HB 4021 Summary

• Deletes provisions from Florida Statutes Section 985.688 that allowed counties to use county sheriff facilities, other county jail operators, or contracted providers for juvenile preadjudication detention under certain conditions.

• Removes the four compliance conditions that previously allowed this detention arrangement: full cost provision, county authorization, accreditation by Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission or American Correctional Association, and annual facility inspections meeting Florida Model Jail Standards.

• Eliminates the exemption that previously shielded compliant counties and county sheriffs from additional training, procedures, or inspections required by the delinquency chapter.

• Effective date: July 1, 2013.