995074                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2000                                                  BHA              32


Senator(s) Dean moved the following LATE FILED amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 071             Revises the proviso associated with mental health 
                         services in the Department of Children and Family 
Spec App:                Services to remove the requirement for the 
                         department to privatize the North East Florida State 
                         Hospital.

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

        CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT 
        OF
        Services
        Program: Mental Health Program
        Mental Health Services  60910506

        In Section 03  On Page 071

DELETE the proviso immediately following MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:

From  the funds in Specific Appropriations 310 through 314, expenditures
for  Florida  State  Hospital  are  reduced  by 10 percent for its civil
commitment   component   and  7  percent  for  its  forensic  commitment
component,  and  expenditures for North Florida Evaluation and Treatment
Center  are  reduced  by  7 percent in Fiscal Year 2011-2012 compared to
Fiscal  Year 2010-2011 expenditures.  In order to implement these budget
reductions,  the  department  may  realign  funds  between the civil and
forensic  component  pursuant  to  chapter 216, Florida Statutes.  These
mental  health  treatment  facilities  shall  meet  the same performance
measures  and  standards  as  required  by  contractual  agreement  with
outsourced  civil and forensic mental health treatment facilities.  Such
performance  measures  and  standards  shall  be  based  upon comparable
resident  populations.  The  department  shall  submit  a  report to the
Governor,  the  President  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives  no  later  than  45  days  after the end of each fiscal
quarter   in  Fiscal  Year  2011-2012.  These  reports  shall  show  the

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expenditure  levels for each mental health institution compared with the
comparable fiscal quarter in Fiscal Year 2010-2011, and show performance
on  each  performance  measure  and  standard  for  each  mental  health
institution, both state operated and contracted.

From   the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriations  310  through  314,  the
department  shall privatize Northeast Florida State Hospital by means of
one of the following: operation by a local government unit, operation by
the  employees  of the hospital and a nonprofit organization established
by  the  employees  for  this  purpose,  or  operation  by  a private or
nonprofit  corporation  with  or without reconstruction of a facility on
the  land  on  which  it  currently  rests.   The department shall use a
selection  committee  appointed  by the department secretary of not less
than  five  persons,  which  shall  include  at least three persons from
outside  the  department.   The committee shall select the proposal that
provides the best overall long-term value to the State of Florida.
 

Insert proviso immediately following MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:

From  the funds in Specific Appropriations 310 through 314, expenditures
for  Florida  State  Hospital  are  reduced  by 10 percent for its civil
commitment   component   and  7  percent  for  its  forensic  commitment
component,  and  expenditures for North Florida Evaluation and Treatment
Center  are  reduced  by  7 percent in Fiscal Year 2011-2012 compared to
Fiscal  Year 2010-2011 expenditures.  In order to implement these budget
reductions,  the  department  may  realign  funds  between the civil and
forensic  component  pursuant  to  chapter 216, Florida Statutes.  These
mental  health  treatment  facilities  shall  meet  the same performance
measures  and  standards  as  required  by  contractual  agreement  with
outsourced  civil and forensic mental health treatment facilities.  Such
performance  measures  and  standards  shall  be  based  upon comparable
resident  populations.  The  department  shall  submit  a  report to the
Governor,  the  President  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives  no  later  than  45  days  after the end of each fiscal
quarter   in  Fiscal  Year  2011-2012.  These  reports  shall  show  the
expenditure  levels for each mental health institution compared with the
comparable fiscal quarter in Fiscal Year 2010-2011, and show performance
on  each  performance  measure  and  standard  for  each  mental  health
institution, both state operated and contracted.  The department shall 
report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives no later than February 28, 2013, with 
recommendations on institutional mental health services, both state 
operated and contracted for Fiscal Year 2013-2014.







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