Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1004
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/16/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 23 - 44
    4  and insert:
    5  between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. all facilities housing
    6  juveniles which are operated or overseen by the department or
    7  county:
    8         (a) The Governor.
    9         (b) A Cabinet member.
   10         (c) A member of the Legislature.
   11         (d) A judge of a state court.
   12         (e) A state attorney.
   13         (f) A public defender.
   14         (h) A person authorized by the secretary of the department.
   15         (2) A person specified in subsection (1) may visit a
   16  facility subject to this section before 6 a.m. or after 11 p.m.
   17  pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
   18         (3) The department may not unreasonably withhold permission
   19  to visit a facility subject to this section from a person who
   20  gives sufficient evidence that he or she is a bona fide reporter
   21  or writer.
   22         (4) The department shall adopt rules to implement this
   23  section.
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   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete lines 2 - 14
   28  and insert:
   29         An act relating to persons authorized to visit
   30         juvenile facilities; creating s. 985.6885, F.S.;
   31         authorizing specified persons to visit, during certain
   32         hours, all facilities housing juveniles which are
   33         operated or overseen by the Department of Juvenile
   34         Justice or county; authorizing such persons to visit
   35         the juvenile facilities outside of certain hours
   36         pursuant to department rules; prohibiting the
   37         department from unreasonably withholding permission
   38         for visits to such facilities by certain persons;
   39         authorizing the department to adopt rules to implement
   40         this section; providing an effective date.