FL S0882

Eliminates the 0.5 percent monitoring fee that counties or municipalities previously paid to the Department of Juvenile Justice for juvenile detention facility operations.

Establishes 10 compliance criteria for county and municipal juvenile delinquency programs, including accreditation requirements, annual facility inspections meeting Florida Model Jail Standards, and adherence to federal sight and sound separation of juveniles from adults.

Requires staff-to-child ratios of 1 adult to 8 children during waking hours and 1 adult to 10 children during sleeping hours in living areas.

Prohibits program personnel from carrying chemical and electric restraints while present with children; if restraints are on-site, they must be locked away, used only in exigent circumstances with facility director approval, and chemical restraints must be weighed after each use.

Requires programs to limit use of video or audio recording as sole monitoring method, use positive behavior management systems, provide programming and recreation ensuring children are not confined to cells except for sleeping, and prohibit isolation or solitary confinement except when recommended by a licensed physician.