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Notice: 14484057

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

Division:

Detention Services

Chapter:

DETENTION COST SHARING

Overview

RULE:

63G-1.011	Definitions (Repealed)
63G-1.013	Calculating Estimated Funding (Repealed)
63G-1.016	Monthly Reporting (Repealed)
63G-1.017	Monthly/Annual Reconciliation and Dispute Resolution (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

Amendments are necessary to comply with a recent appellate decision invalidating portions of the department's rules implementing detention cost sharing.  The amendments provide a definition for "final court disposition," and create a methodology for estimating and reconciling each paying county's actual costs that will effectively reduce the counties' responsibility for secure detention costs.

SUMMARY:

The amendments eliminate the current "commitment status" dividing line between state and county responsibility for secure detention costs, replacing it with one that reduces the counties' share, and increases state responsibility.  Most notably, the state will assume responsibility for detention stays associated with technical violations of probation, and for those following the dismissal of all open charges.  A new methodology for estimating and reconciling costs is adopted, which will utilize a uniform per diem, and thus ensure that the counties do not pay a higher rate than the state.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

985.64, 985.686(11) FS.

LAW:

985.686 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/15/2014 Vol. 40/95

COMMENTS:

From 5/15/2014 To 6/5/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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