Bill Text: FL S1352 | 2024 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Juvenile Justice

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-01 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1425 [S1352 Detail]

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       Florida Senate - 2024                      CS for CS for SB 1352
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Fiscal Policy; the Appropriations Committee
       on Criminal and Civil Justice; and Senator Bradley
       
       
       
       
       594-03640-24                                          20241352c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s.
    3         330.41, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by
    4         the act; amending s. 381.887, F.S.; authorizing
    5         certain employees of Department of Juvenile Justice
    6         and contracted providers to possess and administer
    7         opioid antagonists; providing immunity from liability
    8         for administration; amending ss. 553.865, 790.22,
    9         938.17, 943.0515, and 948.51, F.S.; conforming
   10         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
   11         985.02, F.S.; replacing the term “gender-specific”
   12         with “sex-specific”; conforming provisions; amending
   13         s. 985.03, F.S.; eliminating the minimum-risk
   14         nonresidential restrictiveness level; redesignating
   15         the nonsecure residential restrictiveness level as the
   16         “moderate-risk residential level”; revising the
   17         components of the maximum-risk residential
   18         restrictiveness level; defining “sex”; amending s.
   19         985.039, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
   20         by the act; amending s. 985.115, F.S.; providing that
   21         juvenile assessment centers are not facilities that
   22         are permitted to receive certain children; amending
   23         ss. 985.126 and 985.17, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   24         changes made by the act; amending s. 985.26, F.S.;
   25         revising provisions concerning transitioning a child
   26         to and from secure detention care and supervised
   27         release detention care; amending ss. 985.27, 985.441,
   28         and 985.455, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
   29         made by the act; amending s. 985.465, F.S.; replacing
   30         the term “juvenile correctional facility or juvenile
   31         prison” with “maximum-risk residential facilities”;
   32         amending s. 985.601, F.S.; authorizing the purchase of
   33         certain materials; amending s. 985.619, F.S.;
   34         providing the board of trustees of the Florida
   35         Scholars Academy the power and duty to review and
   36         approve an annual academic calendar; authorizing the
   37         board of trustees to decrease the minimum number of
   38         days for instruction; amending s. 985.664, F.S.;
   39         substantially revising provisions relating to juvenile
   40         justice circuit advisory boards; amending ss. 985.668,
   41         985.676, and 1001.42, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   42         changes made by the act; amending s. 1003.01, F.S.;
   43         revising the definition of the term “juvenile justice
   44         education programs or schools”; amending s. 1003.51,
   45         F.S.; revising requirements for certain State Board of
   46         Education rules to establish policies and standards
   47         for certain education programs; revising requirements
   48         for the Department of Education, in partnership with
   49         the Department of Juvenile Justice, district school
   50         boards, and education providers, to develop and
   51         implement certain contract requirements and to
   52         maintain standardized required content of education
   53         records; revising district school board requirements;
   54         revising departmental requirements relating to
   55         juvenile justice education programs; amending s.
   56         1003.52, F.S.; revising the role of Coordinators for
   57         Juvenile Justice Education Programs in collecting
   58         certain information and developing certain protocols;
   59         deleting provisions relating to career and
   60         professional education (CAPE); requiring district
   61         school boards to select appropriate academic and
   62         career assessments to be administered at the time of
   63         program entry and exit; deleting provisions related to
   64         requiring residential juvenile justice education
   65         programs to provide certain CAPE courses; requiring
   66         each district school board to make provisions for high
   67         school level students to earn credits toward high
   68         school graduation while in juvenile justice detention,
   69         prevention, or day treatment programs; authorizing
   70         district school boards to contract with private
   71         providers for education programs for students in such
   72         programs; requiring each district school board to
   73         negotiate a cooperative agreement with the department
   74         on the delivery of educational services to students in
   75         such programs; revising requirements for such
   76         agreements; deleting provisions requiring the
   77         Department of Education, in consultation with the
   78         Department of Juvenile Justice, to adopt rules and
   79         collect data and report on certain programs; deleting
   80         a provision requiring that specified entities jointly
   81         develop a multiagency plan for CAPE; conforming
   82         provisions to changes made by the act; reenacting ss.
   83         985.25(1), 985.255(3), 985.475(2)(h), 985.565(4)(b),
   84         and 985.721, F.S., relating to detention intakes,
   85         detention criteria and detention hearings, juvenile
   86         sexual offenders, juvenile sanctions, and escapes from
   87         secure detention or residential commitment facilities,
   88         respectively, to incorporate the amendments made by
   89         the act; providing an effective date.
   90          
   91  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   92  
   93         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   94  330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   95         330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.—
   96         (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:
   97         (a) “Critical infrastructure facility” means any of the
   98  following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical
   99  barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if
  100  clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is
  101  forbidden and which are posted on the property in a manner
  102  reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders:
  103         1. A power generation or transmission facility, substation,
  104  switching station, or electrical control center.
  105         2. A chemical or rubber manufacturing or storage facility.
  106         3. A water intake structure, water treatment facility,
  107  wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.
  108         4. A mining facility.
  109         5. A natural gas or compressed gas compressor station,
  110  storage facility, or natural gas or compressed gas pipeline.
  111         6. A liquid natural gas or propane gas terminal or storage
  112  facility.
  113         7. Any portion of an aboveground oil or gas pipeline.
  114         8. A refinery.
  115         9. A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the
  116  processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.
  117         10. A wireless communications facility, including the
  118  tower, antennae, support structures, and all associated ground
  119  based equipment.
  120         11. A seaport as listed in s. 311.09(1), which need not be
  121  completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier and
  122  need not be marked with a sign or signs indicating that entry is
  123  forbidden.
  124         12. An inland port or other facility or group of facilities
  125  serving as a point of intermodal transfer of freight in a
  126  specific area physically separated from a seaport.
  127         13. An airport as defined in s. 330.27.
  128         14. A spaceport territory as defined in s. 331.303(18).
  129         15. A military installation as defined in 10 U.S.C. s.
  130  2801(c)(4) and an armory as defined in s. 250.01.
  131         16. A dam as defined in s. 373.403(1) or other structures,
  132  such as locks, floodgates, or dikes, which are designed to
  133  maintain or control the level of navigable waterways.
  134         17. A state correctional institution as defined in s.
  135  944.02 or a private correctional facility authorized under
  136  chapter 957.
  137         18. A secure detention center or facility as defined in s.
  138  985.03, or a moderate-risk nonsecure residential facility, a
  139  high-risk residential facility, or a maximum-risk residential
  140  facility as those terms are described in s. 985.03(44).
  141         19. A county detention facility as defined in s. 951.23.
  142         20. A critical infrastructure facility as defined in s.
  143  692.201.
  144         Section 2. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (4) of
  145  section 381.887, Florida Statutes, to read:
  146         381.887 Emergency treatment for suspected opioid overdose.—
  147         (4) The following persons are authorized to possess, store,
  148  and administer emergency opioid antagonists as clinically
  149  indicated and are immune from any civil liability or criminal
  150  liability as a result of administering an emergency opioid
  151  antagonist:
  152         (d)Personnel of the Department of Juvenile Justice and of
  153  any contracted provider with direct contact with youth
  154  authorized under chapters 984 and 985.
  155         Section 3. Paragraphs (c) and (j) of subsection (3),
  156  paragraph (a) of subsection (10), and paragraph (f) of
  157  subsection (12) of section 553.865, Florida Statutes, are
  158  amended to read:
  159         553.865 Private spaces.—
  160         (3) As used in this section, the term:
  161         (c) “Covered entity” means any:
  162         1. Correctional institution;
  163         2. Detention facility;
  164         3. Educational institution;
  165         4. Maximum-risk residential facility Juvenile correctional
  166  facility or juvenile prison as described in s. 985.465, any
  167  detention center or facility designated by the Department of
  168  Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as defined in s.
  169  985.03(18)(a), and any facility used for a residential program
  170  as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b), (c), or (d); or
  171         5. Public building.
  172         (j) “Public building” means a building comfort-conditioned
  173  for occupancy which is owned or leased by the state, a state
  174  agency, or a political subdivision. The term does not include a
  175  correctional institution, a detention facility, an educational
  176  institution, a maximum-risk residential facility juvenile
  177  correctional facility or juvenile prison as described in s.
  178  985.465, a detention center or facility designated by the
  179  Department of Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as
  180  defined in s. 985.03(18)(a), or any facility used for a
  181  residential program as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b),
  182  (c), or (d).
  183         (10)(a) Each maximum-risk residential facility juvenile
  184  correctional facility or juvenile prison as described in s.
  185  985.465, each detention center or facility designated by the
  186  Department of Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as
  187  defined in s. 985.03(18)(a), and each facility used for a
  188  residential program as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b),
  189  (c), or (d) shall establish disciplinary procedures for any
  190  juvenile as defined in s. 985.03(7) who willfully enters, for a
  191  purpose other than those listed in subsection (6), a restroom or
  192  changing facility designated for the opposite sex in such
  193  maximum-risk residential facility juvenile correctional
  194  facility, juvenile prison, secure detention center or facility,
  195  or residential program facility and refuses to depart when asked
  196  to do so by delinquency program staff, detention staff, or
  197  residential program staff.
  198         (12) A covered entity that is:
  199         (f) A maximum-risk residential facility juvenile
  200  correctional facility or juvenile prison as described in s.
  201  985.465, a detention center or facility designated by the
  202  Department of Juvenile Justice to provide secure detention as
  203  defined in s. 985.03(18)(a), or a facility used for a
  204  residential program as described in s. 985.03(44) 985.03(44)(b),
  205  (c), or (d) shall submit documentation to the Department of
  206  Juvenile Justice regarding compliance with subsections (4) and
  207  (5), as applicable, within 1 year after being established or, if
  208  such institution or facility was established before July 1,
  209  2023, no later than April 1, 2024.
  210         Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
  211  790.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  212         790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or
  213  electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation;
  214  possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties.—
  215         (4)
  216         (c) The juvenile justice circuit advisory boards or the
  217  Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish appropriate
  218  community service programs to be available to the alternative
  219  sanctions coordinators of the circuit courts in implementing
  220  this subsection. The boards or department shall propose the
  221  implementation of a community service program in each circuit,
  222  and may submit a circuit plan, to be implemented upon approval
  223  of the circuit alternative sanctions coordinator.
  224         Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 938.17, Florida
  225  Statutes, is amended to read:
  226         938.17 County delinquency prevention; juvenile assessment
  227  centers and school board suspension programs.—
  228         (4) A sheriff’s office that receives proceeds pursuant to
  229  s. 939.185 shall account for all funds annually by August 1 in a
  230  written report to the Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile
  231  justice circuit advisory board if funds are used for assessment
  232  centers, and to the district school board if funds are used for
  233  suspension programs.
  234         Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 943.0515, Florida
  235  Statutes, is amended to read:
  236         943.0515 Retention of criminal history records of minors.—
  237         (1)(a) The Criminal Justice Information Program shall
  238  retain the criminal history record of a minor who is classified
  239  as a serious or habitual juvenile offender or committed to a
  240  maximum-risk residential facility juvenile correctional facility
  241  or juvenile prison under chapter 985 for 5 years after the date
  242  the offender reaches 21 years of age, at which time the record
  243  shall be expunged unless it meets the criteria of paragraph
  244  (2)(a) or paragraph (2)(b).
  245         (b)1. If the minor is not classified as a serious or
  246  habitual juvenile offender or committed to a maximum-risk
  247  residential facility juvenile correctional facility or juvenile
  248  prison under chapter 985, the program shall retain the minor’s
  249  criminal history record for 2 years after the date the minor
  250  reaches 19 years of age, at which time the record shall be
  251  expunged unless it meets the criteria of paragraph (2)(a) or
  252  paragraph (2)(b).
  253         2. A minor described in subparagraph 1. may apply to the
  254  department to have his or her criminal history record expunged
  255  before the minor reaches 21 years of age. To be eligible for
  256  expunction under this subparagraph, the minor must be 18 years
  257  of age or older and less than 21 years of age and have not been
  258  charged by the state attorney with or found to have committed
  259  any criminal offense within the 5-year period before the
  260  application date. The only offenses eligible to be expunged
  261  under this subparagraph are those that the minor committed
  262  before the minor reached 18 years of age. A criminal history
  263  record expunged under this subparagraph requires the approval of
  264  the state attorney for each circuit in which an offense
  265  specified in the criminal history record occurred. A minor
  266  seeking to expunge a criminal history record under this
  267  subparagraph shall apply to the department for expunction in the
  268  manner prescribed by rule. An application for expunction under
  269  this subparagraph shall include:
  270         a. A processing fee of $75 to the department for placement
  271  in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund,
  272  unless such fee is waived by the executive director.
  273         b. A full set of fingerprints of the applicant taken by a
  274  law enforcement agency for purposes of identity verification.
  275         c. A sworn, written statement from the minor seeking relief
  276  that he or she is no longer under court supervision applicable
  277  to the disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to
  278  which the application to expunge pertains and that he or she has
  279  not been charged with or found to have committed a criminal
  280  offense, in any jurisdiction of the state or within the United
  281  States, within the 5-year period before the application date. A
  282  person who knowingly provides false information on the sworn
  283  statement required by this sub-subparagraph commits a
  284  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
  285  775.082 or s. 775.083.
  286         3. A minor who applies, but who is not approved for early
  287  expunction in accordance with subparagraph 2., shall have his or
  288  her criminal history record expunged at age 21 if eligible under
  289  subparagraph 1.
  290         Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 948.51, Florida
  291  Statutes, is amended to read:
  292         948.51 Community corrections assistance to counties or
  293  county consortiums.—
  294         (2) ELIGIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND COUNTY CONSORTIUMS.—A
  295  county, or a consortium of two or more counties, may contract
  296  with the Department of Corrections for community corrections
  297  funds as provided in this section. In order to enter into a
  298  community corrections partnership contract, a county or county
  299  consortium must have a public safety coordinating council
  300  established under s. 951.26 and must designate a county officer
  301  or agency to be responsible for administering community
  302  corrections funds received from the state. The public safety
  303  coordinating council shall prepare, develop, and implement a
  304  comprehensive public safety plan for the county, or the
  305  geographic area represented by the county consortium, and shall
  306  submit an annual report to the Department of Corrections
  307  concerning the status of the program. In preparing the
  308  comprehensive public safety plan, the public safety coordinating
  309  council shall cooperate with the Department of Juvenile Justice
  310  juvenile justice circuit advisory board established under s.
  311  985.664 in order to include programs and services for juveniles
  312  in the plan. To be eligible for community corrections funds
  313  under the contract, the initial public safety plan must be
  314  approved by the governing board of the county, or the governing
  315  board of each county within the consortium, and the Secretary of
  316  Corrections based on the requirements of this section. If one or
  317  more other counties develop a unified public safety plan, the
  318  public safety coordinating council shall submit a single
  319  application to the department for funding. Continued contract
  320  funding shall be pursuant to subsection (5). The plan for a
  321  county or county consortium must cover at least a 5-year period
  322  and must include:
  323         (a) A description of programs offered for the job placement
  324  and treatment of offenders in the community.
  325         (b) A specification of community-based intermediate
  326  sentencing options to be offered and the types and number of
  327  offenders to be included in each program.
  328         (c) Specific goals and objectives for reducing the
  329  projected percentage of commitments to the state prison system
  330  of persons with low total sentencing scores pursuant to the
  331  Criminal Punishment Code.
  332         (d) Specific evidence of the population status of all
  333  programs which are part of the plan, which evidence establishes
  334  that such programs do not include offenders who otherwise would
  335  have been on a less intensive form of community supervision.
  336         (e) The assessment of population status by the public
  337  safety coordinating council of all correctional facilities owned
  338  or contracted for by the county or by each county within the
  339  consortium.
  340         (f) The assessment of bed space that is available for
  341  substance abuse intervention and treatment programs and the
  342  assessment of offenders in need of treatment who are committed
  343  to each correctional facility owned or contracted for by the
  344  county or by each county within the consortium.
  345         (g) A description of program costs and sources of funds for
  346  each community corrections program, including community
  347  corrections funds, loans, state assistance, and other financial
  348  assistance.
  349         Section 8. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) and subsection
  350  (7) of section 985.02, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  351         985.02 Legislative intent for the juvenile justice system.—
  352         (1) GENERAL PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN.—It is a purpose of
  353  the Legislature that the children of this state be provided with
  354  the following protections:
  355         (h) Sex-specific Gender-specific programming and sex
  356  specific gender-specific program models and services that
  357  comprehensively address the needs of either sex a targeted
  358  gender group.
  359         (7) SEX-SPECIFIC GENDER-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING.—
  360         (a) The Legislature finds that the needs of children served
  361  by the juvenile justice system are sex-specific gender-specific.
  362  A sex-specific gender-specific approach is one in which
  363  programs, services, and treatments comprehensively address the
  364  unique developmental needs of either sex a targeted gender group
  365  under the care of the department. Young women and men have
  366  different pathways to delinquency, display different patterns of
  367  offending, and respond differently to interventions, treatment,
  368  and services.
  369         (b) Sex-specific Gender-specific interventions focus on the
  370  differences between young females’ and young males’ social roles
  371  and responsibilities, access to and use of resources, history of
  372  trauma, and reasons for interaction with the juvenile justice
  373  system. Sex-specific Gender-specific programs increase the
  374  effectiveness of programs by making interventions more
  375  appropriate to the specific needs of young women and men and
  376  ensuring that these programs do not unknowingly create,
  377  maintain, or reinforce sex gender roles or relations that may be
  378  damaging.
  379         Section 9. Subsections (46) through (54) of section 985.03,
  380  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (47) through
  381  (55), respectively, subsections (14) and (44) and present
  382  subsection (50) are amended, and a new subsection (46) is added
  383  to that section, to read:
  384         985.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  385         (14) “Day treatment” means a nonresidential, community
  386  based program designed to provide therapeutic intervention to
  387  youth who are served by the department or, placed on probation
  388  or conditional release, or committed to the minimum-risk
  389  nonresidential level. A day treatment program may provide
  390  educational and career and technical education services and
  391  shall provide case management services; individual, group, and
  392  family counseling; training designed to address delinquency risk
  393  factors; and monitoring of a youth’s compliance with, and
  394  facilitation of a youth’s completion of, sanctions if ordered by
  395  the court. Program types may include, but are not limited to,
  396  career programs, marine programs, juvenile justice alternative
  397  schools, training and rehabilitation programs, and sex-specific
  398  gender-specific programs.
  399         (44) “Restrictiveness level” means the level of programming
  400  and security provided by programs that service the supervision,
  401  custody, care, and treatment needs of committed children.
  402  Sections 985.601(10) and 985.721 apply to children placed in
  403  programs at any residential commitment level. The
  404  restrictiveness levels of commitment are as follows:
  405         (a)Minimum-risk nonresidential.—Programs or program models
  406  at this commitment level work with youth who remain in the
  407  community and participate at least 5 days per week in a day
  408  treatment program. Youth assessed and classified for programs at
  409  this commitment level represent a minimum risk to themselves and
  410  public safety and do not require placement and services in
  411  residential settings. Youth in this level have full access to,
  412  and reside in, the community. Youth who have been found to have
  413  committed delinquent acts that involve firearms, that are sexual
  414  offenses, or that would be life felonies or first degree
  415  felonies if committed by an adult may not be committed to a
  416  program at this level.
  417         (a)(b)Moderate-risk Nonsecure residential.—Programs or
  418  program models at this commitment level are residential but may
  419  allow youth to have supervised access to the community.
  420  Facilities at this commitment level are either environmentally
  421  secure, staff secure, or are hardware-secure with walls,
  422  fencing, or locking doors. Residential facilities at this
  423  commitment level shall have no more than 90 beds each, including
  424  campus-style programs, unless those campus-style programs
  425  include more than one treatment program using different
  426  treatment protocols, and have facilities that coexist separately
  427  in distinct locations on the same property. Facilities at this
  428  commitment level shall provide 24-hour awake supervision,
  429  custody, care, and treatment of residents. Youth assessed and
  430  classified for placement in programs at this commitment level
  431  represent a low or moderate risk to public safety and require
  432  close supervision. The staff at a facility at this commitment
  433  level may seclude a child who is a physical threat to himself or
  434  herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also be used when
  435  necessary.
  436         (b)(c)High-risk residential.—Programs or program models at
  437  this commitment level are residential and do not allow youth to
  438  have access to the community, except that temporary release
  439  providing community access for up to 72 continuous hours may be
  440  approved by a court for a youth who has made successful progress
  441  in his or her program in order for the youth to attend a family
  442  emergency or, during the final 60 days of his or her placement,
  443  to visit his or her home, enroll in school or a career and
  444  technical education program, complete a job interview, or
  445  participate in a community service project. High-risk
  446  residential facilities are hardware-secure with perimeter
  447  fencing and locking doors. Residential facilities at this
  448  commitment level shall have no more than 90 beds each, including
  449  campus-style programs, unless those campus-style programs
  450  include more than one treatment program using different
  451  treatment protocols, and have facilities that coexist separately
  452  in distinct locations on the same property. Facilities at this
  453  commitment level shall provide 24-hour awake supervision,
  454  custody, care, and treatment of residents. Youth assessed and
  455  classified for this level of placement require close supervision
  456  in a structured residential setting. Placement in programs at
  457  this level is prompted by a concern for public safety that
  458  outweighs placement in programs at lower commitment levels. The
  459  staff at a facility at this commitment level may seclude a child
  460  who is a physical threat to himself or herself or others.
  461  Mechanical restraint may also be used when necessary. The
  462  facility may provide for single cell occupancy, except that
  463  youth may be housed together during prerelease transition.
  464         (c)(d)Maximum-risk residential.Programs or program models
  465  at this commitment level include juvenile correctional
  466  facilities and juvenile prisons. The programs at this commitment
  467  level are long-term residential and do not allow youth to have
  468  access to the community. Facilities at this commitment level are
  469  maximum-custody, hardware-secure with perimeter security fencing
  470  and locking doors. Residential facilities at this commitment
  471  level shall have no more than 90 beds each, including campus
  472  style programs, unless those campus-style programs include more
  473  than one treatment program using different treatment protocols,
  474  and have facilities that coexist separately in distinct
  475  locations on the same property. Facilities at this commitment
  476  level shall provide 24-hour awake supervision, custody, care,
  477  and treatment of residents. The staff at a facility at this
  478  commitment level may seclude a child who is a physical threat to
  479  himself or herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also be
  480  used when necessary. Facilities at this commitment level shall
  481  provide for single cell occupancy, except that youth may be
  482  housed together during prerelease transition. Youth assessed and
  483  classified for this level of placement require close supervision
  484  in a maximum security residential setting. Placement in a
  485  program at this level is prompted by a demonstrated need to
  486  protect the public.
  487         (46)“Sex” has the same meaning as provided in s.
  488  553.865(3).
  489         (51)(50) “Temporary release” means the terms and conditions
  490  under which a child is temporarily released from a residential
  491  commitment facility or allowed home visits. If the temporary
  492  release is from a moderate-risk nonsecure residential facility,
  493  a high-risk residential facility, or a maximum-risk residential
  494  facility, the terms and conditions of the temporary release must
  495  be approved by the child, the court, and the facility.
  496         Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  497  985.039, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  498         985.039 Cost of supervision; cost of care.—
  499         (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) or subsection (4):
  500         (a) When any child is placed into supervised release
  501  detention, probation, or other supervision status with the
  502  department, or is committed to the minimum-risk nonresidential
  503  restrictiveness level, the court shall order the parent of such
  504  child to pay to the department a fee for the cost of the
  505  supervision of such child in the amount of $1 per day for each
  506  day that the child is in such status.
  507         Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
  508  985.115, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  509         985.115 Release or delivery from custody.—
  510         (2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court under s. 985.255
  511  or s. 985.26, and unless there is a need to hold the child, a
  512  person taking a child into custody shall attempt to release the
  513  child as follows:
  514         (f) If available, to a juvenile assessment center equipped
  515  and staffed to assume custody of the child for the purpose of
  516  assessing the needs of the child in custody. The center may then
  517  release or deliver the child under this section with a copy of
  518  the assessment. A juvenile assessment center may not be
  519  considered a facility that can receive a child under paragraph
  520  (c), paragraph (d), or paragraph (e).
  521         Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) and
  522  subsection (4) of section 985.126, Florida Statutes, are amended
  523  to read:
  524         985.126 Diversion programs; data collection; denial of
  525  participation or expunged record.—
  526         (3)(a) Beginning October 1, 2018, Each diversion program
  527  shall submit data to the department which identifies for each
  528  minor participating in the diversion program:
  529         1. The race, ethnicity, sex gender, and age of that minor.
  530         2. The offense committed, including the specific law
  531  establishing the offense.
  532         3. The judicial circuit and county in which the offense was
  533  committed and the law enforcement agency that had contact with
  534  the minor for the offense.
  535         4. Other demographic information necessary to properly
  536  register a case into the Juvenile Justice Information System
  537  Prevention Web, as specified by the department.
  538         (b) Beginning October 1, 2018, Each law enforcement agency
  539  shall submit to the department data that identifies for each
  540  minor who was eligible for a diversion program, but was instead
  541  referred to the department, provided a notice to appear, or
  542  arrested:
  543         1. The data required pursuant to paragraph (a).
  544         2. Whether the minor was offered the opportunity to
  545  participate in a diversion program. If the minor was:
  546         a. Not offered such opportunity, the reason such offer was
  547  not made.
  548         b. Offered such opportunity, whether the minor or his or
  549  her parent or legal guardian declined to participate in the
  550  diversion program.
  551         (4) Beginning January 1, 2019, The department shall compile
  552  and semiannually publish the data required by subsection (3) on
  553  the department’s website in a format that is, at a minimum,
  554  sortable by judicial circuit, county, law enforcement agency,
  555  race, ethnicity, sex gender, age, and offense committed.
  556         Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  557  985.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  558         985.17 Prevention services.—
  559         (3) The department’s prevention services for youth at risk
  560  of becoming delinquent should:
  561         (a) Focus on preventing initial or further involvement of
  562  such youth in the juvenile justice system by including services
  563  such as literacy services, sex-specific gender-specific
  564  programming, recreational services, and after-school services,
  565  and should include targeted services to troubled, truant,
  566  ungovernable, abused, trafficked, or runaway youth. To decrease
  567  the likelihood that a youth will commit a delinquent act, the
  568  department should use mentoring and may provide specialized
  569  services addressing the strengthening of families, job training,
  570  and substance abuse.
  571         Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  572  985.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  573         985.26 Length of detention.—
  574         (2)(a)1. A court may order a child to be placed on
  575  supervised release detention care for any time period until an
  576  adjudicatory hearing is completed. However, if a child has
  577  served 60 days on supervised release detention care, the court
  578  must conduct a hearing within 15 days after the 60th day, to
  579  determine the need for continued supervised release detention
  580  care. At the hearing, and upon good cause being shown that the
  581  nature of the charge requires additional time for the
  582  prosecution or defense of the case or that the totality of the
  583  circumstances, including the preservation of public safety,
  584  warrants an extension, the court may order the child to remain
  585  on supervised release detention care until the adjudicatory
  586  hearing is completed.
  587         2. Except as provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c), a
  588  child may not be held in secure detention care under a special
  589  detention order for more than 21 days unless an adjudicatory
  590  hearing for the case has been commenced in good faith by the
  591  court.
  592         3. This section does not prohibit a court from
  593  transitioning a child to and from secure detention care and
  594  supervised release detention care, including electronic
  595  monitoring, when the court finds such a placement necessary, or
  596  no longer necessary, to preserve public safety or to ensure the
  597  child’s safety, appearance in court, or compliance with a court
  598  order. Such transition may be initiated upon the court’s own
  599  motion, or upon motion of the child or of the state, and after
  600  considering any information provided by the department regarding
  601  the child’s adjustment to detention supervision. Each period of
  602  secure detention care or supervised release detention care
  603  counts toward the time limitations in this subsection whether
  604  served consecutively or nonconsecutively.
  605         Section 15. Section 985.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  606  read:
  607         985.27 Postdisposition detention while awaiting residential
  608  commitment placement.—The court must place all children who are
  609  adjudicated and awaiting placement in a moderate-risk nonsecure,
  610  high-risk, or maximum-risk residential commitment program in
  611  secure detention care until the placement or commitment is
  612  accomplished.
  613         Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 985.441, Florida
  614  Statutes, is amended to read:
  615         985.441 Commitment.—
  616         (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the court having
  617  jurisdiction over an adjudicated delinquent child whose offense
  618  is a misdemeanor, or a child who is currently on probation for a
  619  misdemeanor, may not commit the child for any misdemeanor
  620  offense or any probation violation that is technical in nature
  621  and not a new violation of law at a restrictiveness level other
  622  than minimum-risk nonresidential. However, the court may commit
  623  such child to a moderate-risk nonsecure residential placement
  624  if:
  625         (a) The child has previously been adjudicated or had
  626  adjudication withheld for a felony offense;
  627         (b) The child has previously been adjudicated or had
  628  adjudication withheld for three or more misdemeanor offenses
  629  within the previous 18 months;
  630         (c) The child is before the court for disposition for a
  631  violation of s. 800.03, s. 806.031, or s. 828.12; or
  632         (d) The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that
  633  the protection of the public requires such placement or that the
  634  particular needs of the child would be best served by such
  635  placement. Such finding must be in writing.
  636         Section 17. Subsection (3) of section 985.455, Florida
  637  Statutes, is amended to read:
  638         985.455 Other dispositional issues.—
  639         (3) Any commitment of a delinquent child to the department
  640  must be for an indeterminate period of time, which may include
  641  periods of temporary release; however, the period of time may
  642  not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that an adult may
  643  serve for the same offense, except that the duration of a
  644  minimum-risk nonresidential commitment for an offense that is a
  645  misdemeanor of the second degree, or is equivalent to a
  646  misdemeanor of the second degree, may be for a period not to
  647  exceed 6 months. The duration of the child’s placement in a
  648  commitment program of any restrictiveness level shall be based
  649  on objective performance-based treatment planning. The child’s
  650  treatment plan progress and adjustment-related issues shall be
  651  reported to the court quarterly, unless the court requests
  652  monthly reports. If the child is under the jurisdiction of a
  653  dependency court, the court may receive and consider any
  654  information provided by the Guardian Ad Litem Program or the
  655  child’s attorney ad litem, if appointed. The child’s length of
  656  stay in a commitment program may be extended if the child fails
  657  to comply with or participate in treatment activities. The
  658  child’s length of stay in the program shall not be extended for
  659  purposes of sanction or punishment. Any temporary release from
  660  such program must be approved by the court. Any child so
  661  committed may be discharged from institutional confinement or a
  662  program upon the direction of the department with the
  663  concurrence of the court. The child’s treatment plan progress
  664  and adjustment-related issues must be communicated to the court
  665  at the time the department requests the court to consider
  666  releasing the child from the commitment program. The department
  667  shall give the court that committed the child to the department
  668  reasonable notice, in writing, of its desire to discharge the
  669  child from a commitment facility. The court that committed the
  670  child may thereafter accept or reject the request. If the court
  671  does not respond within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the
  672  request of the department shall be deemed granted. This section
  673  does not limit the department’s authority to revoke a child’s
  674  temporary release status and return the child to a commitment
  675  facility for any violation of the terms and conditions of the
  676  temporary release.
  677         Section 18. Section 985.465, Florida Statutes, is amended
  678  to read:
  679         985.465 Maximum-risk residential facilities Juvenile
  680  correctional facilities or juvenile prison.—A maximum-risk
  681  residential facility juvenile correctional facility or juvenile
  682  prison is a physically secure residential commitment program
  683  with a designated length of stay from 18 months to 36 months,
  684  primarily serving children 13 years of age to 19 years of age or
  685  until the jurisdiction of the court expires. Each child
  686  committed to this level must meet one of the following criteria:
  687         (1) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of
  688  the disposition for the current offense and has been adjudicated
  689  on the current offense for:
  690         (a) Arson;
  691         (b) Sexual battery;
  692         (c) Robbery;
  693         (d) Kidnapping;
  694         (e) Aggravated child abuse;
  695         (f) Aggravated assault;
  696         (g) Aggravated stalking;
  697         (h) Murder;
  698         (i) Manslaughter;
  699         (j) Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
  700  destructive device or bomb;
  701         (k) Armed burglary;
  702         (l) Aggravated battery;
  703         (m) Carjacking;
  704         (n) Home-invasion robbery;
  705         (o) Burglary with an assault or battery;
  706         (p) Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or in the
  707  presence of a person less than 16 years of age; or
  708         (q) Carrying, displaying, using, threatening to use, or
  709  attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the commission of a
  710  felony.
  711         (2) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of
  712  the disposition, the current offense is a felony, and the child
  713  has previously been committed three or more times to a
  714  delinquency commitment program.
  715         (3) The child is at least 13 years of age and is currently
  716  committed for a felony offense and transferred from a moderate
  717  risk or high-risk residential commitment placement.
  718         (4) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of
  719  the disposition for the current offense, the child is eligible
  720  for prosecution as an adult for the current offense, and the
  721  current offense is ranked at level 7 or higher on the Criminal
  722  Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart pursuant to s.
  723  921.0022.
  724         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  725  985.601, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is
  726  added to that section, to read:
  727         985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum.—
  728         (3)(a) The department shall develop or contract for
  729  diversified and innovative programs to provide rehabilitative
  730  treatment, including early intervention and prevention,
  731  diversion, comprehensive intake, case management, diagnostic and
  732  classification assessments, trauma-informed care, individual and
  733  family counseling, family engagement resources and programs,
  734  sex-specific gender-specific programming, shelter care,
  735  diversified detention care emphasizing alternatives to secure
  736  detention, diversified probation, halfway houses, foster homes,
  737  community-based substance abuse treatment services, community
  738  based mental health treatment services, community-based
  739  residential and nonresidential programs, mother-infant programs,
  740  and environmental programs. The department may pay expenses in
  741  support of innovative programs and activities that address
  742  identified needs and the well-being of children in the
  743  department’s care or under its supervision, subject to the
  744  requirements of chapters 215, 216, and 287. Each program shall
  745  place particular emphasis on reintegration and conditional
  746  release for all children in the program.
  747         (12)The department may use state or federal funds to
  748  purchase and distribute promotional and educational materials
  749  that are consistent with the dignity and integrity of the state
  750  for all of the following purposes:
  751         (a)Educating children and families about the juvenile
  752  justice continuum, including local prevention programs or
  753  community services available for participation or enrollment.
  754         (b)Staff recruitment at job fairs, career fairs, community
  755  events, the Institute for Commercialization of Florida
  756  Technology, community college campuses, or state university
  757  campuses.
  758         (c)Educating children and families on children-specific
  759  public safety issues, including, but not limited to, safe
  760  storage of adult-owned firearms, consequences of child firearm
  761  offenses, human trafficking, or drug and alcohol abuse.
  762         Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  763  985.619, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  764         985.619 Florida Scholars Academy.—
  765         (4) GOVERNING BODY; POWERS AND DUTIES.—
  766         (b) The board of trustees shall have the following powers
  767  and duties:
  768         1. Meet at least 4 times each year, upon the call of the
  769  chair, or at the request of a majority of the membership.
  770         2. Be responsible for the Florida Scholars Academy’s
  771  development of an education delivery system that is cost
  772  effective, high-quality, educationally sound, and capable of
  773  sustaining an effective delivery system.
  774         3.a. Identify appropriate performance measures and
  775  standards based on student achievement which reflect the
  776  school’s statutory mission and priorities, and implement an
  777  accountability system approved by the State Board of Education
  778  for the school by the 2024-2025 school year which includes an
  779  assessment of its effectiveness and efficiency in providing
  780  quality services that encourage high student achievement,
  781  seamless articulation, and maximum access to career
  782  opportunities.
  783         b. For the 2024-2025 school year, the results of the
  784  accountability system must serve as an informative baseline for
  785  the academy as it works to improve performance in future years.
  786         4. Administer and maintain the educational programs of the
  787  Florida Scholars Academy in accordance with law and department
  788  rules, in consultation with the State Board of Education.
  789         5. With the approval of the secretary of the department or
  790  his or her designee, determine the compensation, including
  791  salaries and fringe benefits, and other conditions of employment
  792  for such personnel, in alignment with the Florida Scholars
  793  Academy’s provider contracts.
  794         6. The employment of all Florida Scholars Academy
  795  administrative and instructional personnel are subject to
  796  rejection for cause by the secretary of the department or his or
  797  her designee and are subject to policies established by the
  798  board of trustees.
  799         7. Provide for the content and custody of student records
  800  in compliance with s. 1002.22.
  801         8. Maintain the financial records and accounts of the
  802  Florida Scholars Academy in compliance with rules adopted by the
  803  State Board of Education for the uniform system of financial
  804  records and accounts for the schools of this state.
  805         9. Is a body corporate with all the powers of a body
  806  corporate and may exercise such authority as is needed for the
  807  proper operation and improvement of the Florida Scholars
  808  Academy. The board of trustees is specifically authorized to
  809  adopt rules, policies, and procedures, consistent with law and
  810  State Board of Education rules related to governance, personnel,
  811  budget and finance, administration, programs, curriculum and
  812  instruction, travel and purchasing, technology, students,
  813  contracts and grants, and property as necessary for optimal,
  814  efficient operation of the Florida Scholars Academy.
  815         10.Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, review and
  816  approve an annual academic calendar to provide educational
  817  services to youth for a school year composed of 250 days or
  818  1,250 hours of instruction for students enrolled in a
  819  traditional K-12 education pathway, distributed over 12 months.
  820  The board of trustees may decrease the minimum number of days
  821  for instruction by up to 20 days or 100 hours for teacher
  822  planning.
  823         Section 21. Section 985.664, Florida Statutes, is amended
  824  to read:
  825         985.664 Juvenile justice circuit advisory boards.—
  826         (1) Each circuit shall have a juvenile justice circuit
  827  advisory board. The board shall work with the chief probation
  828  officer of the circuit to use data to inform policy and practice
  829  which improves the juvenile justice continuum. There is
  830  authorized a juvenile justice circuit advisory board to be
  831  established in each of the 20 judicial circuits. Except in
  832  single-county circuits, each juvenile justice circuit advisory
  833  board shall have a county organization representing each of the
  834  counties in the circuit. The county organization shall report
  835  directly to the juvenile justice circuit advisory board on the
  836  juvenile justice needs of the county. The purpose of each
  837  juvenile justice circuit advisory board is to provide advice and
  838  direction to the department in the development and
  839  implementation of juvenile justice programs and to work
  840  collaboratively with the department in seeking program
  841  improvements and policy changes to address the emerging and
  842  changing needs of Florida’s youth who are at risk of
  843  delinquency.
  844         (2)The duties and responsibilities of a juvenile justice
  845  circuit advisory board include, but are not limited to:
  846         (a)Developing a comprehensive plan for the circuit. The
  847  initial circuit plan shall be submitted to the department no
  848  later than December 31, 2014, and no later than June 30 every 3
  849  years thereafter. The department shall prescribe a format and
  850  content requirements for the submission of the comprehensive
  851  plan.
  852         (b)Participating in the facilitation of interagency
  853  cooperation and information sharing.
  854         (c)Providing recommendations for public or private grants
  855  to be administered by one of the community partners that support
  856  one or more components of the comprehensive circuit plan.
  857         (d)Providing recommendations to the department in the
  858  evaluation of prevention and early intervention grant programs,
  859  including the Community Juvenile Justice Partnership Grant
  860  program established in s. 985.676 and proceeds from the Invest
  861  in Children license plate annual use fees.
  862         (e)Providing an annual report to the department describing
  863  the board’s activities. The department shall prescribe a format
  864  and content requirements for submission of annual reports. The
  865  annual report must be submitted to the department no later than
  866  August 1 of each year.
  867         (2)(3) Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board shall
  868  have a minimum of 14 16 members. The membership of each board
  869  must reflect:
  870         (a) The circuit’s geography and population distribution.
  871         (b) Diversity in the judicial circuit.
  872         (3)(4) Each member of the juvenile justice circuit advisory
  873  board must be approved by the chief probation officer of the
  874  circuit Secretary of Juvenile Justice, except those members
  875  listed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h). Each
  876  The juvenile justice circuit advisory board boards established
  877  under subsection (1) must include as members:
  878         (a) The state attorney or his or her designee.
  879         (b) The public defender or his or her designee.
  880         (c) The chief judge or his or her designee.
  881         (d) A representative of the corresponding circuit or
  882  regional entity of the Department of Children and Families.
  883         (e) The sheriff or the sheriff’s designee from each county
  884  in the circuit.
  885         (f) A police chief or his or her designee from each county
  886  in the circuit.
  887         (g) A county commissioner or his or her designee from each
  888  county in the circuit.
  889         (h) The superintendent of each school district in the
  890  circuit or his or her designee.
  891         (i) A representative from the workforce organization of
  892  each county in the circuit.
  893         (j) A representative of the business community.
  894         (k) A youth representative who has had an experience with
  895  the juvenile justice system and is not older than 21 years of
  896  age.
  897         (l) A representative of the faith community.
  898         (m) A health services representative who specializes in
  899  mental health care, victim-service programs, or victims of
  900  crimes.
  901         (n) A parent or family member of a youth who has been
  902  involved with the juvenile justice system.
  903         (o) Up to three five representatives from the community.
  904  any of the following who are not otherwise represented in this
  905  subsection:
  906         1.Community leaders.
  907         2.Youth-serving coalitions.
  908         (4)The chief probation officer in each circuit shall serve
  909  as the chair of the juvenile justice circuit advisory board for
  910  that circuit.
  911         (5)When a vacancy in the office of the chair occurs, the
  912  juvenile justice circuit advisory board shall appoint a new
  913  chair, who must meet the board membership requirements in
  914  subsection (4). The chair shall appoint members to vacant seats
  915  within 45 days after the vacancy and submit the appointments to
  916  the department for approval. The chair shall serve at the
  917  pleasure of the Secretary of Juvenile Justice.
  918         (6)A member may not serve more than three consecutive 2
  919  year terms, except those members listed in paragraphs (4)(a),
  920  (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h). A former member who has not
  921  served on the juvenile justice circuit advisory board for 2
  922  years is eligible to serve on the juvenile justice circuit
  923  advisory board again.
  924         (7)At least half of the voting members of the juvenile
  925  justice circuit advisory board constitutes a quorum. A quorum
  926  must be present in order for the board to vote on a measure or
  927  position.
  928         (8)In order for a juvenile justice circuit advisory board
  929  measure or position to pass, it must receive more than 50
  930  percent of the vote.
  931         (9)Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board must
  932  provide for the establishment of an executive committee of not
  933  more than 10 members. The duties and authority of the executive
  934  committee must be addressed in the bylaws.
  935         (10)Each juvenile justice circuit advisory board shall
  936  have bylaws. The department shall prescribe a format and content
  937  requirements for the bylaws. All bylaws must be approved by the
  938  department. The bylaws shall address at least the following
  939  issues: election or appointment of officers; filling of vacant
  940  positions; meeting attendance requirements; and the
  941  establishment and duties of an executive committee.
  942         (11)Members of juvenile justice circuit advisory boards
  943  are subject to part III of chapter 112.
  944         Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  945  985.668, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  946         985.668 Innovation zones.—The department shall encourage
  947  each of the juvenile justice circuit boards to propose at least
  948  one innovation zone within the circuit for the purpose of
  949  implementing any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project
  950  that furthers the legislatively established goals of the
  951  department. An innovation zone is a defined geographic area such
  952  as a circuit, commitment region, county, municipality, service
  953  delivery area, school campus, or neighborhood providing a
  954  laboratory for the research, development, and testing of the
  955  applicability and efficacy of model programs, policy options,
  956  and new technologies for the department.
  957         (1)(a) The chief probation officer in each circuit juvenile
  958  justice circuit board shall submit a proposal for an innovation
  959  zone to the secretary. If the purpose of the proposed innovation
  960  zone is to demonstrate that specific statutory goals can be
  961  achieved more effectively by using procedures that require
  962  modification of existing rules, policies, or procedures, the
  963  proposal may request the secretary to waive such existing rules,
  964  policies, or procedures or to otherwise authorize use of
  965  alternative procedures or practices. Waivers of such existing
  966  rules, policies, or procedures must comply with applicable state
  967  or federal law.
  968         Section 23. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 985.676,
  969  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  970         985.676 Community juvenile justice partnership grants.—
  971         (1) GRANTS; CRITERIA.—
  972         (a) In order to encourage the development of a circuit
  973  juvenile justice plan and the development and implementation of
  974  circuit interagency agreements under s. 985.664, the community
  975  juvenile justice partnership grant program is established and
  976  shall be administered by the department.
  977         (b) In awarding these grants, the department shall consider
  978  applications that at a minimum provide for the following:
  979         1. The participation of the agencies and programs needed to
  980  implement the project or program for which the applicant is
  981  applying;
  982         2. The reduction of truancy and in-school and out-of-school
  983  suspensions and expulsions, the enhancement of school safety,
  984  and other delinquency early-intervention and diversion services;
  985         3. The number of youths from 10 through 17 years of age
  986  within the geographic area to be served by the program, giving
  987  those geographic areas having the highest number of youths from
  988  10 to 17 years of age priority for selection;
  989         4. The extent to which the program targets high-juvenile
  990  crime neighborhoods and those public schools serving juveniles
  991  from high-crime neighborhoods;
  992         5. The validity and cost-effectiveness of the program; and
  993         6. The degree to which the program is located in and
  994  managed by local leaders of the target neighborhoods and public
  995  schools serving the target neighborhoods.
  996         (c) In addition, the department may consider the following
  997  criteria in awarding grants:
  998         1. The circuit juvenile justice plan and any county
  999  juvenile justice plans that are referred to or incorporated into
 1000  the circuit plan, including a list of individuals, groups, and
 1001  public and private entities that participated in the development
 1002  of the plan.
 1003         2. The diversity of community entities participating in the
 1004  development of the circuit juvenile justice plan.
 1005         3. The number of community partners who will be actively
 1006  involved in the operation of the grant program.
 1007         4. The number of students or youths to be served by the
 1008  grant and the criteria by which they will be selected.
 1009         5. The criteria by which the grant program will be
 1010  evaluated and, if deemed successful, the feasibility of
 1011  implementation in other communities.
 1012         (2) GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES.—
 1013         (a) Each entity wishing to apply for an annual community
 1014  juvenile justice partnership grant, which may be renewed for a
 1015  maximum of 2 additional years for the same provision of
 1016  services, shall submit a grant proposal for funding or continued
 1017  funding to the department. The department shall establish the
 1018  grant application procedures. In order to be considered for
 1019  funding, the grant proposal shall include the following
 1020  assurances and information:
 1021         1. A letter from the chair of the juvenile justice circuit
 1022  board confirming that the grant application has been reviewed
 1023  and found to support one or more purposes or goals of the
 1024  juvenile justice plan as developed by the board.
 1025         2. A rationale and description of the program and the
 1026  services to be provided, including goals and objectives.
 1027         2.3. A method for identification of the juveniles most
 1028  likely to be involved in the juvenile justice system who will be
 1029  the focus of the program.
 1030         3.4. Provisions for the participation of parents and
 1031  guardians in the program.
 1032         4.5. Coordination with other community-based and social
 1033  service prevention efforts, including, but not limited to, drug
 1034  and alcohol abuse prevention and dropout prevention programs,
 1035  that serve the target population or neighborhood.
 1036         5.6. An evaluation component to measure the effectiveness
 1037  of the program in accordance with s. 985.632.
 1038         6.7. A program budget, including the amount and sources of
 1039  local cash and in-kind resources committed to the budget. The
 1040  proposal must establish to the satisfaction of the department
 1041  that the entity will make a cash or in-kind contribution to the
 1042  program of a value that is at least equal to 20 percent of the
 1043  amount of the grant.
 1044         7.8. The necessary program staff.
 1045         (b) The department shall consider the recommendations of
 1046  community stakeholders the juvenile justice circuit advisory
 1047  board as to the priority that should be given to proposals
 1048  submitted by entities within a circuit in awarding such grants.
 1049         (c) The department shall make available, to anyone wishing
 1050  to apply for such a grant, information on all of the criteria to
 1051  be used in the selection of the proposals for funding pursuant
 1052  to the provisions of this subsection.
 1053         (d) The department shall review all program proposals
 1054  submitted. Entities submitting proposals shall be notified of
 1055  approval not later than June 30 of each year.
 1056         (e) Each entity that is awarded a grant as provided for in
 1057  this section shall submit an annual evaluation report to the
 1058  department and, the circuit juvenile justice manager, and the
 1059  juvenile justice circuit advisory board, by a date subsequent to
 1060  the end of the contract period established by the department,
 1061  documenting the extent to which the program objectives have been
 1062  met, the effect of the program on the juvenile arrest rate, and
 1063  any other information required by the department. The department
 1064  shall coordinate and incorporate all such annual evaluation
 1065  reports with s. 985.632. Each entity is also subject to a
 1066  financial audit and a performance audit.
 1067         (f) The department may establish rules and policy
 1068  provisions necessary to implement this section.
 1069         Section 24. Paragraph (c) of subsection (18) of section
 1070  1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1071         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
 1072  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
 1073  powers and perform all duties listed below:
 1074         (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
 1075  Maintain a system of school improvement and education
 1076  accountability as provided by statute and State Board of
 1077  Education rule. This system of school improvement and education
 1078  accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented
 1079  through, the district’s continuing system of planning and
 1080  budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01,
 1081  and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education
 1082  accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33,
 1083  1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following:
 1084         (c) Public disclosure.—The district school board shall
 1085  provide information regarding the performance of students and
 1086  educational programs as required pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and
 1087  1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as required by
 1088  statute and State Board of Education rule which shall include
 1089  schools operating for the purpose of providing educational
 1090  services to students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs,
 1091  and for those schools, report on the elements specified in s.
 1092  1003.52(17). Annual public disclosure reports shall be in an
 1093  easy-to-read report card format and shall include the school’s
 1094  grade, high school graduation rate calculated without high
 1095  school equivalency examinations, disaggregated by student
 1096  ethnicity, and performance data as specified in state board
 1097  rule.
 1098         Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (14) of section
 1099  1003.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1100         1003.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
 1101         (14)(a) “Juvenile justice education programs or schools”
 1102  means programs or schools operating for the purpose of providing
 1103  educational services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice
 1104  programs, for a school year composed of 250 days of instruction,
 1105  or the equivalent expressed in hours as specified in State Board
 1106  of Education rule, distributed over 12 months. If the period of
 1107  operation is expressed in hours, the State Board of Education
 1108  must review the calculation annually. The use of the equivalent
 1109  expressed in hours is only applicable to nonresidential
 1110  programs. At the request of the provider, A district school
 1111  board, including an educational entity under s. 985.619, may
 1112  decrease the minimum number of days of instruction by up to 10
 1113  days for teacher planning for residential programs and up to 20
 1114  days or equivalent hours as specified in the State Board of
 1115  Education rule for teacher planning for nonresidential programs,
 1116  subject to the approval of the Department of Juvenile Justice
 1117  and the Department of Education.
 1118         Section 26. Subsections (2) through (5) of section 1003.51,
 1119  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1120         1003.51 Other public educational services.—
 1121         (2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules
 1122  articulating expectations for effective education programs for
 1123  students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, including,
 1124  but not limited to, education programs in juvenile justice
 1125  prevention, day treatment, residential, and detention programs.
 1126  The rules rule shall establish policies and standards for
 1127  education programs for students in Department of Juvenile
 1128  Justice programs and shall include the following:
 1129         (a) The interagency collaborative process needed to ensure
 1130  effective programs with measurable results.
 1131         (b) The responsibilities of the Department of Education,
 1132  the Department of Juvenile Justice, CareerSource Florida, Inc.,
 1133  district school boards, and providers of education services to
 1134  students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs.
 1135         (c) Academic expectations.
 1136         (d) Career expectations.
 1137         (e) Education transition planning and services.
 1138         (f) Service delivery options available to district school
 1139  boards, including direct service and contracting.
 1140         (g) Assessment procedures that, which:
 1141         1.For prevention , day treatment, and residential
 1142  programs, include appropriate academic and career assessments
 1143  administered at program entry and exit that are selected by the
 1144  Department of Education in partnership with representatives from
 1145  the Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards, and
 1146  education providers. Assessments must be completed within the
 1147  first 10 school days after a student’s entry into the program.
 1148         2. provide for determination of the areas of academic need
 1149  and strategies for appropriate intervention and instruction for
 1150  each student in a detention facility within 5 school days after
 1151  the student’s entry into the program and administer a research
 1152  based assessment that will assist the student in determining his
 1153  or her educational and career options and goals within 22 school
 1154  days after the student’s entry into the program.
 1155  
 1156  The results of these assessments, together with a portfolio
 1157  depicting the student’s academic and career accomplishments,
 1158  shall be included in the discharge packet assembled for each
 1159  student.
 1160         (h) Recommended instructional programs, using course
 1161  delivery models aligned to the state academic standards. Options
 1162  may include direct instruction, blended learning under s.
 1163  1011.61(1), or district virtual instruction programs, virtual
 1164  charter schools, Florida Virtual School, virtual course
 1165  offerings, and district franchises of Florida Virtual School
 1166  pursuant to ss. 1002.33, 1002.37, 1002.45, 1002.455, 1003.498,
 1167  and 1011.62(1), and credit recovery course procedures,
 1168  including, but not limited to:
 1169         1. Secondary education.
 1170         2. High school equivalency examination preparation.
 1171         3. Postsecondary education.
 1172         4. Career and technical professional education (CAPE).
 1173         5. Job preparation.
 1174         6. Virtual education that:
 1175         a. Provides competency-based instruction that addresses the
 1176  unique academic needs of the student through delivery by an
 1177  entity accredited by a Department of Education-approved
 1178  accrediting body AdvanceED or the Southern Association of
 1179  Colleges and Schools.
 1180         b. Confers certifications and diplomas.
 1181         c. Issues credit that articulates with and transcripts that
 1182  are recognized by secondary schools.
 1183         d. Allows the student to continue to access and progress
 1184  through the program once the student leaves the juvenile justice
 1185  system.
 1186         (i) Funding requirements, which must provide that at least
 1187  95 percent of the FEFP funds generated by students in Department
 1188  of Juvenile Justice programs or in an education program for
 1189  juveniles under s. 985.19 must be spent on instructional costs
 1190  for those students. Department of Juvenile Justice education
 1191  programs are entitled to 100 percent of the formula-based
 1192  categorical funds generated by students in Department of
 1193  Juvenile Justice programs. Such funds must be spent on
 1194  appropriate categoricals, such as instructional materials and
 1195  public school technology for those students.
 1196         (j) Qualifications of instructional staff, procedures for
 1197  the selection of instructional staff, and procedures for
 1198  consistent instruction and qualified staff year-round.
 1199  Qualifications shall include those for instructors of career and
 1200  technical education CAPE courses, standardized across the state,
 1201  and shall be based on state certification, local school district
 1202  approval, and industry-recognized certifications as identified
 1203  on the Master Credentials CAPE Industry Certification Funding
 1204  List. Procedures for the use of noncertified instructional
 1205  personnel who possess expert knowledge or experience in their
 1206  fields of instruction shall be established.
 1207         (k) Transition services, including the roles and
 1208  responsibilities of appropriate personnel in the juvenile
 1209  justice education program, the school district in which where
 1210  the student will reenter, provider organizations, and the
 1211  Department of Juvenile Justice.
 1212         (l) Procedures and timeframe for transfer of education
 1213  records when a student enters and leaves a Department of
 1214  Juvenile Justice education program.
 1215         (m) The requirement that each district school board
 1216  maintain an academic transcript for each student enrolled in a
 1217  juvenile justice education program that delineates each course
 1218  completed by the student as provided by the State Course Code
 1219  Directory.
 1220         (n) The requirement that each district school board make
 1221  available and transmit a copy of a student’s transcript in the
 1222  discharge packet when the student exits a juvenile justice
 1223  education program.
 1224         (o) Contract requirements.
 1225         (p) Accountability and school improvement requirements as
 1226  public alternative schools pursuant to ss. 1008.31, 1008.34,
 1227  1008.341, and 1008.345 Performance expectations for providers
 1228  and district school boards, including student performance
 1229  measures by type of program, education program performance
 1230  ratings, school improvement, and corrective action plans for
 1231  low-performing programs.
 1232         (q) The role and responsibility of the district school
 1233  board in securing workforce development funds.
 1234         (r) A series of graduated sanctions for district school
 1235  boards whose educational programs in Department of Juvenile
 1236  Justice programs are considered to be unsatisfactory and for
 1237  instances in which district school boards fail to meet standards
 1238  prescribed by law, rule, or State Board of Education policy.
 1239  These sanctions shall include the option of requiring a district
 1240  school board to contract with a provider or another district
 1241  school board if the educational program at the Department of
 1242  Juvenile Justice program is performing below minimum standards
 1243  and, after 6 months, is still performing below minimum
 1244  standards.
 1245         (s) Curriculum, school guidance counseling, transition, and
 1246  education services expectations, including curriculum
 1247  flexibility for detention centers operated by the Department of
 1248  Juvenile Justice.
 1249         (s)(t) Other aspects of program operations.
 1250         (3) The Department of Education in partnership with the
 1251  Department of Juvenile Justice, the district school boards, and
 1252  providers shall:
 1253         (a) Develop and implement requirements for contracts and
 1254  cooperative agreements regarding the delivery of appropriate
 1255  education services to students in Department of Juvenile Justice
 1256  education programs. The minimum contract requirements shall
 1257  include, but are not limited to, payment structure and amounts;
 1258  access to district services; contract management provisions;
 1259  data reporting requirements, including reporting of full-time
 1260  equivalent student membership; accountability requirements and
 1261  corrective action plans, if needed; administration of federal
 1262  programs such as Title I, exceptional student education, and the
 1263  federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the
 1264  21st Century Act Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
 1265  Act of 2006; and the policy and standards included in subsection
 1266  (2).
 1267         (b) Develop and implement procedures for transitioning
 1268  students into and out of Department of Juvenile Justice
 1269  education programs. These procedures shall reflect the policy
 1270  and standards adopted pursuant to subsection (2).
 1271         (c) Maintain standardized required content of education
 1272  records to be included as part of a student’s commitment record
 1273  and procedures for securing the student’s records. The education
 1274  records shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
 1275         1. A copy of the student’s individual educational plan,
 1276  Section 504 plan, or behavioral plan, if applicable.
 1277         2. A copy of the student’s individualized progress
 1278  monitoring plan.
 1279         3. A copy of the student’s individualized transition plan.
 1280         4. Data on student performance on assessments taken
 1281  according to s. 1008.22.
 1282         5. A copy of the student’s permanent cumulative record.
 1283         6. A copy of the student’s academic transcript.
 1284         7. A portfolio reflecting the student’s academic
 1285  accomplishments and industry certification earned, when age
 1286  appropriate, while in the Department of Juvenile Justice
 1287  program.
 1288         (d) Establish the roles and responsibilities of the
 1289  juvenile probation officer and others involved in the withdrawal
 1290  of the student from school and assignment to a juvenile justice
 1291  education program.
 1292         (4) Each district school board shall:
 1293         (a) Notify students in juvenile justice education programs
 1294  who attain the age of 16 years of the law regarding compulsory
 1295  school attendance and make available the option of enrolling in
 1296  an education program to attain a Florida high school diploma by
 1297  taking the high school equivalency examination before release
 1298  from the program. The Department of Education shall assist
 1299  juvenile justice education programs with becoming high school
 1300  equivalency examination centers.
 1301         (b) Respond to requests for student education records
 1302  received from another district school board or a juvenile
 1303  justice education program within 3 5 working days after
 1304  receiving the request.
 1305         (c) Provide access to courses offered pursuant to ss.
 1306  1002.37, 1002.45, 1002.455, and 1003.498. School districts and
 1307  providers may enter into cooperative agreements for the
 1308  provision of curriculum associated with courses offered pursuant
 1309  to s. 1003.498 to enable providers to offer such courses.
 1310         (d) Complete the assessment process required by subsection
 1311  (2).
 1312         (e) Monitor compliance with contracts for education
 1313  programs for students in juvenile justice prevention, day
 1314  treatment, residential, and detention programs.
 1315         (5) The Department of Education shall issue an alternative
 1316  school improvement rating for prevention and day treatment
 1317  prevention juvenile justice education programs, pursuant to s.
 1318  1008.341 establish and operate, either directly or indirectly
 1319  through a contract, a mechanism to provide accountability
 1320  measures that annually assesses and evaluates all juvenile
 1321  justice education programs using student performance data and
 1322  program performance ratings by type of program and shall provide
 1323  technical assistance and related research to district school
 1324  boards and juvenile justice education providers. The Department
 1325  of Education, with input from the Department of Juvenile
 1326  Justice, school districts, and education providers, shall
 1327  develop annual recommendations for system and school
 1328  improvement.
 1329         Section 27. Section 1003.52, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1330  to read:
 1331         1003.52 Educational services in Department of Juvenile
 1332  Justice programs.—
 1333         (1) The Department of Education shall serve as the lead
 1334  agency for juvenile justice education programs, curriculum,
 1335  support services, and resources. To this end, the Department of
 1336  Education and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall each
 1337  designate a Coordinator for Juvenile Justice Education Programs
 1338  to serve as the point of contact for resolving issues not
 1339  addressed by district school boards and to provide each
 1340  department’s participation in the following activities:
 1341         (a) Training, collaborating, and coordinating with district
 1342  school boards, local workforce development boards, and local
 1343  youth councils, educational contract providers, and juvenile
 1344  justice providers, whether state operated or contracted.
 1345         (b) Collecting information on the academic, career and
 1346  technical professional education (CAPE), and transition
 1347  performance of students in juvenile justice programs and
 1348  reporting on the results.
 1349         (c) Developing academic and career and technical education
 1350  CAPE protocols that provide guidance to district school boards
 1351  and juvenile justice education providers in all aspects of
 1352  education programming, including records transfer and
 1353  transition.
 1354         (d)Implementing a joint accountability, program
 1355  performance, and program improvement process.
 1356  
 1357  Annually, a cooperative agreement and plan for juvenile justice
 1358  education service enhancement shall be developed between the
 1359  Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Education
 1360  and submitted to the Secretary of Juvenile Justice and the
 1361  Commissioner of Education by June 30. The plan shall include, at
 1362  a minimum, each agency’s role regarding educational program
 1363  accountability, technical assistance, training, and coordination
 1364  of services.
 1365         (2) Students participating in Department of Juvenile
 1366  Justice education programs pursuant to chapter 985 which are
 1367  sponsored by a community-based agency or are operated or
 1368  contracted for by the Department of Juvenile Justice shall
 1369  receive education programs according to rules of the State Board
 1370  of Education. These students shall be eligible for services
 1371  afforded to students enrolled in programs pursuant to s. 1003.53
 1372  and all corresponding State Board of Education rules.
 1373         (3) The district school board of the county in which the
 1374  juvenile justice education prevention, day treatment,
 1375  residential, or detention program is located shall provide or
 1376  contract for appropriate educational assessments and an
 1377  appropriate program of instruction and special education
 1378  services.
 1379         (a) All contracts between a district school board desiring
 1380  to contract directly with juvenile justice education programs to
 1381  provide academic instruction for students in such programs must
 1382  be in writing and reviewed by the Department of Juvenile
 1383  Justice. Unless both parties agree to an extension of time, the
 1384  district school board and the juvenile justice education program
 1385  shall negotiate and execute a new or renewal contract within 40
 1386  days after the district school board provides the proposal to
 1387  the juvenile justice education program. The Department of
 1388  Education shall provide mediation services for any disputes
 1389  relating to this paragraph.
 1390         (b) District school boards shall satisfy invoices issued by
 1391  juvenile justice education programs within 15 working days after
 1392  receipt. If a district school board does not timely issue a
 1393  warrant for payment, it must pay to the juvenile justice
 1394  education program interest at a rate of 1 percent per month,
 1395  calculated on a daily basis, on the unpaid balance until such
 1396  time as a warrant is issued for the invoice and accrued interest
 1397  amount. The district school board may not delay payment to a
 1398  juvenile justice education program of any portion of funds owed
 1399  pending the district’s receipt of local funds.
 1400         (c) The district school board shall make provisions for
 1401  each student to participate in basic career and technical
 1402  education, CAPE, and exceptional student programs, as
 1403  appropriate. Students served in Department of Juvenile Justice
 1404  education programs shall have access to the appropriate courses
 1405  and instruction to prepare them for the high school equivalency
 1406  examination. Students participating in high school equivalency
 1407  examination preparation programs shall be funded at the basic
 1408  program cost factor for Department of Juvenile Justice programs
 1409  in the Florida Education Finance Program. Each program shall be
 1410  conducted according to applicable law providing for the
 1411  operation of public schools and rules of the State Board of
 1412  Education. School districts shall provide the high school
 1413  equivalency examination exit option for all juvenile justice
 1414  education programs, except for residential programs operated
 1415  under s. 985.619.
 1416         (d) The district school board shall select appropriate
 1417  academic and career assessments to be administered at the time
 1418  of program entry and exit for the purpose of developing goals
 1419  for education transition plans, progress monitoring plans,
 1420  individual education plans, as applicable, and federal
 1421  reporting, as applicable The Department of Education, with the
 1422  assistance of the school districts and juvenile justice
 1423  education providers, shall select a common student assessment
 1424  instrument and protocol for measuring student learning gains and
 1425  student progression while a student is in a juvenile justice
 1426  education program. The Department of Education and the
 1427  Department of Juvenile Justice shall jointly review the
 1428  effectiveness of this assessment and implement changes as
 1429  necessary.
 1430         (4) Educational services shall be provided at times of the
 1431  day most appropriate for the juvenile justice program. School
 1432  programming in juvenile justice detention, prevention, or day
 1433  treatment, and residential programs shall be made available by
 1434  the local school district during the juvenile justice school
 1435  year, as provided in s. 1003.01(14). In addition, students in
 1436  juvenile justice education programs shall have access to courses
 1437  offered pursuant to ss. 1002.37, 1002.45, and 1003.498. The
 1438  Department of Education and the school districts shall adopt
 1439  policies necessary to provide such access.
 1440         (5) The educational program shall provide instruction based
 1441  on each student’s individualized transition plan, assessed
 1442  educational needs, and the education programs available in the
 1443  school district in which the student will return. Depending on
 1444  the student’s needs, educational programming may consist of
 1445  remedial courses, academic courses required for grade
 1446  advancement, career and technical education CAPE courses, high
 1447  school equivalency examination preparation, or exceptional
 1448  student education curricula and related services which support
 1449  the transition goals and reentry and which may lead to
 1450  completion of the requirements for receipt of a high school
 1451  diploma or its equivalent. Prevention and day treatment juvenile
 1452  justice education programs, at a minimum, shall provide career
 1453  readiness and exploration opportunities as well as truancy and
 1454  dropout prevention intervention services. Residential juvenile
 1455  justice education programs with a contracted minimum length of
 1456  stay of 9 months shall provide CAPE courses that lead to
 1457  preapprentice certifications and industry certifications.
 1458  Programs with contracted lengths of stay of less than 9 months
 1459  may provide career education courses that lead to preapprentice
 1460  certifications and CAPE industry certifications. If the duration
 1461  of a program is less than 40 days, the educational component may
 1462  be limited to tutorial remediation activities, career
 1463  employability skills instruction, education counseling, and
 1464  transition services that prepare students for a return to
 1465  school, the community, and their home settings based on the
 1466  students’ needs.
 1467         (6) Participation in the program by students of compulsory
 1468  school-attendance age as provided for in s. 1003.21 shall be
 1469  mandatory. All students of noncompulsory school-attendance age
 1470  who have not received a high school diploma or its equivalent
 1471  shall participate in the educational program, unless the student
 1472  files a formal declaration of his or her intent to terminate
 1473  school enrollment as described in s. 1003.21 and is afforded the
 1474  opportunity to take the high school equivalency examination and
 1475  attain a Florida high school diploma before release from a
 1476  juvenile justice education program. A student who has received a
 1477  high school diploma or its equivalent and is not employed shall
 1478  participate in workforce development or other CAPE education or
 1479  Florida College System institution or university courses while
 1480  in the program, subject to available funding.
 1481         (7) An individualized progress monitoring plan shall be
 1482  developed for all students not classified as exceptional
 1483  education students upon entry in a juvenile justice education
 1484  program and upon reentry in the school district. These plans
 1485  shall address academic, literacy, and career and technical
 1486  skills and shall include provisions for intensive remedial
 1487  instruction in the areas of weakness.
 1488         (8) Each district school board shall maintain an academic
 1489  record for each student enrolled in a juvenile justice education
 1490  program as prescribed by s. 1003.51. Such record shall delineate
 1491  each course completed by the student according to procedures in
 1492  the State Course Code Directory. The district school board shall
 1493  include a copy of a student’s academic record in the discharge
 1494  packet when the student exits the program.
 1495         (9) Each district school board shall make provisions for
 1496  high school level students to earn credits toward high school
 1497  graduation while in residential and nonresidential juvenile
 1498  justice detention, prevention, or day treatment education
 1499  programs. Provisions must be made for the transfer of credits
 1500  and partial credits earned.
 1501         (10) School districts and juvenile justice education
 1502  providers shall develop individualized transition plans during
 1503  the course of a student’s stay in a juvenile justice education
 1504  program to coordinate academic, career and technical, and
 1505  secondary and postsecondary services that assist the student in
 1506  successful community reintegration upon release. Development of
 1507  the transition plan shall be a collaboration of the personnel in
 1508  the juvenile justice education program, reentry personnel,
 1509  personnel from the school district where the student will
 1510  return, the student, the student’s family, and the Department of
 1511  Juvenile Justice personnel for committed students.
 1512         (a) Transition planning must begin upon a student’s
 1513  placement in the program. The transition plan must include, at a
 1514  minimum:
 1515         1. Services and interventions that address the student’s
 1516  assessed educational needs and postrelease education plans.
 1517         2. Services to be provided during the program stay and
 1518  services to be implemented upon release, including, but not
 1519  limited to, continuing education in secondary school, career and
 1520  technical education CAPE programs, postsecondary education, or
 1521  employment, based on the student’s needs.
 1522         3. Specific monitoring responsibilities to determine
 1523  whether the individualized transition plan is being implemented
 1524  and the student is provided access to support services that will
 1525  sustain the student’s success by individuals who are responsible
 1526  for the reintegration and coordination of these activities.
 1527         (b) For the purpose of transition planning and reentry
 1528  services, representatives from the school district and the one
 1529  stop center where the student will return shall participate as
 1530  members of the local Department of Juvenile Justice reentry
 1531  teams. The school district, upon return of a student from a
 1532  juvenile justice education program, must consider the individual
 1533  needs and circumstances of the student and the transition plan
 1534  recommendations when reenrolling a student in a public school. A
 1535  local school district may not maintain a standardized policy for
 1536  all students returning from a juvenile justice program but place
 1537  students based on their needs and their performance in the
 1538  juvenile justice education program, including any virtual
 1539  education options.
 1540         (c) The Department of Education and the Department of
 1541  Juvenile Justice shall provide oversight and guidance to school
 1542  districts, education providers, and reentry personnel on how to
 1543  implement effective educational transition planning and
 1544  services.
 1545         (11) The district school board shall recruit and train
 1546  teachers who are interested, qualified, or experienced in
 1547  educating students in juvenile justice programs. Students in
 1548  juvenile justice programs shall be provided a wide range of
 1549  education programs and opportunities, including instructional
 1550  materials textbooks, technology, instructional support, and
 1551  resources commensurate with resources provided to students in
 1552  public schools, including instructional materials textbooks and
 1553  access to technology. If the district school board operates a
 1554  juvenile justice education program at a juvenile justice
 1555  facility, the district school board, in consultation with the
 1556  director of the juvenile justice facility, shall select the
 1557  instructional personnel assigned to that program. The Secretary
 1558  of Juvenile Justice or the director of a juvenile justice
 1559  program may request that the performance of a teacher assigned
 1560  by the district to a juvenile justice education program be
 1561  reviewed by the district and that the teacher be reassigned
 1562  based upon an evaluation conducted pursuant to s. 1012.34 or for
 1563  inappropriate behavior. Juvenile justice education programs
 1564  shall have access to the substitute teacher pool used by the
 1565  district school board.
 1566         (12) District school boards may contract with a private
 1567  provider for the provision of education programs to students
 1568  placed in juvenile justice detention, prevention, or day
 1569  treatment programs with the Department of Juvenile Justice and
 1570  shall generate local, state, and federal funding, including
 1571  funding through the Florida Education Finance Program for such
 1572  students. The district school board’s planning and budgeting
 1573  process shall include the needs of Department of Juvenile
 1574  Justice education programs in the district school board’s plan
 1575  for expenditures for state categorical and federal funds.
 1576         (13)(a) Eligible students enrolled in juvenile justice
 1577  detention, prevention, or day treatment education programs shall
 1578  be funded the same as students enrolled in traditional public
 1579  schools funded in the Florida Education Finance Program and as
 1580  specified in s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act.
 1581         (b) Juvenile justice education programs to receive the
 1582  appropriate FEFP funding for Department of Juvenile Justice
 1583  education programs shall include those operated through a
 1584  contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice.
 1585         (c) Consistent with the rules of the State Board of
 1586  Education, district school boards shall request an alternative
 1587  FTE survey for Department of Juvenile Justice education programs
 1588  experiencing fluctuations in student enrollment.
 1589         (d) FTE count periods shall be prescribed in rules of the
 1590  State Board of Education and shall be the same for programs of
 1591  the Department of Juvenile Justice as for other public school
 1592  programs. The summer school period for students in Department of
 1593  Juvenile Justice education programs shall begin on the day
 1594  immediately following the end of the regular school year and end
 1595  on the day immediately preceding the subsequent regular school
 1596  year. Students shall be funded for no more than 25 hours per
 1597  week of direct instruction.
 1598         (e) Each juvenile justice education program must receive
 1599  all federal funds for which the program is eligible.
 1600         (14) Each district school board shall negotiate a
 1601  cooperative agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice on
 1602  the delivery of educational services to students in juvenile
 1603  justice detention, prevention, or day treatment programs under
 1604  the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Such
 1605  agreement must include, but is not limited to:
 1606         (a) Roles and responsibilities of each agency, including
 1607  the roles and responsibilities of contract providers.
 1608         (b) Administrative issues including procedures for sharing
 1609  information.
 1610         (c) Allocation of resources including maximization of
 1611  local, state, and federal funding.
 1612         (d) Procedures for educational evaluation for educational
 1613  exceptionalities and special needs.
 1614         (e) Curriculum and delivery of instruction.
 1615         (f) Classroom management procedures and attendance
 1616  policies.
 1617         (g) Procedures for provision of qualified instructional
 1618  personnel, whether supplied by the district school board or
 1619  provided under contract by the provider, and for performance of
 1620  duties while in a juvenile justice setting.
 1621         (h) Provisions for improving skills in teaching and working
 1622  with students referred to juvenile justice education programs.
 1623         (i) Transition plans for students moving into and out of
 1624  juvenile justice education programs.
 1625         (j) Procedures and timelines for the timely documentation
 1626  of credits earned and transfer of student records.
 1627         (k) Methods and procedures for dispute resolution.
 1628         (l) Provisions for ensuring the safety of education
 1629  personnel and support for the agreed-upon education program.
 1630         (m) Strategies for correcting any deficiencies found
 1631  through the alternative school improvement rating accountability
 1632  and evaluation system and student performance measures.
 1633         (n)Career and academic assessments selected by the
 1634  district pursuant to paragraph (3)(d).
 1635         (15) Nothing in this section or in a cooperative agreement
 1636  requires the district school board to provide more services than
 1637  can be supported by the funds generated by students in the
 1638  juvenile justice programs.
 1639         (16)The Department of Education, in consultation with the
 1640  Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards, and
 1641  providers, shall adopt rules establishing:
 1642         (a)Objective and measurable student performance measures
 1643  to evaluate a student’s educational progress while participating
 1644  in a prevention, day treatment, or residential program. The
 1645  student performance measures must be based on appropriate
 1646  outcomes for all students in juvenile justice education
 1647  programs, taking into consideration the student’s length of stay
 1648  in the program. Performance measures shall include outcomes that
 1649  relate to student achievement of career education goals,
 1650  acquisition of employability skills, receipt of a high school
 1651  diploma or its equivalent, grade advancement, and the number of
 1652  CAPE industry certifications earned.
 1653         (b)A performance rating system to be used by the
 1654  Department of Education to evaluate the delivery of educational
 1655  services within each of the juvenile justice programs. The
 1656  performance rating shall be primarily based on data regarding
 1657  student performance as described in paragraph (a).
 1658         (c)The timeframes, procedures, and resources to be used to
 1659  improve a low-rated educational program or to terminate or
 1660  reassign the program.
 1661         (d)The Department of Education, in partnership with the
 1662  Department of Juvenile Justice, shall develop a comprehensive
 1663  accountability and program improvement process. The
 1664  accountability and program improvement process shall be based on
 1665  student performance measures by type of program and shall rate
 1666  education program performance. The accountability system shall
 1667  identify and recognize high-performing education programs. The
 1668  Department of Education, in partnership with the Department of
 1669  Juvenile Justice, shall identify low-performing programs. Low
 1670  performing education programs shall receive an onsite program
 1671  evaluation from the Department of Juvenile Justice. School
 1672  improvement, technical assistance, or the reassignment of the
 1673  program shall be based, in part, on the results of the program
 1674  evaluation. Through a corrective action process, low-performing
 1675  programs must demonstrate improvement or the programs shall be
 1676  reassigned.
 1677         (17)The department, in collaboration with the Department
 1678  of Juvenile Justice, shall collect data and report on
 1679  commitment, day treatment, prevention, and detention programs.
 1680  The report shall be submitted to the President of the Senate,
 1681  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor by
 1682  February 1 of each year. The report must include, at a minimum:
 1683         (a)The number and percentage of students who:
 1684         1.Return to an alternative school, middle school, or high
 1685  school upon release and the attendance rate of such students
 1686  before and after participation in juvenile justice education
 1687  programs.
 1688         2.Receive a standard high school diploma or a high school
 1689  equivalency diploma.
 1690         3.Receive industry certification.
 1691         4.Enroll in a postsecondary educational institution.
 1692         5.Complete a juvenile justice education program without
 1693  reoffending.
 1694         6.Reoffend within 1 year after completion of a day
 1695  treatment or residential commitment program.
 1696         7.Remain employed 1 year after completion of a day
 1697  treatment or residential commitment program.
 1698         8.Demonstrate learning gains pursuant to paragraph (3)(d).
 1699         (b)The following cost data for each juvenile justice
 1700  education program:
 1701         1.The amount of funding provided by district school boards
 1702  to juvenile justice programs and the amount retained for
 1703  administration, including documenting the purposes of such
 1704  expenses.
 1705         2.The status of the development of cooperative agreements.
 1706         3.Recommendations for system improvement.
 1707         4.Information on the identification of, and services
 1708  provided to, exceptional students, to determine whether these
 1709  students are properly reported for funding and are appropriately
 1710  served.
 1711         (16)(18) The district school board shall not be charged any
 1712  rent, maintenance, utilities, or overhead on such facilities.
 1713  Maintenance, repairs, and remodeling of existing detention
 1714  facilities shall be provided by the Department of Juvenile
 1715  Justice.
 1716         (17)(19) When additional facilities are required for
 1717  juvenile justice detention, prevention, or day treatment
 1718  programs, the district school board and the Department of
 1719  Juvenile Justice shall agree on the appropriate site based on
 1720  the instructional needs of the students. When the most
 1721  appropriate site for instruction is on district school board
 1722  property, a special capital outlay request shall be made by the
 1723  commissioner in accordance with s. 1013.60. When the most
 1724  appropriate site is on state property, state capital outlay
 1725  funds shall be requested by the Department of Juvenile Justice
 1726  provided by s. 216.043 and shall be submitted as specified by s.
 1727  216.023. Any instructional facility to be built on state
 1728  property shall have educational specifications jointly developed
 1729  by the district school board and the Department of Juvenile
 1730  Justice and approved by the Department of Education. The size of
 1731  space and occupant design capacity criteria as provided by State
 1732  Board of Education rules shall be used for remodeling or new
 1733  construction whether facilities are provided on state property
 1734  or district school board property.
 1735         (18)(20) The parent of an exceptional student shall have
 1736  the due process rights provided for in this chapter.
 1737         (19)(21) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules
 1738  necessary to implement this section. Such rules must require the
 1739  minimum amount of paperwork and reporting.
 1740         (22)The Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department
 1741  of Education, in consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc.,
 1742  the statewide Workforce Development Youth Council, district
 1743  school boards, Florida College System institutions, providers,
 1744  and others, shall jointly develop a multiagency plan for CAPE
 1745  which describes the funding, curriculum, transfer of credits,
 1746  goals, and outcome measures for career education programming in
 1747  juvenile commitment facilities, pursuant to s. 985.622. The plan
 1748  must be reviewed annually.
 1749         Section 28. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1750  made by this act to section 985.115, Florida Statutes, in a
 1751  reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 985.25, Florida
 1752  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1753         985.25 Detention intake.—
 1754         (1) The department shall receive custody of a child who has
 1755  been taken into custody from the law enforcement agency or court
 1756  and shall review the facts in the law enforcement report or
 1757  probable cause affidavit and make such further inquiry as may be
 1758  necessary to determine whether detention care is appropriate.
 1759         (a) During the period of time from the taking of the child
 1760  into custody to the date of the detention hearing, the initial
 1761  decision as to the child’s placement into detention care shall
 1762  be made by the department under ss. 985.24 and 985.245(1).
 1763         (b) The department shall base the decision whether to place
 1764  the child into detention care on an assessment of risk in
 1765  accordance with the risk assessment instrument and procedures
 1766  developed by the department under s. 985.245, except that a
 1767  child shall be placed in secure detention care until the child’s
 1768  detention hearing if the child meets the criteria specified in
 1769  s. 985.255(1)(f), is charged with possessing or discharging a
 1770  firearm on school property in violation of s. 790.115, or is
 1771  charged with any other offense involving the possession or use
 1772  of a firearm.
 1773         (c) If the final score on the child’s risk assessment
 1774  instrument indicates detention care is appropriate, but the
 1775  department otherwise determines the child should be released,
 1776  the department shall contact the state attorney, who may
 1777  authorize release.
 1778         (d) If the final score on the risk assessment instrument
 1779  indicates detention is not appropriate, the child may be
 1780  released by the department in accordance with ss. 985.115 and
 1781  985.13.
 1782  
 1783  Under no circumstances shall the department or the state
 1784  attorney or law enforcement officer authorize the detention of
 1785  any child in a jail or other facility intended or used for the
 1786  detention of adults, without an order of the court.
 1787         Section 29. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1788  made by this act to section 985.27, Florida Statutes, in a
 1789  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 985.255, Florida
 1790  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1791         985.255 Detention criteria; detention hearing.—
 1792         (3)(a) The purpose of the detention hearing required under
 1793  subsection (1) is to determine the existence of probable cause
 1794  that the child has committed the delinquent act or violation of
 1795  law that he or she is charged with and the need for continued
 1796  detention. The court shall use the results of the risk
 1797  assessment performed by the department and, based on the
 1798  criteria in subsection (1), shall determine the need for
 1799  continued detention. If the child is a prolific juvenile
 1800  offender who is detained under s. 985.26(2)(c), the court shall
 1801  use the results of the risk assessment performed by the
 1802  department and the criteria in subsection (1) or subsection (2)
 1803  only to determine whether the prolific juvenile offender should
 1804  be held in secure detention.
 1805         (b) If the court orders a placement more restrictive than
 1806  indicated by the results of the risk assessment instrument, the
 1807  court shall state, in writing, clear and convincing reasons for
 1808  such placement.
 1809         (c) Except as provided in s. 790.22(8) or s. 985.27, when a
 1810  child is placed into detention care, or into a respite home or
 1811  other placement pursuant to a court order following a hearing,
 1812  the court order must include specific instructions that direct
 1813  the release of the child from such placement no later than 5
 1814  p.m. on the last day of the detention period specified in s.
 1815  985.26 or s. 985.27, whichever is applicable, unless the
 1816  requirements of such applicable provision have been met or an
 1817  order of continuance has been granted under s. 985.26(4). If the
 1818  court order does not include a release date, the release date
 1819  shall be requested from the court on the same date that the
 1820  child is placed in detention care. If a subsequent hearing is
 1821  needed to provide additional information to the court for safety
 1822  planning, the initial order placing the child in detention care
 1823  shall reflect the next detention review hearing, which shall be
 1824  held within 3 calendar days after the child’s initial detention
 1825  placement.
 1826         Section 30. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1827  made by this act to section 985.441, Florida Statutes, in a
 1828  reference thereto, paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section
 1829  985.475, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1830         985.475 Juvenile sexual offenders.—
 1831         (2) Following a delinquency adjudicatory hearing under s.
 1832  985.35, the court may on its own or upon request by the state or
 1833  the department and subject to specific appropriation, determine
 1834  whether a juvenile sexual offender placement is required for the
 1835  protection of the public and what would be the best approach to
 1836  address the treatment needs of the juvenile sexual offender.
 1837  When the court determines that a juvenile has no history of a
 1838  recent comprehensive assessment focused on sexually deviant
 1839  behavior, the court may, subject to specific appropriation,
 1840  order the department to conduct or arrange for an examination to
 1841  determine whether the juvenile sexual offender is amenable to
 1842  community-based treatment.
 1843         (h) If the juvenile sexual offender violates any condition
 1844  of the disposition or the court finds that the juvenile sexual
 1845  offender is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment,
 1846  the court may revoke the community-based treatment alternative
 1847  and order commitment to the department under s. 985.441.
 1848         Section 31. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1849  made by this act to section 985.441, Florida Statutes, in a
 1850  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 1851  985.565, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1852         985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for
 1853  juveniles prosecuted as adults.—
 1854         (4) SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES.—
 1855         (b) Juvenile sanctions.—For juveniles transferred to adult
 1856  court but who do not qualify for such transfer under s.
 1857  985.556(3), the court may impose juvenile sanctions under this
 1858  paragraph. If juvenile sentences are imposed, the court shall,
 1859  under this paragraph, adjudge the child to have committed a
 1860  delinquent act. Adjudication of delinquency may not be deemed a
 1861  conviction, nor shall it operate to impose any of the civil
 1862  disabilities ordinarily resulting from a conviction. The court
 1863  shall impose an adult sanction or a juvenile sanction and may
 1864  not sentence the child to a combination of adult and juvenile
 1865  punishments. An adult sanction or a juvenile sanction may
 1866  include enforcement of an order of restitution or probation
 1867  previously ordered in any juvenile proceeding. However, if the
 1868  court imposes a juvenile sanction and the department determines
 1869  that the sanction is unsuitable for the child, the department
 1870  shall return custody of the child to the sentencing court for
 1871  further proceedings, including the imposition of adult
 1872  sanctions. Upon adjudicating a child delinquent under subsection
 1873  (1), the court may:
 1874         1. Place the child in a probation program under the
 1875  supervision of the department for an indeterminate period of
 1876  time until the child reaches the age of 19 years or sooner if
 1877  discharged by order of the court.
 1878         2. Commit the child to the department for treatment in an
 1879  appropriate program for children for an indeterminate period of
 1880  time until the child is 21 or sooner if discharged by the
 1881  department. The department shall notify the court of its intent
 1882  to discharge no later than 14 days before discharge. Failure of
 1883  the court to timely respond to the department’s notice shall be
 1884  considered approval for discharge.
 1885         3. Order disposition under ss. 985.435, 985.437, 985.439,
 1886  985.441, 985.45, and 985.455 as an alternative to youthful
 1887  offender or adult sentencing if the court determines not to
 1888  impose youthful offender or adult sanctions.
 1889  
 1890  It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria and
 1891  guidelines in this subsection are mandatory and that a
 1892  determination of disposition under this subsection is subject to
 1893  the right of the child to appellate review under s. 985.534.
 1894         Section 32. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1895  made by this act to section 985.03, Florida Statutes, in a
 1896  reference thereto, section 985.721, Florida Statutes, is
 1897  reenacted to read:
 1898         985.721 Escapes from secure detention or residential
 1899  commitment facility.—An escape from:
 1900         (1) Any secure detention facility maintained for the
 1901  temporary detention of children, pending adjudication,
 1902  disposition, or placement;
 1903         (2) Any residential commitment facility described in s.
 1904  985.03(44), maintained for the custody, treatment, punishment,
 1905  or rehabilitation of children found to have committed delinquent
 1906  acts or violations of law; or
 1907         (3) Lawful transportation to or from any such secure
 1908  detention facility or residential commitment facility,
 1909  
 1910  constitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40
 1911  and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
 1912  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
 1913         Section 33. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.

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