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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to objective parole guidelines; 2
amending s. 947.165, F.S.; providing additional 3
requirements for objective parole guidelines; 4
requiring a specified statistical analysis to be 5
provided to the Legislature; providing an effective 6
date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Section 947.165, Florida Statutes, is amended 11
to read: 12
947.165 Objective parole guidelines. — 13
(1) The commission shall develop and implement objective 14
parole guidelines which shall be the criteria upon which parole 15
decisions are made. The objective parole guidelines shall be 16
developed according to an acceptable research m ethod and shall 17
be based on the seriousness of offense and the likelihood of 18
favorable parole outcome. The objective parole guidelines must 19
also incorporate an inmate's use of vocation, education, and 20
self-betterment programs and courses in the department while he 21
or she is incarcerated. The guidelines shall require the 22
commission to aggravate or aggregate each consecutive sentence 23
in establishing the presumptive parole release date. Factors 24
used in arriving at the salient factor score and the severity of 25
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offense behavior category may shall not be applied as 26
aggravating circumstances. If the sentencing judge files a 27
written objection to the parole release of an inmate as provided 28
for in s. 947.1745(6), such objection may be used by the 29
commission as a basis to extend the presumptive parole release 30
date. 31
(2) At least once a year, the commission shall review the 32
objective parole guidelines and make any revisions considered 33
necessary by virtue of statistical analysis of commission 34
actions, which analysis uses acceptable research and 35
methodology. The commission shall provide each statistical 36
analysis to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 37
House of Representatives upon completion. 38
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 39