Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0233 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to treatment of inmates; creating s. 2
16	16	944.092, F.S.; specifying certain rights of inmates in 3
17	17	the correctional system; requiring a written copy of 4
18	18	the rights to be provided to each inmate; authorizing 5
19	19	relief for deprivation of rights; amending s. 947.149, 6
20	20	F.S.; revising the definition of the term "permanently 7
21	21	incapacitated inmate" for purposes of conditional 8
22	22	medical release; providing an effective da te. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Section 944.092, Florida Statutes, is created 13
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28	28	944.092 Basic rights of inmates. — 15
29	29	(1) RIGHTS.—Each inmate in the correctional system has the 16
30	30	right to: 17
31	31	(a) Proper ventilation.—All housing units must have air 18
32	32	conditioning systems or air cooling systems; however, housing 19
33	33	units in use on or before July 1, 2024, which cannot be fitted 20
34	34	for air conditioning or air cooling systems shall receive 21
35	35	exhaust and air circulator s sufficient to provide a safe and 22
36	36	healthful environment for inmates. 23
37	37	(b) Sufficient meal time. —Inmates must receive a minimum 24
38	38	of 20 minutes to eat each meal. The minimum time shall be 25
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51	51	extended to the amount necessary for an inmate to complete the 26
52	52	meal if the inmate receives an approved medical reason for an 27
53	53	extension. 28
54	54	(c) Adequate food supply in case of emergency. —Each 29
55	55	correctional institution shall establish a program with one or 30
56	56	more community food banks located near the institution to ensure 31
57	57	adequate food supply is made available to the inmate population 32
58	58	if conditions exist that prevent regular food supply services 33
59	59	due to an event such as a natural disaster or other emergency. 34
60	60	(d) Necessary health supplies. —The department must 35
61	61	provide: 36
62	62	1. Necessary personal protective equipment for medical 37
63	63	staff at all times and for all staff and inmates during health 38
64	64	crises or during any cleaning. 39
65	65	2. Necessary health products for inmates including, but 40
66	66	not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons, soap, and toothp aste, 41
67	67	upon request of inmates. 42
68	68	(2) NOTICE.—The department shall provide a written copy of 43
69	69	the rights established in this section to each inmate upon his 44
70	70	or her entry in to the correctional system. 45
71	71	(3) GRIEVANCES.—An inmate may file a grievance with the 46
72	72	department if the inmate believes a right guaranteed in this 47
73	73	section is denied by a correctional institution. 48
74	74	Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 49
75	75	947.149, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 50
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88	88	947.149 Conditional medical release. — 51
89	89	(1) The commission shall, in conjunction with the 52
90	90	department, establish the conditional medical release program. 53
91	91	An inmate is eligible for consideration for release under the 54
92	92	conditional medical release program when the inmate, because of 55
93	93	an existing medical or physical condition, is determined by the 56
94	94	department to be within one of the following designations: 57
95	95	(a) "Permanently incapacitated inmate," which means an 58
96	96	inmate who has a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness 59
97	97	which, to a reasonable deg ree of medical certainty, renders the 60
98	98	inmate permanently and irreversibly physically incapacitated ; or 61
99	99	has a physical disability, impairment, or handicap to the extent 62
100	100	that the inmate does not constitute a danger to herself or 63
101	101	himself or others. 64
102	102	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 65