33-103.016: Follow Through on Approved Grievances
33-103.018: Evaluation of the Grievance Procedure
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the rulemaking is to revise Form DC1-306 for conformity with the rule and to reflect the title change of the Office of Institutions, Bureau of Security Operations.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Inmate Grievances.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.09 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Laura Gallagher, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
33-103.016 Follow Through on Approved Grievances.
(1) Formal Grievance – Institution or Facility Level. All formal grievances that are approved at the institution or facility level shall be handled as follows:
(a) The employee approving the grievance shall complete Section I of Form DC1-306, Grievance Approval Action Form. Form DC1-306 is hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form are available from the Forms Control Administrator, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01224. The effective date of the form is _________08-01-00.
(b) through (f) No change.
(2) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 944.09 FS. Law Implemented 944.09 FS. History–New 4-10-95, Amended 12-7-97, Formerly 33-29.0155, Amended 8-1-00, 1-1-01, 8-21-06, 3-25-08,_________.
33-103.018 Evaluation of the Grievance Procedure.
The grievance procedure shall be reviewed at each institution through operational reviews conducted by the Office of Institutions, Bureau of Security Operations Internal Audit. This evaluation shall include information obtained from a survey of staff and inmates, review of employees’ and inmates’ comments on the effectiveness and credibility of the procedure on site visits to institutions and facilities by staff of the Office of Institutions, Bureau of Security Operations Bureau of Internal Audit and from monthly reports prepared by the Bureau of Policy Management and Inmate Appeals.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 944.09 FS. Law Implemented 944.09 FS. History–New 10-12-89, Amended 12-22-92, 4-10-95, Formerly 33-29.017, Amended 2-9-05,________.