30986182, 33-103.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 30986182

Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Chapter:

INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

Overview

RULE:

33-103.002	Inmate Grievances - Terminology and Definitions
33-103.005	Informal Grievance
33-103.006	Formal Grievance - Institution or Facility Level
33-103.007	Appeals and Direct Grievances to the Office of the Secretary
33-103.011	Time Frames for Inmate Grievances
33-103.013	Classification of Grievance
33-103.014	Reasons for Return of Grievance or Appeal Without Processing
33-103.015	Inmate Grievances - Miscellaneous Provisions

The Florida Department of Corrections announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:

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The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has elected to conduct a public hearing to receive and consider comments and questions regarding proposed Rules 33-103.002, .005, .006, .007, .011, .013, .014, .015, F.A.C. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
1.	Public hearing commencement
2.	Opening remarks and administrative matters
3.	Overview of proposed rule amendments
4.	Public questions and comments
5.	Closing remarks and administrative matters
6.	Public hearing adjournment
Inmates may not attend the public hearing. Pursuant to § 120.81(3)(b), F.S., inmates may present evidence and argument on any issues under consideration by submitting written statements to FDC regarding the promulgation of this rule. Written statements may be mailed to FDC at the following address no later than 24 hours following the conclusion of the public hearing: Florida Department of Corrections, Attn.: FDC Rule Correspondence, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. All written statements received at this address will become part of the rulemaking record.
Members of the public may register for the hearing at  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2060160890351738711. Members of the public who desire to ask questions or provide comments during the hearing must indicate their desire to do so on the registration page no later than June 18, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Due to time constraints, only the first 100 members of the public who register to ask questions or provide comments will be guaranteed to have the opportunity to do so. Each public question and comment period will be limited to two minutes per person. In lieu of asking questions or providing comments during the hearing, members of the public may participate in the public hearing as listeners only. The public hearing will be recorded. A recording of the hearing will be available from FDC following the hearing.
Upon completion of the registration process, registrants will be provided a link to join the webinar at the designated time. A telephone number will also be provided for those without the necessary computer hardware to participate in the webinar via the internet and for those who desire only to listen to the webinar.
Questions and comments may be submitted by members of the public to FDC anytime between the publication of this notice until 24 hours following the conclusion of the public hearing. The email address for such submissions is FDCRuleHearing@fdc.myflorida.com. All questions and comments received at this email address will become part of the rulemaking record.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Agenda is included above.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/5/2026 Vol. 52/109

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