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FL S2260
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends statute governing faith- and character-based programs in Florida correctional institutions to expand scope beyond faith-based programs to include character-based components
- Removes requirement that Department of Corrections fund chaplains and support staff through annual appropriations and inmate welfare trust funds
- Deletes mandate for six new faith-based programs and eliminates requirement that 80 percent of participating inmates be within 36 months of release
- Clarifies that program participation is voluntary and assignment is based on evaluation and projected length of institutional stay, with removal permitted only for population management, disciplinary reasons, health concerns, or security issues
- Maintains requirement that state funds support secular goals of rehabilitation and recidivism reduction rather than religious indoctrination, and that programs do not convert inmates to particular faiths
Legislative Description
Faith- and Character-based Correctional Programs [SPSC]
Last Action
Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
4/30/2010
Committee Referrals
Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means4/20/2010
Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations4/8/2010
Criminal Justice3/4/2010
Full Bill Text
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