HB 1169 Summary

• Creates the Florida Correctional Operations Oversight Council within the Office of Chief Inspector General to oversee corrections and juvenile justice operations with emphasis on safe and effective facility operations.

• Council composition: 9 members total (3 appointed by Governor, 3 by President of Senate, 3 by Speaker of House) with initial terms of 2 years and subsequent 4-year terms, with members required to be state residents representing different geographic regions.

• Council duties include evaluating facility operations, conducting announced and unannounced inspections of correctional and juvenile facilities (including private contractors), monitoring high-risk facilities, and submitting annual reports to the Governor and Legislature by November 1 beginning in 2019.

• Members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses; council cannot interfere with day-to-day operations of corrections or juvenile justice departments.

• Appropriates $168,074 in recurring funds and $37,855 in nonrecurring funds for fiscal year 2018-2019, authorizes one full-time position at $70,000 salary; takes effect July 1, 2018.