HB 1029 Summary: Interstate Compact for Juveniles

• Reenacts Florida's participation in the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, establishing the Interstate Commission for Juveniles to oversee supervision and transfer of juvenile offenders across state lines.

• Creates the Interstate Commission as a body corporate with powers to adopt binding rules, collect standardized data on juvenile movement, enforce compliance, and resolve disputes among compacting states.

• Establishes a State Council for Interstate Juvenile Offender Supervision in Florida with seven members plus the Secretary of Juvenile Justice as chair to oversee state participation in the Interstate Commission.

• Provides funding through annual assessments on each compacting state based on population and volume of interstate juvenile movement, with financial audits required yearly.

• Sets procedures for state withdrawal, default remedies (including fines and suspension), judicial enforcement in federal district court, and dissolution if membership drops to one state.