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Introduced
02/20/2019
02/20/2019
In Committee
02/28/2019
02/28/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019
05/03/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Authorizes DOC to increase number of employees serving as transition specialists & employment specialists; requires transition assistance staff to provide specified information; requires DOC to establish telephone hotline for released offenders & provide community reentry resource directory; requires DOC to allow certain organizations to provide reentry services; authorizes expanded use of job assignment credentialing & industry certifications; requires DOC to develop prison entrepreneurship program.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to increase the number of transition assistance specialists and employment specialists to provide more support for inmates reentering the community. It requires transition assistance staff to provide inmates with information on job assignment credentialing and industry certifications, as well as a comprehensive community reentry resource directory and access to a toll-free hotline for post-release referrals. The bill also allows certain organizations to provide reentry services, enables the DOC to contract with educational institutions to assist veterans, and authorizes the DOC to expand the use of job assignment credentialing and establish a prison entrepreneurship program.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (1)
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (H)
Last Action
Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) (on 05/03/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/953 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/953/BillText/c1/PDF |
| House Committee Amendment #331629 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/953/Amendment/331629/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/953/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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