Bill Text: FL S0624 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Youth in Solitary Confinement
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Appropriations [S0624 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0624-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Youth in Solitary Confinement
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Appropriations [S0624 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0624-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 624 By Senator Montford 3-01084-19 2019624__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to youth in solitary confinement; 3 creating s. 945.425, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting 4 the Department of Corrections from placing a youth in 5 solitary confinement except under certain 6 circumstances; authorizing a youth to be placed in 7 emergency confinement if certain conditions are met; 8 requiring facility staff to document such placement; 9 requiring that, within a specified timeframe and at 10 specified intervals, a mental health clinician conduct 11 certain evaluations of a youth who is in emergency 12 confinement; limiting the allowable length of time for 13 emergency confinement; requiring specific treatment 14 for a youth who is in emergency confinement; 15 prohibiting the use of emergency confinement for 16 certain purposes; authorizing a youth to be placed in 17 medical confinement under certain circumstances; 18 limiting the allowable length of time for medical 19 confinement; requiring facility staff to document such 20 confinement; requiring that, within a specified 21 timeframe and at specified intervals, a medical 22 professional conduct certain evaluations of a youth 23 who is in medical confinement; prohibiting the use of 24 medical confinement for certain purposes; requiring 25 the department to review its policies and procedures 26 relating to youth in solitary confinement; requiring 27 the department to certify compliance in a report to 28 the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; 29 requiring the department to adopt policies and 30 procedures; providing applicability; amending s. 31 951.23, F.S.; requiring sheriffs and chief 32 correctional officers to adopt model standards 33 relating to youth; creating s. 985.28, F.S.; defining 34 terms; prohibiting the Department of Juvenile Justice 35 from placing a child in solitary confinement except 36 under certain circumstances; authorizing a child to be 37 placed in emergency confinement if certain conditions 38 are met; requiring facility staff to document such 39 placement; requiring that, within a specified 40 timeframe and at specified intervals, a mental health 41 clinician conduct certain evaluations of a child who 42 is in emergency confinement; limiting the allowable 43 length of time for the use of emergency confinement; 44 requiring specific treatment for a child who is in 45 emergency confinement; prohibiting the use of 46 emergency confinement for certain purposes; 47 authorizing a youth to be placed in medical 48 confinement under certain circumstances; limiting the 49 allowable length of time for medical confinement; 50 requiring facility staff to document such placement; 51 requiring that, within a specified timeframe and at 52 specified intervals, a medical professional conduct 53 certain evaluations of a child who is in medical 54 confinement; prohibiting the use of medical 55 confinement for certain purposes; requiring the 56 department and the board of county commissioners of 57 each county that administers a detention facility to 58 review policies and procedures relating to 59 disciplinary treatment; requiring the department and 60 the board of county commissioners of each county that 61 administers a detention facility to certify compliance 62 in a report to the Governor and Legislature by a 63 specified date; providing applicability; creating s. 64 985.4415, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting facility 65 staff from placing a child in solitary confinement, 66 except under certain circumstances; authorizing a 67 child to be placed in emergency confinement if certain 68 conditions are met; requiring facility staff to 69 document such placement; requiring that, within a 70 specified timeframe and at specified intervals, a 71 mental health clinician conduct certain evaluations of 72 a child who is in emergency confinement; limiting the 73 allowable length of time for emergency confinement; 74 requiring specific treatment for a child who is in 75 emergency confinement; prohibiting the use of 76 emergency confinement for certain purposes; 77 authorizing a youth to be placed in medical 78 confinement under certain circumstances; limiting the 79 allowable length of time for medical confinement; 80 requiring facility staff to document such placement; 81 requiring that, within a specified timeframe and at 82 specified intervals, a medical professional conduct 83 certain evaluations of a child who is in medical 84 confinement; prohibiting the use of medical 85 confinement for certain purposes; requiring the 86 department to review policies and procedures relating 87 to disciplinary treatment; requiring the department to 88 certify compliance in a report to the Governor and 89 Legislature by a specified date; providing 90 applicability; amending s. 944.09, F.S.; authorizing 91 the Department of Corrections to adopt rules; amending 92 s. 985.601, F.S.; requiring the Department of Juvenile 93 Justice to adopt rules; reenacting s. 944.279(1), 94 F.S., relating to disciplinary procedures applicable 95 to a prisoner for filing frivolous or malicious 96 actions or bringing false information before a court, 97 to incorporate the amendment made to s. 944.09, F.S., 98 in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. 99 100 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 101 102 Section 1. Section 945.425, Florida Statutes, is created to 103 read: 104 945.425 Youth in solitary confinement.— 105 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 106 (a) “Emergency confinement” means a type of solitary 107 confinement that involves the involuntary placement of a youth 108 in an isolated room to separate that youth from the general 109 inmate population and to remove him or her from a situation in 110 which he or she presents an immediate and serious danger to the 111 security or safety of himself or herself or others. 112 (b) “Medical confinement” means a type of solitary 113 confinement that involves the involuntary placement of a youth 114 in an isolated room to separate that youth from the general 115 inmate population to allow him or her to recover from an illness 116 or to prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 117 (c) “Mental health clinician” means a psychiatrist, 118 psychologist, social worker, or nurse practitioner. 119 (d) “Solitary confinement” means the involuntary placement 120 of a youth in an isolated room to separate that youth from the 121 general inmate population for any period of time. 122 (e) “Youth” means a person within the custody of the 123 department who is under the age of 19 years. 124 (2) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.—A youth 125 may not be placed in solitary confinement, except as provided in 126 this section. 127 (3) PROTECTING YOUTH IN EMERGENCY CONFINEMENT.— 128 (a) A youth may be placed in emergency confinement if all 129 of the following conditions are met: 130 1. A nonphysical intervention with the youth would not be 131 effective in preventing harm or danger to the youth or others. 132 2. There is imminent risk of the youth physically harming 133 himself or herself, staff, or others or the youth is engaged in 134 major property destruction that is likely to compromise the 135 security of the program or jeopardize the safety of the youth or 136 others. 137 3. All less-restrictive means have been exhausted. 138 (b) Facility staff shall document the placement of a youth 139 in emergency confinement. The documentation must include 140 justification for the placement, in addition to a description of 141 the less-restrictive options that the facility staff exercised 142 before the youth was so placed. 143 (c) A mental health clinician shall evaluate a youth who is 144 placed in emergency confinement within 1 hour after such 145 placement to ensure that the confinement is not detrimental to 146 the mental or physical health of the youth. Following the 147 initial evaluation, a mental health clinician shall conduct a 148 face-to-face evaluation of the youth every 2 hours thereafter to 149 determine whether the youth should remain in emergency 150 confinement. The mental health clinician shall document each 151 evaluation and provide justification for continued placement in 152 emergency confinement. 153 (d) A youth may not be placed in emergency confinement for 154 more than 24 hours unless an extension is sought and obtained by 155 a mental health clinician. 156 1. If a mental health clinician determines that release of 157 the youth would imminently threaten the safety of the youth or 158 others, the mental health clinician may grant a one-time 159 extension of 24 hours for continued placement in emergency 160 confinement. 161 2. If, at the conclusion of the 48-hour window, a mental 162 health clinician determines that it is not safe for the youth to 163 be released from emergency confinement, the facility staff must 164 prepare to transfer the youth to a facility that is able to 165 provide specialized treatment to address the youth’s needs. 166 (e) A youth who is placed in emergency confinement must be 167 provided access to the same meals and drinking water, clothing, 168 medical treatment, contact with parents and legal guardians, and 169 legal assistance as provided to youth in the general inmate 170 population. 171 (f) The use of emergency confinement is strictly prohibited 172 for the purposes of punishment or discipline. 173 (4) PROTECTING YOUTH IN MEDICAL CONFINEMENT.— 174 (a) A youth may be placed in medical confinement if all of 175 the following conditions are met: 176 1. Isolation from the general inmate population and staff 177 is required to allow the youth to rest and recover from illness 178 or to prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 179 2. A medical professional deems such placement necessary. 180 3. The use of other less-restrictive means would not be 181 sufficient to allow the youth to recover from illness or to 182 prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 183 (b) A youth may be placed in medical confinement for a 184 period of time not to exceed the time that is necessary for the 185 youth to recover from his or her illness or to prevent the 186 spread of a communicable illness to other inmates or staff in 187 the facility. 188 (c) Facility staff shall document the placement of a youth 189 in medical confinement. The documentation must include a medical 190 professional’s justification for the placement. 191 (d) A medical professional must evaluate a youth who is 192 held in medical confinement face-to-face at least once every 12 193 hours to determine whether the youth should remain in medical 194 confinement. The medical professional shall document each 195 evaluation and provide justification for continued placement in 196 medical confinement. 197 (e) The use of medical confinement is strictly prohibited 198 for the purposes of punishment or discipline. 199 (5) IMPLEMENTATION.— 200 (a) The department shall review its policies and procedures 201 relating to youth in solitary confinement to determine whether 202 its policies and procedures comply with this section. 203 (b) The department shall certify compliance with this 204 section in a report that the department shall submit to the 205 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 206 House of Representatives by January 1, 2020. 207 (c) The department shall adopt policies and procedures 208 necessary to administer this section. 209 (d) This section does not supersede any law providing 210 greater or additional protections to a youth in this state. 211 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 212 951.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 213 951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; 214 definitions; administration; standards and requirements.— 215 (4) STANDARDS FOR SHERIFFS AND CHIEF CORRECTIONAL 216 OFFICERS.— 217 (a)Thereshall beestablishedA five-member working group 218 is established which consistsconsistingof three persons 219 appointed by the Florida Sheriffs Association and two persons 220 appointed by the Florida Association of Counties to develop 221 model standards for county and municipal detention facilities. 222 At a minimumBy October 1, 1996, each sheriff and chief 223 correctional officer shall adopt, at a minimum,the model 224 standards with reference to: 225 1.a. The construction, equipping, maintenance, and 226 operation of county and municipal detention facilities. 227 b. The cleanliness and sanitation of county and municipal 228 detention facilities; the number of county and municipal 229 prisoners who may be housed therein per specified unit of floor 230 space; the quality, quantity, and supply of bedding furnished to 231 such prisoners; the quality, quantity, and diversity of food 232 served to them and the manner in which it is served; the 233 furnishing to them of medical attention and health and comfort 234 items; and the disciplinary treatment thatwhichmay be meted 235 out to them. 236 237 Notwithstanding the provisions of the otherwise applicable 238 building code, a reduced custody housing area may be occupied by 239 inmates or may be used for sleeping purposes as allowed in 240 subsection (7). The sheriff or chief correctional officer shall 241 provide that a reduced custody housing area shall be governed by 242 fire and life safety standards which do not interfere with the 243 normal use of the facility and which affect a reasonable degree 244 of compliance with rules of the State Fire Marshal for 245 correctional facilities. 246 2. The confinement of prisoners by classification and 247 providing, whenever possible, for classifications thatwhich248 separate males from females, juveniles from adults, felons from 249 misdemeanants, and those awaiting trial from those convicted 250 and, in addition, providing for the separation of special risk 251 prisoners, such as the mentally ill, alcohol or narcotic 252 addicts, sex deviates, suicide risks, and any other 253 classification which the local unit may deem necessary for the 254 safety of the prisoners and the operation of the facility 255 pursuant to degree of risk and danger criteria. Nondangerous 256 felons may be housed with misdemeanants. 257 3. The confinement of prisoners by classification on the 258 basis of age and a strict prohibition on the use of solitary 259 confinement for prisoners under the age of 19 years, in 260 compliance with s. 945.425. 261 Section 3. Section 985.28, Florida Statutes, is created to 262 read: 263 985.28 Solitary confinement in detention facilities.— 264 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 265 (a) “Child” means a person who is in the custody of the 266 department and who is under the age of 19 years. 267 (b) “Emergency confinement” means a type of solitary 268 confinement that involves the involuntary placement of a child 269 in an isolated room to separate that child from other children 270 in the facility and to remove him or her from a situation in 271 which he or she presents an immediate and serious danger to the 272 security or safety of himself or herself or others. 273 (c) “Medical confinement” means a type of solitary 274 confinement that involves the involuntary placement of a child 275 in an isolated room to separate that child from other children 276 in the facility to allow the child to recover from illness or to 277 prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 278 (d) “Mental health clinician” means a psychiatrist, 279 psychologist, social worker, or nurse practitioner. 280 (e) “Solitary confinement” means the involuntary placement 281 of a child in an isolated room to separate that child from other 282 children in the facility for any period of time. 283 (2) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.—A child 284 may not be placed in solitary confinement, except as provided in 285 this section. 286 (3) PROTECTING A CHILD IN EMERGENCY CONFINEMENT.— 287 (a) A child may be placed in emergency confinement if all 288 of the following conditions are met: 289 1. A nonphysical intervention with the child would not be 290 effective in preventing harm or danger to the child or others. 291 2. There is imminent risk of the child physically harming 292 himself or herself, staff, or others or the child is engaged in 293 major property destruction that is likely to compromise the 294 security of the program or jeopardize the safety of the child or 295 others. 296 3. All less-restrictive means have been exhausted. 297 (b) Facility staff shall document the placement of a child 298 in emergency confinement. The documentation must include 299 justification for the placement of a child in emergency 300 confinement, in addition to a description of the less 301 restrictive options that the facility staff exercised before the 302 child was so placed. 303 (c) A mental health clinician shall evaluate a child who is 304 placed in emergency confinement within 1 hour after such 305 placement to ensure that the confinement is not detrimental to 306 the mental or physical health of the child. Following the 307 initial evaluation, a mental health clinician shall conduct a 308 face-to-face evaluation of the child every 2 hours thereafter to 309 determine whether the child should remain in emergency 310 confinement. The mental health clinician shall document each 311 evaluation and provide justification for continued placement in 312 emergency confinement. 313 (d) A child may not be placed in emergency confinement for 314 more than 24 hours unless an extension is sought and obtained by 315 a mental health clinician. 316 1. If a mental health clinician determines that release of 317 the child would imminently threaten the safety of the child or 318 others, the mental health clinician may grant a one-time 319 extension of 24 hours for continued placement in emergency 320 confinement. 321 2. If, at the conclusion of the 48-hour window, a mental 322 health clinician determines that it is not safe for the child to 323 be released from emergency confinement, the facility staff must 324 prepare to transfer the child to a facility that is able to 325 provide specialized treatment to address the child’s needs. 326 (e) A child who is placed in emergency confinement must be 327 provided access to the same meals and drinking water, clothing, 328 medical treatment, contact with parents and legal guardians, and 329 legal assistance as provided to children in the facility. 330 (f) The use of emergency confinement is strictly prohibited 331 for the purposes of punishment or discipline. 332 (4) PROTECTING A CHILD IN MEDICAL CONFINEMENT.— 333 (a) A child may be placed in medical confinement if all of 334 the following conditions are met: 335 1. Isolation from staff and other children in the facility 336 is required to allow the child to rest and recover from illness 337 or to prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 338 2. A medical professional deems such placement necessary. 339 3. The use of other less-restrictive means would not be 340 sufficient to allow the child to recover from illness or to 341 prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 342 (b) A child may be placed in medical confinement for a 343 period of time not to exceed the time that is necessary for the 344 child to recover from his or her illness or to prevent the 345 spread of a communicable illness to other children or staff in 346 the facility. 347 (c) Facility staff shall document the placement of a child 348 in medical confinement. The documentation must include a medical 349 professional’s justification for the placement. 350 (d) A medical professional must conduct a face-to-face 351 evaluation of a child who is held in medical confinement at 352 least once every 12 hours to determine whether the child should 353 remain in medical confinement. The medical professional shall 354 document each evaluation and provide justification for continued 355 placement in medical confinement. 356 (e) The use of medical confinement is strictly prohibited 357 for the purposes of punishment or discipline. 358 (5) IMPLEMENTATION.— 359 (a) The department and the board of county commissioners of 360 each county that administers a detention facility shall review 361 their policies and procedures relating to disciplinary treatment 362 to determine whether their policies and procedures comply with 363 this section. 364 (b) The department and the board of county commissioners of 365 each county that administers a detention facility shall certify 366 compliance with this section in a report that the department and 367 the board shall submit to the Governor, the President of the 368 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 369 January 1, 2020. 370 (c) This section does not supersede any law providing 371 greater or additional protections to a child in this state. 372 Section 4. Section 985.4415, Florida Statutes, is created 373 to read: 374 985.4415 Solitary confinement in residential facilities.— 375 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 376 (a) “Child” means a person within the custody of the 377 department who is under the age of 19 years. 378 (b) “Emergency confinement” means a type of solitary 379 confinement that involves the involuntary placement of a child 380 in an isolated room to separate that child from other children 381 in the facility and to remove him or her from a situation in 382 which he or she presents an immediate and serious danger to the 383 security or safety of himself or herself or others. 384 (c) “Medical confinement” means a type of solitary 385 confinement that involves the involuntary placement of a child 386 in an isolated room to separate that child from the other 387 children in the facility and to allow him or her to recover from 388 illness or to prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 389 (d) “Mental health clinician” means a psychiatrist, 390 psychologist, social worker, or nurse practitioner. 391 (e) “Solitary confinement” means the involuntary placement 392 of a child in an isolated room to separate that child from the 393 other children in the facility for any period of time. 394 (2) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.—A child 395 may not be placed in solitary confinement, except as provided in 396 this section. 397 (3) PROTECTING A CHILD IN EMERGENCY CONFINEMENT.— 398 (a) A child may be placed in emergency confinement if all 399 of the following conditions are met: 400 1. A nonphysical intervention with the child would not be 401 effective in preventing harm or danger to the child or others. 402 2. There is imminent risk of the child physically harming 403 himself or herself, staff, or others or the child is engaged in 404 major property destruction that is likely to compromise the 405 security of the program or jeopardize the safety of the child or 406 others. 407 3. All less-restrictive means have been exhausted. 408 (b) Facility staff shall document the placement of a child 409 in emergency confinement. The documentation must include 410 justification for the placement of a child in emergency 411 confinement, in addition to a description of the other less 412 restrictive options that the facility staff exercised before the 413 child was so placed. 414 (c) A mental health clinician shall evaluate a child who is 415 placed in emergency confinement within 1 hour after such 416 placement to ensure that the confinement is not detrimental to 417 the mental or physical health of the child. Following the 418 initial evaluation, a mental health clinician shall conduct a 419 face-to-face evaluation of the child every 2 hours thereafter to 420 determine whether the child should remain in emergency 421 confinement. The mental health clinician shall document each 422 evaluation and provide justification for continued placement in 423 emergency confinement. 424 (d) A child may not be placed in emergency confinement for 425 more than 24 hours unless an extension is sought and obtained by 426 a mental health clinician. 427 1. If a mental health clinician determines that release of 428 the child would imminently threaten the safety of the child or 429 others, the mental health clinician may grant a one-time 430 extension of 24 hours for continued placement in emergency 431 confinement. 432 2. If at the conclusion of the 48-hour window a mental 433 health clinician determines that it is not safe for the child to 434 be released from emergency confinement, the facility staff must 435 prepare to transfer the child to a facility that is able to 436 provide specialized treatment to address the child’s needs. 437 (e) A child who is placed in emergency confinement must be 438 provided access to the same meals and drinking water, clothing, 439 medical treatment, contact with parents and legal guardians, and 440 legal assistance as provided to children in the facility. 441 (f) The use of emergency confinement is strictly prohibited 442 for the purposes of punishment or discipline. 443 (4) PROTECTING A CHILD IN MEDICAL CONFINEMENT.— 444 (a) A child may be placed in medical confinement if all of 445 the following conditions are met: 446 1. Isolation from other children and staff in the facility 447 is required to allow a child to rest and recover from illness or 448 to prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 449 2. A medical professional deems such placement necessary. 450 3. The use of other less-restrictive means would not be 451 sufficient to allow the child to recover from illness or to 452 prevent the spread of a communicable illness. 453 (b) A child may be placed in medical confinement for a 454 period of time not to exceed the time that is necessary for the 455 child to recover from his or her illness or to prevent the 456 spread of a communicable illness to other children or staff in 457 the facility. 458 (c) Facility staff shall document the placement of a child 459 in medical confinement. The documentation must include a medical 460 professional’s justification for the placement. 461 (d) A medical professional must conduct a face-to-face 462 evaluation of a child who is held in medical confinement at 463 least once every 12 hours to determine whether the child should 464 remain in medical confinement. The medical professional shall 465 document each evaluation and provide justification for continued 466 placement in medical confinement. 467 (e) The use of medical confinement is strictly prohibited 468 for the purposes of punishment or discipline. 469 (5) IMPLEMENTATION.— 470 (a) The department shall review its policies and procedures 471 relating to disciplinary treatment in residential facilities to 472 determine whether its policies and procedures comply with this 473 section. 474 (b) The department shall certify compliance with this 475 section in a report that the department shall submit to the 476 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 477 House of Representatives by January 1, 2020. 478 (c) This section does not supersede any law providing 479 greater or additional protections to a child in this state. 480 Section 5. Paragraph (s) is added to subsection (1) of 481 section 944.09, Florida Statutes, to read: 482 944.09 Rules of the department; offenders, probationers, 483 and parolees.— 484 (1) The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to 485 ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement its statutory authority. 486 The rules must include rules relating to: 487 (s) Youth in solitary confinement in compliance with s. 488 945.425. 489 Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 490 985.601, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 491 985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum.— 492 (9)(b) The department shall adopt rules prescribing 493 standards and requirements with reference to: 494 1. The construction, equipping, maintenance, staffing, 495 programming, and operation of detention facilities; 496 2. The treatment, training, and education of children 497 confined in detention facilities; 498 3. The cleanliness and sanitation of detention facilities; 499 4. The number of children who may be housed in detention 500 facilities per specified unit of floor space; 501 5. The quality, quantity, and supply of bedding furnished 502 to children housed in detention facilities; 503 6. The quality, quantity, and diversity of food served in 504 detention facilities and the manner in which it is served; 505 7. The furnishing of medical attention and health and 506 comfort items in detention facilities;and507 8. The disciplinary treatment administered in detention and 508 residential facilities; and.509 9. The strict prohibition on the use of solitary 510 confinement on children under the age of 19 years in compliance 511 with ss. 985.28 and 985.4415. 512 Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 513 made by this act to section 944.09, Florida Statutes, in a 514 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 944.279, Florida 515 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 516 944.279 Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for 517 filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false 518 information before court.— 519 (1) At any time, and upon its own motion or on motion of a 520 party, a court may conduct an inquiry into whether any action or 521 appeal brought by a prisoner was brought in good faith. A 522 prisoner who is found by a court to have brought a frivolous or 523 malicious suit, action, claim, proceeding, or appeal in any 524 court of this state or in any federal court, which is filed 525 after June 30, 1996, or to have brought a frivolous or malicious 526 collateral criminal proceeding, which is filed after September 527 30, 2004, or who knowingly or with reckless disregard for the 528 truth brought false information or evidence before the court, is 529 subject to disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the 530 Department of Corrections. The court shall issue a written 531 finding and direct that a certified copy be forwarded to the 532 appropriate institution or facility for disciplinary procedures 533 pursuant to the rules of the department as provided in s. 534 944.09. 535 Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.