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FL S1276

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2023

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Book

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Children and Families to enroll persons determined to be sexually violent predators in a mandatory 12-week prerelease treatment program delivered remotely by video conference while in Department of Corrections custody.

  • Mandates that committed sexually violent predators complete a hierarchal advancing treatment plan consisting of cognitive-behavioral therapy, relapse prevention, sex offender-specific counseling, substance use disorder treatment, vocational therapy, and recreational activities before release.

  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption at probable cause hearings and trials that it is not safe for a person to be at large if they have not completed the entire hierarchal advancing treatment plan.

  • Requires annual reviews of each committed person's treatment plan and progress by their primary treating clinician and clinical director, with status reports documented in their clinical file.

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to collect and publish quarterly and annual reports on its public website detailing statistics on sexually violent predators referred, including offense details, victim information, and recidivism data.

Legislative Description

Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Last Action

Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

5/5/2023

Full Bill Text

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