Bill Text: FL H0203 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Corrections Assistance/Counties/County Consortiums

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-27 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 370; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 370 (Ch. 2010-96) -HJ 01166 [H0203 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0203-Comm_Sub.html
CS/CS/HB 203
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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to community corrections assistance to
3counties or county consortiums; amending s. 948.51, F.S.;
4adding rehabilitative community reentry programs to the
5list of programs, services, and facilities that may be
6funded using community corrections funds; providing an
7effective date.
8
9Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
12948.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 948.51 Community corrections assistance to counties or
14county consortiums.-
15 (4) PURPOSES OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FUNDS.-
16 (b) Programs, services, and facilities that may be funded
17under this section include, but are not limited to:
18 1. Programs providing pretrial services.
19 2. Specialized divisions within the circuit or county
20court established for the purpose of hearing specific types of
21cases, such as drug cases or domestic violence cases.
22 3. Work camps.
23 4. Programs providing intensive probation supervision.
24 5. Military-style boot camps.
25 6. Work-release facilities.
26 7. Centers to which offenders report during the day.
27 8. Restitution centers.
28 9. Inpatient or outpatient programs for substance abuse
29treatment and counseling.
30 10. Vocational and educational programs.
31 11. Rehabilitative community reentry programs that provide
32services which assist offenders in successfully reentering the
33community. Such services may include, but are not limited to,
34assistance with housing, healthcare, education, substance abuse
35treatment, and employment.
36 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
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