HB 0767 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Department of Juvenile Justice;
3	amending s. 985.407, F.S.; requiring the department to
4	adopt by rule procedures for changing policies that affect
5	certain contracted services and programs; requiring
6	procedures for notice, public comment, assessment of
7	fiscal impact, and response by the department; providing
8	an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of
13	section 985.407, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
14	subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and a new
15	subsection (2) is added to that section to read:
16	985.407 Departmental contracting powers; personnel
17	standards and screening.--
18	(2) The department shall adopt a rule pursuant to chapter
19	120 establishing a procedure to provide notice of policy changes
20	that affect contracted delinquency services and programs. A
21	policy is defined as an operational requirement that applies to
22	only the specified contracted delinquency service or program.
23	The procedure shall include:
24	(a) Public notice of policy development.
25	(b) Opportunity for public comment on the proposed policy.
26	(c) Assessment for fiscal impact upon the department and
27	providers.
28	(d) The department's response to comments received.
29	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.