Bill Amendment: FL S2500 | 2021 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Appropriations

Status: 2021-06-03 - Chapter No. 2021-36, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) [S2500 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S2500-Senate_Floor_Amendment_995058.html

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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  ACJ              16


Senator(s) Perry moved the following LATE FILED amendment:

Section: 04              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 116             Revises the Department of Corrections facility 
                         consolidation plan proviso to reduce the number of 
Spec App:                prisons required to be closed from four to one 
                         prison.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF  70000000

        In Section 04  On Page 116

In Section 04, on Page 116, DELETE the following:

The Department of Corrections shall develop a comprehensive facility 
consolidation plan to adjust prison capacity based on funding reductions
made for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The plan shall include specific
recommendations for aligning inmate populations with capacity, which
shall include both consolidating and closing facilities. The plan shall
include a reduction of at least 6,000 beds through the closure of at
least four state-operated facilities. Facilities shall be selected for
closure based on all of the following factors:

1) Age and facility maintenance needs of the institution;
2) Proximity of the institution to others within the region;
3) The local labor pool and availability of workforce for staffing the
institution;
4) Historical officer vacancy rates of the institution; and
5) The impact of the closure on the local community's economy.

The plan shall be submitted to the Executive Office of the Governor, the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
by September 1, 2021, for review and approval. Upon approval of the
plan, the department shall consolidate and close identified facilities
by December 31, 2021. The closed facilities shall be demolished by June

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30, 2024.

AND INSERT:

The Department of Corrections shall develop a comprehensive facility 
consolidation plan to adjust prison capacity for the 2021-2022 fiscal 
year. The plan shall include specific recommendations for aligning 
inmate populations with capacity, including the closure of one 1,500 bed 
state-operated facility. The recommended closure shall be based on all 
of the following factors:

1.	Age and facility maintenance needs of the institution.
2.	Proximity of the institution to others within the region.
3.	The local labor pool and availability of workforce for staffing the 
institution.
4.	Historical officer vacancy rates of the institution.
5.	The impact of the closure on the local community's economy.

The plan shall be submitted to the Executive Office of the Governor, the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
by September 1, 2021. The department shall close the identified facility 
by December 31, 2021.





























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