Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1222
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/06/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 948.0121, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         948.0121Probationary split sentences for substance use or
    8  mental health offenders.
    9         (1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
   10         (a) “Department” means the Department of Corrections; and
   11         (b) “Offender” means a person sentenced by the court on a
   12  felony offense to the probationary split sentence for substance
   13  use or mental health offenders as proscribed in this section.
   14         (2) CREATION.—A probationary split sentence for substance
   15  use or mental health offenders is established in accordance with
   16  s. 948.012. A court may sentence an offender to such
   17  probationary split sentence in accordance with this section.
   18         (3) ELIGIBILITY.—For an offender to be sentenced by the
   19  court to a probationary split sentence pursuant to this section,
   20  the offender shall be a nonviolent offender that is in need of
   21  substance use or mental health treatment and who does not pose a
   22  danger to the community. For purposes of this section,
   23  nonviolent offender means an offender that has never been
   24  convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, the commission
   25  of, an attempt to commit, or a conspiracy to commit any of the
   26  following:
   27         (a) A capital, life, or first degree felony;
   28         (b) A second degree or third degree felony listed in s.
   29  775.084(1)(c)1.;
   30         (c) A violation of ss. 784.021, 784.07, 827.03, or 843.01,
   31  or any offense that requires a person to register as a sex
   32  offender in accordance with s. 943.0435;
   33         (d) A violation of an offense for which the sentence was
   34  enhanced under s. 775.087; or
   35         (e) A violation of an offense in another jurisdiction which
   36  would be an offense described in this subsection, or which would
   37  have been enhanced under s. 775.087, if that offense had been
   38  committed in this state.
   39         (4) SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of a
   40  probationary split sentence for substance use or mental health
   41  offenders, the court shall order that the offender, at a minimum
   42  serve:
   43         (a)A term of imprisonment, which must include an in-prison
   44  treatment program for substance use, mental health, or co
   45  occurring disorders that is a minimum of 90-days in-custody
   46  treatment and is administered by the department at a department
   47  facility;
   48         (b) The remainder of his or her imprisonment in a
   49  department facility in the event the department finds that the
   50  offender is ineligible or not appropriate for placement in an
   51  in-custody treatment program for the reasons proscribed in
   52  subsection (7), or any other reason the department deems as good
   53  cause; and
   54         (c)A term of probation of 24 months that consists of:
   55         1.Either drug offender or mental health probation to be
   56  determined by the court at the time of sentencing;
   57         2.Any special conditions of probation ordered by the
   58  sentencing court; and
   59         3.Any recommendations made by the department in a
   60  postrelease treatment plan for substance use or mental health
   61  aftercare services.
   62         (5) PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT.—For any offender that
   63  the court believes may be sentenced under this section, the
   64  court may order the department to conduct a presentence
   65  investigation report in accordance with s. 921.231 to provide
   66  the court with appropriate information to make a determination
   67  at the time of sentencing of whether drug offender or mental
   68  health probation is most appropriate for the offender.
   69         (6) DEPARTMENT DUTIES.—The department:
   70         (a) Shall administer treatment programs that comply with
   71  the type of treatment required in this section.
   72         (b) May develop and enter into performance-based contracts
   73  with qualified individuals, agencies, or corporations to provide
   74  any or all services necessary for the in-custody treatment
   75  program. Such contract may not be entered into or renewed unless
   76  it offers a substantial savings to the department. The
   77  department may establish a system of incentives within the in
   78  custody treatment program to promote participation in
   79  rehabilitative programs and the orderly operation of
   80  institutions and facilities.
   81         (c) Shall provide a special training program for staff
   82  members selected to administer or implement the in-custody
   83  treatment program.
   84         (d) Shall evaluate the offender’s needs and develop a
   85  postrelease treatment plan that includes substance use or mental
   86  health aftercare services.
   87         (7) IN-PRISON TREATMENT.—
   88         (a) The department shall give written notification of the
   89  offender’s admission into the in-prison treatment program
   90  portion of the probationary split sentence to the sentencing
   91  court, state attorney, defense counsel for the offender, and any
   92  victim of the crime committed by the offender.
   93         (b)If, after evaluating an offender for custody and
   94  classification status, the department determines at any point
   95  during the term of imprisonment that an offender sentenced under
   96  this section does not meet the criteria for placement in the in
   97  prison treatment program portion of the probationary split
   98  sentence as determined in rule by the department, or space is
   99  not available for the offender’s placement in the in-prison
  100  treatment program, the department shall notify the court, state
  101  attorney, and defense counsel immediately that this portion of
  102  the sentence is served in accordance with paragraph (4)(b).
  103         (c) If, after placement in the in-prison treatment program,
  104  an offender appears to be unable to participate due to medical
  105  or other reasons, he or she must be examined by qualified
  106  medical personnel or qualified nonmedical personnel appropriate
  107  for the offender’s situation, as determined by the department.
  108  The qualified personnel shall consult with the director of the
  109  in-prison treatment program, and the director shall determine if
  110  the offender will continue with treatment or if the offender is
  111  discharged from the program. If the director discharges the
  112  offender from the treatment program, the department shall notify
  113  the court, state attorney, and defense counsel immediately that
  114  this portion of the sentence is served in accordance with
  115  paragraph (4)(b).
  116         (d) If, after placement in the in-prison treatment program,
  117  an offender appears to be unable to participate due to
  118  disruptive behavior or violations of any of the rules
  119  promulgated by the department for the implementation of this
  120  section, the director shall determine if the offender will
  121  continue with treatment or if the offender is discharged from
  122  the program. If the director discharges the offender from the
  123  treatment program, the department shall notify the court, state
  124  attorney, and defense counsel immediately that this portion of
  125  the sentence is served in accordance with paragraph (4)(b).
  126         (e) An offender participating in the in-prison treatment
  127  program portion of his or her imprisonment must comply with any
  128  additional requirements placed on the participants by the
  129  department in rule. If an offender violates any of the rules, he
  130  or she may have sanctions imposed, including loss of privileges,
  131  restrictions, disciplinary confinement, forfeiture of gain-time
  132  or the right to earn gain-time in the future, alteration of
  133  release plans, termination from the in-prison treatment program,
  134  or other program modifications in keeping with the nature and
  135  gravity of the program violation. The department may place an
  136  inmate in the in-prison treatment program in an administrative
  137  or protective confinement, as necessary.
  138         (8) DRUG OFFENDER OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBATION.—
  139         (a) Upon completion of the term of imprisonment ordered by
  140  the court, the offender shall be transitioned into the community
  141  to his or her drug offender or mental health probation for a
  142  term of 24 months as ordered by the court at the time of
  143  sentencing in accordance with subsection (4).
  144         (b) An offender on drug offender or mental health probation
  145  pursuant to a probationary split sentence ordered pursuant to
  146  this section must comply with all standard conditions of drug
  147  offender or mental health probation, any special condition of
  148  probation ordered by the sentencing court, including
  149  participation in an aftercare substance abuse or mental health
  150  program, residence in a postrelease transitional residential
  151  halfway house, or any other appropriate form of supervision or
  152  treatment.
  153         (c) While on probation pursuant to this subsection, the
  154  offender shall pay all appropriate costs of probation to the
  155  department. An offender who is determined to be financially able
  156  to shall also pay all costs of substance abuse or mental health
  157  treatment. The court may impose on the offender additional
  158  conditions requiring payment of restitution, court costs, and
  159  fines, community service, or compliance with other special
  160  conditions.
  161         (d) An offender’s violation of any condition or order may
  162  result in revocation of probation by the court and imposition of
  163  any sentence authorized under the law, with credit given for the
  164  time already served in prison.
  165         (9) REPORTING.—The department shall develop a computerized
  166  system to track data on the recidivism and recommitment of
  167  offenders who have been sentenced to the probationary split
  168  sentence for substance use or mental health offenders. On
  169  October 1, 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, the
  170  department shall submit an annual report of the results of the
  171  collected data to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
  172  the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  173         (10) RULEMAKING.—The department shall adopt rules pursuant
  174  to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section.
  175         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.
  176  
  177  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  178  And the title is amended as follows:
  179         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  180  and insert:
  181                        A bill to be entitled                      
  182         An act relating to sentencing; creating s. 948.0121,
  183         F.S.; providing definitions; creating a probationary
  184         split sentence for substance use and mental health
  185         offenders in accordance with s. 948.012, F.S.;
  186         authorizing the court to sentence an offender to the
  187         probationary split sentence; providing an eligible
  188         offender must be a nonviolent offender; defining the
  189         term “nonviolent offender”; providing sentencing
  190         requirements for the probationary split sentence;
  191         providing an exception to the court’s order of a
  192         probationary split sentence; authorizing the
  193         sentencing court to have the Department of Corrections
  194         conduct a presentence investigation report in
  195         accordance with s. 921.231, F.S., for the purpose of
  196         providing the court with appropriate information to
  197         determine the type of probation is most appropriate
  198         for the offender; requiring the department to perform
  199         specified duties; requiring the department to provide
  200         written notification to specified parties upon the
  201         offender’s admission into the in-prison treatment
  202         program; providing that the department may find an
  203         offender is not eligible to participate in the in
  204         prison treatment program under certain circumstances;
  205         requiring written notification from the department to
  206         the specified parties if an offender is terminated
  207         from or prevented from entering the in-prison
  208         treatment program; providing an offender is
  209         transitioned to probation upon the completion of the
  210         offender’s imprisonment; requiring an offender to
  211         comply with specified terms of drug offender or mental
  212         health probation; requiring the offender to pay
  213         specified fees associated with his or her probation;
  214         providing that a violation of the probation may result
  215         in revocation by the court and imposition of any
  216         sentence under the law; providing for credit of time
  217         served for a sentence that is revoked; providing
  218         reporting requirements; providing rulemaking
  219         authority; providing an effective date.