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By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Futch
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Inmate Welfare Trust
3 Fund; amending s. 945.215, F.S.; prohibiting
4 use of funds for certain purposes; authorizing
5 use of funds for certain purposes; providing an
6 effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (1) of
11 section 945.215, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
12 945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust
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14 (1) INMATE WELFARE TRUST FUND; DEPARTMENT OF
15 CORRECTIONS.--
16 (b) Funds in the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund must be
17 used exclusively for the following purposes at correctional
18 facilities operated directly by the department:
19 1. To operate inmate canteens and vending machines,
20 including purchasing items for resale at inmate canteens and
21 vending machines; employing personnel and inmates to manage,
22 supervise, and operate inmate canteens and vending machines;
23 and covering other operating and fixed capital outlay expenses
24 associated with operating inmate canteens and vending
25 machines;
26 2. To employ personnel to manage and supervise the
27 proceeds from telephone commissions;
28 3. To develop, implement, and maintain the medical
29 copayment accounting system;
30 4. To provide literacy programs, vocational training
31 programs, and educational programs that comply with standards
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1 of the Department of Education, including employing personnel
2 and covering other operating and fixed capital outlay expenses
3 associated with providing such programs;
4 5. To operate inmate chapels, faith-based programs,
5 visiting pavilions, visiting services and programs, family
6 services and programs, libraries, and law libraries, including
7 employing personnel and covering other operating and fixed
8 capital outlay expenses associated with operating inmate
9 chapels, faith-based programs, visiting pavilions, visiting
10 services and programs, family services and programs,
11 libraries, and law libraries;
12 6. To provide for expenses associated with various
13 inmate clubs;
14 7. To provide for expenses associated with legal
15 services for inmates;
16 8. To provide inmate substance abuse treatment
17 programs and transition and life skills training programs,
18 including employing personnel and covering other operating and
19 fixed capital outlay expenses associated with providing such
20 programs;.
21 9. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance,
22 and repair of electronic or audiovisual equipment, unless
23 otherwise prohibited by this chapter; and
24 10. To provide for the purchase, rental, maintenance,
25 and repair of wellness equipment, unless otherwise prohibited
26 by this chapter.
27 (d) Funds in the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or any
28 other fund may not be used to purchase weight-training
29 equipment, to purchase cable-television cable television
30 service for recreation purposes, or to rent or purchase
31 videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other audiovisual
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1 or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreation
2 purposes. This paragraph does not preclude the purchase or
3 rental of electronic or audiovisual equipment or services for
4 inmate training or educational programs.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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7 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
8 Senate Bill 560
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10 - Prohibits the purchase of all types of audio-visual or
electronic equipment and media from the Inmate Welfare
11 Trust Fund or other funds if used primarily for
recreation purchases, but allows such purchase or rental
12 for other purposes. The bill limited the prohibition to
videocassettes, videocassette recorders, and similar
13 media and equipment (e.g. DVD discs and DVD players),
but did not include language authorizing purchase or
14 rental from the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund for
non-recreation purposes.
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- Authorizes use of the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund for
16 repair and maintenance of audio-visual and electronic
equipment. The bill did not include language authorizing
17 such use of the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
18 - Does not prohibit purchase of cable television service
from funds other than the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund for
19 inmate training or recreation programs. The bill
prohibited purchase of cable television service from any
20 fund for any purpose.
21 - Authorizes use of the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to
purchase, rent, maintain and repair wellness equipment.
22 The bill did not include such authorizing language.
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