Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1017 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to a Citizens Collaborative Council; 2
16	16	creating s. 944.0232, F.S.; creating a Citizens 3
17	17	Collaborative Council within the Department of 4
18	18	Corrections; providing for membership and terms; 5
19	19	specifying duties and responsibilities concerning 6
20	20	adult correctional facilities of the department; 7
21	21	prohibiting interference with day -to-day operations of 8
22	22	certain facilities; providing purpose; authorizing 9
23	23	reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses; 10
24	24	providing an effective date. 11
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Section 944.0232, Florida Statutes, is created 15
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30	30	944.0232 Citizens Collaborative Council. — 17
31	31	(1) The Citizens Collaborative Council, an advisory 18
32	32	council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created adjunct to the 19
33	33	Department of Corrections. Except as otherwise provided in this 20
34	34	section, the council shall operate in a manner consistent with 21
35	35	s. 20.052. 22
36	36	(2)(a) The council shall be composed of the following 23
37	37	members: 24
38	38	1. Four members appointed by the President of the Senate. 25
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51	51	2. Four members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 26
52	52	Senate. 27
53	53	3. Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 28
54	54	Representatives. 29
55	55	4. Four members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 30
56	56	House of Representatives. 31
57	57	(b) The initial members of the council shall be appointed 32
58	58	by October 1, 2023. Members shall be appointed for terms of 4 33
59	59	years each. However, to achieve staggered terms, one member of 34
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61	61	year term. Members must be appointed equally within each region 36
62	62	of the department. The council's membership shall include, to 37
63	63	the greatest extent possible, former prisoners, perso ns who are 38
64	64	directly impacted by the correctional system, and criminal 39
65	65	justice or prison reform advocates. 40
66	66	(3) The council's primary duties and responsibilities 41
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68	68	(a) Regularly conducting unannounced visits to adult 43
69	69	correctional facilities, inclu ding facilities operated by 44
70	70	private contractors. Council members may enter any correctional 45
71	71	facility in which prisoners are kept and shall be immediately 46
72	72	admitted to such facilities upon a member's request and may 47
73	73	consult and confer with any prisoner. A co uncil member, upon any 48
74	74	finding of concern, shall immediately contact the warden and the 49
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88	88	(b) Conducting confidential interviews with administration, 51
89	89	staff, officers, prisoners, prisoners' families and loved on es, 52
90	90	volunteers, and public officials relating to the operations and 53
91	91	conditions of correctional facilities as well as the general 54
92	92	health and welfare of the prisoners. 55
93	93	(c) Conducting telephone interviews with prisoners in a 56
94	94	manner similar to that of legal counsel in a private area using 57
95	95	a telephone that is not recorded. 58
96	96	(d) Making recommendations to the classification teams, 59
97	97	including recommendations regarding close management, 60
98	98	administrative confinement, and disciplinary hearings. 61
99	99	(4) The council may not interfere with the day -to-day 62
100	100	operations of the department or any facilities operated by or on 63
101	101	behalf of the department, but shall serve as a liaison between 64
102	102	administration and staff and prisoners and prisoners' families 65
103	103	and loved ones. 66
104	104	(5) Members of the council shall serve without 67
105	105	compensation but may receive reimbursement for per diem and 68
106	106	travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 69
107	107	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 70