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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
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An act relating to parole; amending s. 947.165, F.S.; 2
requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to 3
provide a specified statistical analysis to the 4
Legislature; amending s. 947.174, F.S.; requiring the 5
Department of Corrections to provide specified 6
information to the commission; requiring the 7
commission to review specified information in certain 8
circumstances; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 947.165, Florida 13
Statutes, is amended to read: 14
947.165 Objective parole guidelines. — 15
(2) At least once a year, the commission shall review the 16
objective parole guidelines and make any revisions considered 17
necessary by virtue of statistical analysis of commission 18
actions, which analysis uses acceptable research and 19
methodology. Upon completion of the review, the commission must 20
provide the statistical analysis to the President of the Senate 21
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 22
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 947.174, Florida 23
Statutes, is amended to read: 24
947.174 Subsequent interviews. — 25
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(3) The department shall, within a reasonable amount o f 26
time, make available and bring to the attention of the 27
commission such information as is deemed important to the review 28
of the presumptive parole release date, including, but not 29
limited to, current progress reports, psychological reports, and 30
disciplinary reports, as well as information regarding an 31
inmate's use of vocational training, substance abuse treatment, 32
and educational and other self -betterment programs. The 33
commission must review such information in determining whether 34
to modify an inmate's pre sumptive parole release date . 35
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 36