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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2000                                                  BJA              13


Senator(s) Fasano moved the following amendment:

Section: 04              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 105             This amendment restores Salaries and Benefits 
                         general revenue funding in the Security and 
Spec App:                Institutional Operations Program within the 
                         Department of Corrections to reverse the 
                         privatization of prisons in south Florida.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Security And Institutional 
        Operations  70030000

        In Section 04  On Page 105

DELETE the proviso immediately preceding Specific Appropriation 595:

From   the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriations  570  through  759,  the
Department  of  Corrections  shall  assist  the Department of Management
Services  in the issuance of a request for proposal (RFP), as defined in
section   287.057(1)(b),   Florida  Statutes,  for  the  management  and
operation  of  the  correctional  facilities  and  assigned correctional
units,  including  annexes,  work  camps,  road prisons and work release
centers  currently operated by the Department of Corrections in Manatee,
Hardee,   Indian   River,  Okeechobee,  Highlands,  St.  Lucie,  DeSoto,
Sarasota,  Charlotte,  Glades, Martin, Palm Beach, Hendry, Lee, Collier,
Broward,  Dade  and  Monroe  counties.  The RFP shall require a contract
commencement date of no later than January 1, 2012.

The  contract shall achieve an overall savings of at least seven percent
over   the  Fiscal  Year  2009-2010  Department  of  Corrections  actual
operational  costs  totaling $390,576,585 which includes both direct and
indirect costs for each facility, as identified below.

Adult Male Custody facilities:

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Facility        ADP    Actual Operational Costs
DeSoto         1,896          $32,447,118
Glades         1,387          $33,305,921
Hardee         1,874          $27,921,978
Hendry         1,333          $24,683,065
Martin         1,500          $29,339,799
Okeechobee     1,636          $23,620,255

Adult and Youthful Offender Female Custody facilities:
Facility        ADP    Actual Operational Costs
Broward         727           $24,917,866
Homestead       666           $17,248,520

Reception Center:
Facility          ADP   Actual Operational Costs
South Florida    1,468         $58,477,392

Male Youthful Offender Custody facility:
Facility         ADP    Actual Operational Costs
Indian River     491           $12,539,943

Specialty Correctional Institutions:
Facility         ADP    Actual Operational Costs
Charlotte       1,082          $29,237,334
Dade            1,633          $36,084,298
Everglades      1,697          $31,024,981

Work Release Centers:
Facility         ADP    Actual Operational Costs
Fort Pierce       81           $1,280,444
Glades group     190           $2,317,825
SFRC group       439           $6,129,846

The  Department  of Management Services may contract for a term of three
years.   At  a  minimum,  the  contract  shall  require adherence to all
applicable  federal,  state  and local laws, as well as rules adopted by
the  Department  of  Management  Services  for  private  prison  service
providers.  These facilities shall continue to operate at capacities set
forth  in  section  944.023,  Florida Statutes.  Each facility's average
daily  population  (ADP),  as  well  as  medical and psychological grade
population  percentages,  shall  remain substantially unchanged from the
ADP  calculated  for FY 2009-2010. Funds received for these institutions
from   canteens,  subsistence  payments,  and  any  other  participation
accounts  shall  continue  to  be  remitted to the General Revenue Fund.
Contracts  shall include a provision that requires impacted employees to
be given first consideration for employment with the private provider.

The  contract  between  the  Department  of  Management Services and the
private  provider must specify performance measures to ensure contractor
performance and accountability.  The required performance measures shall

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include,  but  are not limited to:  the number of batteries committed by
inmates  on  one  or  more  persons per 1,000 inmates; number of inmates
receiving  major  disciplinary  reports per 1,000 inmates; percentage of
random  inmate  drug  tests  that  are  negative; percentage of reported
criminal  incidents  investigated  by  the proper authorities; number of
escapes  from  the secure perimeter of major institutions; percentage of
inmates  placed in a facility that provides at least one of the inmate's
primary  program needs; number of transition plans completed for inmates
released  from  prison;  number  of  release plans completed for inmates
released  from prison; percentage of release plans completed for inmates
released  from  prison;   percentage  of  inmates  needing  programs who
successfully complete Drug Abuse Education/Treatment programs; number of
inmates  who  are  receiving  substance  abuse  services;  percentage of
inmates completing mandatory literacy programs who score at or above 6th
grade level on next Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE); percentage of
inmates   who   successfully   complete   mandatory  literacy  programs;
percentage  of inmates who successfully complete GED education programs;
percentage of inmates needing special education programs who participate
in  special  education (federal law) programs; percentage of inmates who
successfully complete vocational education programs; average increase in
grade  level  achieved  by inmates participating in educational programs
per   3-month  instructional  period;  and  percentage  of  inmates  who
successfully  complete  transition,  rehabilitation, or support programs
without  subsequent  recommitment to community supervision or prison for
24  months  after  release.  The Department of Management Services shall
provide  quarterly  reports to the chairs of the Senate Budget Committee
and the House Appropriations Committee on the performance of the private
prison  provider  under  contract with the department using the required
performance  measures  and  other  performance measures contained in the
contracts.

In  order  to  provide for the transition of these facilities from state
operations to private provider operations, the Department of Corrections
shall  submit  a  budget amendment to the Legislative Budget Commission,
accompanied  by  a  plan  for  transitioning  staff and operations.  The
budget  amendment shall place positions in reserve and transfer funds to
the proper appropriation categories in accordance with the provisions of
chapter  216,  Florida  Statutes.   Additional  budget amendments may be
submitted  by  the  Department  of  Corrections  and  the  Department of
Management  Services  during  the 2011-2012 fiscal year as necessary for
the proper alignment of budget and positions.

        Adult Male Custody Operations  70031100

        In Section 04  On Page 108
595     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund              361,738,121    447,397,189
       CA 85,659,068  FSI1 85,659,068  


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        In Section 04  On Page 109
605     Special Categories  105235
        Private Prison Operations  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund              199,414,807    119,751,873
       CA -79,662,934  FSI1 -79,662,934  

        Adult And Youthful Offender Female 
        Custody Operations  70031200

        In Section 04  On Page 110
607     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               35,246,732     56,329,925
       CA 21,083,193  FSI1 21,083,193  

616     Special Categories  105235
        Private Prison Operations  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               45,112,635     25,505,266
       CA -19,607,369  FSI1 -19,607,369  

        Male Youthful Offender Custody Operations  70031300

618     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               29,924,454     36,194,426
       CA 6,269,972  FSI1 6,269,972  

        In Section 04  On Page 111
628     Special Categories  105235
        Private Prison Operations  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               25,165,851     19,334,777
       CA -5,831,074  FSI1 -5,831,074  

        Specialty Correctional Institution 
        Operations  70031400

630     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund              215,403,995    263,577,302
       CA 48,173,307  FSI1 48,173,307  

        In Section 04  On Page 112
638A    Special Categories  105235
        Private Prison Operations  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               44,801,175              0
       CA -44,801,175  FSI1 -44,801,175  

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        Reception Center Operations  70031500

640     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               76,221,399    105,460,095
       CA 29,238,696  FSI1 29,238,696  

649A    Special Categories  105235
        Private Prison Operations  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               27,191,987              0
       CA -27,191,987  FSI1 -27,191,987  

        Public Service Worksquads And Work 
        Release Transition  70031600

        In Section 04  On Page 113
651     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               33,662,775     38,526,833
       CA 4,864,058  FSI1 4,864,058  

        In Section 04  On Page 114
660A    Special Categories  105235
        Private Prison Operations  IOEA

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                4,523,574              0
       CA -4,523,574  FSI1 -4,523,574  

        JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Residential Corrections Program
        Non-Secure Residential Commitment  80800100

        In Section 04  On Page 169
1121    Special Categories  100778
        Grants And Aids - Contracted Services  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               87,545,743     73,875,562
       CA -13,670,181  FSI1 -13,670,181  











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