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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to education incentives for 2
probationers; amending s. 948.05, F.S.; requiring the 3
Department of Corrections to reduce a probationer's 4
supervision term by a specified amount for completing 5
an educational advancement activity; providing a 6
definition; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 948.05, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
948.05 Court to admonish or commend probationer or 13
offender in community control; graduated incentives. — 14
(2) The department shall implement a system of graduated 15
incentives to promote compliance with the terms of supervision, 16
encourage stable employment, and prioritize the highest levels 17
of supervision for probationers or offenders presenting the 18
greatest risk of recidivism. 19
(a) As part of the graduated incentives system, the 20
department may, without leave of cour t, offer the following 21
incentives to a compliant probationer or offender in community 22
control: 23
1. Up to 25 percent reduction of required community 24
service hours; 25
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2. Waiver of supervision fees; 26
3. Reduction in frequency of reporting; 27
4. Permission to report by mail or telephone; or 28
5. Transfer of an eligible offender to administrative 29
probation as authorized under s. 948.013. 30
(b) The department may also incentivize positive behavior 31
and compliance with recommendations to the court to modify the 32
terms of supervision, including recommending: 33
1. Permission to travel; 34
2. Reduction of supervision type; 35
3. Modification or cessation of curfew; 36
4. Reduction or cessation of substance abuse testing; or 37
5. Early termination of supervision. 38
(c) The department shall, without leave of court, 39
incentivize educational achievement by awarding a compliant 40
probationer or offender in community control a 60 -day reduction 41
of his or her term of supervision for each educational 42
advancement activity he or she completes during the term of 43
supervision. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 44
"educational advancement activity" means obtaining a high school 45
diploma, a high school equivalency diploma, an academic degree, 46
or a vocational certificate. 47
(d)(c) A probationer or offender who commits a subsequent 48
violation of probation may forfeit any previously earned 49
probation incentive, as determined appropriate by his or her 50
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probation officer. 51
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 52