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Florida Senate - 2014 Committee Amendment
SB7090 ACJ 24
The Committee on Appropriations (Soto) recommended the following
amendment:
Section: 04 EXPLANATION:
On Page: 169 This amendment requires the Department of Juvenile
Justice to include consideration of out-of-state
Spec App: 1182 performance in the process of selecting providers to
operate residential programs. It also requires the
Department of Juvenile Justice to report serious
incidents, as well as failure to report incidents
within required timeframes, on at least a quarterly
basis.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 0 0 0
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
Program: Residential Corrections Program
Non-Secure Residential Commitment 80800100
In Section 04 On Page 169
1182 Other Personal Services 030000 IOEA
Immediately above Specific Appropriation 1182, INSERT:
From the funds in Specific Appropriations 1182 through 1199, in
selecting a private provider for operation of secure and non-secure
residential programs, the Department of Juvenile Justice must consider
the provider's history of performance of services in other jurisdictions
as well as its performance of services in Florida. The Department of
Juvenile Justice must also provide a report of serious incidents to the
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives on no less than a quarterly basis. The report must
include, at a minimum: the number of incidents and allegations of staff
abuse or abuse by another child, including whether or not an allegation
was substantiated; descriptions of incidents or allegations of such
abuse that resulted in physical injury or significant psychological
trauma, or that involved deprivation of food, water, or medical care;
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and the failure of a provider to report incidents or allegations within
required timeframes established by the department. The report must be
organized so that the incidents and allegations relating to a particular
facility and to a particular provider can be readily ascertained. The
Department of Juvenile Justice must also immediately report the death or
serious bodily injury of a youth in a secure or non-secure residential
program to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and may make any additional reports that
it determines to be appropriate based upon the seriousness of an
incident or allegation.
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