | preclude the department from terminating a contract as provided |
817 | under this section or as otherwise provided by law or contract, |
818 | and does not limit the department's authority to enter into or |
819 | terminate a contract. |
820 | (d) In collaboration with the Office of Economic and |
821 | Demographic Research, and contract service providers, the |
822 | department shall develop a work plan to refine the cost- |
823 | effectiveness model so that the model is consistent with the |
824 | performance-based program budgeting measures approved by the |
825 | Legislature to the extent the department deems appropriate. The |
826 | department shall notify the Office of Program Policy Analysis |
827 | and Government Accountability of any meetings to refine the |
828 | model. |
829 | (e) Contingent upon specific appropriation, the |
830 | department, in consultation with the Office of Economic and |
831 | Demographic Research, and contract service providers, shall: |
832 | 1. Construct a profile of each commitment program that |
833 | uses the results of the quality assurance report required by |
834 | this section, the cost-effectiveness report required in this |
835 | subsection, and other reports available to the department. |
836 | 2. Target, for a more comprehensive evaluation, any |
837 | commitment program that has achieved consistently high, low, or |
838 | disparate ratings in the reports required under subparagraph 1. |
839 | 3. Identify the essential factors that contribute to the |
840 | high, low, or disparate program ratings. |
841 | 4. Use the results of these evaluations in developing or |
842 | refining juvenile justice programs or program models, youth |
843 | client outcomes and program outputs, provider contracts, quality |
844 | assurance standards, and the cost-effectiveness model. |
845 | (5) QUALITY ASSURANCE.--The department shall: |
846 | (a) Establish a comprehensive quality assurance system for |
847 | each program operated by the department or operated by a |
848 | provider under contract with the department. Each contract |
849 | entered into by the department must provide for quality |
850 | assurance. |
851 | (b) Provide operational definitions of and criteria for |
852 | quality assurance for each specific program component. |
853 | (c) Establish quality assurance goals and objectives for |
854 | each specific program component. |
855 | (d) Establish the information and specific data elements |
856 | required for the quality assurance program. |
857 | (e) Develop a quality assurance manual of specific, |
858 | standardized terminology and procedures to be followed by each |
859 | program. |
860 | (f) Evaluate each program operated by the department or a |
861 | provider under a contract with the department and establish |
862 | minimum thresholds for each program component. |
863 | 1. If a provider fails to meet the established minimum |
864 | thresholds, such failure shall cause the department to cancel |
865 | the provider's contract: |
866 | a. Immediately if the provider has a deficiency in a |
867 | critical life safety aspect of its operations, as defined in |
868 | department rule, or has failed to train and certify its |
869 | employees as required in s. 985.4055. |
870 | b. If unless the provider fails to achieve achieves |
871 | compliance with minimum thresholds within 6 months, except as |
872 | provided in s. 985.3091(6)(a), or unless there are documented |
873 | extenuating circumstances as defined in department rule. |
874 |
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875 | If a provider's contract is cancelled under subparagraph 1., the |
876 | provider's operations shall immediately cease, the department |
877 | shall immediately discontinue any state payments to the |
878 | provider, and the provider shall be ineligible to contract with |
879 | the department In addition, the department may not contract with |
880 | the same provider for the canceled service for a period of 12 |
881 | months. |
882 | 2. If a department-operated program fails to meet the |
883 | established minimum thresholds, the program's operations shall |
884 | be: |
885 | a. Immediately terminated if the program has a deficiency |
886 | in a critical life safety aspect of its operations, as defined |
887 | in department rule, or if the department has failed to train and |
888 | certify program employees as required in s. 985.4055. |
889 | b. Terminated if the department fails to achieve |
890 | compliance with the minimum thresholds for program continuation |
891 | within 6 months, unless there are documented extenuating |
892 | circumstances as defined in department rule. the department must |
893 | take necessary and sufficient steps to ensure and document |
894 | program changes to achieve compliance with the established |
895 | minimum thresholds. If the department-operated program fails to |
896 | achieve compliance with the established minimum thresholds |
897 | within 6 months and if there are no documented extenuating |
898 | circumstances, the department must notify the Executive Office |
899 | of the Governor and the Legislature of the corrective action |
900 | taken. Appropriate corrective action may include, but is not |
901 | limited to: |
902 | 1. Contracting out for the services provided in the |
903 | program; |
904 | 2. Initiating appropriate disciplinary action against all |
905 | employees whose conduct or performance is deemed to have |
906 | materially contributed to the program's failure to meet |
907 | established minimum thresholds; |
908 | 3. Redesigning the program; or |
909 | 4. Realigning the program. |
910 | (g) The department shall Submit an annual report to the |
911 | President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of |
912 | Representatives, the minority leader of each house of the |
913 | Legislature, the appropriate substantive and fiscal committees |
914 | of each house of the Legislature, and the Governor by , no later |
915 | than February 1 of each year. The annual report must contain, at |
916 | a minimum, for each specific program component: |
917 | 1. A comprehensive description of the population served. |
918 | by the program; |
919 | 2. A specific description of its the services. |
920 | 3. A summary of the performance of each program component |
921 | evaluated. provided by the program; |
922 | 4. Cost data that is reported in a uniform format so that |
923 | cost comparisons may be made among programs. For a residential |
924 | program, the cost data must include the cost of its educational |
925 | program.; |
926 | 5. A comparison of expenditures to federal and state |
927 | funding.; |
928 | 6. Immediate and long-range concerns. ; and |
929 | 7. Recommendations to maintain, expand, improve, modify, |
930 | or eliminate each program component so that changes in services |
931 | lead to enhancement in program quality. The department shall |
932 | ensure the reliability and validity of the information contained |
933 | in the report. |
934 | (6) The department shall collect and analyze available |
935 | statistical data for the purpose of ongoing evaluation of all |
936 | programs. The department shall provide the Legislature with |
937 | necessary information and reports to enable the Legislature to |
938 | make informed decisions regarding the effectiveness of, and any |
939 | needed changes in, services, programs, policies, and laws. |
940 | (7) No later than November 1, 2001, the department shall |
941 | submit a proposal to the Legislature concerning funding |
942 | incentives and disincentives for the department and for |
943 | providers under contract with the department. The |
944 | recommendations for funding incentives and disincentives shall |
945 | be based upon both quality assurance performance and cost- |
946 | effectiveness performance. The proposal should strive to achieve |
947 | consistency in incentives and disincentives for both department- |
948 | operated and contractor-provided programs. The department may |
949 | include recommendations for the use of liquidated damages in the |
950 | proposal; however, the department is not presently authorized to |
951 | contract for liquidated damages in non-hardware-secure |
952 | facilities until January 1, 2002. |
953 | Section 13. Section 958.046, Florida Statutes, is amended |
954 | to read: |
955 | 958.046 Placement in county-operated boot camp programs |
956 | for youthful offenders.--In counties where there are county- |
957 | county-operated youthful offender boot camp programs, other than |
958 | boot camps described in s. 958.04 or sheriff's training and |
959 | respect programs in s. 985.3091 985.309, the court may sentence |
960 | a youthful offender to such a boot camp. In county-operated |
961 | youthful offender boot camp programs, juvenile offenders shall |
962 | not be commingled with youthful offenders. |
963 | Section 14. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section |
964 | 985.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
965 | 985.31 Serious or habitual juvenile offender.-- |
966 | (3) PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT AND |
967 | TREATMENT.-- |
968 | (i) The treatment and placement recommendations shall be |
969 | submitted to the court for further action pursuant to this |
970 | paragraph: |
971 | 1. If it is recommended that placement in a serious or |
972 | habitual juvenile offender program or facility is inappropriate, |
973 | the court shall make an alternative disposition pursuant to s. |
974 | 985.3091 985.309 or other alternative sentencing as applicable, |
975 | using utilizing the recommendation as a guide. |
976 | 2. If it is recommended that placement in a serious or |
977 | habitual juvenile offender program or facility is appropriate, |
978 | the court may commit the child to the department for placement |
979 | in the restrictiveness level designated for serious or habitual |
980 | delinquent children programs. |
981 | Section 15. Section 985.314, Florida Statutes, is amended |
982 | to read: |
983 | 985.314 Commitment programs for juvenile felony |
984 | offenders.-- |
985 | (1) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the |
986 | child's age, a child who is adjudicated delinquent, or for whom |
987 | adjudication is withheld, for an act that would be a felony if |
988 | committed by an adult, shall be committed to: |
989 | (a) A sheriff's training and respect boot camp program |
990 | under s. 985.3091 s. 985.309 if the child has participated in an |
991 | early delinquency intervention program as provided in s. |
992 | 985.305. |
993 | (b) A program for serious or habitual juvenile offenders |
994 | under s. 985.31 or an intensive residential treatment program |
995 | for offenders less than 13 years of age under s. 985.311, if the |
996 | child has participated in an early delinquency intervention |
997 | program and has completed a sheriff's training and respect boot |
998 | camp program. |
999 | (c) A maximum-risk residential program, if the child has |
1000 | participated in an early delinquency intervention program, has |
1001 | completed a sheriff's training and respect boot camp program, |
1002 | and has completed a program for serious or habitual juvenile |
1003 | offenders or an intensive residential treatment program for |
1004 | offenders less than 13 years of age. The commitment of a child |
1005 | to a maximum-risk residential program must be for an |
1006 | indeterminate period, but may not exceed the maximum term of |
1007 | imprisonment that an adult may serve for the same offense. |
1008 | (2) In committing a child to the appropriate program, the |
1009 | court may consider an equivalent program of similar intensity as |
1010 | being comparable to a program required under subsection (1). |
1011 | Section 16. Cost of supervision and care waiver; pilot |
1012 | program.-- |
1013 | (1) For purposes of this section, the term: |
1014 | (a) "Approved parenting class" means a class approved by |
1015 | the Juvenile Justice Accountability Commission under subsection |
1016 | (4). |
1017 | (b) "Court" means a circuit court in the Ninth Judicial |
1018 | Circuit. |
1019 | (c) "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice. |
1020 | (d) "Parent" means the parent of child whose delinquency |
1021 | case comes before a circuit court in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. |
1022 | (2)(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of s. |
1023 | 985.2311, Florida Statutes, for the period of October 1, 2006 |
1024 | through June 30, 2009, the court shall enter an order waiving |
1025 | the fees required to be paid under s. 985.2311, Florida |
1026 | Statutes, by a parent if the parent successfully completes an |
1027 | approved parenting class and presents the court with notarized |
1028 | documentation of such completion. |
1029 | (b) Participation in an approved parenting class under |
1030 | this subsection is voluntary and the parent is responsible for |
1031 | the payment of all costs associated with participation in the |
1032 | class. |
1033 | (c) A parent who fails to successfully complete an |
1034 | approved parenting class shall pay the full amount of fees |
1035 | required by s. 985.2311, Florida Statutes. |
1036 | (d) A parent may only have fees waived under this |
1037 | subsection once. |
1038 | (3) The Office of Program Policy and Government |
1039 | Accountability shall evaluate the pilot program created by this |
1040 | section and shall submit a written report to the appropriate |
1041 | substantive and fiscal committees of the Legislature, the |
1042 | Governor, and the Department of Juvenile Justice on September |
1043 | 30, 2007, and annually thereafter, which identifies for the |
1044 | Ninth Judicial Circuit during the fiscal year preceding the |
1045 | report: |
1046 | (a) The number of delinquency cases in which fees were |
1047 | required to be ordered under s. 985.2311, F.S., and the total |
1048 | amount of those fees. |
1049 | (b) The number of delinquency cases in which parents |
1050 | agreed to complete an approved parenting class and the number of |
1051 | delinquency cases in which the parent submitted notarized |
1052 | documentation of successful completion to the court. |
1053 | (c) The number of delinquency cases in which the court |
1054 | entered an order waiving fees under subsection (2) and the total |
1055 | amount of fees waived. |
1056 | (d) The number of youth, as such data becomes available, |
1057 | who are taken into custody for a felony or misdemeanor within |
1058 | six months following their release from department custody or |
1059 | supervision, whichever occurs later, and whose parents' fees |
1060 | under s. 985.2311, Florida Statutes, are: |
1061 | 1. Waived by court order under subsection (2). |
1062 | 2. Not waived by court order under subsection (2). |
1063 | (4) The Juvenile Justice Accountability Commission, |
1064 | subject to appropriation, shall execute a contract under chapter |
1065 | 287 for the provision of parenting courses in the Ninth Judicial |
1066 | Circuit between October 1, 2006 through June 30, 2009. |
1067 | (5) This section is repealed effective October 1, 2009. |
1068 | Section 17. Effective October 1, 2006, all powers, duties, |
1069 | resources, and personnel associated with the Department of |
1070 | Juvenile Justice's responsibilities under ss. 985.308(9), |
1071 | 985.311(2)(e), and 985.412, Florida Statutes are transferred to |
1072 | the Juvenile Justice Accountability Commission created by this |
1073 | act. |
1074 | Section 18. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |
1075 |
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1076 | ======= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ========== |
1077 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
1078 | A bill to be entitled |
1079 | An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s. 39.01, |
1080 | F.S.; including specified law enforcement officers in the |
1081 | definition of "other person responsible for a child's |
1082 | welfare" for purposes of abuse investigations; amending s. |
1083 | 985.207, F.S.; permitting a law enforcement officer to |
1084 | take a child into custody for a violation of adjudication |
1085 | order conditions; amending s. 985.215, F.S.; permitting |
1086 | specified types of postadjudication detention for a child |
1087 | who has previously failed to appear at delinquency court |
1088 | proceedings regardless of risk assessment instrument |
1089 | results; providing exceptions that permit postadjudication |
1090 | detention until the child's disposition order is entered |
1091 | in his or her case; conforming cross-references; amending |
1092 | s. 985.2155, F.S.; revising the definition of the term |
1093 | "fiscally constrained county" for purposes of determining |
1094 | state payment of costs of juvenile detention care; |
1095 | amending s. 985.228, F.S.; requiring the court to include |
1096 | specified conditions in a child's order of adjudication of |
1097 | delinquency that apply during the postadjudication and |
1098 | predisposition period; providing a definition; permitting |
1099 | a court to find a child in contempt of court for a |
1100 | violation of adjudication order conditions; providing |
1101 | sanctions; amending s. 985.231, F.S.; conforming cross- |
1102 | references; repealing s. 985.309, F.S., relating to boot |
1103 | camps for children; creating s. 985.3091, F.S.; |
1104 | authorizing the department to contract for sheriff's |
1105 | training and respect programs; providing eligibility |
1106 | requirements for children placed in the programs; |
1107 | specifying required program offerings; specifying program |
1108 | participation time frames; requiring the department to |
1109 | adopt rules and maintain specified records; providing for |
1110 | quarterly evaluations of and contract cancellation under |
1111 | specified circumstances; specifying staff training |
1112 | requirements; requiring the department to adopt training |
1113 | rules; prohibiting the provision of direct care to |
1114 | children by staff who have not complied with training |
1115 | requirements; prohibiting the operation of a program until |
1116 | department rules are adopted and the department has |
1117 | verified program compliance with applicable law and rules; |
1118 | authorizing emergency rules to expedite implementation; |
1119 | amending s. 985.311, F.S.; requiring the establishment of |
1120 | minimum thresholds for evaluations; conforming cross- |
1121 | references; creating s. 985.4055, F.S.; providing |
1122 | definitions; requiring the department to adopt rules |
1123 | establishing a protective action response policy; |
1124 | specifying when verbal and physical intervention |
1125 | techniques may be used; specifying prohibited uses of |
1126 | mechanical restraints; prohibiting use of aerosol and |
1127 | chemical agents; requiring the department to adopt rules |
1128 | establishing protection action response training |
1129 | curriculums and certification procedures; requiring |
1130 | department and provider employees to be certified in |
1131 | protective action response prior to exercising direct |
1132 | care; creating s. 985.4056, F.S.; creating the Juvenile |
1133 | Justice Accountability Commission; providing for |
1134 | membership; providing definitions; providing for meetings |
1135 | and voting requirements; providing for an executive |
1136 | director and staff; providing for commission's budget; |
1137 | providing for reimbursement of per diem and travel |
1138 | expenses; requiring the commission to contract for a |
1139 | comprehensive evaluation and accountability system for |
1140 | juvenile justice programs; providing requirements for the |
1141 | system; requiring a report by the system provider; |
1142 | specifying commission duties; requiring a report by the |
1143 | commission; providing for termination of juvenile justice |
1144 | programs in specified circumstances; requiring the |
1145 | commission to adopt rules; amending s. 985.412, F.S.; |
1146 | deleting department's authority to establish a |
1147 | comprehensive quality assurance system; providing |
1148 | conforming changes; deleting obsolete provisions relating |
1149 | to incentive and disincentive proposals and liquidated |
1150 | damages; amending ss. 958.046, 985.31, and 985.314, F.S.; |
1151 | conforming cross-references and terminology; creating the |
1152 | cost of supervision and care waiver pilot program in the |
1153 | Ninth Judicial Circuit; requiring waiver of fees imposed |
1154 | under s. 985.2311, F.S., for successful completion of |
1155 | specified parenting classes; providing conditions |
1156 | applicable to such waiver; providing for review of the |
1157 | pilot program and reports by the Office of Program Policy |
1158 | and Government Accountability; requiring the Juvenile |
1159 | Justice Accountability Commission to contract for the |
1160 | provision of parenting classes; providing for future |
1161 | repeal; providing for a type two transfer of powers, |
1162 | duties, resources, and personnel relating to specified |
1163 | department responsibilities to the Juvenile Justice |
1164 | Accountability Commission; providing an effective date. |