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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to substance use disorder treatment 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | services; creating s. 397.342, F.S.; creating the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Substance Use Disorder Housing Advisory Council; 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | providing legislative findings and intent; providing 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | for membership; requiring the University of South 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Florida College of Public Health to assist the 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | advisory council in conducting a study to evaluate 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | national best practice standards for specified 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | purposes; providing for funding of the study; 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | requiring the advisory council to conduct a review of 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | statewide zoning codes for specified purposes; 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | providing for reports by specified dates; providing 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | for future repeal; amending s. 397.305, F.S.; revising 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | and providing legislative findings and intent; 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | authorizing addiction treatment services to be 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | provided through for -profit providers; amending s. 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 397.487, F.S.; providing that the certification of 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | recovery residences that meet specified standards 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | protects certain per sons; requiring certain recovery 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | residences to keep specified records confidential; 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | prohibiting a local law, ordinance, or regulation from 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | regulating the duration or frequency of resident stay 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | at certain recovery residences; providing 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | applicability; provid ing an effective date. 25 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Section 1. Section 397.342, Florida Statutes, is created 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | to read: 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 397.342 Substance Use Disorder Housing Advisory Council. — 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (1) The Substance Use Disorder Housin g Advisory Council, 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the department. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (a) The Legislature finds that the state has a legitimate 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | interest in protecting persons in recovery residences by 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | requiring such homes to meet national best practice standards. 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | (b) The Legislature intends for this advisory council to 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | ensure state standards for recovery residences conform to 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | national best practice standards to the greatest extent possible 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | and to study local governmental obstructions to a chieving these 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | national best practice standards through zoning regulations. 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | advisory council shall operate in accordance with s. 20.052. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (3) The advisory council shall be composed of seven 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | members, to be appointed for staggered terms of not more than 4 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | years, as follows: 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (a) A representative of the Executive Office of the 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | Governor, appointed by the Governor. 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | (b) A member of the Senate, appointed by the President of 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | the Senate. 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | (c) A member of the House of Representatives, appointed by 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | (d) A representative from the department, appointed by the 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | Governor. 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (e) A representative from the Agency for Health Care 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | Administration, appointed by the Governor. 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | (f) A representative of the Florida Association of 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | Recovery Residences, appointed by the Governor. 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | (g) A representative of the Palm Beach County State 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | Attorney Addiction Recovery Task Force, appointed by the 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | Governor. 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | (4) The advisory council shall a ppoint a chair and vice 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | chair from the members of the council and shall meet at least 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | monthly. 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | (5) Members of the advisory council shall serve without 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | compensation, but shall be entitled to necessary expenses 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | incurred in the discharge of their duties. 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | (6)(a) The University of South Florida College of Public 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | Health shall assist the advisory council in conducting a study 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | to evaluate the national best practice standards from the 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, with 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | the goal of removing obstacles to therapeutic housing within 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | this state to be in compliance with the Americans with 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ss. 12101 et 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | seq., and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Costs of 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | implementing the study shall be p aid by the department from 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | funds appropriated for this purpose. 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | (b) The advisory council shall also conduct a review of 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | statewide zoning codes to determine what effect, if any, local 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | laws have on the ability of private sector licensed service 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | providers to provide modern, evidence -based, effective treatment 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | and ancillary therapeutic housing to persons in this state. 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | (c) By June 1, 2027, the department, in conjunction with 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall provide a 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | preliminary report based upon the findings and recommendations 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | of the advisory council to the Governor, the President of the 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | (d) By September 1, 2027, the advisory council shall 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | provide a final report based upon the findi ngs and 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | recommendations of the advisory council to the Governor, the 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | Representatives. 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | (7) This section is repealed September 1, 2027, unless 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature. 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | Section 2. Section 397.305, Florida Statutes, is amended 96 |
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| 147 | 147 | | 397.305 Legislative findings, intent, and purpose. — 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | (1)(a) Addiction Substance abuse is a major health problem 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | that affects multiple service systems and leads to such 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | profoundly disturbin g consequences as serious impairment, 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | chronic addiction, criminal behavior, vehicular casualties, 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | spiraling health care costs, AIDS, and business losses, and 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | significantly affects the culture, socialization, and learning 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | ability of children within our scho ols and educational systems. 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | Addiction Substance abuse impairment is a disease which affects 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | the whole family and the whole society and requires a system of 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | care that includes prevention, intervention, clinical treatment, 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | and recovery support services , including recovery residences, 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | that support and strengthen the family unit. Further, it is the 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | intent of the Legislature to require the collaboration of state 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | agencies, service systems, and program offices to achieve the 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | goals of this chapter and address the needs of the public; to 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | establish a comprehensive system of care for substance use 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | disorder abuse; and to reduce duplicative requirements across 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | state agencies. This chapter is designed to provide for public 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | and private substance use disorder treatment abuse services. 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | (b) The Legislature finds that addiction treatment 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | services are a fully integrated part of the private and public 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | health care system. Further, the Legislature finds that service 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | providers licensed under this chapter and community housing 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | certified under this chapter are deemed a necessary part of the 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | private and public health care system. The Legislature intends 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | to identify and remove barriers that prevent coordinated health 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | care between medical and clinical providers to persons with 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | substance use disorders. 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | (2) It is the goal of the Legislature to educate the 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | public about the negative consequences of discourage substance 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | use disorders abuse by promoting healthy lifestyles; healthy 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | families; and drug-free schools, workplaces, and communities . 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | (3) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for a 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | comprehensive continuum of accessible and quality addiction 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | substance abuse prevention, intervention, clinical treatment, 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | and recovery support services in the least restrictive 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | environment which pr omotes long-term recovery while protecting 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | and respecting the rights of individuals , primarily through for-136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | profit providers and community-based private not-for-profit 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | providers working with local governmental programs involving a 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | wide range of agencies from both the public and private sectors. 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that licensed, 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | qualified health professionals be authorized to practice to the 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | full extent of their education and training in the performance 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | of professional functions nece ssary to carry out the intent of 143 |
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| 218 | 218 | | (5) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | expectations that services provided to persons in this state use 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | national best practice standards and the coordination-of-care 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | principles characteristic o f recovery-oriented services and 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | include social support services, such as housing support, life 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | skills and vocational training, and employment assistance 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | necessary for persons who have substance use disorders or co -151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | occurring substance use and mental health disorders to live 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | successfully in their communities. 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | (6) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure within 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | available resources a full system of care for substance use 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | disorder treatment abuse services based on identified needs, 156 |
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| 244 | 244 | | (7) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | services for persons who have individuals with co-occurring 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | substance use abuse and mental health disorders. 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | (8) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide an 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | alternative to criminal imprisonment for substance abuse 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | impaired adults and juvenile offenders by encouraging the 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | referral of such offenders to service providers not generally 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | available within the juvenile justice and correctiona l systems, 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | instead of or in addition to criminal penalties. 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | (9) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide, within 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | the limits of appropriations and safe management of the juvenile 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | justice and correctional systems, addiction treatment substance 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | abuse services to substance abuse impaired offenders who are 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | placed by the Department of Juvenile Justice or who are 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | incarcerated within the Department of Corrections, in order to 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | better enable these offenders or inmates to adjust to the 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | conditions of society pr esented to them when their terms of 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | placement or incarceration end. 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | (10) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | assisting substance abuse impaired persons primarily through 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | health and other rehabilitative services in order to relieve the 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | police, courts, correctional institutions, and other criminal 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | justice agencies of a burden that interferes with their ability 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | to protect people, apprehend offenders, and maintain safe and 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | orderly communities. 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | (11) It is the intent of the Legislature that the freedom 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | of religion of all citizens shall be inviolate. Nothing in This 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | act does not shall give any governmental entity jurisdiction to 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | regulate religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical services. 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 397.487, Florida 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | Statutes, is amended, and subsections (13) and (14) are added to 189 |
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| 288 | 288 | | 397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. — 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | (1) The Legislature finds that a person suffering from 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | addiction has a higher success rate of achieving long -lasting 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | sobriety when given the opportunity to build a stronger 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | foundation by living in a recovery residence while receiving 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | treatment or after completing treatment. The Legislature further 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | finds that this state and its subdivisions have a legitimate 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | state interest in protecting these persons, who represent a 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | vulnerable consumer population in need of adequate housing , 199 |
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| 310 | 310 | | national best practice standards . It is the intent of the 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | Legislature to protect p ersons who reside in a recovery 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | residence. 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | (13) A recovery residence classified by the credentialing 204 |
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| 314 | 314 | | entity as a Level IV residence shall be governed by s. 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | 397.501(7) regarding the right to confidentiality of individual 206 |
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| 317 | 317 | | (14) A local law, ordin ance, or regulation may not 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | regulate the duration or frequency of resident stay in a 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | certified recovery residence in areas where multifamily uses are 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | allowed. This subsection does not apply to any local law, 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before Ja nuary 1, 2024. 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 213 |
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