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Florida Senate - 2014                                Committee       Amendment
SB7090                                                  ACJ              25


The Committee on Appropriations (Smith) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 04              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 177             Allocates $200,000 from nonrecurring general revenue 
                         to the Broward Sheriff's Office for the pilot 
Spec App: 1263           program Violence Intervention Pro-Active Enforcement 
                         Response Team (VIPER).  The program will implement 
                         and gauge effectiveness of new intelligence-led 
                         policing techniques through additional law 
                         enforcement resources.  It decreases funds from the 
                         Department of Corrections' fixed capital outlay 
                         appropriation category in a like amount.

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

        LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Investigations And Forensic 
        Science Program
        Provide Investigative Services  71600200

        In Section 04  On Page 177
1263    Special Categories  102009
        Grants And Aids - Special Projects  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                     1,079,461      1,279,461
       CA 200,000  FSI1NR 200,000  

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 1263, INSERT:

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 1263, $200,000 in nonrecurring 
general revenue is provided to the Broward Sheriff's Office for 
enhancement of its Violence Intervention Pro-Active Enforcement Response 
Team (V.I.P.E.R.).  This pilot program will implement new 
intelligence-led policing approaches through additional staff, 
equipment, and analytical resources to specifically target activities of 

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known violent felons. The gauge of the effectiveness of the new 
approaches will be whether there is a significant, measurable decrease 
in violent crime rates in Broward County. The Broward Sheriff's Office 
shall provide a report on the effectiveness of the program to the 
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the chair of the Senate 
Appropriations Committee, and the chair of the House Appropriations 
Committee by March 1, 2015.

        CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Security And Institutional 
        Operations
        Correctional Facilities Maintenance And 
        Repair  70032000

        In Section 04  On Page 118
731     Fixed Capital Outlay  083258
        Major Repairs, Renovations And                
        Improvements To Major Institutions  IOEJ

   1000   General Revenue Fund                     2,000,000      1,800,000
       CA -200,000  FSI1NR -200,000  






























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