CS/HB 169 Summary

• Amends parole eligibility law to require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to consider an inmate's institutional achievements, disciplinary record, and public risk factors when making parole decisions.

• Creates a voluntary long-term inmate program jointly administered by the Commission on Offender Review and Department of Corrections for parole-eligible inmates within 3 years of their presumptive parole release date.

• Program participants must complete at least 250 hours of community service, 100 hours of enrichment programs, and evidence-based curriculum covering anger management, criminal thinking, education/vocational needs, family relationships, lifestyle/wellness, substance abuse treatment, and victim impact.

• Inmates who fail to complete assigned duties may be removed from the program; successful completion results in a certificate but does not guarantee parole or extend sentence length.

• Effective date July 1, 2022.