995065                                                     
Florida Senate - 2024                                Committee       Amendment
SPB2500                                                 ACJ              128


The Committee on Appropriations (Hooper) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 04              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 148             Provides $350,000 in nonrecurring general revenue 
                         funds for InspHire (formerly 
Spec App:  763           Ready4Work-Hillsborough/Reentry+) (SF 2189).
                         
                         Reduces $350,000 in nonrecurring general revenue 
                         funds from the Contracted Services category within 
                         the Department of Corrections.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
______________________________________________________________________________________

                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Education And Programs
        Adult Offender Transition, Rehabilitation 
        And Support  70450300

        In Section 04  On Page 148
763     Special Categories  100777
        Contracted Services  IOEA

   1000   General Revenue Fund                     9,071,232      9,421,232
       CA 350,000  FSI1NR 350,000  

Following Specific Appropriation 763, DELETE:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 763, $1,000,000 in recurring
funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the InspHire program
(formerly   Ready4Work-Hillsborough)   (recurring   base  appropriations
project). Funds used for the administrative services shall be 15 percent
of  total  funds  appropriated.  InspHire  will provide pre-release risk
assessment,  a  plan-of-care,  professional development, life management
skills  training,  and  referrals  for  incarcerated  inmates who may be
eligible  for InspHire program services upon release. InspHire will also
provide  post-release  services  including case management, professional

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development,  life  management  skills  training,  job  skills training,
family  reunification, financial assistance and job placement assistance
to  individuals who are on community supervision, or have served time at
a  Department  of  Corrections'  facility,  or participants of any State
Attorney's  Office Diversion or Pretrial Intervention Programs, or adult
ex-offenders  who  served  time  in  a  Department  of  Juvenile Justice
facility.  The InspHire program may provide post-release services to any
individual  with  a  lived incarceration experience who is within travel
distance  of  the  InspHire  location  and  transitioning  back into the
communities  and  workforce  of  Hillsborough,  Pinellas, Pasco, or Polk
counties.

Following Specific Appropriation 763, INSERT:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 763, $1,000,000 in recurring
funds and $350,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund 
is provided for the InspHire program  (formerly   Ready4Work 
Hillsborough)   (recurring   base  appropriations project)(SF 2189). 
Funds used for the administrative services shall be 15 percent of total  
funds  appropriated.  InspHire  will provide pre-release risk
assessment,  a  plan-of-care,  professional development, life management
skills  training,  and  referrals  for  incarcerated  inmates who may be
eligible  for InspHire program services upon release. InspHire will also
provide  post-release  services  including case management, professional
development,  life  management  skills  training,  job  skills training,
family  reunification, financial assistance and job placement assistance
to  individuals who are on community supervision, or have served time at
a  Department  of  Corrections'  facility,  or participants of any State
Attorney's  Office Diversion or Pretrial Intervention Programs, or adult
ex-offenders  who  served  time  in  a  Department  of  Juvenile Justice
facility.  The InspHire program may provide post-release services to any
individual  with  a  lived incarceration experience who is within travel
distance  of  the  InspHire  location  and  transitioning  back into the
communities  and  workforce  of  Hillsborough,  Pinellas, Pasco, or Polk
counties.

        Program: Department Administration
        Information Technology  70010400

        In Section 04  On Page 133
624     Special Categories  100777
        Contracted Services  IOEA

   1000   General Revenue Fund                    24,054,099     23,704,099
       CA -350,000  FSI1NR -350,000  

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 624, DELETE:

From   the   funds   in   Specific  Appropriation  624,  $14,000,000  in
nonrecurring  funds  from  the  General  Revenue Fund is provided to the

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Department  of  Corrections  for  the  replacement of the Offender Based
Information  System.  Of  these  funds,  75  percent  shall be placed in
reserve.  The  department  is  authorized  to  submit  quarterly  budget
amendments to request release of funds being held in reserve pursuant to
the  provisions  of  chapter  216,  Florida  Statutes,  and based on the
department's  planned quarterly expenditures. Release is contingent upon
approval  of  a  detailed operational work plan and a monthly spend plan
that  identifies  all  project  work  and costs budgeted for Fiscal Year
2024-2025.

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 624, INSERT:

From   the   funds   in   Specific  Appropriation  624,  $13,350,000  in
nonrecurring  funds  from  the  General  Revenue Fund is provided to the
Department  of  Corrections  for  the  replacement of the Offender Based
Information  System.  Of  these  funds,  75  percent  shall be placed in
reserve.  The  department  is  authorized  to  submit  quarterly  budget
amendments to request release of funds being held in reserve pursuant to
the  provisions  of  chapter  216,  Florida  Statutes,  and based on the
department's  planned quarterly expenditures. Release is contingent upon
approval  of  a  detailed operational work plan and a monthly spend plan
that  identifies  all  project  work  and costs budgeted for Fiscal Year
2024-2025.




























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