Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1198 By Senator Simon 3-01042-23 20231198__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to Operation New Hope; creating s. 3 944.7071, F.S.; authorizing the Department of 4 Corrections, contingent upon appropriation, to 5 contract with Operation New Hope for specified 6 services; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1.Section 944.7071, Florida Statutes, is created 11 to read: 12 944.7071Operation New Hope; reentry services.As 13 authorized by and consistent with funding appropriated in the 14 General Appropriations Act, the department may contract with 15 Operation New Hope, a nonprofit organization exempt from 16 taxation pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 17 to provide reentry services to inmates both before and after 18 release from incarceration. 19 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.