NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 16, 2008, the Department of Juvenile Justice has issued an order.
The Department of Juvenile Justice has denied the Petition for Variance to paragraph 63E-7.013(3)(b), F.A.C., that was filed by Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. on August 26, 2008. Notice of the Petition was published on September 5, 2008. No comments were received, and the Petition was considered complete on October 7, 2008. The Petition sought a variance to that portion of the rule requiring bed checks every ten minutes during sleeping hours. On behalf of its three wilderness camps, Eckerd requested that the checks be reduced in frequency to every thirty minutes, given the presence of sleeping staff at each campsite. The Department’s order, issued in DJJ08-001WV, concluded that Eckerd satisfactorily demonstrated that the rule imposed a substantial hardship, but did not show that the purpose of the underlying statute would be satisfied.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Chakita Jenkins, Agency Clerk, 2737 Centerview Dr., Ste. 3200, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3100.