Bill Text: FL H0229 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Programs to Assist Victims of Violence

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy (CCJP) [H0229 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0229-Comm_Sub.html

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CS/HB 229

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to programs to assist victims of violence;
3	amending ss. 794.056, 938.08, and 938.085, F.S.; requiring
4	that an additional or increased court cost or surcharge be
5	assessed against a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo
6	contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of
7	adjudication, certain specified criminal offenses;
8	providing for proceeds of the additional or increased
9	court cost or surcharge to be deposited into the Rape
10	Crisis Program Trust Fund or the Domestic Violence Trust
11	Fund; reenacting s. 20.435(21)(a), F.S., relating to the
12	Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund, to incorporate the
13	amendments made to s. 794.056, F.S., in a reference
14	thereto; reenacting s. 794.055(3)(b), F.S., relating to
15	access to services for victims of sexual battery, to
16	incorporate the amendments made to s. 938.085, F.S., in a
17	reference thereto; providing an effective date.
18
19	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
20
21	Section 1. Section 794.056, Florida Statutes, is amended
22	to read:
23	794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.-
24	(1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created within
25	the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds for
26	rape crisis centers in this state. Trust fund moneys shall be
27	used exclusively for the purpose of providing services for
28	victims of sexual assault. Funds credited to the trust fund
29	consist of those funds collected as an additional court
30	assessment in each case in which a defendant pleads guilty or
31	nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of
32	adjudication, an offense defined in s. 775.21, s. 784.011, s.
33	784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s.
34	784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s.
35	784.085, s. 787.025, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, or s. 794.011, s.
36	794.05, s. 794.08, s. 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045,
37	s. 796.05, s. 796.06, s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i), s. 800.03, s.
38	810.14, s. 810.145, s. 812.135, s. 817.025, s. 825.102, s.
39	825.1025, s. 836.10, s. 847.0135(2), s. 847.0137, s. 847.0145,
40	or s. 943.0435. Funds credited to the trust fund also shall
41	include revenues provided by law, moneys appropriated by the
42	Legislature, and grants from public or private entities.
43	(2) The Department of Health shall establish by rule
44	criteria consistent with the provisions of s. 794.055(3)(a) for
45	distributing moneys from the trust fund to rape crisis centers.
46	Section 2. Section 938.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
47	read:
48	938.08 Additional cost to fund programs in domestic
49	violence.-In addition to any sanction imposed for a violation of
50	s. 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s.
51	784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s.
52	784.083, s. 784.085, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, s. 794.011, s.
53	825.102, s. 836.10, or for any offense of domestic violence
54	described in s. 741.28, the court shall impose a surcharge of
55	$301 $201. Payment of the surcharge shall be a condition of
56	probation, community control, or any other court-ordered
57	supervision. The sum of $185 $85 of the surcharge shall be
58	deposited into the Domestic Violence Trust Fund established in
59	s. 741.01. The clerk of the court shall retain $1 of each
60	surcharge that the clerk of the court collects as a service
61	charge of the clerk's office. The remainder of the surcharge
62	shall be provided to the governing board of the county and must
63	be used only to defray the costs of incarcerating persons
64	sentenced under s. 741.283 and provide additional training to
65	law enforcement personnel in combating domestic violence.
66	Section 3. Section 938.085, Florida Statutes, is amended
67	to read:
68	938.085 Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers.-In
69	addition to any sanction imposed when a person pleads guilty or
70	nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of
71	adjudication, a violation of s. 775.21, s. 784.011, s. 784.021,
72	s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s.
73	784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. 784.085, s.
74	787.025, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, or s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s.
75	794.08, s. 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, s. 796.05,
76	s. 796.06, s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i), s. 800.03, s. 810.14, s.
77	810.145, s. 812.135, s. 817.025, s. 825.102, s. 825.1025, s.
78	836.10, s. 847.0135(2), s. 847.0137, s. 847.0145, or s.
79	943.0435, the court shall impose a surcharge of $151. Payment of
80	the surcharge shall be a condition of probation, community
81	control, or any other court-ordered supervision. The sum of $150
82	of the surcharge shall be deposited into the Rape Crisis Program
83	Trust Fund established within the Department of Health by
84	chapter 2003-140, Laws of Florida. The clerk of the court shall
85	retain $1 of each surcharge that the clerk of the court collects
86	as a service charge of the clerk's office.
87	Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
88	made by this act to section 794.056, Florida Statutes, in a
89	reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (21) of section
90	20.435, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
91	20.435 Department of Health; trust funds.-The following
92	trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Health:
93	(21) Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.
94	(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund
95	shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s.
96	794.056.
97	Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
98	made by this act to section 938.085, Florida Statutes, in a
99	reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
100	794.055, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
101	794.055 Access to services for victims of sexual battery.-
102	(3)
103	(b) Funds received under s. 938.085 shall be used to
104	provide sexual battery recovery services to victims and their
105	families. Funds shall be distributed to rape crisis centers
106	based on an allocation formula that takes into account the
107	population and rural characteristics of each county. No more
108	than 15 percent of the funds shall be used by the statewide
109	nonprofit association for statewide initiatives. No more than 5
110	percent of the funds may be used by the department for
111	administrative costs.
112	Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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