| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to reports and functions of the Department |
| 3 | of Juvenile Justice; amending s. 985.47, F.S.; deleting a |
| 4 | provision that requires the Department of Juvenile Justice |
| 5 | to develop an annual report on the performance of |
| 6 | assessment and treatment services for serious or habitual |
| 7 | juvenile offenders for delivery to the Governor and other |
| 8 | designated persons by a specified date; amending s. |
| 9 | 985.483, F.S.; deleting a provision that requires the |
| 10 | department to develop an annual report on the performance |
| 11 | of assessment and treatment services of the intensive |
| 12 | residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 |
| 13 | years of age for delivery to the Governor and other |
| 14 | designated persons by a specified date; repealing s. |
| 15 | 985.625(5), F.S., relating to the requirement that the |
| 16 | department and the Department of Education develop and |
| 17 | implement an evaluation of the literacy programs for |
| 18 | juvenile offenders and prepare an annual report on the |
| 19 | progress of the literacy programs; repealing s. 985.636, |
| 20 | F.S., relating to the authority of the Secretary of |
| 21 | Juvenile Justice to designate certain persons within the |
| 22 | Office of Inspector General to enforce any criminal law |
| 23 | and conduct any criminal investigation that relates to |
| 24 | state-operated programs or state-operated facilities over |
| 25 | which the department has jurisdiction; providing an |
| 26 | effective date. |
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| 28 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 30 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section |
| 31 | 985.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 32 | 985.47 Serious or habitual juvenile offender.- |
| 33 | (8) ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES.-Pursuant to this |
| 34 | chapter and the establishment of appropriate program guidelines |
| 35 | and standards, contractual instruments, which shall include |
| 36 | safeguards of all constitutional rights, shall be developed as |
| 37 | follows: |
| 38 | (a) The department shall provide for: |
| 39 | 1. The oversight of implementation of assessment and |
| 40 | treatment approaches. |
| 41 | 2. The identification and prequalification of appropriate |
| 42 | individuals or not-for-profit organizations, including minority |
| 43 | individuals or organizations when possible, to provide |
| 44 | assessment and treatment services to serious or habitual |
| 45 | delinquent children. |
| 46 | 3. The monitoring and evaluation of assessment and |
| 47 | treatment services for compliance with this chapter and all |
| 48 | applicable rules and guidelines pursuant thereto. |
| 49 | 4. The development of an annual report on the performance |
| 50 | of assessment and treatment to be presented to the Governor, the |
| 51 | Attorney General, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of |
| 52 | the House of Representatives, and the Auditor General no later |
| 53 | than January 1 of each year. |
| 54 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section |
| 55 | 985.483, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 56 | 985.483 Intensive residential treatment program for |
| 57 | offenders less than 13 years of age.- |
| 58 | (8) ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES.-Pursuant to this |
| 59 | chapter and the establishment of appropriate program guidelines |
| 60 | and standards, contractual instruments, which shall include |
| 61 | safeguards of all constitutional rights, shall be developed for |
| 62 | intensive residential treatment programs for offenders less than |
| 63 | 13 years of age as follows: |
| 64 | (a) The department shall provide for: |
| 65 | 1. The oversight of implementation of assessment and |
| 66 | treatment approaches. |
| 67 | 2. The identification and prequalification of appropriate |
| 68 | individuals or not-for-profit organizations, including minority |
| 69 | individuals or organizations when possible, to provide |
| 70 | assessment and treatment services to intensive offenders less |
| 71 | than 13 years of age. |
| 72 | 3. The monitoring and evaluation of assessment and |
| 73 | treatment services for compliance with this chapter and all |
| 74 | applicable rules and guidelines pursuant thereto. |
| 75 | 4. The development of an annual report on the performance |
| 76 | of assessment and treatment to be presented to the Governor, the |
| 77 | Attorney General, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of |
| 78 | the House of Representatives, the Auditor General, and the |
| 79 | Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability |
| 80 | no later than January 1 of each year. |
| 81 | Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 985.625, Florida |
| 82 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 83 | Section 4. Section 985.636, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
| 84 | Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |