| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 330.41, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | the act; amending s. 381.887, F.S.; authorizing 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | certain employees of Department of Juvenile Justice 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | and contracted providers to possess and administer 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | opioid antagonists; providing immunity from liability 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | for administration; amending ss. 553.865, 790.22, 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 938.17, 943.0515, and 948.51, F.S.; conforming 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 985.02, F.S.; replacing the term "gender -specific" 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | with "sex-specific"; conforming provisions; amending 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | s. 985.03, F.S.; eliminating the minimum -risk 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | nonresidential restrictiveness level; redesignating 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | the nonsecure residential restrictiveness level as the 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | "moderate-risk residential level"; revising the 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | components of the maximum-risk residential 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | restrictiveness level; defining "sex"; amending s. 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 985.039, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | by the act; amending s. 985.115, F.S.; providing that 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | juvenile assessment centers are not facilities that 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | are permitted to receive certain children; amending 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ss. 985.126 and 985.17, F.S.; conforming provisions to 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | changes made by the act; amending s. 985.26, F.S.; 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | revising provisions concerning transitioning a child 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | to and from secure detention care and supervised 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | release detention care; amending ss. 985.27, 985.441, 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | and 985.455, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | made by the act; amending s. 985.465, F.S.; replacing 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | the term "juvenile correctional facility or juvenile 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | prison" with "maximum -risk residential facilitie s"; 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | amending s. 985.601, F.S.; authorizing the purchase of 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | certain materials; amending s. 985.619, F.S.; 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | providing the board of trustees of the Florida 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Scholars Academy the power and duty to review and 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | approve an annual academic calendar; authorizing the 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | board of trustees to decrease the minimum number of 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | days for instruction; amending s. 985.664, F.S.; 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | substantially revising provisions relating to juvenile 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | justice circuit advisory boards; amending ss. 985.668, 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | 985.676, and 1001.42, F.S.; conforming provisi ons to 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | changes made by the act; amending s. 1003.01, F.S.; 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | revising the definition of the term "juvenile justice 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | education programs or schools"; amending s. 1003.51, 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | F.S.; revising requirements for certain State Board of 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | Education rules to establish polici es and standards 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | for certain education programs; revising requirements 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | for the Department of Education, in partnership with 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice, district school 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | boards, and education providers, to develop and 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | implement certain contract requi rements and to 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | maintain standardized required content of education 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | records; revising district school board requirements; 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | revising departmental requirements relating to 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | juvenile justice education programs; amending s. 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | 1003.52, F.S.; revising the role of Coo rdinators for 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | Juvenile Justice Education Programs in collecting 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | certain information and developing certain protocols; 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | deleting provisions relating to career and 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | professional education (CAPE); requiring district 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | school boards to select appropriate academic and 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | career assessments to be administered at the time of 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | program entry and exit; deleting provisions related to 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | requiring residential juvenile justice education 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | programs to provide certain CAPE courses; requiring 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | each district school board to make provisio ns for high 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | school level students to earn credits toward high 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | school graduation while in juvenile justice detention, 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | prevention, or day treatment programs; authorizing 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | district school boards to contract with private 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | providers for education programs for stu dents in such 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | programs; requiring each district school board to 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | negotiate a cooperative agreement with the department 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | on the delivery of educational services to students in 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | such programs; revising requirements for such 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | agreements; deleting provisions requi ring the 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | Department of Education, in consultation with the 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | Department of Juvenile Justice, to adopt rules and 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | collect data and report on certain programs; deleting 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | a provision requiring that specified entities jointly 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | develop a multiagency plan for CAPE; c onforming 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | provisions to changes made by the act; reenacting ss. 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | 985.25(1), 985.255(3), 985.475(2)(h), 985.565(4)(b), 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | and 985.721, F.S., relating to detention intakes, 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | detention criteria and detention hearings, juvenile 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | sexual offenders, juvenile sanctions, and escapes from 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | secure detention or residential commitment facilities, 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | respectively, to incorporate the amendments made by 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | the act; providing an effective date. 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 91 |
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| 142 | 142 | | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | 330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. — 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term: 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | (a) "Critical infrastructure facility" means any of the 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | following, if completely enclose d by a fence or other physical 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | forbidden and which are posted on the property in a manner 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | reasonably likely to come to the atten tion of intruders: 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | 1. A power generation or transmission facility, 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | substation, switching station, or electrical control center. 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | 2. A chemical or rubber manufacturing or storage facility. 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | 3. A water intake structure, water treatment facility, 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | wastewater treatment plant, or pump station. 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | 4. A mining facility. 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | 5. A natural gas or compressed gas compressor station, 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | storage facility, or natural gas or compressed gas pipeline. 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | 6. A liquid natural gas or propane gas terminal or storage 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | facility. 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | 7. Any portion of an aboveground oil or gas pipeline. 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | 8. A refinery. 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | 9. A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas. 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | 10. A wireless communications facility, including the 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | tower, antennae, support structures, and all associated ground -118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | based equipment. 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | 11. A seaport as listed in s. 311.09(1), which need not be 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier and 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | need not be marked with a sign or signs indicating that entry is 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | forbidden. 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | 12. An inland port or other facility or group of 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | facilities serving as a point of intermodal transfer of freight 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | in a specific area physically separated from a seaport. 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | 13. An airport as defined in s. 330.27. 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | 14. A spaceport territory as defined in s. 331.303(18). 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | 15. A military installation as defined in 10 U.S.C. s. 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | 2801(c)(4) and an armory as defined in s. 250.01. 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | 16. A dam as defined in s. 373.403(1) or other structures, 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | such as locks, floodgates, or dikes, which are designed to 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | maintain or control the level of navigable waterways. 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | 17. A state correctional institution as defined in s. 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | 944.02 or a private correctional facility authorized under 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | chapter 957. 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | 18. A secure detention center or facility as defined in s. 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | 985.03, or a moderate-risk nonsecure residential facility, a 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | high-risk residential facility, or a maximum -risk residential 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | facility as those terms are described in s. 985.03(44). 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | 19. A county detention facility as defined in s. 951.23. 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | 20. A critical infrastructure facility as defined in s. 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | 692.201. 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | Section 2. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (4) of 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | section 381.887, Florida Statutes, to read: 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | 381.887 Emergency treatment for suspected opioid 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | overdose.— 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | (4) The following persons are authorized to possess, 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | store, and administer emergency opioid antagonists as clinically 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | indicated and are immune from any civil liability or criminal 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | liability as a result of administering an emergency opioid 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | antagonist: 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | (d) Personnel of the Department of Juvenile Justice and of 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | any contracted provider with direct contact with youth 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | authorized under chapters 984 and 985. 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | Section 3. Paragraphs (c) and (j) of subsection (3), 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | paragraph (a) of subsection (10), and paragraph (f) of 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | subsection (12) of section 553.865, Florida Statutes, ar e 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | amended to read: 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | 553.865 Private spaces. — 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | (3) As used in this section, the term: 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | (c) "Covered entity" means any: 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | 1. Correctional institution; 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | 2. Detention facility; 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | 3. Educational institution; 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | 4. Maximum risk residential facility Juvenile correctional 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | facility or juvenile prison as described in s. 985.465, any 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | detention center or facility designated by the Department of 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as defined in s. 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | 985.03(18)(a), and any facility used for a residential progra m 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b), (c), or (d) ; or 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | 5. Public building. 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | (j) "Public building" means a building comfort -conditioned 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | for occupancy which is owned or leased by the state, a state 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | agency, or a political subdivision. The term does not include a 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | correctional institution, a detention facility, an educational 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | institution, a maximum risk residential facility juvenile 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | correctional facility or juvenile prison as described in s. 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | 985.465, a detention center or facility designated by the 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | Department of Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | defined in s. 985.03(18)(a), or any facility used for a 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | residential program as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b), 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | (c), or (d). 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | (10)(a) Each maximum risk residential facility juvenile 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | correctional facility or juvenile prison as described in s. 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | 985.465, each detention center or facility designated by the 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | Department of Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | defined in s. 985.03(18)(a), and each facility used for a 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | residential program as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b), 189 |
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| 287 | 287 | | (c), or (d) shall establish disciplinary procedures for any 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | juvenile as defined in s. 985.03(7) who willfully enters, for a 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | purpose other than those listed in subsection (6), a restroom or 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | changing facility des ignated for the opposite sex in such 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | maximum risk residential facility juvenile correctional 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | facility, juvenile prison , secure detention center or facility, 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | or residential program facility and refuses to depart when asked 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | to do so by delinquency program st aff, detention staff, or 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | residential program staff. 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | (12) A covered entity that is: 199 |
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| 297 | 297 | | (f) A maximum risk residential facility juvenile 200 |
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| 310 | 310 | | correctional facility or juvenile prison as described in s. 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | 985.465, a detention center or facility designated by the 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | Department of Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | defined in s. 985.03(18)(a), or a facility used for a 204 |
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| 314 | 314 | | residential program as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b), 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | (c), or (d) shall submit documentation to the Department of 206 |
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| 316 | 316 | | Juvenile Justice regarding compliance with subsections (4) and 207 |
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| 317 | 317 | | (5), as applicable, within 1 year after being established or, if 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | such institution or facility was established before July 1, 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | 2023, no later than April 1, 2024. 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | 790.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | 790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas -operated guns, or 213 |
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| 323 | 323 | | electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; 214 |
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| 324 | 324 | | possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties. — 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | (4) 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | (c) The juvenile justice circuit advisory boards or the 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish appropriate 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | community service programs to be available to the alternative 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | sanctions coordinators of the circuit courts in implementing 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | this subsection. The boards or department shall propose the 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | implementation of a community service program in each circuit, 222 |
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| 332 | 332 | | and may submit a circuit plan, to be implemented upon approval 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | of the circuit alternative sanctions coordinator. 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 938.17, Florid a 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | 938.17 County delinquency prevention; juvenile assessment 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | centers and school board suspension programs. — 228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | (4) A sheriff's office that receives proceeds pursuant to 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | s. 939.185 shall account for all funds annually by August 1 in a 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | written report to the Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | justice circuit advisory board if funds are used for assessment 232 |
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| 354 | 354 | | centers, and to the district school board if funds are used for 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | suspension programs. 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | Section 6. Subsection (1) of sect ion 943.0515, Florida 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | 943.0515 Retention of criminal history records of minors. — 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | (1)(a) The Criminal Justice Information Program shall 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | retain the criminal history record of a minor who is classified 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | as a serious or habitua l juvenile offender or committed to a 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | maximum risk residential facility juvenile correctional facility 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | or juvenile prison under chapter 985 for 5 years after the date 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | the offender reaches 21 years of age, at which time the record 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | shall be expunged unless i t meets the criteria of paragraph 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | (2)(a) or paragraph (2)(b). 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | (b)1. If the minor is not classified as a serious or 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | habitual juvenile offender or committed to a maximum risk 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | residential facility juvenile correctional facility or juvenile 248 |
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| 370 | 370 | | prison under chapter 985, the program shall retain the minor's 249 |
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| 371 | 371 | | criminal history record for 2 years after the date the minor 250 |
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| 385 | 385 | | expunged unless it meets the criteria of paragraph (2)(a) or 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | paragraph (2)(b). 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | 2. A minor described in subparagraph 1. may apply to the 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | department to have his or her criminal history record expunged 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | before the minor reaches 21 years of age. To be eligible for 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | expunction under this subparagraph, the minor must be 18 years 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | of age or older and l ess than 21 years of age and have not been 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | charged by the state attorney with or found to have committed 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | any criminal offense within the 5 -year period before the 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | application date. The only offenses eligible to be expunged 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | under this subparagraph are those that the minor committed 262 |
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| 396 | 396 | | before the minor reached 18 years of age. A criminal history 263 |
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| 397 | 397 | | record expunged under this subparagraph requires the approval of 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | the state attorney for each circuit in which an offense 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | specified in the criminal history record occurred . A minor 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | seeking to expunge a criminal history record under this 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | subparagraph shall apply to the department for expunction in the 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | manner prescribed by rule. An application for expunction under 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | this subparagraph shall include: 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | a. A processing fee of $75 to the department for placement 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund, 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | unless such fee is waived by the executive director. 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | b. A full set of fingerprints of the applicant taken by a 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | law enforcement agency for purposes of identity veri fication. 275 |
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| 421 | 421 | | c. A sworn, written statement from the minor seeking 276 |
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| 422 | 422 | | relief that he or she is no longer under court supervision 277 |
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| 423 | 423 | | applicable to the disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | activity to which the application to expunge pertains and that 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | he or she has not been charged with or found to have committed a 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | criminal offense, in any jurisdiction of the state or within the 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | United States, within the 5 -year period before the application 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | date. A person who knowingly provides false information on the 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | sworn statement required by this sub -subparagraph commits a 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | 775.082 or s. 775.083. 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | 3. A minor who applies, but who is not approved for early 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | expunction in accordance with subparagraph 2., shall hav e his or 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | her criminal history record expunged at age 21 if eligible under 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | subparagraph 1. 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 948.51, Florida 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | 948.51 Community corrections assistance to counties or 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | county consortiums.— 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | (2) ELIGIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND COUNTY CONSORTIUMS. —A 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | county, or a consortium of two or more counties, may contract 296 |
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| 442 | 442 | | with the Department of Corrections for community corrections 297 |
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| 443 | 443 | | funds as provided in this section. In order to enter into a 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | community corrections partnership contract, a county or county 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | consortium must have a public safety coordinating council 300 |
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| 458 | 458 | | established under s. 951.26 and must designate a county officer 301 |
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| 460 | 460 | | corrections funds received from t he state. The public safety 303 |
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| 461 | 461 | | coordinating council shall prepare, develop, and implement a 304 |
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| 462 | 462 | | comprehensive public safety plan for the county, or the 305 |
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| 463 | 463 | | geographic area represented by the county consortium, and shall 306 |
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| 464 | 464 | | submit an annual report to the Department of Co rrections 307 |
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| 465 | 465 | | concerning the status of the program. In preparing the 308 |
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| 466 | 466 | | comprehensive public safety plan, the public safety coordinating 309 |
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| 467 | 467 | | council shall cooperate with the Department of Juvenile Justice 310 |
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| 468 | 468 | | juvenile justice circuit advisory board established under s. 311 |
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| 469 | 469 | | 985.664 in order to include programs and services for juveniles 312 |
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| 470 | 470 | | in the plan. To be eligible for community corrections funds 313 |
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| 471 | 471 | | under the contract, the initial public safety plan must be 314 |
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| 472 | 472 | | approved by the governing board of the county, or the governing 315 |
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| 473 | 473 | | board of each county within the consortium, and the Secretary of 316 |
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| 474 | 474 | | Corrections based on the requirements of this section. If one or 317 |
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| 475 | 475 | | more other counties develop a unified public safety plan, the 318 |
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| 476 | 476 | | public safety coordinating council shall submit a single 319 |
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| 477 | 477 | | application to the department for funding. Continued contract 320 |
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| 478 | 478 | | funding shall be pursuant to subsection (5). The plan for a 321 |
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| 479 | 479 | | county or county consortium must cover at least a 5 -year period 322 |
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| 480 | 480 | | and must include: 323 |
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| 481 | 481 | | (a) A description of programs offered for the job 324 |
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| 482 | 482 | | placement and treatment of offenders in the community. 325 |
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| 495 | 495 | | (b) A specification of community -based intermediate 326 |
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| 496 | 496 | | sentencing options to be offered and the types and number of 327 |
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| 497 | 497 | | offenders to be included in each program. 328 |
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| 498 | 498 | | (c) Specific goals and objectives for reducing the 329 |
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| 499 | 499 | | projected percentage of commitments to the state prison system 330 |
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| 500 | 500 | | of persons with low total sentencing scores pursuant to the 331 |
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| 501 | 501 | | Criminal Punishment Code. 332 |
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| 502 | 502 | | (d) Specific evidence of the population status of all 333 |
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| 503 | 503 | | programs which are part of the plan, which evidence establ ishes 334 |
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| 504 | 504 | | that such programs do not include offenders who otherwise would 335 |
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| 505 | 505 | | have been on a less intensive form of community supervision. 336 |
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| 506 | 506 | | (e) The assessment of population status by the public 337 |
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| 507 | 507 | | safety coordinating council of all correctional facilities owned 338 |
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| 508 | 508 | | or contracted for by the county or by each county within the 339 |
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| 509 | 509 | | consortium. 340 |
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| 510 | 510 | | (f) The assessment of bed space that is available for 341 |
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| 511 | 511 | | substance abuse intervention and treatment programs and the 342 |
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| 512 | 512 | | assessment of offenders in need of treatment who are committed 343 |
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| 513 | 513 | | to each correctional facility owned or contracted for by the 344 |
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| 514 | 514 | | county or by each county within the consortium. 345 |
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| 515 | 515 | | (g) A description of program costs and sources of funds 346 |
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| 516 | 516 | | for each community corrections program, including community 347 |
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| 517 | 517 | | corrections funds, loans, state assis tance, and other financial 348 |
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| 518 | 518 | | assistance. 349 |
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| 519 | 519 | | Section 8. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) and subsection 350 |
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| 532 | 532 | | (7) of section 985.02, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 351 |
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| 533 | 533 | | 985.02 Legislative intent for the juvenile justice 352 |
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| 534 | 534 | | system.— 353 |
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| 535 | 535 | | (1) GENERAL PROTECTIONS FOR C HILDREN.—It is a purpose of 354 |
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| 536 | 536 | | the Legislature that the children of this state be provided with 355 |
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| 537 | 537 | | the following protections: 356 |
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| 538 | 538 | | (h) Sex-specific Gender-specific programming and sex-357 |
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| 539 | 539 | | specific gender-specific program models and services that 358 |
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| 540 | 540 | | comprehensively address the needs of either sex a targeted 359 |
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| 541 | 541 | | gender group. 360 |
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| 542 | 542 | | (7) SEX-SPECIFIC GENDER-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING.— 361 |
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| 543 | 543 | | (a) The Legislature finds that the needs of children 362 |
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| 544 | 544 | | served by the juvenile justice system are sex-specific gender-363 |
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| 545 | 545 | | specific. A sex-specific gender-specific approach is one in 364 |
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| 546 | 546 | | which programs, services, and treatments comprehensively address 365 |
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| 547 | 547 | | the unique developmental needs of either sex a targeted gender 366 |
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| 548 | 548 | | group under the care of the department. Young women and men have 367 |
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| 549 | 549 | | different pathways to delinquency, display different patterns of 368 |
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| 550 | 550 | | offending, and respond differently to interventions, treatment, 369 |
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| 551 | 551 | | and services. 370 |
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| 552 | 552 | | (b) Sex-specific Gender-specific interventions focus on 371 |
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| 553 | 553 | | the differences between young females' an d young males' social 372 |
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| 554 | 554 | | roles and responsibilities, access to and use of resources, 373 |
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| 555 | 555 | | history of trauma, and reasons for interaction with the juvenile 374 |
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| 556 | 556 | | justice system. Sex-specific Gender-specific programs increase 375 |
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| 569 | 569 | | the effectiveness of programs by making interv entions more 376 |
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| 570 | 570 | | appropriate to the specific needs of young women and men and 377 |
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| 571 | 571 | | ensuring that these programs do not unknowingly create, 378 |
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| 572 | 572 | | maintain, or reinforce sex gender roles or relations that may be 379 |
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| 573 | 573 | | damaging. 380 |
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| 574 | 574 | | Section 9. Subsections (46) through (54) of sec tion 381 |
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| 575 | 575 | | 985.03, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (47) 382 |
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| 576 | 576 | | through (55), respectively, subsections (14) and (44) and 383 |
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| 577 | 577 | | present subsection (50) are amended, and a new subsection (46) 384 |
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| 578 | 578 | | is added to that section, to read: 385 |
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| 579 | 579 | | 985.03 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 386 |
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| 580 | 580 | | (14) "Day treatment" means a nonresidential, community -387 |
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| 581 | 581 | | based program designed to provide therapeutic intervention to 388 |
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| 582 | 582 | | youth who are served by the department or, placed on probation 389 |
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| 583 | 583 | | or conditional release , or committed to the minimum -risk 390 |
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| 584 | 584 | | nonresidential level . A day treatment program may provide 391 |
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| 585 | 585 | | educational and career and technical education services and 392 |
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| 586 | 586 | | shall provide case management services; individual, group, and 393 |
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| 587 | 587 | | family counseling; training designed to address delinquency risk 394 |
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| 588 | 588 | | factors; and monitoring of a youth's compliance with, and 395 |
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| 589 | 589 | | facilitation of a youth's completion of, sanctions if ordered by 396 |
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| 590 | 590 | | the court. Program types may include, but are not limited to, 397 |
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| 591 | 591 | | career programs, marine programs, juvenile justice alternative 398 |
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| 592 | 592 | | schools, training and rehabilitation programs, and sex-specific 399 |
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| 593 | 593 | | gender-specific programs. 400 |
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| 606 | 606 | | (44) "Restrictiveness level" means the level of 401 |
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| 607 | 607 | | programming and security provided by programs that service the 402 |
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| 608 | 608 | | supervision, custody, care, and treatment needs of committed 403 |
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| 609 | 609 | | children. Sections 985.601(10) and 985.721 apply to children 404 |
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| 610 | 610 | | placed in programs at any residential commitment level. The 405 |
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| 611 | 611 | | restrictiveness levels of commitment are as follows: 406 |
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| 612 | 612 | | (a) Minimum-risk nonresidential. —Programs or program 407 |
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| 613 | 613 | | models at this commitment level work with youth who remain in 408 |
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| 614 | 614 | | the community and participate at least 5 days per week in a day 409 |
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| 615 | 615 | | treatment program. Youth assessed and classified for programs at 410 |
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| 616 | 616 | | this commitment level represent a minimum risk to themselves and 411 |
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| 617 | 617 | | public safety and do not requir e placement and services in 412 |
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| 618 | 618 | | residential settings. Youth in this level have full access to, 413 |
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| 619 | 619 | | and reside in, the community. Youth who have been found to have 414 |
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| 620 | 620 | | committed delinquent acts that involve firearms, that are sexual 415 |
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| 621 | 621 | | offenses, or that would be life felo nies or first degree 416 |
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| 622 | 622 | | felonies if committed by an adult may not be committed to a 417 |
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| 623 | 623 | | program at this level. 418 |
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| 624 | 624 | | (a)(b) Moderate-risk Nonsecure residential.—Programs or 419 |
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| 625 | 625 | | program models at this commitment level are residential but may 420 |
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| 626 | 626 | | allow youth to have supervised access to the community. 421 |
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| 627 | 627 | | Facilities at this commitment level are either environmentally 422 |
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| 628 | 628 | | secure, staff secure, or are hardware -secure with walls, 423 |
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| 629 | 629 | | fencing, or locking doors. Residential facilities at this 424 |
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| 630 | 630 | | commitment level shall have no more than 90 beds eac h, including 425 |
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| 643 | 643 | | campus-style programs, unless those campus -style programs 426 |
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| 644 | 644 | | include more than one treatment program using different 427 |
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| 645 | 645 | | treatment protocols, and have facilities that coexist separately 428 |
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| 646 | 646 | | in distinct locations on the same property. Facilities at this 429 |
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| 647 | 647 | | commitment level shall provide 24 -hour awake supervision, 430 |
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| 648 | 648 | | custody, care, and treatment of residents. Youth assessed and 431 |
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| 649 | 649 | | classified for placement in programs at this commitment level 432 |
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| 650 | 650 | | represent a low or moderate risk to public safety and require 433 |
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| 651 | 651 | | close supervision. The staff at a facility at this commitment 434 |
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| 652 | 652 | | level may seclude a child who is a physical threat to himself or 435 |
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| 653 | 653 | | herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also be used when 436 |
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| 654 | 654 | | necessary. 437 |
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| 655 | 655 | | (b)(c) High-risk residential.—Programs or program models 438 |
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| 656 | 656 | | at this commitment level are residential and do not allow youth 439 |
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| 657 | 657 | | to have access to the community, except that temporary release 440 |
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| 658 | 658 | | providing community access for up to 72 continuous hours may be 441 |
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| 659 | 659 | | approved by a court for a youth who has made successful progress 442 |
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| 660 | 660 | | in his or her program in order for the youth to attend a family 443 |
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| 661 | 661 | | emergency or, during the final 60 days of his or her placement, 444 |
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| 662 | 662 | | to visit his or her home, enroll in school or a career and 445 |
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| 663 | 663 | | technical education program, complete a job interview, or 446 |
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| 664 | 664 | | participate in a comm unity service project. High -risk 447 |
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| 665 | 665 | | residential facilities are hardware -secure with perimeter 448 |
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| 666 | 666 | | fencing and locking doors. Residential facilities at this 449 |
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| 667 | 667 | | commitment level shall have no more than 90 beds each, including 450 |
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| 680 | 680 | | campus-style programs, unless those campus -style programs 451 |
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| 681 | 681 | | include more than one treatment program using different 452 |
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| 682 | 682 | | treatment protocols, and have facilities that coexist separately 453 |
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| 683 | 683 | | in distinct locations on the same property. Facilities at this 454 |
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| 684 | 684 | | commitment level shall provide 24 -hour awake supervision , 455 |
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| 685 | 685 | | custody, care, and treatment of residents. Youth assessed and 456 |
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| 686 | 686 | | classified for this level of placement require close supervision 457 |
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| 687 | 687 | | in a structured residential setting. Placement in programs at 458 |
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| 688 | 688 | | this level is prompted by a concern for public safety that 459 |
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| 689 | 689 | | outweighs placement in programs at lower commitment levels. The 460 |
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| 690 | 690 | | staff at a facility at this commitment level may seclude a child 461 |
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| 691 | 691 | | who is a physical threat to himself or herself or others. 462 |
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| 692 | 692 | | Mechanical restraint may also be used when necessary. The 463 |
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| 693 | 693 | | facility may provide for single cell occupancy, except that 464 |
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| 694 | 694 | | youth may be housed together during prerelease transition. 465 |
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| 695 | 695 | | (c)(d) Maximum-risk residential.—Programs or program 466 |
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| 696 | 696 | | models at this commitment level include juvenile correctional 467 |
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| 697 | 697 | | facilities and juvenile prisons. The programs at this commitment 468 |
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| 698 | 698 | | level are long-term residential and do not allow youth to have 469 |
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| 699 | 699 | | access to the community. Facilities at this commitment level are 470 |
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| 700 | 700 | | maximum-custody, hardware-secure with perimeter security fencing 471 |
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| 701 | 701 | | and locking doors. Residential faci lities at this commitment 472 |
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| 702 | 702 | | level shall have no more than 90 beds each, including campus -473 |
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| 703 | 703 | | style programs, unless those campus -style programs include more 474 |
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| 704 | 704 | | than one treatment program using different treatment protocols, 475 |
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| 717 | 717 | | and have facilities that coexist separate ly in distinct 476 |
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| 718 | 718 | | locations on the same property. Facilities at this commitment 477 |
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| 719 | 719 | | level shall provide 24 -hour awake supervision, custody, care, 478 |
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| 720 | 720 | | and treatment of residents. The staff at a facility at this 479 |
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| 721 | 721 | | commitment level may seclude a child who is a physical th reat to 480 |
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| 722 | 722 | | himself or herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also be 481 |
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| 723 | 723 | | used when necessary. Facilities at this commitment level shall 482 |
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| 724 | 724 | | provide for single cell occupancy, except that youth may be 483 |
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| 725 | 725 | | housed together during prerelease transition. Youth assessed a nd 484 |
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| 726 | 726 | | classified for this level of placement require close supervision 485 |
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| 727 | 727 | | in a maximum security residential setting. Placement in a 486 |
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| 728 | 728 | | program at this level is prompted by a demonstrated need to 487 |
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| 729 | 729 | | protect the public. 488 |
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| 730 | 730 | | (46) "Sex" has the same meaning as provided in s . 489 |
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| 731 | 731 | | 553.865(3). 490 |
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| 732 | 732 | | (51)(50) "Temporary release" means the terms and 491 |
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| 733 | 733 | | conditions under which a child is temporarily released from a 492 |
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| 734 | 734 | | residential commitment facility or allowed home visits. If the 493 |
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| 735 | 735 | | temporary release is from a moderate-risk nonsecure residential 494 |
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| 736 | 736 | | facility, a high-risk residential facility, or a maximum -risk 495 |
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| 737 | 737 | | residential facility, the terms and conditions of the temporary 496 |
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| 738 | 738 | | release must be approved by the child, the court, and the 497 |
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| 739 | 739 | | facility. 498 |
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| 740 | 740 | | Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 499 |
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| 741 | 741 | | 985.039, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 500 |
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| 754 | 754 | | 985.039 Cost of supervision; cost of care. — 501 |
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| 755 | 755 | | (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) or subsection 502 |
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| 756 | 756 | | (4): 503 |
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| 757 | 757 | | (a) When any child is placed into supervised release 504 |
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| 758 | 758 | | detention, probation, or other supervision sta tus with the 505 |
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| 759 | 759 | | department, or is committed to the minimum -risk nonresidential 506 |
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| 760 | 760 | | restrictiveness level , the court shall order the parent of such 507 |
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| 761 | 761 | | child to pay to the department a fee for the cost of the 508 |
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| 762 | 762 | | supervision of such child in the amount of $1 per day for e ach 509 |
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| 763 | 763 | | day that the child is in such status. 510 |
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| 764 | 764 | | Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 511 |
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| 765 | 765 | | 985.115, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 512 |
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| 766 | 766 | | 985.115 Release or delivery from custody. — 513 |
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| 767 | 767 | | (2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court under s. 985.255 514 |
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| 768 | 768 | | or s. 985.26, and unless there is a need to hold the child, a 515 |
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| 769 | 769 | | person taking a child into custody shall attempt to release the 516 |
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| 770 | 770 | | child as follows: 517 |
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| 771 | 771 | | (f) If available, to a juvenile assessment center equipped 518 |
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| 772 | 772 | | and staffed to assume custody of the child for the pu rpose of 519 |
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| 773 | 773 | | assessing the needs of the child in custody. The center may then 520 |
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| 774 | 774 | | release or deliver the child under this section with a copy of 521 |
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| 775 | 775 | | the assessment. A juvenile assessment center may not be 522 |
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| 776 | 776 | | considered a facility that can receive a child under paragraph 523 |
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| 777 | 777 | | (c), paragraph (d), or paragraph (e). 524 |
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| 778 | 778 | | Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) and 525 |
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| 791 | 791 | | subsection (4) of section 985.126, Florida Statutes, are amended 526 |
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| 792 | 792 | | to read: 527 |
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| 793 | 793 | | 985.126 Diversion programs; data collection; denial of 528 |
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| 794 | 794 | | participation or expunged record.— 529 |
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| 795 | 795 | | (3)(a) Beginning October 1, 2018, Each diversion program 530 |
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| 796 | 796 | | shall submit data to the department which identifies for each 531 |
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| 797 | 797 | | minor participating in the diversion program: 532 |
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| 798 | 798 | | 1. The race, ethnicity, sex gender, and age of that minor. 533 |
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| 799 | 799 | | 2. The offense committed, including the specific law 534 |
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| 800 | 800 | | establishing the offense. 535 |
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| 801 | 801 | | 3. The judicial circuit and county in which the offense 536 |
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| 802 | 802 | | was committed and the law enforcement agency that had contact 537 |
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| 803 | 803 | | with the minor for the offense. 538 |
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| 804 | 804 | | 4. Other demographic information necessa ry to properly 539 |
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| 805 | 805 | | register a case into the Juvenile Justice Information System 540 |
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| 806 | 806 | | Prevention Web, as specified by the department. 541 |
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| 807 | 807 | | (b) Beginning October 1, 2018, Each law enforcement agency 542 |
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| 808 | 808 | | shall submit to the department data that identifies for each 543 |
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| 809 | 809 | | minor who was eligible for a diversion program, but was instead 544 |
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| 810 | 810 | | referred to the department, provided a notice to appear, or 545 |
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| 811 | 811 | | arrested: 546 |
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| 812 | 812 | | 1. The data required pursuant to paragraph (a). 547 |
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| 813 | 813 | | 2. Whether the minor was offered the opportunity to 548 |
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| 814 | 814 | | participate in a diversion program. If the minor was: 549 |
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| 815 | 815 | | a. Not offered such opportunity, the reason such offer was 550 |
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| 828 | 828 | | not made. 551 |
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| 829 | 829 | | b. Offered such opportunity, whether the minor or his or 552 |
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| 830 | 830 | | her parent or legal guardian declined to participate in the 553 |
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| 831 | 831 | | diversion program. 554 |
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| 832 | 832 | | (4) Beginning January 1, 2019, The department shall 555 |
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| 833 | 833 | | compile and semiannually publish the data required by subsection 556 |
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| 834 | 834 | | (3) on the department's website in a format that is, at a 557 |
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| 835 | 835 | | minimum, sortable by judicial circuit, county, law enforcement 558 |
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| 836 | 836 | | agency, race, ethnicity, sex gender, age, and offense committed. 559 |
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| 837 | 837 | | Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 560 |
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| 838 | 838 | | 985.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 561 |
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| 839 | 839 | | 985.17 Prevention ser vices.— 562 |
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| 840 | 840 | | (3) The department's prevention services for youth at risk 563 |
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| 841 | 841 | | of becoming delinquent should: 564 |
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| 842 | 842 | | (a) Focus on preventing initial or further involvement of 565 |
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| 843 | 843 | | such youth in the juvenile justice system by including services 566 |
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| 844 | 844 | | such as literacy services, sex-specific gender-specific 567 |
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| 845 | 845 | | programming, recreational services, and after -school services, 568 |
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| 846 | 846 | | and should include targeted services to troubled, truant, 569 |
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| 847 | 847 | | ungovernable, abused, trafficked, or runaway youth. To decrease 570 |
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| 848 | 848 | | the likelihood that a youth will commit a delin quent act, the 571 |
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| 849 | 849 | | department should use mentoring and may provide specialized 572 |
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| 850 | 850 | | services addressing the strengthening of families, job training, 573 |
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| 851 | 851 | | and substance abuse. 574 |
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| 852 | 852 | | Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 575 |
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| 865 | 865 | | 985.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 576 |
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| 866 | 866 | | 985.26 Length of detention. — 577 |
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| 867 | 867 | | (2)(a)1. A court may order a child to be placed on 578 |
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| 868 | 868 | | supervised release detention care for any time period until an 579 |
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| 869 | 869 | | adjudicatory hearing is completed. However, if a child has 580 |
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| 870 | 870 | | served 60 days on supervised release det ention care, the court 581 |
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| 871 | 871 | | must conduct a hearing within 15 days after the 60th day, to 582 |
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| 872 | 872 | | determine the need for continued supervised release detention 583 |
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| 873 | 873 | | care. At the hearing, and upon good cause being shown that the 584 |
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| 874 | 874 | | nature of the charge requires additional time f or the 585 |
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| 875 | 875 | | prosecution or defense of the case or that the totality of the 586 |
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| 876 | 876 | | circumstances, including the preservation of public safety, 587 |
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| 877 | 877 | | warrants an extension, the court may order the child to remain 588 |
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| 878 | 878 | | on supervised release detention care until the adjudicatory 589 |
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| 879 | 879 | | hearing is completed. 590 |
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| 880 | 880 | | 2. Except as provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c), a 591 |
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| 881 | 881 | | child may not be held in secure detention care under a special 592 |
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| 882 | 882 | | detention order for more than 21 days unless an adjudicatory 593 |
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| 883 | 883 | | hearing for the case has been commenced in good fait h by the 594 |
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| 884 | 884 | | court. 595 |
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| 885 | 885 | | 3. This section does not prohibit a court from 596 |
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| 886 | 886 | | transitioning a child to and from secure detention care and 597 |
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| 887 | 887 | | supervised release detention care, including electronic 598 |
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| 888 | 888 | | monitoring, when the court finds such a placement necessary, or 599 |
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| 889 | 889 | | no longer necessary, to preserve public safety or to ensure the 600 |
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| 901 | 901 | | |
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| 902 | 902 | | child's safety, appearance in court, or compliance with a court 601 |
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| 903 | 903 | | order. Such transition may be initiated upon the court's own 602 |
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| 904 | 904 | | motion, or upon motion of the child or of the state, and after 603 |
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| 905 | 905 | | considering any information provided by the department regarding 604 |
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| 906 | 906 | | the child's adjustment to detention supervision. Each period of 605 |
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| 907 | 907 | | secure detention care or supervised release detention care 606 |
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| 908 | 908 | | counts toward the time limitations in this subsection whether 607 |
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| 909 | 909 | | served consecutively or nonconsecutively. 608 |
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| 910 | 910 | | Section 15. Section 985.27, Florida Statutes, is amended 609 |
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| 911 | 911 | | to read: 610 |
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| 912 | 912 | | 985.27 Postdisposition detention while awaiting 611 |
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| 913 | 913 | | residential commitment placement. —The court must place all 612 |
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| 914 | 914 | | children who are adjudicated and awaiting placement in a 613 |
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| 915 | 915 | | moderate-risk nonsecure, high-risk, or maximum-risk residential 614 |
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| 916 | 916 | | commitment program in secure detention care until the placement 615 |
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| 917 | 917 | | or commitment is accomplished. 616 |
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| 918 | 918 | | Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 985.441, Florida 617 |
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| 919 | 919 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 618 |
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| 920 | 920 | | 985.441 Commitment.— 619 |
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| 921 | 921 | | (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the court having 620 |
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| 922 | 922 | | jurisdiction over an adjudicated delinquent child whose offense 621 |
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| 923 | 923 | | is a misdemeanor, or a child who is currently on probation for a 622 |
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| 924 | 924 | | misdemeanor, may not commit the child for any misdemeano r 623 |
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| 925 | 925 | | offense or any probation violation that is technical in nature 624 |
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| 926 | 926 | | and not a new violation of law at a restrictiveness level other 625 |
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| 938 | 938 | | |
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| 939 | 939 | | than minimum-risk nonresidential. However, the court may commit 626 |
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| 940 | 940 | | such child to a moderate-risk nonsecure residential placement 627 |
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| 941 | 941 | | if: 628 |
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| 942 | 942 | | (a) The child has previously been adjudicated or had 629 |
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| 943 | 943 | | adjudication withheld for a felony offense; 630 |
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| 944 | 944 | | (b) The child has previously been adjudicated or had 631 |
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| 945 | 945 | | adjudication withheld for three or more misdemeanor offenses 632 |
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| 946 | 946 | | within the previous 18 months; 633 |
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| 947 | 947 | | (c) The child is before the court for disposition for a 634 |
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| 948 | 948 | | violation of s. 800.03, s. 806.031, or s. 828.12; or 635 |
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| 949 | 949 | | (d) The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence 636 |
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| 950 | 950 | | that the protection of the public requires such placement or 637 |
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| 951 | 951 | | that the particular needs of the c hild would be best served by 638 |
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| 952 | 952 | | such placement. Such finding must be in writing. 639 |
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| 953 | 953 | | Section 17. Subsection (3) of section 985.455, Florida 640 |
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| 954 | 954 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 641 |
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| 955 | 955 | | 985.455 Other dispositional issues. — 642 |
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| 956 | 956 | | (3) Any commitment of a delinquent child to the department 643 |
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| 957 | 957 | | must be for an indeterminate period of time, which may include 644 |
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| 958 | 958 | | periods of temporary release; however, the period of time may 645 |
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| 959 | 959 | | not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that an adult may 646 |
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| 960 | 960 | | serve for the same offense , except that the duration of a 647 |
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| 961 | 961 | | minimum-risk nonresidential commitment for an offense that is a 648 |
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| 962 | 962 | | misdemeanor of the second degree, or is equivalent to a 649 |
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| 963 | 963 | | misdemeanor of the second degree, may be for a period not to 650 |
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| 973 | 973 | | |
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| 974 | 974 | | |
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| 975 | 975 | | |
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| 976 | 976 | | exceed 6 months. The duration of the child's placement in a 651 |
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| 977 | 977 | | commitment program of any restrictiveness level shall be based 652 |
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| 978 | 978 | | on objective performance -based treatment planning. The child's 653 |
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| 979 | 979 | | treatment plan progress and adjustment -related issues shall be 654 |
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| 980 | 980 | | reported to the court quarterly, unless the court requests 655 |
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| 981 | 981 | | monthly reports. If the child is under the jurisdiction of a 656 |
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| 982 | 982 | | dependency court, the court may receive and consider any 657 |
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| 983 | 983 | | information provided by the Guardian Ad Litem Program or the 658 |
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| 984 | 984 | | child's attorney ad litem, if appointed. The child's length of 659 |
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| 985 | 985 | | stay in a commitment program may be e xtended if the child fails 660 |
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| 986 | 986 | | to comply with or participate in treatment activities. The 661 |
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| 987 | 987 | | child's length of stay in the program shall not be extended for 662 |
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| 988 | 988 | | purposes of sanction or punishment. Any temporary release from 663 |
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| 989 | 989 | | such program must be approved by the court. Any child so 664 |
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| 990 | 990 | | committed may be discharged from institutional confinement or a 665 |
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| 991 | 991 | | program upon the direction of the department with the 666 |
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| 992 | 992 | | concurrence of the court. The child's treatment plan progress 667 |
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| 993 | 993 | | and adjustment-related issues must be communicated to the cour t 668 |
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| 994 | 994 | | at the time the department requests the court to consider 669 |
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| 995 | 995 | | releasing the child from the commitment program. The department 670 |
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| 996 | 996 | | shall give the court that committed the child to the department 671 |
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| 997 | 997 | | reasonable notice, in writing, of its desire to discharge the 672 |
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| 998 | 998 | | child from a commitment facility. The court that committed the 673 |
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| 999 | 999 | | child may thereafter accept or reject the request. If the court 674 |
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| 1000 | 1000 | | does not respond within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the 675 |
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| 1009 | 1009 | | 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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| 1010 | 1010 | | |
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| 1011 | 1011 | | |
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| 1012 | 1012 | | |
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| 1013 | 1013 | | request of the department shall be deemed granted. This section 676 |
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| 1014 | 1014 | | does not limit the department's authority to revoke a child's 677 |
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| 1015 | 1015 | | temporary release status and return the child to a commitment 678 |
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| 1016 | 1016 | | facility for any violation of the terms and conditions of the 679 |
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| 1017 | 1017 | | temporary release. 680 |
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| 1018 | 1018 | | Section 18. Section 985.465, Florida Statutes, is ame nded 681 |
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| 1019 | 1019 | | to read: 682 |
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| 1020 | 1020 | | 985.465 Maximum-risk residential facilities Juvenile 683 |
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| 1021 | 1021 | | correctional facilities or juvenile prison .—A maximum risk 684 |
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| 1022 | 1022 | | residential facility juvenile correctional facility or juvenile 685 |
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| 1023 | 1023 | | prison is a physically secure residential commitment program 686 |
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| 1024 | 1024 | | with a designated length of stay from 18 months to 36 months, 687 |
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| 1025 | 1025 | | primarily serving children 13 years of age to 19 years of age or 688 |
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| 1026 | 1026 | | until the jurisdiction of the court expires. Each child 689 |
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| 1027 | 1027 | | committed to this level must meet one of the following criteria: 690 |
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| 1028 | 1028 | | (1) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of 691 |
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| 1029 | 1029 | | the disposition for the current offense and has been adjudicated 692 |
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| 1030 | 1030 | | on the current offense for: 693 |
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| 1031 | 1031 | | (a) Arson; 694 |
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| 1032 | 1032 | | (b) Sexual battery; 695 |
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| 1033 | 1033 | | (c) Robbery; 696 |
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| 1034 | 1034 | | (d) Kidnapping; 697 |
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| 1035 | 1035 | | (e) Aggravated child abuse; 698 |
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| 1036 | 1036 | | (f) Aggravated assault; 699 |
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| 1037 | 1037 | | (g) Aggravated stalking; 700 |
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| 1047 | 1047 | | |
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| 1048 | 1048 | | |
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| 1049 | 1049 | | |
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| 1050 | 1050 | | (h) Murder; 701 |
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| 1051 | 1051 | | (i) Manslaughter; 702 |
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| 1052 | 1052 | | (j) Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a 703 |
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| 1053 | 1053 | | destructive device or bomb; 704 |
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| 1054 | 1054 | | (k) Armed burglary; 705 |
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| 1055 | 1055 | | (l) Aggravated battery; 706 |
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| 1056 | 1056 | | (m) Carjacking; 707 |
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| 1057 | 1057 | | (n) Home-invasion robbery; 708 |
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| 1058 | 1058 | | (o) Burglary with an assault or battery; 709 |
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| 1059 | 1059 | | (p) Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or in 710 |
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| 1060 | 1060 | | the presence of a person less than 16 years of age; or 711 |
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| 1061 | 1061 | | (q) Carrying, displaying, using, threatening to use, or 712 |
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| 1062 | 1062 | | attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the c ommission of a 713 |
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| 1063 | 1063 | | felony. 714 |
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| 1064 | 1064 | | (2) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of 715 |
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| 1065 | 1065 | | the disposition, the current offense is a felony, and the child 716 |
|---|
| 1066 | 1066 | | has previously been committed three or more times to a 717 |
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| 1067 | 1067 | | delinquency commitment program. 718 |
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| 1068 | 1068 | | (3) The child is at l east 13 years of age and is currently 719 |
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| 1069 | 1069 | | committed for a felony offense and transferred from a moderate -720 |
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| 1070 | 1070 | | risk or high-risk residential commitment placement. 721 |
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| 1071 | 1071 | | (4) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of 722 |
|---|
| 1072 | 1072 | | the disposition for the current offense, the child is eligible 723 |
|---|
| 1073 | 1073 | | for prosecution as an adult for the current offense, and the 724 |
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| 1074 | 1074 | | current offense is ranked at level 7 or higher on the Criminal 725 |
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| 1084 | 1084 | | |
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| 1085 | 1085 | | |
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| 1086 | 1086 | | |
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| 1087 | 1087 | | Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart pursuant to s. 726 |
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| 1088 | 1088 | | 921.0022. 727 |
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| 1089 | 1089 | | Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsecti on (3) of section 728 |
|---|
| 1090 | 1090 | | 985.601, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is 729 |
|---|
| 1091 | 1091 | | added to that section, to read: 730 |
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| 1092 | 1092 | | 985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum. — 731 |
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| 1093 | 1093 | | (3)(a) The department shall develop or contract for 732 |
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| 1094 | 1094 | | diversified and innovative progra ms to provide rehabilitative 733 |
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| 1095 | 1095 | | treatment, including early intervention and prevention, 734 |
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| 1096 | 1096 | | diversion, comprehensive intake, case management, diagnostic and 735 |
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| 1097 | 1097 | | classification assessments, trauma -informed care, individual and 736 |
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| 1098 | 1098 | | family counseling, family engagement reso urces and programs, 737 |
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| 1099 | 1099 | | sex-specific gender-specific programming, shelter care, 738 |
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| 1100 | 1100 | | diversified detention care emphasizing alternatives to secure 739 |
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| 1101 | 1101 | | detention, diversified probation, halfway houses, foster homes, 740 |
|---|
| 1102 | 1102 | | community-based substance abuse treatment services, co mmunity-741 |
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| 1103 | 1103 | | based mental health treatment services, community -based 742 |
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| 1104 | 1104 | | residential and nonresidential programs, mother -infant programs, 743 |
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| 1105 | 1105 | | and environmental programs. The department may pay expenses in 744 |
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| 1106 | 1106 | | support of innovative programs and activities that address 745 |
|---|
| 1107 | 1107 | | identified needs and the well -being of children in the 746 |
|---|
| 1108 | 1108 | | department's care or under its supervision, subject to the 747 |
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| 1109 | 1109 | | requirements of chapters 215, 216, and 287. Each program shall 748 |
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| 1110 | 1110 | | place particular emphasis on reintegration and conditional 749 |
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| 1111 | 1111 | | release for all children in the program. 750 |
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| 1120 | 1120 | | 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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| 1121 | 1121 | | |
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| 1122 | 1122 | | |
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| 1123 | 1123 | | |
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| 1124 | 1124 | | (12) The department may use state or federal funds to 751 |
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| 1125 | 1125 | | purchase and distribute promotional and educational materials 752 |
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| 1126 | 1126 | | that are consistent with the dignity and integrity of the state 753 |
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| 1127 | 1127 | | for all of the following purposes: 754 |
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| 1128 | 1128 | | (a) Educating childre n and families about the juvenile 755 |
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| 1129 | 1129 | | justice continuum, including local prevention programs or 756 |
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| 1130 | 1130 | | community services available for participation or enrollment. 757 |
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| 1131 | 1131 | | (b) Staff recruitment at job fairs, career fairs, 758 |
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| 1132 | 1132 | | community events, the Institute for Commercializat ion of Florida 759 |
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| 1133 | 1133 | | Technology, community college campuses, or state university 760 |
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| 1134 | 1134 | | campuses. 761 |
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| 1135 | 1135 | | (c) Educating children and families on children -specific 762 |
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| 1136 | 1136 | | public safety issues, including, but not limited to, safe 763 |
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| 1137 | 1137 | | storage of adult-owned firearms, consequences of child firearm 764 |
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| 1138 | 1138 | | offenses, human trafficking, or drug and alcohol abuse. 765 |
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| 1139 | 1139 | | Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 766 |
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| 1140 | 1140 | | 985.619, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 767 |
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| 1141 | 1141 | | 985.619 Florida Scholars Academy. — 768 |
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| 1142 | 1142 | | (4) GOVERNING BODY; POWERS AND DUTIES. — 769 |
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| 1143 | 1143 | | (b) The board of trustees shall have the following powers 770 |
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| 1144 | 1144 | | and duties: 771 |
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| 1145 | 1145 | | 1. Meet at least 4 times each year, upon the call of the 772 |
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| 1146 | 1146 | | chair, or at the request of a majority of the membership. 773 |
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| 1147 | 1147 | | 2. Be responsible for the Florida Scholars Academy's 774 |
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| 1148 | 1148 | | development of an education delivery system that is cost -775 |
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| 1157 | 1157 | | 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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| 1158 | 1158 | | |
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| 1159 | 1159 | | |
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| 1160 | 1160 | | |
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| 1161 | 1161 | | effective, high-quality, educationally sound, and capable of 776 |
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| 1162 | 1162 | | sustaining an effective delivery system. 777 |
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| 1163 | 1163 | | 3.a. Identify appropriate performance measures and 778 |
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| 1164 | 1164 | | standards based on student achievement which reflect the 779 |
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| 1165 | 1165 | | school's statutory mission and priorities, and implement an 780 |
|---|
| 1166 | 1166 | | accountability system approved by the State Board of Education 781 |
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| 1167 | 1167 | | for the school by the 2024 -2025 school year which includes an 782 |
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| 1168 | 1168 | | assessment of its effectiveness and efficiency in providing 783 |
|---|
| 1169 | 1169 | | quality services that encourage high student achievement, 784 |
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| 1170 | 1170 | | seamless articulation, and maximum access to career 785 |
|---|
| 1171 | 1171 | | opportunities. 786 |
|---|
| 1172 | 1172 | | b. For the 2024-2025 school year, the results of the 787 |
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| 1173 | 1173 | | accountability system must serve as an informative baseline for 788 |
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| 1174 | 1174 | | the academy as it works to i mprove performance in future years. 789 |
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| 1175 | 1175 | | 4. Administer and maintain the educational programs of the 790 |
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| 1176 | 1176 | | Florida Scholars Academy in accordance with law and department 791 |
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| 1177 | 1177 | | rules, in consultation with the State Board of Education. 792 |
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| 1178 | 1178 | | 5. With the approval of the secretar y of the department or 793 |
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| 1179 | 1179 | | his or her designee, determine the compensation, including 794 |
|---|
| 1180 | 1180 | | salaries and fringe benefits, and other conditions of employment 795 |
|---|
| 1181 | 1181 | | for such personnel, in alignment with the Florida Scholars 796 |
|---|
| 1182 | 1182 | | Academy's provider contracts. 797 |
|---|
| 1183 | 1183 | | 6. The employment of all Florida Scholars Academy 798 |
|---|
| 1184 | 1184 | | administrative and instructional personnel are subject to 799 |
|---|
| 1185 | 1185 | | rejection for cause by the secretary of the department or his or 800 |
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| 1194 | 1194 | | 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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| 1195 | 1195 | | |
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| 1196 | 1196 | | |
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| 1197 | 1197 | | |
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| 1198 | 1198 | | her designee and are subject to policies established by the 801 |
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| 1199 | 1199 | | board of trustees. 802 |
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| 1200 | 1200 | | 7. Provide for the c ontent and custody of student records 803 |
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| 1201 | 1201 | | in compliance with s. 1002.22. 804 |
|---|
| 1202 | 1202 | | 8. Maintain the financial records and accounts of the 805 |
|---|
| 1203 | 1203 | | Florida Scholars Academy in compliance with rules adopted by the 806 |
|---|
| 1204 | 1204 | | State Board of Education for the uniform system of financial 807 |
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| 1205 | 1205 | | records and accounts for the schools of this state. 808 |
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| 1206 | 1206 | | 9. Is a body corporate with all the powers of a body 809 |
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| 1207 | 1207 | | corporate and may exercise such authority as is needed for the 810 |
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| 1208 | 1208 | | proper operation and improvement of the Florida Scholars 811 |
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| 1209 | 1209 | | Academy. The board of trustees is specifically authorized to 812 |
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| 1210 | 1210 | | adopt rules, policies, and procedures, consistent with law and 813 |
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| 1211 | 1211 | | State Board of Education rules related to governance, personnel, 814 |
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| 1212 | 1212 | | budget and finance, administration, programs, curriculum and 815 |
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| 1213 | 1213 | | instruction, travel and purchasing, tech nology, students, 816 |
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| 1214 | 1214 | | contracts and grants, and property as necessary for optimal, 817 |
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| 1215 | 1215 | | efficient operation of the Florida Scholars Academy. 818 |
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| 1216 | 1216 | | 10. Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, review and 819 |
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| 1217 | 1217 | | approve an annual academic calendar to provide educational 820 |
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| 1218 | 1218 | | services to youth for a school year composed of 250 days or 821 |
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| 1219 | 1219 | | 1,250 hours of instruction for students enrolled in a 822 |
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| 1220 | 1220 | | traditional K-12 education pathway, distributed over 12 months. 823 |
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| 1221 | 1221 | | The board of trustees may decrease the minimum number of days 824 |
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| 1222 | 1222 | | for instruction by up to 20 days or 100 hours for teacher 825 |
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| 1235 | 1235 | | planning. 826 |
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| 1236 | 1236 | | Section 21. Section 985.664, Florida Statutes, is amended 827 |
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| 1237 | 1237 | | to read: 828 |
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| 1238 | 1238 | | 985.664 Juvenile justice circuit advisory boards. — 829 |
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| 1239 | 1239 | | (1) Each circuit shall have a juvenile justice circuit 830 |
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| 1240 | 1240 | | advisory board. The board sha ll work with the chief probation 831 |
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| 1241 | 1241 | | officer of the circuit to use data to inform policy and practice 832 |
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| 1242 | 1242 | | which improves the juvenile justice continuum. 833 |
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| 1243 | 1243 | | (1) There is authorized a juvenile justice circuit 834 |
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| 1244 | 1244 | | advisory board to be established in each of the 20 judicia l 835 |
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| 1245 | 1245 | | circuits. Except in single -county circuits, each juvenile 836 |
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| 1246 | 1246 | | justice circuit advisory board shall have a county organization 837 |
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| 1247 | 1247 | | representing each of the counties in the circuit. The county 838 |
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| 1248 | 1248 | | organization shall report directly to the juvenile justice 839 |
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| 1249 | 1249 | | circuit advisory board on the juvenile justice needs of the 840 |
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| 1250 | 1250 | | county. The purpose of each juvenile justice circuit advisory 841 |
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| 1251 | 1251 | | board is to provide advice and direction to the department in 842 |
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| 1252 | 1252 | | the development and implementation of juvenile justice programs 843 |
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| 1253 | 1253 | | and to work collabor atively with the department in seeking 844 |
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| 1254 | 1254 | | program improvements and policy changes to address the emerging 845 |
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| 1255 | 1255 | | and changing needs of Florida's youth who are at risk of 846 |
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| 1256 | 1256 | | delinquency. 847 |
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| 1257 | 1257 | | (2) The duties and responsibilities of a juvenile justice 848 |
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| 1258 | 1258 | | circuit advisory board include, but are not limited to: 849 |
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| 1259 | 1259 | | (a) Developing a comprehensive plan for the circuit. The 850 |
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| 1272 | 1272 | | initial circuit plan shall be submitted to the department no 851 |
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| 1273 | 1273 | | later than December 31, 2014, and no later than June 30 every 3 852 |
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| 1274 | 1274 | | years thereafter. The department shall prescribe a format and 853 |
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| 1275 | 1275 | | content requirements for the submission of the comprehensive 854 |
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| 1276 | 1276 | | plan. 855 |
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| 1277 | 1277 | | (b) Participating in the facilitation of interagency 856 |
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| 1278 | 1278 | | cooperation and information sharing. 857 |
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| 1279 | 1279 | | (c) Providing recommendations for public or private grants 858 |
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| 1280 | 1280 | | to be administered by one of the community partners that support 859 |
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| 1281 | 1281 | | one or more components of the comprehensive circuit plan. 860 |
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| 1282 | 1282 | | (d) Providing recommendations to the department in the 861 |
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| 1283 | 1283 | | evaluation of prevention and early intervention grant programs, 862 |
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| 1284 | 1284 | | including the Community J uvenile Justice Partnership Grant 863 |
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| 1285 | 1285 | | program established in s. 985.676 and proceeds from the Invest 864 |
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| 1286 | 1286 | | in Children license plate annual use fees. 865 |
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| 1287 | 1287 | | (e) Providing an annual report to the department 866 |
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| 1288 | 1288 | | describing the board's activities. The department shall 867 |
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| 1289 | 1289 | | prescribe a format and content requirements for submission of 868 |
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| 1290 | 1290 | | annual reports. The annual report must be submitted to the 869 |
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| 1291 | 1291 | | department no later than August 1 of each year. 870 |
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| 1292 | 1292 | | (2)(3) Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board shall 871 |
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| 1293 | 1293 | | have a minimum of 14 16 members. The membership of each board 872 |
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| 1294 | 1294 | | must reflect: 873 |
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| 1295 | 1295 | | (a) The circuit's geography and population distribution. 874 |
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| 1296 | 1296 | | (b) Diversity in the judicial circuit. 875 |
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| 1309 | 1309 | | (3)(4) Each member of the juvenile justice circuit 876 |
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| 1310 | 1310 | | advisory board must be approved by the chief probation officer 877 |
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| 1311 | 1311 | | of the circuit Secretary of Juvenile Justice , except those 878 |
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| 1312 | 1312 | | members listed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and 879 |
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| 1313 | 1313 | | (h). Each The juvenile justice circuit advisory board boards 880 |
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| 1314 | 1314 | | established under subsection (1) must include as members: 881 |
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| 1315 | 1315 | | (a) The state attorney or his or her designee. 882 |
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| 1316 | 1316 | | (b) The public defender or his or her designee. 883 |
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| 1317 | 1317 | | (c) The chief judge or his or her designee. 884 |
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| 1318 | 1318 | | (d) A representative of the corresponding circuit or 885 |
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| 1319 | 1319 | | regional entity of the Department of Children and Families. 886 |
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| 1320 | 1320 | | (e) The sheriff or the sheriff's designee from each county 887 |
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| 1321 | 1321 | | in the circuit. 888 |
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| 1322 | 1322 | | (f) A police chief or his or her designee from each county 889 |
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| 1323 | 1323 | | in the circuit. 890 |
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| 1324 | 1324 | | (g) A county commissioner or his or her designee from each 891 |
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| 1325 | 1325 | | county in the circuit. 892 |
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| 1326 | 1326 | | (h) The superintendent of each school district in the 893 |
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| 1327 | 1327 | | circuit or his or her designee. 894 |
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| 1328 | 1328 | | (i) A representative from the workforce organization of 895 |
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| 1329 | 1329 | | each county in the circuit. 896 |
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| 1330 | 1330 | | (j) A representative of the business community. 897 |
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| 1331 | 1331 | | (k) A youth representative who has had an experience with 898 |
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| 1332 | 1332 | | the juvenile justice system and is not older than 21 years of 899 |
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| 1333 | 1333 | | age. 900 |
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| 1345 | 1345 | | |
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| 1346 | 1346 | | (l) A representative of the faith community. 901 |
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| 1347 | 1347 | | (m) A health services representative who specializes in 902 |
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| 1348 | 1348 | | mental health care, victim -service programs, or victims of 903 |
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| 1349 | 1349 | | crimes. 904 |
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| 1350 | 1350 | | (n) A parent or family member of a youth who has been 905 |
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| 1351 | 1351 | | involved with the juvenile justice system. 906 |
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| 1352 | 1352 | | (o) Up to three five representatives from the community. 907 |
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| 1353 | 1353 | | any of the following who are not otherwise represented in this 908 |
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| 1354 | 1354 | | subsection: 909 |
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| 1355 | 1355 | | 1. Community leaders. 910 |
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| 1356 | 1356 | | 2. Youth-serving coalitions. 911 |
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| 1357 | 1357 | | (4) The chief probation officer in each circuit shall 912 |
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| 1358 | 1358 | | serve as the chair of the juvenile justice circuit advisory 913 |
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| 1359 | 1359 | | board for that circuit. 914 |
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| 1360 | 1360 | | (5) When a vacancy in the office of the chair occurs, the 915 |
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| 1361 | 1361 | | juvenile justice circuit advisory board s hall appoint a new 916 |
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| 1362 | 1362 | | chair, who must meet the board membership requirements in 917 |
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| 1363 | 1363 | | subsection (4). The chair shall appoint members to vacant seats 918 |
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| 1364 | 1364 | | within 45 days after the vacancy and submit the appointments to 919 |
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| 1365 | 1365 | | the department for approval. The chair shall serve at the 920 |
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| 1366 | 1366 | | pleasure of the Secretary of Juvenile Justice . 921 |
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| 1367 | 1367 | | (6) A member may not serve more than three consecutive 2 -922 |
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| 1368 | 1368 | | year terms, except those members listed in paragraphs (4)(a), 923 |
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| 1369 | 1369 | | (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h). A former member who has not 924 |
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| 1370 | 1370 | | served on the juvenile justice circuit advisory board for 2 925 |
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| 1381 | 1381 | | |
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| 1382 | 1382 | | |
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| 1383 | 1383 | | years is eligible to serve on the juvenile justice circuit 926 |
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| 1384 | 1384 | | advisory board again. 927 |
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| 1385 | 1385 | | (7) At least half of the voting members of the juvenile 928 |
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| 1386 | 1386 | | justice circuit advisory board constitutes a quorum. A quorum 929 |
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| 1387 | 1387 | | must be present in order for the board to vote on a measure or 930 |
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| 1388 | 1388 | | position. 931 |
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| 1389 | 1389 | | (8) In order for a juvenile justice circuit advisory board 932 |
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| 1390 | 1390 | | measure or position to pass, it must receive more than 50 933 |
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| 1391 | 1391 | | percent of the vote. 934 |
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| 1392 | 1392 | | (9) Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board must 935 |
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| 1393 | 1393 | | provide for the establishment of an executive committee of not 936 |
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| 1394 | 1394 | | more than 10 members. The duties and authority of the executive 937 |
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| 1395 | 1395 | | committee must be addressed in the bylaws. 938 |
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| 1396 | 1396 | | (10) Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board shall 939 |
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| 1397 | 1397 | | have bylaws. The department s hall prescribe a format and content 940 |
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| 1398 | 1398 | | requirements for the bylaws. All bylaws must be approved by the 941 |
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| 1399 | 1399 | | department. The bylaws shall address at least the following 942 |
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| 1400 | 1400 | | issues: election or appointment of officers; filling of vacant 943 |
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| 1401 | 1401 | | positions; meeting attendance req uirements; and the 944 |
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| 1402 | 1402 | | establishment and duties of an executive committee. 945 |
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| 1403 | 1403 | | (11) Members of juvenile justice circuit advisory boards 946 |
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| 1404 | 1404 | | are subject to part III of chapter 112. 947 |
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| 1405 | 1405 | | Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 948 |
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| 1406 | 1406 | | 985.668, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 949 |
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| 1407 | 1407 | | 985.668 Innovation zones. —The department shall encourage 950 |
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| 1417 | 1417 | | |
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| 1418 | 1418 | | |
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| 1419 | 1419 | | |
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| 1420 | 1420 | | each of the juvenile justice circuit boards to propose at least 951 |
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| 1421 | 1421 | | one innovation zone within the circuit for the purpose of 952 |
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| 1422 | 1422 | | implementing any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project 953 |
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| 1423 | 1423 | | that furthers the legislatively established goals of the 954 |
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| 1424 | 1424 | | department. An innovation zone is a defined geographic area such 955 |
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| 1425 | 1425 | | as a circuit, commitment region, county, municipality, service 956 |
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| 1426 | 1426 | | delivery area, school campus, or neighborhood providing a 957 |
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| 1427 | 1427 | | laboratory for the research, development, and testing of the 958 |
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| 1428 | 1428 | | applicability and efficacy of model programs, policy options, 959 |
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| 1429 | 1429 | | and new technologies for the department. 960 |
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| 1430 | 1430 | | (1)(a) The chief probation officer in each circuit 961 |
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| 1431 | 1431 | | juvenile justice circuit board shall submit a proposal for an 962 |
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| 1432 | 1432 | | innovation zone to the secretary. If the purpose of the proposed 963 |
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| 1433 | 1433 | | innovation zone is to demonstrate that specific statutory goals 964 |
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| 1434 | 1434 | | can be achieved more effectively by using procedures that 965 |
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| 1435 | 1435 | | require modification of existing rules, policies, o r procedures, 966 |
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| 1436 | 1436 | | the proposal may request the secretary to waive such existing 967 |
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| 1437 | 1437 | | rules, policies, or procedures or to otherwise authorize use of 968 |
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| 1438 | 1438 | | alternative procedures or practices. Waivers of such existing 969 |
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| 1439 | 1439 | | rules, policies, or procedures must comply with applic able state 970 |
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| 1440 | 1440 | | or federal law. 971 |
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| 1441 | 1441 | | Section 23. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 985.676, 972 |
|---|
| 1442 | 1442 | | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 973 |
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| 1443 | 1443 | | 985.676 Community juvenile justice partnership grants. — 974 |
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| 1444 | 1444 | | (1) GRANTS; CRITERIA. — 975 |
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| 1454 | 1454 | | |
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| 1455 | 1455 | | |
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| 1456 | 1456 | | |
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| 1457 | 1457 | | (a) In order to encourage the development of a circuit 976 |
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| 1458 | 1458 | | juvenile justice plan and the development and implementation of 977 |
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| 1459 | 1459 | | circuit interagency agreements under s. 985.664 , the community 978 |
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| 1460 | 1460 | | juvenile justice partnership grant program is established and 979 |
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| 1461 | 1461 | | shall be administered by the department. 980 |
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| 1462 | 1462 | | (b) In awarding these grants, the department shall 981 |
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| 1463 | 1463 | | consider applications that at a minimum provide for the 982 |
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| 1464 | 1464 | | following: 983 |
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| 1465 | 1465 | | 1. The participation of the agencies and programs needed 984 |
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| 1466 | 1466 | | to implement the project or program for which t he applicant is 985 |
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| 1467 | 1467 | | applying; 986 |
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| 1468 | 1468 | | 2. The reduction of truancy and in -school and out-of-987 |
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| 1469 | 1469 | | school suspensions and expulsions, the enhancement of school 988 |
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| 1470 | 1470 | | safety, and other delinquency early -intervention and diversion 989 |
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| 1471 | 1471 | | services; 990 |
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| 1472 | 1472 | | 3. The number of youths from 10 through 17 years of age 991 |
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| 1473 | 1473 | | within the geographic area to be served by the program, giving 992 |
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| 1474 | 1474 | | those geographic areas having the highest number of youths from 993 |
|---|
| 1475 | 1475 | | 10 to 17 years of age priority for selection; 994 |
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| 1476 | 1476 | | 4. The extent to which the program targets high -juvenile-995 |
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| 1477 | 1477 | | crime neighborhoods and those public schools serving juveniles 996 |
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| 1478 | 1478 | | from high-crime neighborhoods; 997 |
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| 1479 | 1479 | | 5. The validity and cost -effectiveness of the program; and 998 |
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| 1480 | 1480 | | 6. The degree to which the program is located in and 999 |
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| 1481 | 1481 | | managed by local leaders of the target neighborhoods and public 1000 |
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| 1491 | 1491 | | |
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| 1492 | 1492 | | |
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| 1493 | 1493 | | |
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| 1494 | 1494 | | schools serving the target neighborhoods. 1001 |
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| 1495 | 1495 | | (c) In addition, the department may consider the following 1002 |
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| 1496 | 1496 | | criteria in awarding grants: 1003 |
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| 1497 | 1497 | | 1. The circuit juvenile justice plan and any county 1004 |
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| 1498 | 1498 | | juvenile justice plans that are referred to or incorporated into 1005 |
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| 1499 | 1499 | | the circuit plan, including a list of individuals, groups, and 1006 |
|---|
| 1500 | 1500 | | public and private entities that participated in the development 1007 |
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| 1501 | 1501 | | of the plan. 1008 |
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| 1502 | 1502 | | 2. The diversity of community entities participating in 1009 |
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| 1503 | 1503 | | the development of the circuit juvenile justice pla n. 1010 |
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| 1504 | 1504 | | 3. The number of community partners who will be actively 1011 |
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| 1505 | 1505 | | involved in the operation of the grant program. 1012 |
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| 1506 | 1506 | | 4. The number of students or youths to be served by the 1013 |
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| 1507 | 1507 | | grant and the criteria by which they will be selected. 1014 |
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| 1508 | 1508 | | 5. The criteria by which the gr ant program will be 1015 |
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| 1509 | 1509 | | evaluated and, if deemed successful, the feasibility of 1016 |
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| 1510 | 1510 | | implementation in other communities. 1017 |
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| 1511 | 1511 | | (2) GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES. — 1018 |
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| 1512 | 1512 | | (a) Each entity wishing to apply for an annual community 1019 |
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| 1513 | 1513 | | juvenile justice partnership grant, which may b e renewed for a 1020 |
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| 1514 | 1514 | | maximum of 2 additional years for the same provision of 1021 |
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| 1515 | 1515 | | services, shall submit a grant proposal for funding or continued 1022 |
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| 1516 | 1516 | | funding to the department. The department shall establish the 1023 |
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| 1517 | 1517 | | grant application procedures. In order to be considered f or 1024 |
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| 1518 | 1518 | | funding, the grant proposal shall include the following 1025 |
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| 1528 | 1528 | | |
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| 1529 | 1529 | | |
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| 1530 | 1530 | | |
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| 1531 | 1531 | | assurances and information: 1026 |
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| 1532 | 1532 | | 1. A letter from the chair of the juvenile justice circuit 1027 |
|---|
| 1533 | 1533 | | board confirming that the grant application has been reviewed 1028 |
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| 1534 | 1534 | | and found to support one or more purposes or g oals of the 1029 |
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| 1535 | 1535 | | juvenile justice plan as developed by the board. 1030 |
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| 1536 | 1536 | | 1.2. A rationale and description of the program and the 1031 |
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| 1537 | 1537 | | services to be provided, including goals and objectives. 1032 |
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| 1538 | 1538 | | 2.3. A method for identification of the juveniles most 1033 |
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| 1539 | 1539 | | likely to be involved i n the juvenile justice system who will be 1034 |
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| 1540 | 1540 | | the focus of the program. 1035 |
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| 1541 | 1541 | | 3.4. Provisions for the participation of parents and 1036 |
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| 1542 | 1542 | | guardians in the program. 1037 |
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| 1543 | 1543 | | 4.5. Coordination with other community -based and social 1038 |
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| 1544 | 1544 | | service prevention efforts, including, but not limited to, drug 1039 |
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| 1545 | 1545 | | and alcohol abuse prevention and dropout prevention programs, 1040 |
|---|
| 1546 | 1546 | | that serve the target population or neighborhood. 1041 |
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| 1547 | 1547 | | 5.6. An evaluation compon ent to measure the effectiveness 1042 |
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| 1548 | 1548 | | of the program in accordance with s. 985.632. 1043 |
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| 1549 | 1549 | | 6.7. A program budget, including the amount and sources of 1044 |
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| 1550 | 1550 | | local cash and in-kind resources committed to the budget. The 1045 |
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| 1551 | 1551 | | proposal must establish to the satisfaction of the dep artment 1046 |
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| 1552 | 1552 | | that the entity will make a cash or in -kind contribution to the 1047 |
|---|
| 1553 | 1553 | | program of a value that is at least equal to 20 percent of the 1048 |
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| 1554 | 1554 | | amount of the grant. 1049 |
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| 1555 | 1555 | | 7.8. The necessary program staff. 1050 |
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| 1565 | 1565 | | |
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| 1566 | 1566 | | |
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| 1567 | 1567 | | |
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| 1568 | 1568 | | (b) The department shall consider the recommendations of 1051 |
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| 1569 | 1569 | | community stakeholders the juvenile justice circuit advisory 1052 |
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| 1570 | 1570 | | board as to the priority that should be given to proposals 1053 |
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| 1571 | 1571 | | submitted by entities within a circuit in awarding such grants. 1054 |
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| 1572 | 1572 | | (c) The department shall make available, to anyone wishing 1055 |
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| 1573 | 1573 | | to apply for such a grant, information on all of the criteria to 1056 |
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| 1574 | 1574 | | be used in the selection of the proposals for funding pursuant 1057 |
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| 1575 | 1575 | | to the provisions of this subsection. 1058 |
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| 1576 | 1576 | | (d) The department shall review all program proposals 1059 |
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| 1577 | 1577 | | submitted. Entities submitting proposals shall be notified of 1060 |
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| 1578 | 1578 | | approval not later than June 30 of each year. 1061 |
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| 1579 | 1579 | | (e) Each entity that is awarded a grant as provided for in 1062 |
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| 1580 | 1580 | | this section shall submit an annual evaluation report to the 1063 |
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| 1581 | 1581 | | department and, the circuit juvenile justice manager, and the 1064 |
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| 1582 | 1582 | | juvenile justice circuit advisory board, by a date subsequent to 1065 |
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| 1583 | 1583 | | the end of the contract period established by the department, 1066 |
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| 1584 | 1584 | | documenting the extent to which the program objectives have been 1067 |
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| 1585 | 1585 | | met, the effect of the program on the juvenile arrest rate, and 1068 |
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| 1586 | 1586 | | any other information required by the department. The department 1069 |
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| 1587 | 1587 | | shall coordinate and incorporate all such annual evaluation 1070 |
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| 1588 | 1588 | | reports with s. 985.632. Each entity is also subject to a 1071 |
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| 1589 | 1589 | | financial audit and a performance audit. 1072 |
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| 1590 | 1590 | | (f) The department may establish rules and policy 1073 |
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| 1591 | 1591 | | provisions necessary to implement this section. 1074 |
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| 1592 | 1592 | | Section 24. Paragraph (c) of subsection (18) of section 1075 |
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| 1602 | 1602 | | |
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| 1603 | 1603 | | |
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| 1604 | 1604 | | |
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| 1605 | 1605 | | 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1076 |
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| 1606 | 1606 | | 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. —The 1077 |
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| 1607 | 1607 | | district school board, acting as a b oard, shall exercise all 1078 |
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| 1608 | 1608 | | powers and perform all duties listed below: 1079 |
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| 1609 | 1609 | | (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. —1080 |
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| 1610 | 1610 | | Maintain a system of school improvement and education 1081 |
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| 1611 | 1611 | | accountability as provided by statute and State Board of 1082 |
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| 1612 | 1612 | | Education rule. This system of school improvement and education 1083 |
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| 1613 | 1613 | | accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented 1084 |
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| 1614 | 1614 | | through, the district's continuing system of planning and 1085 |
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| 1615 | 1615 | | budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01, 1086 |
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| 1616 | 1616 | | and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education 1087 |
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| 1617 | 1617 | | accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33, 1088 |
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| 1618 | 1618 | | 1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following: 1089 |
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| 1619 | 1619 | | (c) Public disclosure.—The district school board shall 1090 |
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| 1620 | 1620 | | provide information regarding the performance of s tudents and 1091 |
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| 1621 | 1621 | | educational programs as required pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and 1092 |
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| 1622 | 1622 | | 1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as required by 1093 |
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| 1623 | 1623 | | statute and State Board of Education rule which shall include 1094 |
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| 1624 | 1624 | | schools operating for the purpose of providing education al 1095 |
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| 1625 | 1625 | | services to students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs , 1096 |
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| 1626 | 1626 | | and for those schools, report on the elements specified in s. 1097 |
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| 1627 | 1627 | | 1003.52(17). Annual public disclosure reports shall be in an 1098 |
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| 1628 | 1628 | | easy-to-read report card format and shall include the school's 1099 |
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| 1629 | 1629 | | grade, high school graduation rate calculated without high 1100 |
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| 1639 | 1639 | | |
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| 1640 | 1640 | | |
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| 1641 | 1641 | | |
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| 1642 | 1642 | | school equivalency examinations, disaggregated by student 1101 |
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| 1643 | 1643 | | ethnicity, and performance data as specified in state board 1102 |
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| 1644 | 1644 | | rule. 1103 |
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| 1645 | 1645 | | Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (14) of section 1104 |
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| 1646 | 1646 | | 1003.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1105 |
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| 1647 | 1647 | | 1003.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 1106 |
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| 1648 | 1648 | | (14)(a) "Juvenile justice education programs or schools" 1107 |
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| 1649 | 1649 | | means programs or schools operating for the purpose of providing 1108 |
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| 1650 | 1650 | | educational services to youth in Departmen t of Juvenile Justice 1109 |
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| 1651 | 1651 | | programs, for a school year composed of 250 days of instruction, 1110 |
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| 1652 | 1652 | | or the equivalent expressed in hours as specified in State Board 1111 |
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| 1653 | 1653 | | of Education rule, distributed over 12 months. If the period of 1112 |
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| 1654 | 1654 | | operation is expressed in hours, the Sta te Board of Education 1113 |
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| 1655 | 1655 | | must review the calculation annually. The use of the equivalent 1114 |
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| 1656 | 1656 | | expressed in hours is only applicable to nonresidential 1115 |
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| 1657 | 1657 | | programs. At the request of the provider, A district school 1116 |
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| 1658 | 1658 | | board, including an educational entity under s. 985.61 9, may 1117 |
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| 1659 | 1659 | | decrease the minimum number of days of instruction by up to 10 1118 |
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| 1660 | 1660 | | days for teacher planning for residential programs and up to 20 1119 |
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| 1661 | 1661 | | days or equivalent hours as specified in the State Board of 1120 |
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| 1662 | 1662 | | Education rule for teacher planning for nonresidential program s, 1121 |
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| 1663 | 1663 | | subject to the approval of the Department of Juvenile Justice 1122 |
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| 1664 | 1664 | | and the Department of Education. 1123 |
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| 1665 | 1665 | | Section 26. Subsections (2) through (5) of section 1124 |
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| 1666 | 1666 | | 1003.51, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1125 |
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| 1676 | 1676 | | |
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| 1677 | 1677 | | |
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| 1678 | 1678 | | |
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| 1679 | 1679 | | 1003.51 Other public educational services. — 1126 |
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| 1680 | 1680 | | (2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 1127 |
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| 1681 | 1681 | | articulating expectations for effective education programs for 1128 |
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| 1682 | 1682 | | students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, including, 1129 |
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| 1683 | 1683 | | but not limited to, education programs in juvenile justice 1130 |
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| 1684 | 1684 | | prevention, day treatment, residential, and detention programs. 1131 |
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| 1685 | 1685 | | The rules rule shall establish policies and standards for 1132 |
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| 1686 | 1686 | | education programs for students in Department of Juvenile 1133 |
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| 1687 | 1687 | | Justice programs and shall include the following: 1134 |
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| 1688 | 1688 | | (a) The interagency collaborative process needed t o ensure 1135 |
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| 1689 | 1689 | | effective programs with measurable results. 1136 |
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| 1690 | 1690 | | (b) The responsibilities of the Department of Education, 1137 |
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| 1691 | 1691 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice, CareerSource Florida, Inc., 1138 |
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| 1692 | 1692 | | district school boards, and providers of education services to 1139 |
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| 1693 | 1693 | | students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs. 1140 |
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| 1694 | 1694 | | (c) Academic expectations. 1141 |
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| 1695 | 1695 | | (d) Career expectations. 1142 |
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| 1696 | 1696 | | (e) Education transition planning and services. 1143 |
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| 1697 | 1697 | | (f) Service delivery options available to district school 1144 |
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| 1698 | 1698 | | boards, including direct service and contracting. 1145 |
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| 1699 | 1699 | | (g) Assessment procedures that, which: 1146 |
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| 1700 | 1700 | | 1. For prevention , day treatment, and residential 1147 |
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| 1701 | 1701 | | programs, include appropriate academic and career assessments 1148 |
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| 1702 | 1702 | | administered at program entry and exit that are selected by the 1149 |
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| 1703 | 1703 | | Department of Education in partnership w ith representatives from 1150 |
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| 1713 | 1713 | | |
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| 1714 | 1714 | | |
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| 1715 | 1715 | | |
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| 1716 | 1716 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards, and 1151 |
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| 1717 | 1717 | | education providers. Assessments must be completed within the 1152 |
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| 1718 | 1718 | | first 10 school days after a student's entry into the program. 1153 |
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| 1719 | 1719 | | 2. provide for determination of the area s of academic need 1154 |
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| 1720 | 1720 | | and strategies for appropriate intervention and instruction for 1155 |
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| 1721 | 1721 | | each student in a detention facility within 5 school days after 1156 |
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| 1722 | 1722 | | the student's entry into the program and administer a research -1157 |
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| 1723 | 1723 | | based assessment that will assist the student in determining his 1158 |
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| 1724 | 1724 | | or her educational and career options and goals within 22 school 1159 |
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| 1725 | 1725 | | days after the student's entry into the program. 1160 |
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| 1726 | 1726 | | 1161 |
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| 1727 | 1727 | | The results of these assessments, together with a portfolio 1162 |
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| 1728 | 1728 | | depicting the student's academic and career accomplishments, 1163 |
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| 1729 | 1729 | | shall be included in the discharge packet assembled for each 1164 |
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| 1730 | 1730 | | student. 1165 |
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| 1731 | 1731 | | (h) Recommended instructional programs, using course 1166 |
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| 1732 | 1732 | | delivery models aligned to the state academic standards. Options 1167 |
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| 1733 | 1733 | | may include direct instruction, blended learning under s. 1168 |
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| 1734 | 1734 | | 1011.61(1), or district virtual instruction programs, virtual 1169 |
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| 1735 | 1735 | | charter schools, Florida Virtual School, virtual course 1170 |
|---|
| 1736 | 1736 | | offerings, and district franchises of Florida Virtual School 1171 |
|---|
| 1737 | 1737 | | pursuant to ss. 1002.33, 1002.37, 1002.45, 1002.455, 1003.498, 1172 |
|---|
| 1738 | 1738 | | and 1011.62(1), and cre dit recovery course procedures, 1173 |
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| 1739 | 1739 | | including, but not limited to: 1174 |
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| 1740 | 1740 | | 1. Secondary education. 1175 |
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| 1750 | 1750 | | |
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| 1751 | 1751 | | |
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| 1752 | 1752 | | |
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| 1753 | 1753 | | 2. High school equivalency examination preparation. 1176 |
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| 1754 | 1754 | | 3. Postsecondary education. 1177 |
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| 1755 | 1755 | | 4. Career and technical professional education (CAPE). 1178 |
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| 1756 | 1756 | | 5. Job preparation. 1179 |
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| 1757 | 1757 | | 6. Virtual education that: 1180 |
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| 1758 | 1758 | | a. Provides competency -based instruction that addresses 1181 |
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| 1759 | 1759 | | the unique academic needs of the student through delivery by an 1182 |
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| 1760 | 1760 | | entity accredited by a Department of Education -approved 1183 |
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| 1761 | 1761 | | accrediting body AdvanceED or the Southern Association of 1184 |
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| 1762 | 1762 | | Colleges and Schools . 1185 |
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| 1763 | 1763 | | b. Confers certifications and diplomas. 1186 |
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| 1764 | 1764 | | c. Issues credit that articulates with and transcripts 1187 |
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| 1765 | 1765 | | that are recognized by secondary schools. 1188 |
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| 1766 | 1766 | | d. Allows the student to continue to access and progress 1189 |
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| 1767 | 1767 | | through the program once the student leaves the juvenile justice 1190 |
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| 1768 | 1768 | | system. 1191 |
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| 1769 | 1769 | | (i) Funding requirements, which must provide that at least 1192 |
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| 1770 | 1770 | | 95 percent of the FEFP funds generated by students in Department 1193 |
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| 1771 | 1771 | | of Juvenile Justice programs or in an education program for 1194 |
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| 1772 | 1772 | | juveniles under s. 985.19 must be spent on instructional costs 1195 |
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| 1773 | 1773 | | for those students. Department of Juvenile Justice education 1196 |
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| 1774 | 1774 | | programs are entitled to 100 percent of the formula -based 1197 |
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| 1775 | 1775 | | categorical funds generated by students in Department of 1198 |
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| 1776 | 1776 | | Juvenile Justice programs. Such f unds must be spent on 1199 |
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| 1777 | 1777 | | appropriate categoricals, such as instructional materials and 1200 |
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| 1787 | 1787 | | |
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| 1788 | 1788 | | |
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| 1789 | 1789 | | |
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| 1790 | 1790 | | public school technology for those students. 1201 |
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| 1791 | 1791 | | (j) Qualifications of instructional staff, procedures for 1202 |
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| 1792 | 1792 | | the selection of instructional staff, and procedures for 1203 |
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| 1793 | 1793 | | consistent instruction and qualified staff year -round. 1204 |
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| 1794 | 1794 | | Qualifications shall include those for instructors of career and 1205 |
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| 1795 | 1795 | | technical education CAPE courses, standardized across the state, 1206 |
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| 1796 | 1796 | | and shall be based on state certification, local school district 1207 |
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| 1797 | 1797 | | approval, and industry-recognized certifications as identified 1208 |
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| 1798 | 1798 | | on the Master Credentials CAPE Industry Certification Funding 1209 |
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| 1799 | 1799 | | List. Procedures for the use of noncertified instructional 1210 |
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| 1800 | 1800 | | personnel who possess expert knowledge or experience in their 1211 |
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| 1801 | 1801 | | fields of instruction shal l be established. 1212 |
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| 1802 | 1802 | | (k) Transition services, including the roles and 1213 |
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| 1803 | 1803 | | responsibilities of appropriate personnel in the juvenile 1214 |
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| 1804 | 1804 | | justice education program, the school district in which where 1215 |
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| 1805 | 1805 | | the student will reenter, provider organizations, and the 1216 |
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| 1806 | 1806 | | Department of Juvenile Justice. 1217 |
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| 1807 | 1807 | | (l) Procedures and timeframe for transfer of education 1218 |
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| 1808 | 1808 | | records when a student enters and leaves a Department of 1219 |
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| 1809 | 1809 | | Juvenile Justice education program. 1220 |
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| 1810 | 1810 | | (m) The requirement that each district school board 1221 |
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| 1811 | 1811 | | maintain an academic transcri pt for each student enrolled in a 1222 |
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| 1812 | 1812 | | juvenile justice education program that delineates each course 1223 |
|---|
| 1813 | 1813 | | completed by the student as provided by the State Course Code 1224 |
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| 1814 | 1814 | | Directory. 1225 |
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| 1822 | 1822 | | Page 50 of 77 |
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| 1824 | 1824 | | |
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| 1825 | 1825 | | |
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| 1826 | 1826 | | |
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| 1827 | 1827 | | (n) The requirement that each district school board make 1226 |
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| 1828 | 1828 | | available and transmit a co py of a student's transcript in the 1227 |
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| 1829 | 1829 | | discharge packet when the student exits a juvenile justice 1228 |
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| 1830 | 1830 | | education program. 1229 |
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| 1831 | 1831 | | (o) Contract requirements. 1230 |
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| 1832 | 1832 | | (p) Accountability and school improvement requirements as 1231 |
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| 1833 | 1833 | | public alternative schools pursuant to ss. 1008.31, 1 008.34, 1232 |
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| 1834 | 1834 | | 1008.341, and 1008.345 1233 |
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| 1835 | 1835 | | (p) Performance expectations for providers and district 1234 |
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| 1836 | 1836 | | school boards, including student performance measures by type of 1235 |
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| 1837 | 1837 | | program, education program performance ratings, school 1236 |
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| 1838 | 1838 | | improvement, and corrective action plans for low-performing 1237 |
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| 1839 | 1839 | | programs. 1238 |
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| 1840 | 1840 | | (q) The role and responsibility of the district school 1239 |
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| 1841 | 1841 | | board in securing workforce development funds. 1240 |
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| 1842 | 1842 | | (r) A series of graduated sanctions for district school 1241 |
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| 1843 | 1843 | | boards whose educational programs in Department of Juvenile 1242 |
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| 1844 | 1844 | | Justice programs are considered to be unsatisfactory and for 1243 |
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| 1845 | 1845 | | instances in which district school boards fail to meet standards 1244 |
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| 1846 | 1846 | | prescribed by law, rule, or State Board of Education policy. 1245 |
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| 1847 | 1847 | | These sanctions shall include the option of requiring a district 1246 |
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| 1848 | 1848 | | school board to contract with a provider or another district 1247 |
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| 1849 | 1849 | | school board if the educational program at the Department of 1248 |
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| 1850 | 1850 | | Juvenile Justice program is performing below minimum standards 1249 |
|---|
| 1851 | 1851 | | and, after 6 months, is still performing below minimum 1250 |
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| 1861 | 1861 | | |
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| 1862 | 1862 | | |
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| 1863 | 1863 | | |
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| 1864 | 1864 | | standards. 1251 |
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| 1865 | 1865 | | (r)(s) Curriculum, school guidance counseling, transition, 1252 |
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| 1866 | 1866 | | and education services expectations, including curriculum 1253 |
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| 1867 | 1867 | | flexibility for detention centers operated by the Department of 1254 |
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| 1868 | 1868 | | Juvenile Justice. 1255 |
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| 1869 | 1869 | | (s)(t) Other aspects of program operations. 1256 |
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| 1870 | 1870 | | (3) The Department of Edu cation in partnership with the 1257 |
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| 1871 | 1871 | | Department of Juvenile Justice, the district school boards, and 1258 |
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| 1872 | 1872 | | providers shall: 1259 |
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| 1873 | 1873 | | (a) Develop and implement requirements for contracts and 1260 |
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| 1874 | 1874 | | cooperative agreements regarding the delivery of appropriate 1261 |
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| 1875 | 1875 | | education services to st udents in Department of Juvenile Justice 1262 |
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| 1876 | 1876 | | education programs. The minimum contract requirements shall 1263 |
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| 1877 | 1877 | | include, but are not limited to, payment structure and amounts; 1264 |
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| 1878 | 1878 | | access to district services; contract management provisions; 1265 |
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| 1879 | 1879 | | data reporting requirements, i ncluding reporting of full -time 1266 |
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| 1880 | 1880 | | equivalent student membership; accountability requirements and 1267 |
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| 1881 | 1881 | | corrective action plans, if needed; administration of federal 1268 |
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| 1882 | 1882 | | programs such as Title I, exceptional student education, and the 1269 |
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| 1883 | 1883 | | federal Strengthening Career and T echnical Education for the 1270 |
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| 1884 | 1884 | | 21st Century Act Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 1271 |
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| 1885 | 1885 | | Act of 2006; and the policy and standards included in subsection 1272 |
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| 1886 | 1886 | | (2). 1273 |
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| 1887 | 1887 | | (b) Develop and implement procedures for transitioning 1274 |
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| 1888 | 1888 | | students into and out of Department of Juvenile Justice 1275 |
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| 1898 | 1898 | | |
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| 1899 | 1899 | | |
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| 1900 | 1900 | | |
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| 1901 | 1901 | | education programs. These procedures shall reflect the policy 1276 |
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| 1902 | 1902 | | and standards adopted pursuant to subsection (2). 1277 |
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| 1903 | 1903 | | (c) Maintain standardized required content of education 1278 |
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| 1904 | 1904 | | records to be included as part of a student's commitment record 1279 |
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| 1905 | 1905 | | and procedures for securing the student's records. The education 1280 |
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| 1906 | 1906 | | records shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1281 |
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| 1907 | 1907 | | 1. A copy of the student's individual educational plan , 1282 |
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| 1908 | 1908 | | Section 504 plan, or behavioral plan, if applicable . 1283 |
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| 1909 | 1909 | | 2. A copy of the stud ent's individualized progress 1284 |
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| 1910 | 1910 | | monitoring plan. 1285 |
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| 1911 | 1911 | | 3. A copy of the student's individualized transition plan. 1286 |
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| 1912 | 1912 | | 4. Data on student performance on assessments taken 1287 |
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| 1913 | 1913 | | according to s. 1008.22. 1288 |
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| 1914 | 1914 | | 5. A copy of the student's permanent cumulative record. 1289 |
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| 1915 | 1915 | | 6. A copy of the student's academic transcript. 1290 |
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| 1916 | 1916 | | 7. A portfolio reflecting the student's academic 1291 |
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| 1917 | 1917 | | accomplishments and industry certification earned, when age 1292 |
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| 1918 | 1918 | | appropriate, while in the Department of Juvenile Justice 1293 |
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| 1919 | 1919 | | program. 1294 |
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| 1920 | 1920 | | (d) Establish the roles and responsibi lities of the 1295 |
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| 1921 | 1921 | | juvenile probation officer and others involved in the withdrawal 1296 |
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| 1922 | 1922 | | of the student from school and assignment to a juvenile justice 1297 |
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| 1923 | 1923 | | education program. 1298 |
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| 1924 | 1924 | | (4) Each district school board shall: 1299 |
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| 1925 | 1925 | | (a) Notify students in juvenile justice education programs 1300 |
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| 1935 | 1935 | | |
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| 1936 | 1936 | | |
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| 1937 | 1937 | | |
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| 1938 | 1938 | | who attain the age of 16 years of the law regarding compulsory 1301 |
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| 1939 | 1939 | | school attendance and make available the option of enrolling in 1302 |
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| 1940 | 1940 | | an education program to attain a Florida high school diploma by 1303 |
|---|
| 1941 | 1941 | | taking the high school equivalency examination before re lease 1304 |
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| 1942 | 1942 | | from the program. The Department of Education shall assist 1305 |
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| 1943 | 1943 | | juvenile justice education programs with becoming high school 1306 |
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| 1944 | 1944 | | equivalency examination centers. 1307 |
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| 1945 | 1945 | | (b) Respond to requests for student education records 1308 |
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| 1946 | 1946 | | received from another district school bo ard or a juvenile 1309 |
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| 1947 | 1947 | | justice education program within 3 5 working days after 1310 |
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| 1948 | 1948 | | receiving the request. 1311 |
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| 1949 | 1949 | | (c) Provide access to courses offered pursuant to ss. 1312 |
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| 1950 | 1950 | | 1002.37, 1002.45, 1002.455, and 1003.498. School districts and 1313 |
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| 1951 | 1951 | | providers may enter into cooperative agr eements for the 1314 |
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| 1952 | 1952 | | provision of curriculum associated with courses offered pursuant 1315 |
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| 1953 | 1953 | | to s. 1003.498 to enable providers to offer such courses. 1316 |
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| 1954 | 1954 | | (d) Complete the assessment process required by subsection 1317 |
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| 1955 | 1955 | | (2). 1318 |
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| 1956 | 1956 | | (e) Monitor compliance with contracts for educati on 1319 |
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| 1957 | 1957 | | programs for students in juvenile justice prevention, day 1320 |
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| 1958 | 1958 | | treatment, residential, and detention programs. 1321 |
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| 1959 | 1959 | | (5) The Department of Education shall issue an alternative 1322 |
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| 1960 | 1960 | | school improvement rating for prevention and day treatment 1323 |
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| 1961 | 1961 | | prevention juvenile justice education programs, pursuant to s. 1324 |
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| 1962 | 1962 | | 1008.341 establish and operate, either directly or indirectly 1325 |
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| 1972 | 1972 | | |
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| 1973 | 1973 | | |
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| 1974 | 1974 | | |
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| 1975 | 1975 | | through a contract, a mechanism to provide accountability 1326 |
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| 1976 | 1976 | | measures that annually assesses and evaluates all juvenile 1327 |
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| 1977 | 1977 | | justice education programs using student performance data and 1328 |
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| 1978 | 1978 | | program performance ratings by type of program and shall provide 1329 |
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| 1979 | 1979 | | technical assistance and related research to district school 1330 |
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| 1980 | 1980 | | boards and juvenile justice education providers. The Department 1331 |
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| 1981 | 1981 | | of Education, with input from the Department of Juvenile 1332 |
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| 1982 | 1982 | | Justice, school districts, and education providers, shall 1333 |
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| 1983 | 1983 | | develop annual recommendations for system and school 1334 |
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| 1984 | 1984 | | improvement. 1335 |
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| 1985 | 1985 | | Section 27. Section 1003.52, Florida Statutes, is amended 1336 |
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| 1986 | 1986 | | to read: 1337 |
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| 1987 | 1987 | | 1003.52 Educational services in Department of J uvenile 1338 |
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| 1988 | 1988 | | Justice programs.— 1339 |
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| 1989 | 1989 | | (1) The Department of Education shall serve as the lead 1340 |
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| 1990 | 1990 | | agency for juvenile justice education programs, curriculum, 1341 |
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| 1991 | 1991 | | support services, and resources. To this end, the Department of 1342 |
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| 1992 | 1992 | | Education and the Department of Juvenile Justic e shall each 1343 |
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| 1993 | 1993 | | designate a Coordinator for Juvenile Justice Education Programs 1344 |
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| 1994 | 1994 | | to serve as the point of contact for resolving issues not 1345 |
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| 1995 | 1995 | | addressed by district school boards and to provide each 1346 |
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| 1996 | 1996 | | department's participation in the following activities: 1347 |
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| 1997 | 1997 | | (a) Training, collaborating, and coordinating with 1348 |
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| 1998 | 1998 | | district school boards, local workforce development boards, and 1349 |
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| 1999 | 1999 | | local youth councils, educational contract providers, and 1350 |
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| 2012 | 2012 | | juvenile justice providers, whether state operated or 1351 |
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| 2013 | 2013 | | contracted. 1352 |
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| 2014 | 2014 | | (b) Collecting informa tion on the academic, career and 1353 |
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| 2015 | 2015 | | technical professional education (CAPE), and transition 1354 |
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| 2016 | 2016 | | performance of students in juvenile justice programs and 1355 |
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| 2017 | 2017 | | reporting on the results. 1356 |
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| 2018 | 2018 | | (c) Developing academic and career and technical education 1357 |
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| 2019 | 2019 | | CAPE protocols that provide guidance to district school boards 1358 |
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| 2020 | 2020 | | and juvenile justice education providers in all aspects of 1359 |
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| 2021 | 2021 | | education programming, including records transfer and 1360 |
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| 2022 | 2022 | | transition. 1361 |
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| 2023 | 2023 | | (d) Implementing a joint accountability, program 1362 |
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| 2024 | 2024 | | performance, and program improvement pro cess. 1363 |
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| 2025 | 2025 | | 1364 |
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| 2026 | 2026 | | Annually, a cooperative agreement and plan for juvenile justice 1365 |
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| 2027 | 2027 | | education service enhancement shall be developed between the 1366 |
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| 2028 | 2028 | | Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Education 1367 |
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| 2029 | 2029 | | and submitted to the Secretary of Juvenile Justice and the 1368 |
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| 2030 | 2030 | | Commissioner of Education by June 30. The plan shall include, at 1369 |
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| 2031 | 2031 | | a minimum, each agency's role regarding educational program 1370 |
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| 2032 | 2032 | | accountability, technical assistance, training, and coordination 1371 |
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| 2033 | 2033 | | of services. 1372 |
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| 2034 | 2034 | | (2) Students participating in Department of Juvenile 1373 |
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| 2035 | 2035 | | Justice education programs pursuant to chapter 985 which are 1374 |
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| 2036 | 2036 | | sponsored by a community -based agency or are operated or 1375 |
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| 2046 | 2046 | | |
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| 2047 | 2047 | | |
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| 2048 | 2048 | | |
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| 2049 | 2049 | | contracted for by the Department of Juvenile Justice shall 1376 |
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| 2050 | 2050 | | receive education programs according to rules of the State Board 1377 |
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| 2051 | 2051 | | of Education. These students shall be eligible for services 1378 |
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| 2052 | 2052 | | afforded to students enrolled in programs pursuant to s. 1003.53 1379 |
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| 2053 | 2053 | | and all corresponding State Board of Education rules. 1380 |
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| 2054 | 2054 | | (3) The district school board of the county in which the 1381 |
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| 2055 | 2055 | | juvenile justice education preve ntion, day treatment, 1382 |
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| 2056 | 2056 | | residential, or detention program is located shall provide or 1383 |
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| 2057 | 2057 | | contract for appropriate educational assessments and an 1384 |
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| 2058 | 2058 | | appropriate program of instruction and special education 1385 |
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| 2059 | 2059 | | services. 1386 |
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| 2060 | 2060 | | (a) All contracts between a district school boa rd desiring 1387 |
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| 2061 | 2061 | | to contract directly with juvenile justice education programs to 1388 |
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| 2062 | 2062 | | provide academic instruction for students in such programs must 1389 |
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| 2063 | 2063 | | be in writing and reviewed by the Department of Juvenile 1390 |
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| 2064 | 2064 | | Justice. Unless both parties agree to an extension of time , the 1391 |
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| 2065 | 2065 | | district school board and the juvenile justice education program 1392 |
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| 2066 | 2066 | | shall negotiate and execute a new or renewal contract within 40 1393 |
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| 2067 | 2067 | | days after the district school board provides the proposal to 1394 |
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| 2068 | 2068 | | the juvenile justice education program. The Department of 1395 |
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| 2069 | 2069 | | Education shall provide mediation services for any disputes 1396 |
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| 2070 | 2070 | | relating to this paragraph. 1397 |
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| 2071 | 2071 | | (b) District school boards shall satisfy invoices issued 1398 |
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| 2072 | 2072 | | by juvenile justice education programs within 15 working days 1399 |
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| 2073 | 2073 | | after receipt. If a district school board does n ot timely issue 1400 |
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| 2083 | 2083 | | |
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| 2084 | 2084 | | |
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| 2085 | 2085 | | |
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| 2086 | 2086 | | a warrant for payment, it must pay to the juvenile justice 1401 |
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| 2087 | 2087 | | education program interest at a rate of 1 percent per month, 1402 |
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| 2088 | 2088 | | calculated on a daily basis, on the unpaid balance until such 1403 |
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| 2089 | 2089 | | time as a warrant is issued for the invoice and accrued in terest 1404 |
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| 2090 | 2090 | | amount. The district school board may not delay payment to a 1405 |
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| 2091 | 2091 | | juvenile justice education program of any portion of funds owed 1406 |
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| 2092 | 2092 | | pending the district's receipt of local funds. 1407 |
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| 2093 | 2093 | | (c) The district school board shall make provisions for 1408 |
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| 2094 | 2094 | | each student to participate in basic career and technical 1409 |
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| 2095 | 2095 | | education, CAPE, and exceptional student programs , as 1410 |
|---|
| 2096 | 2096 | | appropriate. Students served in Department of Juvenile Justice 1411 |
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| 2097 | 2097 | | education programs shall have access to the appropriate courses 1412 |
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| 2098 | 2098 | | and instruction to prepare them for the high school equivalency 1413 |
|---|
| 2099 | 2099 | | examination. Students participating in high school equivalency 1414 |
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| 2100 | 2100 | | examination preparation programs shall be funded at the basic 1415 |
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| 2101 | 2101 | | program cost factor for Department of Juvenile Justice programs 1416 |
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| 2102 | 2102 | | in the Florida Education Finance Progra m. Each program shall be 1417 |
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| 2103 | 2103 | | conducted according to applicable law providing for the 1418 |
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| 2104 | 2104 | | operation of public schools and rules of the State Board of 1419 |
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| 2105 | 2105 | | Education. School districts shall provide the high school 1420 |
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| 2106 | 2106 | | equivalency examination exit option for all juvenile just ice 1421 |
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| 2107 | 2107 | | education programs, except for residential programs operated 1422 |
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| 2108 | 2108 | | under s. 985.619. 1423 |
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| 2109 | 2109 | | (d) The district school board shall select appropriate 1424 |
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| 2110 | 2110 | | academic and career assessments to be administered at the time 1425 |
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| 2119 | 2119 | | 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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| 2120 | 2120 | | |
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| 2121 | 2121 | | |
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| 2122 | 2122 | | |
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| 2123 | 2123 | | of program entry and exit for the purpose of developi ng goals 1426 |
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| 2124 | 2124 | | for education transition plans, progress monitoring plans, 1427 |
|---|
| 2125 | 2125 | | individual education plans, as applicable, and federal 1428 |
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| 2126 | 2126 | | reporting, as applicable 1429 |
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| 2127 | 2127 | | (d) The Department of Education, with the assistance of 1430 |
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| 2128 | 2128 | | the school districts and juvenile justice educati on providers, 1431 |
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| 2129 | 2129 | | shall select a common student assessment instrument and protocol 1432 |
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| 2130 | 2130 | | for measuring student learning gains and student progression 1433 |
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| 2131 | 2131 | | while a student is in a juvenile justice education program. The 1434 |
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| 2132 | 2132 | | Department of Education and the Department of Juveni le Justice 1435 |
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| 2133 | 2133 | | shall jointly review the effectiveness of this assessment and 1436 |
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| 2134 | 2134 | | implement changes as necessary . 1437 |
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| 2135 | 2135 | | (4) Educational services shall be provided at times of the 1438 |
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| 2136 | 2136 | | day most appropriate for the juvenile justice program. School 1439 |
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| 2137 | 2137 | | programming in juvenile just ice detention, prevention, or day 1440 |
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| 2138 | 2138 | | treatment, and residential programs shall be made available by 1441 |
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| 2139 | 2139 | | the local school district during the juvenile justice school 1442 |
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| 2140 | 2140 | | year, as provided in s. 1003.01(14). In addition, students in 1443 |
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| 2141 | 2141 | | juvenile justice education programs shall have access to courses 1444 |
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| 2142 | 2142 | | offered pursuant to ss. 1002.37, 1002.45, and 1003.498. The 1445 |
|---|
| 2143 | 2143 | | Department of Education and the school districts shall adopt 1446 |
|---|
| 2144 | 2144 | | policies necessary to provide such access. 1447 |
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| 2145 | 2145 | | (5) The educational program shall provide instruction 1448 |
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| 2146 | 2146 | | based on each student's individualized transition plan, assessed 1449 |
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| 2147 | 2147 | | educational needs, and the education programs available in the 1450 |
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| 2156 | 2156 | | 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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| 2157 | 2157 | | |
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| 2158 | 2158 | | |
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| 2159 | 2159 | | |
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| 2160 | 2160 | | school district in which the student will return. Depending on 1451 |
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| 2161 | 2161 | | the student's needs, educational programming may consist of 1452 |
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| 2162 | 2162 | | remedial courses, academic courses required for grade 1453 |
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| 2163 | 2163 | | advancement, career and technical education CAPE courses, high 1454 |
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| 2164 | 2164 | | school equivalency examination preparation, or exceptional 1455 |
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| 2165 | 2165 | | student education curricula and related services which support 1456 |
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| 2166 | 2166 | | the transition goals and reen try and which may lead to 1457 |
|---|
| 2167 | 2167 | | completion of the requirements for receipt of a high school 1458 |
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| 2168 | 2168 | | diploma or its equivalent. Prevention and day treatment juvenile 1459 |
|---|
| 2169 | 2169 | | justice education programs, at a minimum, shall provide career 1460 |
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| 2170 | 2170 | | readiness and exploration opportunities as well as truancy and 1461 |
|---|
| 2171 | 2171 | | dropout prevention intervention services. Residential juvenile 1462 |
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| 2172 | 2172 | | justice education programs with a contracted minimum length of 1463 |
|---|
| 2173 | 2173 | | stay of 9 months shall provide CAPE courses that lead to 1464 |
|---|
| 2174 | 2174 | | preapprentice certifications and industry certificat ions. 1465 |
|---|
| 2175 | 2175 | | Programs with contracted lengths of stay of less than 9 months 1466 |
|---|
| 2176 | 2176 | | may provide career education courses that lead to preapprentice 1467 |
|---|
| 2177 | 2177 | | certifications and CAPE industry certifications. If the duration 1468 |
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| 2178 | 2178 | | of a program is less than 40 days, the educational compone nt may 1469 |
|---|
| 2179 | 2179 | | be limited to tutorial remediation activities, career 1470 |
|---|
| 2180 | 2180 | | employability skills instruction, education counseling, and 1471 |
|---|
| 2181 | 2181 | | transition services that prepare students for a return to 1472 |
|---|
| 2182 | 2182 | | school, the community, and their home settings based on the 1473 |
|---|
| 2183 | 2183 | | students' needs. 1474 |
|---|
| 2184 | 2184 | | (6) Participation in the program by students of compulsory 1475 |
|---|
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| 2194 | 2194 | | |
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| 2195 | 2195 | | |
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| 2196 | 2196 | | |
|---|
| 2197 | 2197 | | school-attendance age as provided for in s. 1003.21 shall be 1476 |
|---|
| 2198 | 2198 | | mandatory. All students of noncompulsory school -attendance age 1477 |
|---|
| 2199 | 2199 | | who have not received a high school diploma or its equivalent 1478 |
|---|
| 2200 | 2200 | | shall participate in the educational program, unless the student 1479 |
|---|
| 2201 | 2201 | | files a formal declaration of his or her intent to terminate 1480 |
|---|
| 2202 | 2202 | | school enrollment as described in s. 1003.21 and is afforded the 1481 |
|---|
| 2203 | 2203 | | opportunity to take the high school equivalency examination and 1482 |
|---|
| 2204 | 2204 | | attain a Florida high school diploma before release from a 1483 |
|---|
| 2205 | 2205 | | juvenile justice education program. A student who has received a 1484 |
|---|
| 2206 | 2206 | | high school diploma or its equivalent and is not employed shall 1485 |
|---|
| 2207 | 2207 | | participate in workforce development or other CAPE education or 1486 |
|---|
| 2208 | 2208 | | Florida College System institution or university courses while 1487 |
|---|
| 2209 | 2209 | | in the program, subject to available funding. 1488 |
|---|
| 2210 | 2210 | | (7) An individualized progress monitoring plan shall be 1489 |
|---|
| 2211 | 2211 | | developed for all students not classified as exceptional 1490 |
|---|
| 2212 | 2212 | | education students upon entry in a juvenile ju stice education 1491 |
|---|
| 2213 | 2213 | | program and upon reentry in the school district. These plans 1492 |
|---|
| 2214 | 2214 | | shall address academic, literacy, and career and technical 1493 |
|---|
| 2215 | 2215 | | skills and shall include provisions for intensive remedial 1494 |
|---|
| 2216 | 2216 | | instruction in the areas of weakness. 1495 |
|---|
| 2217 | 2217 | | (8) Each district sch ool board shall maintain an academic 1496 |
|---|
| 2218 | 2218 | | record for each student enrolled in a juvenile justice education 1497 |
|---|
| 2219 | 2219 | | program as prescribed by s. 1003.51. Such record shall delineate 1498 |
|---|
| 2220 | 2220 | | each course completed by the student according to procedures in 1499 |
|---|
| 2221 | 2221 | | the State Course Code Dir ectory. The district school board shall 1500 |
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| 2229 | 2229 | | Page 61 of 77 |
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| 2231 | 2231 | | |
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| 2232 | 2232 | | |
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| 2233 | 2233 | | |
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| 2234 | 2234 | | include a copy of a student's academic record in the discharge 1501 |
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| 2235 | 2235 | | packet when the student exits the program. 1502 |
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| 2236 | 2236 | | (9) Each district school board shall make provisions for 1503 |
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| 2237 | 2237 | | high school level students to earn credits toward h igh school 1504 |
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| 2238 | 2238 | | graduation while in residential and nonresidential juvenile 1505 |
|---|
| 2239 | 2239 | | justice detention, prevention, or day treatment education 1506 |
|---|
| 2240 | 2240 | | programs. Provisions must be made for the transfer of credits 1507 |
|---|
| 2241 | 2241 | | and partial credits earned. 1508 |
|---|
| 2242 | 2242 | | (10) School districts and juvenile justice education 1509 |
|---|
| 2243 | 2243 | | providers shall develop individualized transition plans during 1510 |
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| 2244 | 2244 | | the course of a student's stay in a juvenile justice education 1511 |
|---|
| 2245 | 2245 | | program to coordinate academic, career and technical, and 1512 |
|---|
| 2246 | 2246 | | secondary and postsecondary services that assist the student in 1513 |
|---|
| 2247 | 2247 | | successful community reintegration upon release. Development of 1514 |
|---|
| 2248 | 2248 | | the transition plan shall be a collaboration of the personnel in 1515 |
|---|
| 2249 | 2249 | | the juvenile justice education program, reentry personnel, 1516 |
|---|
| 2250 | 2250 | | personnel from the sch ool district where the student will 1517 |
|---|
| 2251 | 2251 | | return, the student, the student's family, and the Department of 1518 |
|---|
| 2252 | 2252 | | Juvenile Justice personnel for committed students . 1519 |
|---|
| 2253 | 2253 | | (a) Transition planning must begin upon a student's 1520 |
|---|
| 2254 | 2254 | | placement in the program. The transition plan must include, at a 1521 |
|---|
| 2255 | 2255 | | minimum: 1522 |
|---|
| 2256 | 2256 | | 1. Services and interventions that address the student's 1523 |
|---|
| 2257 | 2257 | | assessed educational needs and postrelease education plans. 1524 |
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| 2258 | 2258 | | 2. Services to be provided during the program stay and 1525 |
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| 2268 | 2268 | | |
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| 2269 | 2269 | | |
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| 2270 | 2270 | | |
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| 2271 | 2271 | | services to be implemented upon release, including, but not 1526 |
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| 2272 | 2272 | | limited to, continuing education in secondary school, career and 1527 |
|---|
| 2273 | 2273 | | technical education CAPE programs, postsecondary education, or 1528 |
|---|
| 2274 | 2274 | | employment, based on the student's needs. 1529 |
|---|
| 2275 | 2275 | | 3. Specific monitoring responsibilities to determine 1530 |
|---|
| 2276 | 2276 | | whether the individualized transition plan is being implemented 1531 |
|---|
| 2277 | 2277 | | and the student is provided access to support services that will 1532 |
|---|
| 2278 | 2278 | | sustain the student's success by individuals who are responsible 1533 |
|---|
| 2279 | 2279 | | for the reintegration and coordination of these activities. 1534 |
|---|
| 2280 | 2280 | | (b) For the purpose of tran sition planning and reentry 1535 |
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| 2281 | 2281 | | services, representatives from the school district and the one -1536 |
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| 2282 | 2282 | | stop center where the student will return shall participate as 1537 |
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| 2283 | 2283 | | members of the local Department of Juvenile Justice reentry 1538 |
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| 2284 | 2284 | | teams. The school district, upon return of a student from a 1539 |
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| 2285 | 2285 | | juvenile justice education program, must consider the individual 1540 |
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| 2286 | 2286 | | needs and circumstances of the student and the transition plan 1541 |
|---|
| 2287 | 2287 | | recommendations when reenrolling a student in a public school. A 1542 |
|---|
| 2288 | 2288 | | local school district may not maintain a stan dardized policy for 1543 |
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| 2289 | 2289 | | all students returning from a juvenile justice program but place 1544 |
|---|
| 2290 | 2290 | | students based on their needs and their performance in the 1545 |
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| 2291 | 2291 | | juvenile justice education program, including any virtual 1546 |
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| 2292 | 2292 | | education options. 1547 |
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| 2293 | 2293 | | (c) The Department of Education a nd the Department of 1548 |
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| 2294 | 2294 | | Juvenile Justice shall provide oversight and guidance to school 1549 |
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| 2295 | 2295 | | districts, education providers, and reentry personnel on how to 1550 |
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| 2304 | 2304 | | 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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| 2305 | 2305 | | |
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| 2306 | 2306 | | |
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| 2307 | 2307 | | |
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| 2308 | 2308 | | implement effective educational transition planning and 1551 |
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| 2309 | 2309 | | services. 1552 |
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| 2310 | 2310 | | (11) The district school board shall re cruit and train 1553 |
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| 2311 | 2311 | | teachers who are interested, qualified, or experienced in 1554 |
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| 2312 | 2312 | | educating students in juvenile justice programs. Students in 1555 |
|---|
| 2313 | 2313 | | juvenile justice programs shall be provided a wide range of 1556 |
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| 2314 | 2314 | | education programs and opportunities , including instructional 1557 |
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| 2315 | 2315 | | materials textbooks, technology, instructional support, and 1558 |
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| 2316 | 2316 | | resources commensurate with resources provided to students in 1559 |
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| 2317 | 2317 | | public schools, including instructional materials textbooks and 1560 |
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| 2318 | 2318 | | access to technology. If the district school board operates a 1561 |
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| 2319 | 2319 | | juvenile justice education program at a juvenile justice 1562 |
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| 2320 | 2320 | | facility, the district school board, in consultation with the 1563 |
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| 2321 | 2321 | | director of the juvenile justice facility, shall select the 1564 |
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| 2322 | 2322 | | instructional personnel assigned to that program. The Secretary 1565 |
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| 2323 | 2323 | | of Juvenile Justice or the director of a juvenile justice 1566 |
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| 2324 | 2324 | | program may request that the performance of a teacher assigned 1567 |
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| 2325 | 2325 | | by the district to a juvenile justice education program be 1568 |
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| 2326 | 2326 | | reviewed by the district and that the teacher be reassigned 1569 |
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| 2327 | 2327 | | based upon an evaluation conducted p ursuant to s. 1012.34 or for 1570 |
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| 2328 | 2328 | | inappropriate behavior. Juvenile justice education programs 1571 |
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| 2329 | 2329 | | shall have access to the substitute teacher pool used by the 1572 |
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| 2330 | 2330 | | district school board. 1573 |
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| 2331 | 2331 | | (12) District school boards may contract with a private 1574 |
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| 2332 | 2332 | | provider for the provisio n of education programs to students 1575 |
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| 2342 | 2342 | | |
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| 2343 | 2343 | | |
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| 2344 | 2344 | | |
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| 2345 | 2345 | | placed in juvenile justice detention, prevention, or day 1576 |
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| 2346 | 2346 | | treatment programs with the Department of Juvenile Justice and 1577 |
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| 2347 | 2347 | | shall generate local, state, and federal funding, including 1578 |
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| 2348 | 2348 | | funding through the Florida Education Fi nance Program for such 1579 |
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| 2349 | 2349 | | students. The district school board's planning and budgeting 1580 |
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| 2350 | 2350 | | process shall include the needs of Department of Juvenile 1581 |
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| 2351 | 2351 | | Justice education programs in the district school board's plan 1582 |
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| 2352 | 2352 | | for expenditures for state categorical and federal funds. 1583 |
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| 2353 | 2353 | | (13)(a) Eligible students enrolled in juvenile justice 1584 |
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| 2354 | 2354 | | detention, prevention, or day treatment education programs shall 1585 |
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| 2355 | 2355 | | be funded the same as students enrolled in traditional public 1586 |
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| 2356 | 2356 | | schools funded in the Florida Education Finance Program and as 1587 |
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| 2357 | 2357 | | specified in s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act. 1588 |
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| 2358 | 2358 | | (b) Juvenile justice education programs to receive the 1589 |
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| 2359 | 2359 | | appropriate FEFP funding for Department of Juvenile Justice 1590 |
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| 2360 | 2360 | | education programs shall include those operated through a 1591 |
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| 2361 | 2361 | | contract with the Depar tment of Juvenile Justice. 1592 |
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| 2362 | 2362 | | (c) Consistent with the rules of the State Board of 1593 |
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| 2363 | 2363 | | Education, district school boards shall request an alternative 1594 |
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| 2364 | 2364 | | FTE survey for Department of Juvenile Justice education programs 1595 |
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| 2365 | 2365 | | experiencing fluctuations in student enrollment . 1596 |
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| 2366 | 2366 | | (d) FTE count periods shall be prescribed in rules of the 1597 |
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| 2367 | 2367 | | State Board of Education and shall be the same for programs of 1598 |
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| 2368 | 2368 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice as for other public school 1599 |
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| 2369 | 2369 | | programs. The summer school period for students in Department of 1600 |
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| 2379 | 2379 | | |
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| 2380 | 2380 | | |
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| 2381 | 2381 | | |
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| 2382 | 2382 | | Juvenile Justice education programs shall begin on the day 1601 |
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| 2383 | 2383 | | immediately following the end of the regular school year and end 1602 |
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| 2384 | 2384 | | on the day immediately preceding the subsequent regular school 1603 |
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| 2385 | 2385 | | year. Students shall be funded for no more than 25 hours per 1604 |
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| 2386 | 2386 | | week of direct instruction. 1605 |
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| 2387 | 2387 | | (e) Each juvenile justice education program must receive 1606 |
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| 2388 | 2388 | | all federal funds for which the program is eligible. 1607 |
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| 2389 | 2389 | | (14) Each district school board shall negotiate a 1608 |
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| 2390 | 2390 | | cooperative agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice on 1609 |
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| 2391 | 2391 | | the delivery of educational services to students in juvenile 1610 |
|---|
| 2392 | 2392 | | justice detention, prevention, or day treatment programs under 1611 |
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| 2393 | 2393 | | the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Such 1612 |
|---|
| 2394 | 2394 | | agreement must include, but is not limited to: 1613 |
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| 2395 | 2395 | | (a) Roles and responsibilities of each agency, including 1614 |
|---|
| 2396 | 2396 | | the roles and responsibilities of contract providers. 1615 |
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| 2397 | 2397 | | (b) Administrative issues including procedures for sharing 1616 |
|---|
| 2398 | 2398 | | information. 1617 |
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| 2399 | 2399 | | (c) Allocation of resources including maximization of 1618 |
|---|
| 2400 | 2400 | | local, state, and federal funding. 1619 |
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| 2401 | 2401 | | (d) Procedures for educational evaluation for educational 1620 |
|---|
| 2402 | 2402 | | exceptionalities and special needs. 1621 |
|---|
| 2403 | 2403 | | (e) Curriculum and delivery of instruction. 1622 |
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| 2404 | 2404 | | (f) Classroom management procedures and attendance 1623 |
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| 2405 | 2405 | | policies. 1624 |
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| 2406 | 2406 | | (g) Procedures for provision of qualified instructional 1625 |
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| 2416 | 2416 | | |
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| 2417 | 2417 | | |
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| 2418 | 2418 | | |
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| 2419 | 2419 | | personnel, whether supplied by the district school board or 1626 |
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| 2420 | 2420 | | provided under contract by the provider, and for performance of 1627 |
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| 2421 | 2421 | | duties while in a juvenile justice setting. 1628 |
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| 2422 | 2422 | | (h) Provisions for improving skills in teaching and 1629 |
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| 2423 | 2423 | | working with students referred to juveni le justice education 1630 |
|---|
| 2424 | 2424 | | programs. 1631 |
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| 2425 | 2425 | | (i) Transition plans for students moving into and out of 1632 |
|---|
| 2426 | 2426 | | juvenile justice education programs. 1633 |
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| 2427 | 2427 | | (j) Procedures and timelines for the timely documentation 1634 |
|---|
| 2428 | 2428 | | of credits earned and transfer of student records. 1635 |
|---|
| 2429 | 2429 | | (k) Methods and procedures for dispute resolution. 1636 |
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| 2430 | 2430 | | (l) Provisions for ensuring the safety of education 1637 |
|---|
| 2431 | 2431 | | personnel and support for the agreed -upon education program. 1638 |
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| 2432 | 2432 | | (m) Strategies for correcting any deficiencies found 1639 |
|---|
| 2433 | 2433 | | through the alternative school improvement rating accountability 1640 |
|---|
| 2434 | 2434 | | and evaluation system and student performance measures. 1641 |
|---|
| 2435 | 2435 | | (n) Career and academic assessments selected by the 1642 |
|---|
| 2436 | 2436 | | district pursuant to paragraph (3)(d). 1643 |
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| 2437 | 2437 | | (15) Nothing in this section or in a cooperative agreement 1644 |
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| 2438 | 2438 | | requires the district school board to provide more services than 1645 |
|---|
| 2439 | 2439 | | can be supported by the funds generated by students in the 1646 |
|---|
| 2440 | 2440 | | juvenile justice programs. 1647 |
|---|
| 2441 | 2441 | | (16) The Department of Education, in consultation with the 1648 |
|---|
| 2442 | 2442 | | Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards, and 1649 |
|---|
| 2443 | 2443 | | providers, shall adopt rules establishing: 1650 |
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| 2453 | 2453 | | |
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| 2454 | 2454 | | |
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| 2455 | 2455 | | |
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| 2456 | 2456 | | (a) Objective and measurable student performance measures 1651 |
|---|
| 2457 | 2457 | | to evaluate a student's educational progress while participating 1652 |
|---|
| 2458 | 2458 | | in a prevention, day treatment, or residential program. The 1653 |
|---|
| 2459 | 2459 | | student performance measures must be base d on appropriate 1654 |
|---|
| 2460 | 2460 | | outcomes for all students in juvenile justice education 1655 |
|---|
| 2461 | 2461 | | programs, taking into consideration the student's length of stay 1656 |
|---|
| 2462 | 2462 | | in the program. Performance measures shall include outcomes that 1657 |
|---|
| 2463 | 2463 | | relate to student achievement of career education goa ls, 1658 |
|---|
| 2464 | 2464 | | acquisition of employability skills, receipt of a high school 1659 |
|---|
| 2465 | 2465 | | diploma or its equivalent, grade advancement, and the number of 1660 |
|---|
| 2466 | 2466 | | CAPE industry certifications earned. 1661 |
|---|
| 2467 | 2467 | | (b) A performance rating system to be used by the 1662 |
|---|
| 2468 | 2468 | | Department of Education to evaluate t he delivery of educational 1663 |
|---|
| 2469 | 2469 | | services within each of the juvenile justice programs. The 1664 |
|---|
| 2470 | 2470 | | performance rating shall be primarily based on data regarding 1665 |
|---|
| 2471 | 2471 | | student performance as described in paragraph (a). 1666 |
|---|
| 2472 | 2472 | | (c) The timeframes, procedures, and resources to be use d 1667 |
|---|
| 2473 | 2473 | | to improve a low-rated educational program or to terminate or 1668 |
|---|
| 2474 | 2474 | | reassign the program. 1669 |
|---|
| 2475 | 2475 | | (d) The Department of Education, in partnership with the 1670 |
|---|
| 2476 | 2476 | | Department of Juvenile Justice, shall develop a comprehensive 1671 |
|---|
| 2477 | 2477 | | accountability and program improvement process. T he 1672 |
|---|
| 2478 | 2478 | | accountability and program improvement process shall be based on 1673 |
|---|
| 2479 | 2479 | | student performance measures by type of program and shall rate 1674 |
|---|
| 2480 | 2480 | | education program performance. The accountability system shall 1675 |
|---|
| 2488 | 2488 | | Page 68 of 77 |
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| 2489 | 2489 | | 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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| 2490 | 2490 | | |
|---|
| 2491 | 2491 | | |
|---|
| 2492 | 2492 | | |
|---|
| 2493 | 2493 | | identify and recognize high -performing education programs. The 1676 |
|---|
| 2494 | 2494 | | Department of Education, in partnership with the Department of 1677 |
|---|
| 2495 | 2495 | | Juvenile Justice, shall identify low -performing programs. Low -1678 |
|---|
| 2496 | 2496 | | performing education programs shall receive an onsite program 1679 |
|---|
| 2497 | 2497 | | evaluation from the Department of Juvenile Justice. School 1680 |
|---|
| 2498 | 2498 | | improvement, technical assistance, or the reassignment of the 1681 |
|---|
| 2499 | 2499 | | program shall be based, in part, on the results of the program 1682 |
|---|
| 2500 | 2500 | | evaluation. Through a corrective action process, low -performing 1683 |
|---|
| 2501 | 2501 | | programs must demonstrate improvement or the programs shall be 1684 |
|---|
| 2502 | 2502 | | reassigned. 1685 |
|---|
| 2503 | 2503 | | (17) The department, in collaboration with the Department 1686 |
|---|
| 2504 | 2504 | | of Juvenile Justice, shall collect data and report on 1687 |
|---|
| 2505 | 2505 | | commitment, day treatment, prevention, and detention programs. 1688 |
|---|
| 2506 | 2506 | | The report shall be submitted to the President of the Senate, 1689 |
|---|
| 2507 | 2507 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor by 1690 |
|---|
| 2508 | 2508 | | February 1 of each year. The report must include, at a minimum: 1691 |
|---|
| 2509 | 2509 | | (a) The number and percentage of students who: 1692 |
|---|
| 2510 | 2510 | | 1. Return to an alternative school, middle school, or high 1693 |
|---|
| 2511 | 2511 | | school upon release and the attenda nce rate of such students 1694 |
|---|
| 2512 | 2512 | | before and after participation in juvenile justice education 1695 |
|---|
| 2513 | 2513 | | programs. 1696 |
|---|
| 2514 | 2514 | | 2. Receive a standard high school diploma or a high school 1697 |
|---|
| 2515 | 2515 | | equivalency diploma. 1698 |
|---|
| 2516 | 2516 | | 3. Receive industry certification. 1699 |
|---|
| 2517 | 2517 | | 4. Enroll in a postsecondary education al institution. 1700 |
|---|
| 2525 | 2525 | | Page 69 of 77 |
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| 2527 | 2527 | | |
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| 2528 | 2528 | | |
|---|
| 2529 | 2529 | | |
|---|
| 2530 | 2530 | | 5. Complete a juvenile justice education program without 1701 |
|---|
| 2531 | 2531 | | reoffending. 1702 |
|---|
| 2532 | 2532 | | 6. Reoffend within 1 year after completion of a day 1703 |
|---|
| 2533 | 2533 | | treatment or residential commitment program. 1704 |
|---|
| 2534 | 2534 | | 7. Remain employed 1 year after completion of a day 1705 |
|---|
| 2535 | 2535 | | treatment or residential commitment program. 1706 |
|---|
| 2536 | 2536 | | 8. Demonstrate learning gains pursuant to paragraph 1707 |
|---|
| 2537 | 2537 | | (3)(d). 1708 |
|---|
| 2538 | 2538 | | (b) The following cost data for each juvenile justice 1709 |
|---|
| 2539 | 2539 | | education program: 1710 |
|---|
| 2540 | 2540 | | 1. The amount of funding provided by district school 1711 |
|---|
| 2541 | 2541 | | boards to juvenile justice program s and the amount retained for 1712 |
|---|
| 2542 | 2542 | | administration, including documenting the purposes of such 1713 |
|---|
| 2543 | 2543 | | expenses. 1714 |
|---|
| 2544 | 2544 | | 2. The status of the development of cooperative 1715 |
|---|
| 2545 | 2545 | | agreements. 1716 |
|---|
| 2546 | 2546 | | 3. Recommendations for system improvement. 1717 |
|---|
| 2547 | 2547 | | 4. Information on the identification of, and ser vices 1718 |
|---|
| 2548 | 2548 | | provided to, exceptional students, to determine whether these 1719 |
|---|
| 2549 | 2549 | | students are properly reported for funding and are appropriately 1720 |
|---|
| 2550 | 2550 | | served. 1721 |
|---|
| 2551 | 2551 | | (16)(18) The district school board shall not be charged 1722 |
|---|
| 2552 | 2552 | | any rent, maintenance, utilities, or overhead on such 1723 |
|---|
| 2553 | 2553 | | facilities. Maintenance, repairs, and remodeling of existing 1724 |
|---|
| 2554 | 2554 | | detention facilities shall be provided by the Department of 1725 |
|---|
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| 2564 | 2564 | | |
|---|
| 2565 | 2565 | | |
|---|
| 2566 | 2566 | | |
|---|
| 2567 | 2567 | | Juvenile Justice. 1726 |
|---|
| 2568 | 2568 | | (17)(19) When additional facilities are required for 1727 |
|---|
| 2569 | 2569 | | juvenile justice detention, prevention, or day treatment 1728 |
|---|
| 2570 | 2570 | | programs, the district school board and the Department of 1729 |
|---|
| 2571 | 2571 | | Juvenile Justice shall agree on the appropriate site based on 1730 |
|---|
| 2572 | 2572 | | the instructional needs of the students. When the most 1731 |
|---|
| 2573 | 2573 | | appropriate site for instruction is on district school board 1732 |
|---|
| 2574 | 2574 | | property, a special capital outlay request shall be made by the 1733 |
|---|
| 2575 | 2575 | | commissioner in accordance with s. 1013.60. When the most 1734 |
|---|
| 2576 | 2576 | | appropriate site is on state property, state capital outlay 1735 |
|---|
| 2577 | 2577 | | funds shall be requested by the Department of Juvenile Justice 1736 |
|---|
| 2578 | 2578 | | provided by s. 216.043 and shall be sub mitted as specified by s. 1737 |
|---|
| 2579 | 2579 | | 216.023. Any instructional facility to be built on state 1738 |
|---|
| 2580 | 2580 | | property shall have educational specifications jointly developed 1739 |
|---|
| 2581 | 2581 | | by the district school board and the Department of Juvenile 1740 |
|---|
| 2582 | 2582 | | Justice and approved by the Department of Educat ion. The size of 1741 |
|---|
| 2583 | 2583 | | space and occupant design capacity criteria as provided by State 1742 |
|---|
| 2584 | 2584 | | Board of Education rules shall be used for remodeling or new 1743 |
|---|
| 2585 | 2585 | | construction whether facilities are provided on state property 1744 |
|---|
| 2586 | 2586 | | or district school board property. 1745 |
|---|
| 2587 | 2587 | | (18)(20) The parent of an exceptional student shall have 1746 |
|---|
| 2588 | 2588 | | the due process rights provided for in this chapter. 1747 |
|---|
| 2589 | 2589 | | (19)(21) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 1748 |
|---|
| 2590 | 2590 | | necessary to implement this section. Such rules must require the 1749 |
|---|
| 2591 | 2591 | | minimum amount of paperwork and repo rting. 1750 |
|---|
| 2599 | 2599 | | Page 71 of 77 |
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| 2600 | 2600 | | 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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| 2601 | 2601 | | |
|---|
| 2602 | 2602 | | |
|---|
| 2603 | 2603 | | |
|---|
| 2604 | 2604 | | (22) The Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department 1751 |
|---|
| 2605 | 2605 | | of Education, in consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., 1752 |
|---|
| 2606 | 2606 | | the statewide Workforce Development Youth Council, district 1753 |
|---|
| 2607 | 2607 | | school boards, Florida College System institutions, providers, 1754 |
|---|
| 2608 | 2608 | | and others, shall jointly develop a multiagency plan for CAPE 1755 |
|---|
| 2609 | 2609 | | which describes the funding, curriculum, transfer of credits, 1756 |
|---|
| 2610 | 2610 | | goals, and outcome measures for career education programming in 1757 |
|---|
| 2611 | 2611 | | juvenile commitment facilities, pursuant to s. 985.622. The plan 1758 |
|---|
| 2612 | 2612 | | must be reviewed annually. 1759 |
|---|
| 2613 | 2613 | | Section 28. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1760 |
|---|
| 2614 | 2614 | | made by this act to section 985.115, Florida Statutes, in a 1761 |
|---|
| 2615 | 2615 | | reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 985.25, Florida 1762 |
|---|
| 2616 | 2616 | | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1763 |
|---|
| 2617 | 2617 | | 985.25 Detention intake.— 1764 |
|---|
| 2618 | 2618 | | (1) The department shall receive custody of a child who 1765 |
|---|
| 2619 | 2619 | | has been taken into custody from the law enforcement agency or 1766 |
|---|
| 2620 | 2620 | | court and shall review the facts in the law enforcement report 1767 |
|---|
| 2621 | 2621 | | or probable cause affidavit and make such further inquiry as m ay 1768 |
|---|
| 2622 | 2622 | | be necessary to determine whether detention care is appropriate. 1769 |
|---|
| 2623 | 2623 | | (a) During the period of time from the taking of the child 1770 |
|---|
| 2624 | 2624 | | into custody to the date of the detention hearing, the initial 1771 |
|---|
| 2625 | 2625 | | decision as to the child's placement into detention care shall 1772 |
|---|
| 2626 | 2626 | | be made by the department under ss. 985.24 and 985.245(1). 1773 |
|---|
| 2627 | 2627 | | (b) The department shall base the decision whether to 1774 |
|---|
| 2628 | 2628 | | place the child into detention care on an assessment of risk in 1775 |
|---|
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| 2638 | 2638 | | |
|---|
| 2639 | 2639 | | |
|---|
| 2640 | 2640 | | |
|---|
| 2641 | 2641 | | accordance with the risk assessment instrument and procedures 1776 |
|---|
| 2642 | 2642 | | developed by the department under s. 985.245, except that a 1777 |
|---|
| 2643 | 2643 | | child shall be placed in secure detention care until the child's 1778 |
|---|
| 2644 | 2644 | | detention hearing if the child meets the criteria specified in 1779 |
|---|
| 2645 | 2645 | | s. 985.255(1)(f), is charged with possessing or discharging a 1780 |
|---|
| 2646 | 2646 | | firearm on school pro perty in violation of s. 790.115, or is 1781 |
|---|
| 2647 | 2647 | | charged with any other offense involving the possession or use 1782 |
|---|
| 2648 | 2648 | | of a firearm. 1783 |
|---|
| 2649 | 2649 | | (c) If the final score on the child's risk assessment 1784 |
|---|
| 2650 | 2650 | | instrument indicates detention care is appropriate, but the 1785 |
|---|
| 2651 | 2651 | | department otherwise de termines the child should be released, 1786 |
|---|
| 2652 | 2652 | | the department shall contact the state attorney, who may 1787 |
|---|
| 2653 | 2653 | | authorize release. 1788 |
|---|
| 2654 | 2654 | | (d) If the final score on the risk assessment instrument 1789 |
|---|
| 2655 | 2655 | | indicates detention is not appropriate, the child may be 1790 |
|---|
| 2656 | 2656 | | released by the departmen t in accordance with ss. 985.115 and 1791 |
|---|
| 2657 | 2657 | | 985.13. 1792 |
|---|
| 2658 | 2658 | | 1793 |
|---|
| 2659 | 2659 | | Under no circumstances shall the department or the state 1794 |
|---|
| 2660 | 2660 | | attorney or law enforcement officer authorize the detention of 1795 |
|---|
| 2661 | 2661 | | any child in a jail or other facility intended or used for the 1796 |
|---|
| 2662 | 2662 | | detention of adults, withou t an order of the court. 1797 |
|---|
| 2663 | 2663 | | Section 29. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1798 |
|---|
| 2664 | 2664 | | made by this act to section 985.27, Florida Statutes, in a 1799 |
|---|
| 2665 | 2665 | | reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 985.255, Florida 1800 |
|---|
| 2673 | 2673 | | Page 73 of 77 |
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|---|
| 2675 | 2675 | | |
|---|
| 2676 | 2676 | | |
|---|
| 2677 | 2677 | | |
|---|
| 2678 | 2678 | | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1801 |
|---|
| 2679 | 2679 | | 985.255 Detention criteria; detention hearing. — 1802 |
|---|
| 2680 | 2680 | | (3)(a) The purpose of the detention hearing required under 1803 |
|---|
| 2681 | 2681 | | subsection (1) is to determine the existence of probable cause 1804 |
|---|
| 2682 | 2682 | | that the child has committed the delinquent act or violation of 1805 |
|---|
| 2683 | 2683 | | law that he or she is charged wit h and the need for continued 1806 |
|---|
| 2684 | 2684 | | detention. The court shall use the results of the risk 1807 |
|---|
| 2685 | 2685 | | assessment performed by the department and, based on the 1808 |
|---|
| 2686 | 2686 | | criteria in subsection (1), shall determine the need for 1809 |
|---|
| 2687 | 2687 | | continued detention. If the child is a prolific juvenile 1810 |
|---|
| 2688 | 2688 | | offender who is detained under s. 985.26(2)(c), the court shall 1811 |
|---|
| 2689 | 2689 | | use the results of the risk assessment performed by the 1812 |
|---|
| 2690 | 2690 | | department and the criteria in subsection (1) or subsection (2) 1813 |
|---|
| 2691 | 2691 | | only to determine whether the prolific juvenile offender should 1814 |
|---|
| 2692 | 2692 | | be held in secure detention. 1815 |
|---|
| 2693 | 2693 | | (b) If the court orders a placement more restrictive than 1816 |
|---|
| 2694 | 2694 | | indicated by the results of the risk assessment instrument, the 1817 |
|---|
| 2695 | 2695 | | court shall state, in writing, clear and convincing reasons for 1818 |
|---|
| 2696 | 2696 | | such placement. 1819 |
|---|
| 2697 | 2697 | | (c) Except as provided in s. 7 90.22(8) or s. 985.27, when 1820 |
|---|
| 2698 | 2698 | | a child is placed into detention care, or into a respite home or 1821 |
|---|
| 2699 | 2699 | | other placement pursuant to a court order following a hearing, 1822 |
|---|
| 2700 | 2700 | | the court order must include specific instructions that direct 1823 |
|---|
| 2701 | 2701 | | the release of the child from such pl acement no later than 5 1824 |
|---|
| 2702 | 2702 | | p.m. on the last day of the detention period specified in s. 1825 |
|---|
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| 2712 | 2712 | | |
|---|
| 2713 | 2713 | | |
|---|
| 2714 | 2714 | | |
|---|
| 2715 | 2715 | | 985.26 or s. 985.27, whichever is applicable, unless the 1826 |
|---|
| 2716 | 2716 | | requirements of such applicable provision have been met or an 1827 |
|---|
| 2717 | 2717 | | order of continuance has been granted under s. 985.2 6(4). If the 1828 |
|---|
| 2718 | 2718 | | court order does not include a release date, the release date 1829 |
|---|
| 2719 | 2719 | | shall be requested from the court on the same date that the 1830 |
|---|
| 2720 | 2720 | | child is placed in detention care. If a subsequent hearing is 1831 |
|---|
| 2721 | 2721 | | needed to provide additional information to the court for s afety 1832 |
|---|
| 2722 | 2722 | | planning, the initial order placing the child in detention care 1833 |
|---|
| 2723 | 2723 | | shall reflect the next detention review hearing, which shall be 1834 |
|---|
| 2724 | 2724 | | held within 3 calendar days after the child's initial detention 1835 |
|---|
| 2725 | 2725 | | placement. 1836 |
|---|
| 2726 | 2726 | | Section 30. For the purpose of incorporatin g the amendment 1837 |
|---|
| 2727 | 2727 | | made by this act to section 985.441, Florida Statutes, in a 1838 |
|---|
| 2728 | 2728 | | reference thereto, paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 1839 |
|---|
| 2729 | 2729 | | 985.475, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1840 |
|---|
| 2730 | 2730 | | 985.475 Juvenile sexual offenders. — 1841 |
|---|
| 2731 | 2731 | | (2) Following a delinquency a djudicatory hearing under s. 1842 |
|---|
| 2732 | 2732 | | 985.35, the court may on its own or upon request by the state or 1843 |
|---|
| 2733 | 2733 | | the department and subject to specific appropriation, determine 1844 |
|---|
| 2734 | 2734 | | whether a juvenile sexual offender placement is required for the 1845 |
|---|
| 2735 | 2735 | | protection of the public and what would be the best approach to 1846 |
|---|
| 2736 | 2736 | | address the treatment needs of the juvenile sexual offender. 1847 |
|---|
| 2737 | 2737 | | When the court determines that a juvenile has no history of a 1848 |
|---|
| 2738 | 2738 | | recent comprehensive assessment focused on sexually deviant 1849 |
|---|
| 2739 | 2739 | | behavior, the court may, subject to specif ic appropriation, 1850 |
|---|
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| 2749 | 2749 | | |
|---|
| 2750 | 2750 | | |
|---|
| 2751 | 2751 | | |
|---|
| 2752 | 2752 | | order the department to conduct or arrange for an examination to 1851 |
|---|
| 2753 | 2753 | | determine whether the juvenile sexual offender is amenable to 1852 |
|---|
| 2754 | 2754 | | community-based treatment. 1853 |
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| 2755 | 2755 | | (h) If the juvenile sexual offender violates any condition 1854 |
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| 2756 | 2756 | | of the disposition or t he court finds that the juvenile sexual 1855 |
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| 2757 | 2757 | | offender is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment, 1856 |
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| 2758 | 2758 | | the court may revoke the community -based treatment alternative 1857 |
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| 2759 | 2759 | | and order commitment to the department under s. 985.441. 1858 |
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| 2760 | 2760 | | Section 31. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1859 |
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| 2761 | 2761 | | made by this act to section 985.441, Florida Statutes, in a 1860 |
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| 2762 | 2762 | | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 1861 |
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| 2763 | 2763 | | 985.565, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1862 |
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| 2764 | 2764 | | 985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for 1863 |
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| 2765 | 2765 | | juveniles prosecuted as adults. — 1864 |
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| 2766 | 2766 | | (4) SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES. — 1865 |
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| 2767 | 2767 | | (b) Juvenile sanctions.—For juveniles transferred to adult 1866 |
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| 2768 | 2768 | | court but who do not qualify for such transfer under s. 1867 |
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| 2769 | 2769 | | 985.556(3), the court may impose juvenile sanctions under this 1868 |
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| 2770 | 2770 | | paragraph. If juvenile sentences are imposed, the court shall, 1869 |
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| 2771 | 2771 | | under this paragraph, adjudge the child to have committed a 1870 |
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| 2772 | 2772 | | delinquent act. Adjudication of delinquency may not be deemed a 1871 |
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| 2773 | 2773 | | conviction, nor shall it operate to impose any of the civil 1872 |
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| 2774 | 2774 | | disabilities ordinarily resulting from a conviction. The court 1873 |
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| 2775 | 2775 | | shall impose an adult sanction or a juvenile sanction and may 1874 |
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| 2776 | 2776 | | not sentence the child to a combination of adult and juvenile 1875 |
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| 2787 | 2787 | | |
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| 2789 | 2789 | | punishments. An adult sanction or a juvenile sanction may 1876 |
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| 2790 | 2790 | | include enforcement of an o rder of restitution or probation 1877 |
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| 2791 | 2791 | | previously ordered in any juvenile proceeding. However, if the 1878 |
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| 2792 | 2792 | | court imposes a juvenile sanction and the department determines 1879 |
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| 2793 | 2793 | | that the sanction is unsuitable for the child, the department 1880 |
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| 2794 | 2794 | | shall return custody of the child to the sentencing court for 1881 |
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| 2795 | 2795 | | further proceedings, including the imposition of adult 1882 |
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| 2796 | 2796 | | sanctions. Upon adjudicating a child delinquent under subsection 1883 |
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| 2797 | 2797 | | (1), the court may: 1884 |
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| 2798 | 2798 | | 1. Place the child in a probation program under the 1885 |
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| 2799 | 2799 | | supervision of the department for an indeterminate period of 1886 |
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| 2800 | 2800 | | time until the child reaches the age of 19 years or sooner if 1887 |
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| 2801 | 2801 | | discharged by order of the court. 1888 |
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| 2802 | 2802 | | 2. Commit the child to the department for treatment in an 1889 |
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| 2803 | 2803 | | appropriate program for children for an indeterminate period of 1890 |
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| 2804 | 2804 | | time until the child is 21 or sooner if discharged by the 1891 |
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| 2805 | 2805 | | department. The department shall notify the court of its intent 1892 |
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| 2806 | 2806 | | to discharge no later than 14 days before discharge. Failure of 1893 |
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| 2807 | 2807 | | the court to timely respond to the department's notice shall be 1894 |
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| 2808 | 2808 | | considered approval for discharge. 1895 |
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| 2809 | 2809 | | 3. Order disposition under ss. 985.435, 985.437, 985.439, 1896 |
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| 2810 | 2810 | | 985.441, 985.45, and 985.455 as an alternative to youthful 1897 |
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| 2811 | 2811 | | offender or adult sentencing if the court determines not to 1898 |
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| 2812 | 2812 | | impose youthful offender or adult sanctions. 1899 |
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| 2813 | 2813 | | 1900 |
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| 2825 | 2825 | | |
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| 2826 | 2826 | | It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria and 1901 |
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| 2827 | 2827 | | guidelines in this subsection are mandatory and that a 1902 |
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| 2828 | 2828 | | determination of disposition under this subsection is subject to 1903 |
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| 2829 | 2829 | | the right of the child to appellate review under s. 985.534. 1904 |
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| 2830 | 2830 | | Section 32. For the purp ose of incorporating the amendment 1905 |
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| 2831 | 2831 | | made by this act to section 985.03, Florida Statutes, in a 1906 |
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| 2832 | 2832 | | reference thereto, section 985.721, Florida Statutes, is 1907 |
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| 2833 | 2833 | | reenacted to read: 1908 |
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| 2834 | 2834 | | 985.721 Escapes from secure detention or residential 1909 |
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| 2835 | 2835 | | commitment facility. —An escape from: 1910 |
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| 2836 | 2836 | | (1) Any secure detention facility maintained for the 1911 |
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| 2837 | 2837 | | temporary detention of children, pending adjudication, 1912 |
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| 2838 | 2838 | | disposition, or placement; 1913 |
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| 2839 | 2839 | | (2) Any residential commitment facility described in s. 1914 |
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| 2840 | 2840 | | 985.03(44), maintained for the custody, treatment, puni shment, 1915 |
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| 2841 | 2841 | | or rehabilitation of children found to have committed delinquent 1916 |
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| 2842 | 2842 | | acts or violations of law; or 1917 |
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| 2843 | 2843 | | (3) Lawful transportation to or from any such secure 1918 |
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| 2844 | 2844 | | detention facility or residential commitment facility, 1919 |
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| 2845 | 2845 | | 1920 |
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| 2846 | 2846 | | constitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40 1921 |
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| 2847 | 2847 | | and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 1922 |
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| 2848 | 2848 | | s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 1923 |
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| 2849 | 2849 | | Section 33. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 1924 |
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