Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 722
       
       
        
       By Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       
       8-00714B-22                                            2022722__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education for student inmates;
    3         amending ss. 944.801 and 951.176, F.S.; authorizing
    4         the Department of Corrections and each county,
    5         respectively, to contract with Florida College System
    6         institutions to provide education services for student
    7         inmates; amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; authorizing the
    8         expenditure of state funds for the education of state
    9         and federal inmates who have a specified amount of
   10         time remaining to serve on their sentences; providing
   11         an effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   15         Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 944.801, Florida
   16  Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         944.801 Education for state prisoners.—
   18         (7) The department may contract with a district school
   19  board, the Florida Virtual School, or a charter school
   20  authorized to operate under s. 1002.33, or a Florida College
   21  System institution to provide education services in the
   22  Correctional Education Program. The education services may
   23  include any educational, career, or vocational training that is
   24  authorized by the department.
   25         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 951.176, Florida
   26  Statutes, is amended to read:
   27         951.176 Provision of education.—
   28         (1) Each county may contract with a district school board,
   29  the Florida Virtual School, or a charter school authorized to
   30  operate under s. 1002.33, or a Florida College System
   31  institution to provide education services for inmates at county
   32  detention facilities. The education services may include any
   33  educational, career, or vocational training that is authorized
   34  by the sheriff or chief correctional officer, or his or her
   35  designee.
   36         Section 3. Upon the expiration and reversion of the
   37  amendment made to section 1011.80, Florida Statutes, pursuant to
   38  section 25 of chapter 2021-37, Laws of Florida, paragraph (b) of
   39  subsection (8) of section 1011.80, Florida Statutes, is amended
   40  to read:
   41         1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
   42  programs.—
   43         (8)
   44         (b) State funds provided for the operation of postsecondary
   45  workforce programs may not be expended for the education of
   46  state or federal inmates with more than 24 months or less of
   47  time remaining to serve on their sentences or federal inmates.
   48         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.