Bill Text: FL S0274 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Inmate Reentry
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-25 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 53 (Ch. 2014-193) [S0274 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0274-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2014 CS for CS for SB 274 By the Committees on Appropriations; and Criminal Justice; and Senator Simmons 576-03293-14 2014274c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to inmate reentry; amending s. 3 322.051, F.S.; waiving the fee for identification 4 cards issued to certain inmates; amending s. 322.17, 5 F.S.; waiving the fee for replacement driver licenses 6 issued to certain inmates; amending s. 382.0255, F.S.; 7 requiring a waiver of fees for certain inmates 8 receiving a copy of a birth certificate; amending s. 9 944.605, F.S.; requiring the Department of Corrections 10 to work with other agencies in acquiring necessary 11 documents for certain inmates to acquire an 12 identification card before release; providing 13 exceptions; requiring the department to provide an 14 inmate with a replacement identification card or 15 replacement driver license under certain 16 circumstances; requiring the Department of Highway 17 Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue a temporary permit 18 under certain circumstances; requiring the Department 19 of Corrections to provide specified assistance to 20 inmates born outside this state; requiring a report; 21 amending s. 944.803, F.S.; authorizing the department 22 to operate male and female faith- and character-based 23 institutions; providing an appropriation; providing an 24 effective date. 25 26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27 28 Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 322.051, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 30 322.051 Identification cards.— 31 (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or 32 s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue or renew a 33 card at no charge to a person who presents evidence satisfactory 34 to the department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 35 414.0252(7) or to an inmate receiving a card or replacement card 36 pursuant to s. 944.605(7). 37 Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 322.17, 38 Florida Statutes, to read: 39 322.17 Replacement licenses and permits.— 40 (4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or 41 s. 322.21, the department shall issue a replacement driver 42 license at no charge to an inmate receiving a replacement driver 43 license pursuant to s. 944.605(7). 44 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 382.0255, Florida 45 Statutes, is amended to read: 46 382.0255 Fees.— 47 (3) Fees shall be established by rule. However, until rules 48 are adopted, the fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be 49 the minimum fees cited. The fees established by rule must be 50 sufficient to meet the cost of providing the service. All fees 51 shall be paid by the person requesting the record, are due and 52 payable at the time services are requested, and are 53 nonrefundable, except that, when a search is conducted and no 54 vital record is found, any fees paid for additional certified 55 copies shall be refunded. The department may waive all or part 56 of the fees required under this section for any government 57 entity. The department shall waive all fees required under this 58 section for a certified copy of a birth certificate issued for 59 purposes of an inmate acquiring a state identification card 60 before release, pursuant to s. 944.605(7). 61 Section 4. Subsection (7) is added to section 944.605, 62 Florida Statutes, to read: 63 944.605 Inmate release; notification; identification card.— 64 (7)(a) The department, working in conjunction with the 65 Department of Health and the Department of Highway Safety and 66 Motor Vehicles, shall provide every Florida-born inmate with a 67 certified copy of his or her birth certificate and a state 68 identification card before his or her release upon expiration of 69 the inmate’s sentence. A replacement driver license or 70 replacement state identification card shall be provided in lieu 71 of a state identification card if an inmate has a valid driver 72 license or state identification card issued by the Department of 73 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles which was lost, destroyed, or 74 stolen. If the replacement state identification card or 75 replacement driver license issued is within 6 months of 76 expiration, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 77 may also issue a temporary permit valid for at least 6 months 78 after the release date to assist the inmate in his or her 79 transition. 80 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to inmates who: 81 1. The department determines have a valid driver license or 82 state identification card, unless the state identification card 83 or driver license has been lost, destroyed, or stolen. 84 2. Have an active detainer, unless the department 85 determines that cancellation of the detainer is likely or that 86 the incarceration for which the detainer was issued will be less 87 than 12 months in duration. 88 3. Are released due to an emergency release or a 89 conditional medical release under s. 947.149. 90 4. Are not in the physical custody of the department at or 91 within 180 days before release. 92 5. Are subject to sex offender residency restrictions, and 93 who, upon release under such restrictions, do not have a 94 qualifying address. 95 (c) The department shall assist each inmate in applying for 96 and obtaining a social security card before release if the 97 inmate needs a social security card. 98 (d) The department, for purposes of assisting the inmate in 99 obtaining a birth certificate, shall submit to the Department of 100 Health on all Florida-born inmates in its custody, the 101 department’s inmate photo or digitized photo, and as provided by 102 the inmate his or her date of birth, full name at birth and any 103 subsequent legal name changes, city or county of birth, mother’s 104 full name including her maiden surname, and father’s full name. 105 (e) For inmates born outside of this state, the department 106 shall assist the inmate in completing the necessary forms or 107 applications to obtain a social security card, driver license, 108 or state identification card. The department shall also provide 109 the inmate with the location and address of the appropriate 110 licensing authority the inmate will need to obtain a valid 111 identification card in proximity to the inmate’s release 112 address. 113 (f) The department shall, as part of its annual report, 114 provide a report that identifies the number of inmates released 115 with and without identification cards or driver licenses, 116 identifies any impediments in the implementation of this 117 subsection, and provides recommendations to improve obtaining 118 release documents and identification cards for all inmates. 119 Section 5. Subsections (2) and (6) of section 944.803, 120 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 121 944.803 Faith- and character-based programs.— 122 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department 123 expand the faith- and character-based initiative through the use 124 of faith- and character-based institutions. The department is 125 encouraged to phase out the faith-based and self improvement 126 dormitory programs and move toward the goal of only implementing 127 faith- and character-based institutions. The department is also 128 encouraged to dedicate and maintain faith- and character-based 129 institutions that serve both male and female inmates at their 130 respective institutions. 131 (6) Within faith- and character-based institutions of the 132 state correctional system, peer-to-peer programming shall be 133 offeredallowed, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, literacy 134 instruction, and other activities, when appropriate. 135 Section 6. There is appropriated to the Department of 136 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for the 2014-2015 fiscal year 137 the sums of $221,276 in recurring funds and $243,782 in 138 nonrecurring funds from the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund 139 for the purpose of purchasing, equipping, and operating mobile 140 licensing vehicles whose primary responsibility shall be to 141 issue identification and licensing credentials to inmates before 142 their release from the custody of the Department of Corrections. 143 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.