Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (570270) for SB 7020
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/18/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Negron) recommended the
       following:
       
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1279 and 1280
    4  insert:
    5         Section 26. The sum of $808,709 is appropriated to the
    6  Corrections Commission from recurring general revenue funds for
    7  the 2015-2016 fiscal year and eight full-time equivalent
    8  positions are authorized with salary of $525,000 and associated
    9  rate, benefits of $204,650, and standard expenses of $79,059.
   10  The sum of $400,000 is appropriated to the commission from
   11  recurring general revenue funds for the 2015-2016 fiscal year,
   12  which funds shall be used for travel and expenses of the
   13  commissioners and commission employees. The sum of $96,000 is
   14  appropriated to the commission from nonrecurring general revenue
   15  for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which funds shall be used to
   16  purchase vehicles for use by employees of the commission.
   17         Section 27. The sum of $439,548 is appropriated to the
   18  Correctional Medical Authority from recurring general revenue
   19  fundsfor the 2015-2016 fiscal year and an additional six full
   20  time equivalent positions are authorized with salary of $276,000
   21  and associated rate, benefits of $103,260, and standard expenses
   22  of $60,288. The sum of $350,000 is appropriated to the authority
   23  from recurring general revenue funds for the 2015-2016 fiscal
   24  year for health surveyor contract fees.
   25         Section 28. The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated to the
   26  Department of Corrections from recurring general revenue for the
   27  2015-2016 fiscal year for expenses to provide crisis
   28  intervention training for correctional officers who have close
   29  contact with inmates housed in a mental health treatment
   30  facility, as required by this act.
   31         Section 29.  The sum of $5,000,000 in recurring funds is
   32  appropriated from the State Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare
   33  Trust Fund to the Department of Corrections for the following
   34  purposes:
   35         1. To provide literacy programs, vocational training
   36  programs, and educational programs;
   37         2. To operate inmate chapels, faith-based programs,
   38  visiting pavilions, visiting services and programs, family
   39  services and programs, and libraries;
   40         3. To provide inmate substance abuse treatment programs and
   41  transition and life skills training programs;
   42         4. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance or
   43  repair of electronic or audio visual equipment used by inmates;
   44  or
   45         5. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance or
   46  repair of recreation and wellness equipment.
   47         6. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance, or
   48  repair of bicycles used by inmates traveling to and from
   49  employment in the work-release program authorized in s.
   50  945.091(1)(b).
   51  
   52         This appropriation is contingent on SB 540 or similar
   53  legislation creating the “State Operated Institutions Inmate
   54  Welfare Trust Fund” being adopted in the 2015 Regular Session or
   55  an extension thereof and becoming law.
   56  
   57  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   58  And the title is amended as follows:
   59         Delete line 143
   60  and insert:
   61         thereto; providing for appropriations to the
   62         Corrections Commission; providing for appropriations
   63         to the Correctional Medical Authority; providing for
   64         appropriations to the Department of Corrections;
   65         providing effective dates.