995018                                                     
Florida Senate - 2012                                Committee       Amendment
SB7050                                                  BHA              15


The Committee on Budget (Wise) recommended the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 065             This amendment deletes proviso authorizing community 
                         forensic beds in the 2nd and 13th judicial circuits 
Spec App:  345           and inserts new proviso allowing the Department of 
                         Children and Families to specify where new beds are 
                         located.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT 
        OF
        Services
        Program: Mental Health Program
        Mental Health Services  60910506

        In Section 03  On Page 065
345     Special Categories  100610
        Grants And Aids - Community Mental Health                
        Services  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund              113,948,598    113,948,598
       CA 0  

In Section 03, on Page 65, DELETE the following:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  345,  $706,640  from  the
General  Revenue  Fund  is  provided  to  contract with a not-for-profit
mental  health facility in the Second Judicial Circuit that is currently
under contract with the department and has the capacity for placement of
16  forensic  Residential  Level  1  beds  requiring  placement within a
Chapter   394   or  395,  Florida  Statutes,  licensed  facility  as  an
alternative to more costly institutional placement.

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  345,  $883,300  from  the
General  Revenue  Fund  is  provided  to  contract with a not-for-profit

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facility  in  the  Thirteenth  Judicial Circuit currently under contract
with  the  department  and has the capacity for placement of 20 forensic
Residential  Level 1 beds as an alternative to more costly institutional
placement.  The funds shall only be utilized for operating expenses with
building and capital expenditures excluded.

In Section 03, on Page 65, INSERT the following:

From the funds in Specific Appropriations 345, $1,589,940 from the 
General Revenue Fundis provided to allow the department to open 36 
community forensic residential beds.  The department shall prioritize 
and allocate resources where the greatest need is and shall ensure 
appropriate level of service for those individuals considered to be non 
violent and can be cared for in a less restrictive setting under court 
supervision.




































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