Bill Text: FL S0676 | 2013 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards and Juvenile Justice County Councils
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-25 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 617 (Ch. 2013-118) [S0676 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S0676-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards and Juvenile Justice County Councils
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-25 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 617 (Ch. 2013-118) [S0676 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S0676-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2013 CS for SB 676 By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Evers 591-01874-13 2013676c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to juvenile justice circuit advisory 3 boards and juvenile justice county councils; amending 4 s. 985.664, F.S.; redesignating juvenile justice 5 circuit boards as juvenile justice circuit advisory 6 boards; requiring each board to have a county 7 organization representing each county in the circuit; 8 providing an exception for single-county circuits; 9 deleting provisions providing for juvenile justice 10 county councils; revising provisions relating to 11 duties and responsibilities of boards; requiring 12 submission of circuit plans by specified dates; 13 revising membership of boards; providing for 14 appointment and terms of members; providing for 15 quorums and for passage of measures or positions; 16 revising provisions relating to bylaws; amending ss. 17 790.22, 938.17, 948.51, 985.48, and 985.676, F.S.; 18 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 19 providing an effective date. 20 21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22 23 Section 1. Section 985.664, Florida Statutes, is amended to 24 read: 25 985.664 Juvenile justice circuit advisory boardsand26juvenile justice county councils.— 27 (1) There is authorized a juvenile justice circuit advisory 28 board to be established in each of the 20 judicial circuitsand29a juvenile justice county council to be established in each of30the 67 counties. Except in single-county circuits, each juvenile 31 justice circuit advisory board shall have a county organization 32 representing each of the counties in the circuit. The county 33 organization shall report directly to the juvenile justice 34 circuit advisory board on the juvenile justice needs of the 35 county. The purpose of each juvenile justice circuit advisory 36 boardand each juvenile justice county councilis to provide 37 advice and direction to the department in the development and 38 implementation of juvenile justice programs and to work 39 collaboratively with the department in seeking program 40 improvements and policy changes to address the emerging and 41 changing needs of Florida’s youth who are at risk of 42 delinquency. 43 (2) The duties and responsibilities of a juvenile justice 44 circuit advisory board include, but are not limited to: 45 (a) DevelopingEach juvenile justice county council shall46develop a juvenile justice prevention and early intervention47plan for the county and shall collaborate with the circuit board48and other county councils assigned to that circuit in the49development ofa comprehensive plan for the circuit. The initial 50 circuit plan shall be submitted to the department no later than 51 December 31, 2014, and no later than June 30 every 3 years 52 thereafter. The department shall prescribe a format and content 53 requirements for the submission of the comprehensive plan. 54 (b)(3)Participating in the facilitation ofJuvenile55justice circuit boards and county councils shall also56participate in facilitatinginteragency cooperation and 57 information sharing. 58 (c)(4)Providing recommendationsJuvenile justice circuit59boards and county councils may applyforand receivepublic or 60 private grants to be administered by one of the community 61 partners that support one or more components of the 62 comprehensivecounty orcircuit plan. 63 (d)(5)Providing recommendations toJuvenile justice64circuit boards and county councils shall advise and assistthe 65 department in the evaluationand awardof prevention and early 66 intervention grant programs, including the Community Juvenile 67 Justice Partnership Grant program established in s. 985.676 and 68 proceeds from the Invest in Children license plate annual use 69 fees. 70 (e)(6)ProvidingEach juvenile justice circuit board shall71providean annual report to the department describing the 72 board’s activitiesof the circuit board and each of the county73councils contained within its circuit. The department shallmay74 prescribe a format and content requirements for submission of 75 annual reports. The annual report must be submitted to the 76 department no later than August 1 of each year. 77 (3)(7)EachMembership of thejuvenile justice circuit 78 advisory board shall have a minimum of 16may not exceed 1879 members, except as provided in subsections (8) and (9). The 80 membership of eachMembers must include the state attorney, the81public defender, and the chief judge of the circuit, or their82respective designees. The remaining 15 members of the board must83be appointed by the county councils within that circuit. The84board must include at least one representative from each county85council within the circuit. In appointing members to the circuit86 board, the county councilsmust reflect: 87 (a) The circuit’s geography and population distribution. 88(b) Juvenile justice partners, including, but not limited89to, representatives of law enforcement, the school system, and90the Department of Children and Family Services.91 (b)(c)Diversity in the judicial circuit. 92(8) At any time after the adoption of initial bylaws93pursuant to subsection (12), a juvenile justice circuit board94may revise the bylaws to increase the number of members by not95more than three in order to adequately reflect the diversity of96the population and community organizations or agencies in the97circuit.98(9) If county councils are not formed within a circuit, the99circuit board may establish its membership in accordance with100subsection (10). For juvenile justice circuit boards organized101pursuant to this subsection, the state attorney, public102defender, and chief circuit judge, or their respective103designees, shall be members of the circuit board.104 (4)(10)Each member of the juvenile justice circuit 105 advisory board must be approved by the secretary of the 106 department, except those members listed in paragraphs (a), (b), 107 (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h).Membership ofThe juvenile justice 108county councils, or juvenile justicecircuit advisory boards 109 established under subsection (1) must(9), mayinclude as 110 membersrepresentatives from the following entities: 111 (a) The state attorney or his or her designee 112Representatives from the school district, which may include113elected school board officials, the school superintendent,114school or district administrators, teachers, and counselors. 115 (b) The public defender or his or her designee 116Representatives of the board of county commissioners. 117 (c) The chief judge or his or her designeeRepresentatives118of the governing bodies of local municipalities within the119county. 120 (d) A representative of the corresponding circuit or 121 regional entity of the Department of Children and Families 122Family Services. 123 (e)Representatives of local law enforcement agencies,124includingThe sheriff or the sheriff’s designee from each county 125 in the circuit. 126 (f) A police chief or his or her designee from each county 127 in the circuitRepresentatives of the judicial system. 128 (g) A county commissioner or his or her designee from each 129 county in the circuit. 130 (h) The superintendent of each school district in the 131 circuit or his or her designee. 132 (i) A representative from the workforce organization of 133 each county in the circuit. 134 (j)(g)A representativeRepresentativesof the business 135 community. 136 (k) A youth representative who has had an experience with 137 the juvenile justice system and is not older than 21 years of 138 age. 139(h) Representatives of other interested officials, groups,140or entities, including, but not limited to, a children’s141services council, public or private providers of juvenile142justice programs and services, students, parents, and advocates.143Private providers of juvenile justice programs may not exceed144one-third of the voting membership.145 (l)(i)A representativerepresentativesof the faith 146 community. 147 (m)(j)A health services representative who specializes in 148 mental health care,Representatives ofvictim-service programs, 149 orandvictims of crimes. 150(k) Representatives of the Department of Corrections.151 (n) A parent or family member of a youth who has been 152 involved with the juvenile justice system. 153 (o) Up to five representatives from any of the following 154 who are not otherwise represented in this subsection: 155 1. Community leaders. 156 2. Youth-serving coalitions. 157 (5) The secretary of the department, in consultation with 158 the board, shall appoint the chair of the board, who must meet 159 the board membership requirements in subsection (4). Within 45 160 days after being appointed, the chair shall appoint the 161 remaining members to the board and submit the appointments to 162 the department for approval. 163 (6) A member may not serve more than two consecutive 2-year 164 terms, except those members listed in paragraphs (4)(a), (b), 165 (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h). A former member who has not served 166 on the juvenile justice circuit advisory board for 2 years is 167 eligible to serve on the juvenile justice circuit advisory board 168 again. 169 (7) At least half of the voting members of the juvenile 170 justice circuit advisory board constitutes a quorum. 171 (8) In order for a juvenile justice circuit advisory board 172 measure or position to pass, it must receive more than 50 173 percent of the vote. 174 (9)(11)Eachjuvenile justice county council, orjuvenile 175 justice circuit advisory boardestablished under subsection (9),176 must provide for the establishment of an executive committee of 177 not more than 10 members. The duties and authority of the 178 executive committee must be addressed in the bylaws. 179 (10)(12)Each juvenile justice circuit advisory boardand180county councilshall havedevelopbylawsthat provide for181officers and committees as the board or council deems necessary182and shall specify the qualifications, method of selection, and183term for each office created. The department shall prescribe a 184 format and content requirements for the bylaws. All bylaws must 185 be approved by the department. The bylaws shall address at least 186 the following issues:process for appointments to the board or187council;election or appointment of officers; filling of vacant 188 positions;duration of member terms; provisions for voting;189 meeting attendance requirements; and the establishment and 190 duties of an executive committee, if required under subsection191(11). 192 (11)(13)Members of juvenile justice circuit advisory 193 boardsand county councilsare subject tothe provisions ofpart 194 III of chapter 112. 195 Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 196 790.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 197 790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or 198 electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; 199 possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties.— 200 (4) 201 (c) The juvenile justice circuit advisory boardsor202juvenile justice county councilsor the Department of Juvenile 203 Justice shall establish appropriate community service programs 204 to be available to the alternative sanctions coordinators of the 205 circuit courts in implementing this subsection. The boardsor206councilsor department shall propose the implementation of a 207 community service program in each circuit, and may submit a 208 circuit plan, to be implemented upon approval of the circuit 209 alternative sanctions coordinator. 210 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 938.17, Florida 211 Statutes, is amended to read: 212 938.17 County delinquency prevention; juvenile assessment 213 centers and school board suspension programs.— 214 (4) A sheriff’s office that receives proceeds pursuant to 215 s. 939.185 shall account for all funds annually by August 1 in a 216 written report to the juvenile justice circuit advisory board 217county councilif funds are used for assessment centers, and to 218 the district school board if funds are used for suspension 219 programs. 220 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 948.51, Florida 221 Statutes, is amended to read: 222 948.51 Community corrections assistance to counties or 223 county consortiums.— 224 (2) ELIGIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND COUNTY CONSORTIUMS.—A 225 county, or a consortium of two or more counties, may contract 226 with the Department of Corrections for community corrections 227 funds as provided in this section. In order to enter into a 228 community corrections partnership contract, a county or county 229 consortium must have a public safety coordinating council 230 established under s. 951.26 and must designate a county officer 231 or agency to be responsible for administering community 232 corrections funds received from the state. The public safety 233 coordinating council shall prepare, develop, and implement a 234 comprehensive public safety plan for the county, or the 235 geographic area represented by the county consortium, and shall 236 submit an annual report to the Department of Corrections 237 concerning the status of the program. In preparing the 238 comprehensive public safety plan, the public safety coordinating 239 council shall cooperate with the juvenile justice circuit 240 advisory boardand the juvenile justice county council,241 established under s. 985.664,in order to include programs and 242 services for juveniles in the plan. To be eligible for community 243 corrections funds under the contract, the initial public safety 244 plan must be approved by the governing board of the county, or 245 the governing board of each county within the consortium, and 246 the Secretary of Corrections based on the requirements of this 247 section. If one or more other counties develop a unified public 248 safety plan, the public safety coordinating council shall submit 249 a single application to the department for funding. Continued 250 contract funding shall be pursuant to subsection (5). The plan 251 for a county or county consortium must cover at least a 5-year 252 period and must include: 253 (a) A description of programs offered for the job placement 254 and treatment of offenders in the community. 255 (b) A specification of community-based intermediate 256 sentencing options to be offered and the types and number of 257 offenders to be included in each program. 258 (c) Specific goals and objectives for reducing the 259 projected percentage of commitments to the state prison system 260 of persons with low total sentencing scores pursuant to the 261 Criminal Punishment Code. 262 (d) Specific evidence of the population status of all 263 programs which are part of the plan, which evidence establishes 264 that such programs do not include offenders who otherwise would 265 have been on a less intensive form of community supervision. 266 (e) The assessment of population status by the public 267 safety coordinating council of all correctional facilities owned 268 or contracted for by the county or by each county within the 269 consortium. 270 (f) The assessment of bed space that is available for 271 substance abuse intervention and treatment programs and the 272 assessment of offenders in need of treatment who are committed 273 to each correctional facility owned or contracted for by the 274 county or by each county within the consortium. 275 (g) A description of program costs and sources of funds for 276 each community corrections program, including community 277 corrections funds, loans, state assistance, and other financial 278 assistance. 279 Section 5. Subsection (13) of section 985.48, Florida 280 Statutes, is amended to read: 281 985.48 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual 282 abuse intervention networks.— 283 (13) Subject to specific appropriation, availability of 284 funds, or receipt of appropriate grant funds, the Office of the 285 Attorney General, the Department of Children and FamiliesFamily286Services, or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or local287juvenile justice councilsshall award grants to sexual abuse 288 intervention networks that apply for such grants. The grants may 289 be used for training, treatment, conditional release, 290 evaluation, public awareness, and other specified community 291 needs that are identified by the network. A grant shall be 292 awarded based on the applicant’s level of local funding, level 293 of collaboration, number of juvenile sexual offenders to be 294 served, number of victims to be served, and level of unmet 295 needs. 296 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraphs 297 (b) and (e) of subsection (2) of section 985.676, Florida 298 Statutes, are amended to read: 299 985.676 Community juvenile justice partnership grants.— 300 (1) GRANTS; CRITERIA.— 301 (a) In order to encourage the development of acounty and302 circuit juvenile justice planplansand the development and 303 implementation ofcounty andcircuit interagency agreements 304 under s. 985.664, the community juvenile justice partnership 305 grant program is established and shall be administered by the 306 department. 307 (2) GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES.— 308 (b) The department shall considerthe following in awarding309such grants:3101. The recommendations of the juvenile justice county311council as to the priority that should be given to proposals312submitted by entities within a county.3132.the recommendations of the juvenile justice circuit 314 advisory board as to the priority that should be given to 315 proposals submitted by entities within a circuit in awarding 316 such grants. 317 (e) Each entity that is awarded a grant as provided for in 318 this section shall submit an annual evaluation report to the 319 department, the circuit juvenile justice manager, and the 320 juvenile justice circuit advisory board, and the juvenile321justice county council, by a date subsequent to the end of the 322 contract period established by the department, documenting the 323 extent to which the program objectives have been met, the effect 324 of the program on the juvenile arrest rate, and any other 325 information required by the department. The department shall 326 coordinate and incorporate all such annual evaluation reports 327 with s. 985.632. Each entity is also subject to a financial 328 audit and a performance audit. 329 Section 7. This act shall take effect October 1, 2013.