THE BILL ITSELF
CS/CS/CS/HB 913
Inmate Services
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An act relating to inmate services; amending s.
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945.215, F.S.; requiring maintenance and repair
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deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional
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facilities to be deposited in the Contractor-Operated
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Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requiring
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funds from the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate
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Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes;
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reenacting s. 944.72(1), F.S., relating to the
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Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust
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Fund, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 945.215,
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F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective
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date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
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945.215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds.—
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(3) CONTRACTOR-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS INMATE WELFARE TRUST
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FUND; CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.—
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(b)1. The net proceeds derived from inmate canteens,
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vending machines used primarily by inmates, telephone
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commissions, and similar sources at contractor-operated
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correctional facilities shall be deposited in the Contractor-
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Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
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2. Maintenance and repair deduction fees from contractor-
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operated correctional facilities shall be deposited in the
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Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
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3. Funds in the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate
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Welfare Trust Fund shall be used exclusively to provide for or
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operate any of the following at contractor-operated correctional
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facilities:
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a. Programs to aid inmates' reintegration into society.
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b. Environmental health upgrades to facilities, including
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fixed capital outlay for repairs and maintenance that would
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improve environmental conditions of the correctional facilities.
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4.2. Funds in the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate
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Welfare Trust Fund shall be expended only pursuant to
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legislative appropriation.
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Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
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made by this act to section 945.215, Florida Statutes, in a
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reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 944.72, Florida
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Statutes, is reenacted to read:
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944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare
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Trust Fund.—
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(1) There is hereby created in the Department of
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Corrections the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare
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Trust Fund. The purpose of the trust fund shall be the benefit
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and welfare of inmates incarcerated in contractor-operated
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correctional facilities under contract with the department
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pursuant to this chapter or chapter 957. Moneys shall be
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deposited in the trust fund and expenditures made from the trust
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fund as provided in s. 945.215.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.