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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to juvenile detention facilities;
    3         amending s. 985.686, F.S.; exempting a county that
    4         provides detention care for preadjudicated juveniles,
    5         or that contracts with another county to provide such
    6         care, from certain requirements for sharing the costs
    7         for juvenile detention; amending s. 985.688, F.S.;
    8         providing that a county or county sheriff that meets
    9         certain prerequisites with respect to the operation of
   10         its juvenile detention facility is exempt from certain
   11         requirements of law governing the administration of
   12         such facilities; authorizing a county or county
   13         sheriff to form regional detention facilities through
   14         an interlocal agreement; requiring that the facility
   15         comply with federal requirements to separate juvenile
   16         inmates from adult inmates; providing an effective
   17         date.
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   19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   21         Section 1. Present subsection (10) of section 985.686,
   22  Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (11), and a new
   23  subsection (10) is added to that section, to read:
   24         985.686 Shared county and state responsibility for juvenile
   25  detention.—
   26         (10) This section does not apply to any county that
   27  provides detention care for preadjudicated juveniles or that
   28  contracts with another county to provide detention care for
   29  preadjudicated juveniles.
   30         Section 2. Subsection (11) is added to section 985.688,
   31  Florida Statutes, to read:
   32         985.688 Administering county and municipal delinquency
   33  programs and facilities.—
   34         (11)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a
   35  county is in compliance with this section if:
   36         1. The county provides the full cost for preadjudication
   37  detention for juveniles;
   38         2. The county authorizes the county sheriff, any other
   39  county jail operator, or a contracted provider located inside or
   40  outside the county to provide preadjudication detention care for
   41  juveniles;
   42         3. The county sheriff or other county jail operator is
   43  accredited by the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission
   44  or American Correctional Association; and
   45         4. The facility is inspected annually and meets the Florida
   46  Model Jail Standards.
   47         (b) A county or county sheriff may form regional detention
   48  facilities through an interlocal agreement in order to meet the
   49  requirements of this section.
   50         (c) Each county sheriff or other county jail operator must
   51  follow the federal regulations that require sight and sound
   52  separation of juvenile inmates from adult inmates.
   53         (d) A county or county sheriff that complies with this
   54  subsection is not subject to any additional training,
   55  procedures, or inspections required by this chapter.
   56         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.