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HB 755: Corrections

GENERAL BILL by Bracy

Corrections; Revises method of appointment for Secretary of Corrections; creates Florida Corrections Commission; revises definition of "victim injury" by removing prohibition on assessing certain victim injury sentence points for sexual misconduct by an employee of DOC or private correctional facility; expands DOC's security review committee functions; revises provisions relating to use of force; revises reporting requirements; requires DOC to measure recidivism; revises provisions relating to trust funds; prohibits purchase of weight-training equipment; requires DOC to consider needs of inmates over 50 years of age; allows inmate & others to hire & pay for an independent medical evaluation; specifies purpose for outside evaluations; expands eligibility for conditional medical release. APPROPRIATION: $8,094,257

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/19/2015 House • Filed
    12/10/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 66
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 66
    3/11/2016 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 755, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/19/2015 at 1:20 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 757 Trust Funds/Creation/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC Bracy Linked Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)
    S 930 Trust Funds/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC Evers Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)
    S 932 (c1) Inmate Welfare and Employee Benefit Trust Funds Evers Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)
    S 7006 Corrections Criminal Justice Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)
    S 7066 Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.315 Department of Corrections. Page 7 (pdf)
    43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties. Page 14 (pdf)
    110.205 Career service; exemptions. Page 7 (pdf)
    216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals. Page 14 (pdf)
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 48 (pdf)
    921.0021 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 48 (pdf)
    944.151 Security of correctional institutions and facilities. Page 17 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 22 (pdf)
    944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. Page 22 (pdf)
    944.331 Inmate grievance procedure. Page 26 (pdf)
    944.35 Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties. Page 28 (pdf)
    944.72 Privately Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. Page 56 (pdf)
    944.8041 Elderly offenders; annual review. Page 37 (pdf)
    944.805 Page 38 (pdf)
    945.10 Confidential information. Page 39 (pdf)
    945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds. Page 39 (pdf)
    945.21501 Employee Benefit Trust Fund. Page 57 (pdf)
    945.2151 Verifying social security numbers. Page 58 (pdf)
    945.48 Rights of inmates provided mental health treatment; procedure for involuntary treatment. Page 43 (pdf)
    945.6031 Required reports and surveys. Page 44 (pdf)
    945.6033 Continuing contracts with health care providers. Page 44 (pdf)
    945.6034 Minimum health care standards. Page 44 (pdf)
    945.6039 Page 45 (pdf)
    947.149 Conditional medical release. Page 46 (pdf)
    948.10 Community control programs. Page 46 (pdf)
    951.221 Sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates; penalties. Page 47 (pdf)

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