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 Substitute for Amendment (424966) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 1279 and 1280
    5  insert:
    6         Section 26. The sum of $808,709 is appropriated to the
    7  Corrections Commission from recurring general revenue funds for
    8  the 2015-2016 fiscal year and eight full-time equivalent
    9  positions are authorized with salary of $525,000 and associated
   10  salary rate of 525,000, benefits of $204,650, and standard
   11  expenses of $79,059. The sum of $400,000 is appropriated to the
   12  commission from recurring general revenue funds for the 2015
   13  2016 fiscal year, which funds shall be used for travel and
   14  expenses of the commissioners and commission employees. The sum
   15  of $96,000 is appropriated to the commission from nonrecurring
   16  general revenue for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which funds shall
   17  be used to purchase vehicles for use by employees of the
   18  commission.
   19         Section 27. The sum of $439,548 is appropriated to the
   20  Correctional Medical Authority from recurring general revenue
   21  funds for the 2015-2016 fiscal year and an additional six full
   22  time equivalent positions are authorized with salary of $276,000
   23  and associated salary rate of 276,000, benefits of $103,260, and
   24  standard expenses of $60,288. The sum of $350,000 is
   25  appropriated to the authority from recurring general revenue
   26  funds for the 2015-2016 fiscal year for health surveyor contract
   27  fees.
   28         Section 28. The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated to the
   29  Department of Corrections from recurring general revenue for the
   30  2015-2016 fiscal year for expenses to provide crisis
   31  intervention training for correctional officers who have close
   32  contact with inmates housed in a mental health treatment
   33  facility, as required by this act.
   34         Section 29.  The sum of $5,000,000 in recurring funds is
   35  appropriated from the State Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare
   36  Trust Fund to the Department of Corrections for the following
   37  purposes:
   38         1. To provide literacy programs, vocational training
   39  programs, and educational programs;
   40         2. To operate inmate chapels, faith-based programs,
   41  visiting pavilions, visiting services and programs, family
   42  services and programs, and libraries;
   43         3. To provide inmate substance abuse treatment programs and
   44  transition and life skills training programs;
   45         4. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance or
   46  repair of electronic or audio visual equipment used by inmates;
   47  or
   48         5. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance or
   49  repair of recreation and wellness equipment.
   50         6. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance, or
   51  repair of bicycles used by inmates traveling to and from
   52  employment in the work-release program authorized in s.
   53  945.091(1)(b).
   54  
   55         This appropriation is contingent on SB 540 or similar
   56  legislation creating the “State Operated Institutions Inmate
   57  Welfare Trust Fund” being adopted in the 2015 Regular Session or
   58  an extension thereof and becoming law.
   59  
   60  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   61  And the title is amended as follows:
   62         Delete line 143
   63  and insert:
   64         thereto; providing for appropriations to the
   65         Corrections Commission; providing for appropriations
   66         to the Correctional Medical Authority; providing for
   67         appropriations to the Department of Corrections;
   68         providing effective dates.