Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 618
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
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                  03/09/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Evers) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5  
    6         Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 985.02, Florida
    7  Statutes, is repealed.
    8         Section 2. Subsection (48) of section 985.03, Florida
    9  Statutes, is repealed.
   10         Section 3. Subsection (56) of section 985.03, Florida
   11  Statutes, is repealed.
   12         Section 4. Section 985.47, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   13         Section 5. Section 985.483, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   14         Section 6. Section 985.486, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   15         Section 7. Section 985.636, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   16         Section 8. Section 985.494, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   17  read:
   18         985.494 Commitment programs for juvenile felony offenders.—
   19         (1) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the
   20  child’s age, a child who is adjudicated delinquent, or for whom
   21  adjudication is withheld, for an act that would be a felony if
   22  committed by an adult, shall be committed to:
   23         (a) A program for serious or habitual juvenile offenders
   24  under s. 985.47 or an intensive residential treatment program
   25  for offenders less than 13 years of age under s. 985.483, if the
   26  child has participated in an early delinquency intervention
   27  program and has completed a sheriff’s training and respect
   28  program.
   29         (b) a maximum-risk residential program, if the child has
   30  completed two different high-risk residential commitment
   31  programs participated in an early delinquency intervention
   32  program, has completed a sheriff’s training and respect program,
   33  and has completed a program for serious or habitual juvenile
   34  offenders or an intensive residential treatment program for
   35  offenders less than 13 years of age. The commitment of a child
   36  to a maximum-risk residential program must be for an
   37  indeterminate period, but may not exceed the maximum term of
   38  imprisonment that an adult may serve for the same offense.
   39         (2) In committing a child to the appropriate program, the
   40  court may consider an equivalent program of similar intensity as
   41  being comparable to a program required under subsection (1).
   42         Section 9. Section 985.445, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   43         Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
   44  985.0301, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   45         985.0301 Jurisdiction.—
   46         (5)
   47         (c) Notwithstanding ss. 743.07 and 985.455(3), and except
   48  as provided in s. 985.47, the term of the commitment must be
   49  until the child is discharged by the department or until he or
   50  she reaches the age of 21 years. Notwithstanding ss. 743.07,
   51  985.435, 985.437, 985.439, 985.441, 985.445, 985.455, and
   52  985.513, and except as provided in this section and s. 985.47, a
   53  child may not be held under a commitment from a court under s.
   54  985.439, s. 985.441(1)(a) or (b), s. 985.445, or s. 985.455
   55  after becoming 21 years of age.
   56         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 985.47, Florida
   57  Statutes, is amended to read:
   58         985.47 Serious or habitual juvenile offender.—
   59         (2) DETERMINATION.—After a child has been adjudicated
   60  delinquent under s. 985.35, the court shall determine whether
   61  the child meets the criteria for a serious or habitual juvenile
   62  offender under subsection (1). If the court determines that the
   63  child does not meet such criteria, ss. 985.435, 985.437,
   64  985.439, 985.441, 985.445, 985.45, and 985.455 shall apply.
   65         Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
   66  985.565, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   67         985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for
   68  juveniles prosecuted as adults.—
   69         (4) SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES.—
   70         (b) Juvenile sanctions.—For juveniles transferred to adult
   71  court but who do not qualify for such transfer under s.
   72  985.556(3) or s. 985.557(2)(a) or (b), the court may impose
   73  juvenile sanctions under this paragraph. If juvenile sentences
   74  are imposed, the court shall, under this paragraph, adjudge the
   75  child to have committed a delinquent act. Adjudication of
   76  delinquency shall not be deemed a conviction, nor shall it
   77  operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily
   78  resulting from a conviction. The court shall impose an adult
   79  sanction or a juvenile sanction and may not sentence the child
   80  to a combination of adult and juvenile punishments. An adult
   81  sanction or a juvenile sanction may include enforcement of an
   82  order of restitution or probation previously ordered in any
   83  juvenile proceeding. However, if the court imposes a juvenile
   84  sanction and the department determines that the sanction is
   85  unsuitable for the child, the department shall return custody of
   86  the child to the sentencing court for further proceedings,
   87  including the imposition of adult sanctions. Upon adjudicating a
   88  child delinquent under subsection (1), the court may:
   89         1. Place the child in a probation program under the
   90  supervision of the department for an indeterminate period of
   91  time until the child reaches the age of 19 years or sooner if
   92  discharged by order of the court.
   93         2. Commit the child to the department for treatment in an
   94  appropriate program for children for an indeterminate period of
   95  time until the child is 21 or sooner if discharged by the
   96  department. The department shall notify the court of its intent
   97  to discharge no later than 14 days prior to discharge. Failure
   98  of the court to timely respond to the department’s notice shall
   99  be considered approval for discharge.
  100         3. Order disposition under ss. 985.435, 985.437, 985.439,
  101  985.441, 985.445, 985.45, and 985.455 as an alternative to
  102  youthful offender or adult sentencing if the court determines
  103  not to impose youthful offender or adult sanctions.
  104  
  105  It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria and
  106  guidelines in this subsection are mandatory and that a
  107  determination of disposition under this subsection is subject to
  108  the right of the child to appellate review under s. 985.534.
  109         Section 13. Section 985.66, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  110  read:
  111         985.66 Juvenile justice training academies; staff
  112  development and training; Juvenile Justice Standards and
  113  Training Commission; Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund.—
  114         (1) LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.—In order to enable the state to
  115  provide a systematic approach to staff development and training
  116  for judges, state attorneys, public defenders, law enforcement
  117  officers, school district personnel, and juvenile justice
  118  program staff that will meet the needs of such persons in their
  119  discharge of duties while at the same time meeting the
  120  requirements for the American Correction Association
  121  accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for
  122  Corrections, it is the purpose of the Legislature to require the
  123  department to establish, maintain, and oversee the operation of
  124  juvenile justice training academies in the state. The purpose of
  125  the Legislature in establishing staff development and training
  126  programs is to foster better staff morale and reduce
  127  mistreatment and aggressive and abusive behavior in delinquency
  128  programs; to positively impact the recidivism of children in the
  129  juvenile justice system; and to afford greater protection of the
  130  public through an improved level of services delivered by a
  131  professionally trained juvenile justice program staff to
  132  children who are alleged to be or who have been found to be
  133  delinquent.
  134         (2) STAFF DEVELOPMENT JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS AND
  135  TRAINING COMMISSION.—
  136         (a) There is created under the Department of Juvenile
  137  Justice the Juvenile Justice Standards and Training Commission,
  138  hereinafter referred to as the commission. The 17-member
  139  commission shall consist of the Attorney General or designee,
  140  the Commissioner of Education or designee, a member of the
  141  juvenile court judiciary to be appointed by the Chief Justice of
  142  the Supreme Court, and 14 members to be appointed by the
  143  Secretary of Juvenile Justice as follows:
  144         1. Seven members shall be juvenile justice professionals: a
  145  superintendent or a direct care staff member from an
  146  institution; a director from a contracted community-based
  147  program; a superintendent and a direct care staff member from a
  148  regional detention center or facility; a juvenile probation
  149  officer supervisor and a juvenile probation officer; and a
  150  director of a day treatment or conditional release program. No
  151  fewer than three of these members shall be contract providers.
  152         2. Two members shall be representatives of local law
  153  enforcement agencies.
  154         3. One member shall be an educator from the state’s
  155  university and community college program of criminology,
  156  criminal justice administration, social work, psychology,
  157  sociology, or other field of study pertinent to the training of
  158  juvenile justice program staff.
  159         4. One member shall be a member of the public.
  160         5. One member shall be a state attorney, or assistant state
  161  attorney, who has juvenile court experience.
  162         6. One member shall be a public defender, or assistant
  163  public defender, who has juvenile court experience.
  164         7. One member shall be a representative of the business
  165  community.
  166  
  167  All appointed members shall be appointed to serve terms of 2
  168  years.
  169         (b) The composition of the commission shall be broadly
  170  reflective of the public and shall include minorities and women.
  171  The term “minorities” as used in this paragraph means a member
  172  of a socially or economically disadvantaged group that includes
  173  blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians.
  174         (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide the
  175  commission with staff necessary to assist the commission in the
  176  performance of its duties.
  177         (d) The commission shall annually elect its chairperson and
  178  other officers. The commission shall hold at least four regular
  179  meetings each year at the call of the chairperson or upon the
  180  written request of three members of the commission. A majority
  181  of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum. Members
  182  of the commission shall serve without compensation but are
  183  entitled to be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses as
  184  provided by s. 112.061 and these expenses shall be paid from the
  185  Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund.
  186         (e) The department powers, duties, and functions of the
  187  commission shall be to:
  188         (a)1. Designate the location of the training academies;
  189  develop, implement, maintain, and update the curriculum to be
  190  used in the training of juvenile justice program staff;
  191  establish timeframes for participation in and completion of
  192  training by juvenile justice program staff; develop, implement,
  193  maintain, and update job-related examinations; develop,
  194  implement, and update the types and frequencies of evaluations
  195  of the training academies; approve, modify, or disapprove the
  196  budget for the training academies, and the contractor to be
  197  selected to organize and operate the training academies and to
  198  provide the training curriculum.
  199         (b)2. Establish uniform minimum job-related training
  200  courses and examinations for juvenile justice program staff.
  201         (c)3. Consult and cooperate with the state or any political
  202  subdivision; any private entity or contractor; and with private
  203  and public universities, colleges, community colleges, and other
  204  educational institutions concerning the development of juvenile
  205  justice training and programs or courses of instruction,
  206  including, but not limited to, education and training in the
  207  areas of juvenile justice.
  208         (d)4.Enter into With the approval of the department, make
  209  and enter into such contracts and agreements with other
  210  agencies, organizations, associations, corporations,
  211  individuals, or federal agencies as the commission determines
  212  are necessary in the execution of the its powers of the
  213  department or the performance of its duties.
  214         5. Make recommendations to the Department of Juvenile
  215  Justice concerning any matter within the purview of this
  216  section.
  217         (3) JUVENILE JUSTICE TRAINING PROGRAM.—The department
  218  commission shall establish a certifiable program for juvenile
  219  justice training pursuant to this section, and all department
  220  program staff and providers who deliver direct care services
  221  pursuant to contract with the department shall be required to
  222  participate in and successfully complete the department-approved
  223  commission-approved program of training pertinent to their areas
  224  of responsibility. Judges, state attorneys, and public
  225  defenders, law enforcement officers, and school district
  226  personnel may participate in such training program. For the
  227  juvenile justice program staff, the department commission shall,
  228  based on a job-task analysis:
  229         (a) Design, implement, maintain, evaluate, and revise a
  230  basic training program, including a competency-based
  231  examination, for the purpose of providing minimum employment
  232  training qualifications for all juvenile justice personnel. All
  233  program staff of the department and providers who deliver
  234  direct-care services who are hired after October 1, 1999, must
  235  meet the following minimum requirements:
  236         1. Be at least 19 years of age.
  237         2. Be a high school graduate or its equivalent as
  238  determined by the department commission.
  239         3. Not have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor
  240  involving perjury or a false statement, or have received a
  241  dishonorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces of the
  242  United States. Any person who, after September 30, 1999, pleads
  243  guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of any felony or
  244  a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement is not
  245  eligible for employment, notwithstanding suspension of sentence
  246  or withholding of adjudication. Notwithstanding this
  247  subparagraph, any person who pled nolo contendere to a
  248  misdemeanor involving a false statement before October 1, 1999,
  249  and who has had such record of that plea sealed or expunged is
  250  not ineligible for employment for that reason.
  251         4. Abide by all the provisions of s. 985.644(1) regarding
  252  fingerprinting and background investigations and other screening
  253  requirements for personnel.
  254         5. Execute and submit to the department an affidavit-of
  255  application form, adopted by the department, attesting to his or
  256  her compliance with subparagraphs 1.-4. The affidavit must be
  257  executed under oath and constitutes an official statement under
  258  s. 837.06. The affidavit must include conspicuous language that
  259  the intentional false execution of the affidavit constitutes a
  260  misdemeanor of the second degree. The employing agency shall
  261  retain the affidavit.
  262         (b) Design, implement, maintain, evaluate, and revise an
  263  advanced training program, including a competency-based
  264  examination for each training course, which is intended to
  265  enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities related to job
  266  performance.
  267         (c) Design, implement, maintain, evaluate, and revise a
  268  career development training program, including a competency
  269  based examination for each training course. Career development
  270  courses are intended to prepare personnel for promotion.
  271         (d) The department commission is encouraged to design,
  272  implement, maintain, evaluate, and revise juvenile justice
  273  training courses, or to enter into contracts for such training
  274  courses, that are intended to provide for the safety and well
  275  being of both citizens and juvenile offenders.
  276         (4) JUVENILE JUSTICE TRAINING TRUST FUND.—
  277         (a) There is created within the State Treasury a Juvenile
  278  Justice Training Trust Fund to be used by the department of
  279  Juvenile Justice for the purpose of funding the development and
  280  updating of a job-task analysis of juvenile justice personnel;
  281  the development, implementation, and updating of job-related
  282  training courses and examinations; and the cost of commission
  283  approved juvenile justice training courses; and reimbursement
  284  for expenses as provided in s. 112.061 for members of the
  285  commission and staff.
  286         (b) One dollar from every noncriminal traffic infraction
  287  collected pursuant to ss. 318.14(10)(b) and 318.18 shall be
  288  deposited into the Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund.
  289         (c) In addition to the funds generated by paragraph (b),
  290  the trust fund may receive funds from any other public or
  291  private source.
  292         (d) Funds that are not expended by the end of the budget
  293  cycle or through a supplemental budget approved by the
  294  department shall revert to the trust fund.
  295         (5) ESTABLISHMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMIES.
  296  The number, location, and establishment of juvenile justice
  297  training academies shall be determined by the department
  298  commission.
  299         (6) SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS.—
  300         (a) By rule, the department commission shall establish
  301  criteria to award scholarships or stipends to qualified juvenile
  302  justice personnel who are residents of the state who want to
  303  pursue a bachelor’s or associate in arts degree in juvenile
  304  justice or a related field. The department shall handle the
  305  administration of the scholarship or stipend. The Department of
  306  Education shall handle the notes issued for the payment of the
  307  scholarships or stipends. All scholarship and stipend awards
  308  shall be paid from the Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund upon
  309  vouchers approved by the Department of Education and properly
  310  certified by the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to the award of
  311  a scholarship or stipend, the juvenile justice employee must
  312  agree in writing to practice her or his profession in juvenile
  313  justice or a related field for 1 month for each month of grant
  314  or to repay the full amount of the scholarship or stipend
  315  together with interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum over a
  316  period not to exceed 10 years. Repayment shall be made payable
  317  to the state for deposit into the Juvenile Justice Training
  318  Trust Fund.
  319         (b) The department commission may establish the scholarship
  320  program by rule and implement the program on or after July 1,
  321  1996.
  322         (7) ADOPTION OF RULES.—The department commission shall
  323  adopt rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
  324  section.
  325         (8) PARTICIPATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS IN THE STATE RISK
  326  MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND.—Pursuant to s. 284.30, the Division of
  327  Risk Management of the Department of Financial Services is
  328  authorized to insure a private agency, individual, or
  329  corporation operating a state-owned training school under a
  330  contract to carry out the purposes and responsibilities of any
  331  program of the department. The coverage authorized herein shall
  332  be under the same general terms and conditions as the department
  333  is insured for its responsibilities under chapter 284.
  334         (9) The Juvenile Justice Standards and Training Commission
  335  is terminated on June 30, 2001, and such termination shall be
  336  reviewed by the Legislature prior to that date.
  337         Section 14. Subsection (8) of section 985.48, Florida
  338  Statutes, is repealed.
  339         Section 15. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
  340  
  341  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  342  And the title is amended as follows:
  343  
  344         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  345  and insert:
  346                        A bill to be entitled                      
  347         An act relating to juvenile justice; repealing ss.
  348         985.02(5), 985.03(48), 985.03(56), 985.47, 985.483,
  349         985.486, and 985.636, F.S., relating to, respectively,
  350         legislative intent for serious or habitual juvenile
  351         offenders in the juvenile justice system, definitions
  352         of terms for a training school and the serious or
  353         habitual juvenile offender program, the serious or
  354         habitual juvenile offender program in the juvenile
  355         justice system, the intensive residential treatment
  356         program for offenders less than 13 years of age, and
  357         the designation of persons holding law enforcement
  358         certification within the Office of the Inspector
  359         General to act as law enforcement officers; amending
  360         s. 985.494, F.S.; requiring a child who is adjudicated
  361         delinquent, or for whom adjudication is withheld, to
  362         be committed to a maximum-risk residential program for
  363         an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult
  364         if the child has completed two different high-risk
  365         residential commitment programs; repealing s. 985.445,
  366         F.S., relating to cases involving grand theft of a
  367         motor vehicle committed by a child; amending ss.
  368         985.0301, 985.47, and 985.565, F.S.; conforming
  369         references to changes made by the act; amending s.
  370         985.66, F.S.; removing all references to the Juvenile
  371         Justice Standards and Training Commission; requiring
  372         the Department of Juvenile Justice to be responsible
  373         for staff development and training; specifying the
  374         duties and responsibilities of the department for
  375         staff development and training; removing obsolete
  376         provisions to conform to changes made by the act;
  377         repealing s. 985.48(8), F.S., relating to activities
  378         of the Juvenile Justice Standards and Training
  379         Commission with respect to training and treatment
  380         services for juvenile sexual offenders; providing an
  381         effective date.