Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-601.606: Placement of Inmates into Community Release Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is reduce from 90 to 60 days the amount of time that an inmate must be disciplinary report free prior to placement to be eligible for community release programs.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule provides that an inmate must be disciplinary report free for at least 60 days prior to placement to be eligible for community release programs.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 945.091 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 945.091 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Perri King Dale, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Corrections, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

33-601.606 Placement of Inmates into Community Release Programs.

(1) No change.

(2) Eligibility and Ineligibility Criteria.

(a) No change.

(b) In order to be eligible for community release programs an inmate must:

1. through 2. No change.

3. Be disciplinary report free for at least 60 90 days prior to placement.

4. through 6. No change.

(3) through (5) No change.

Specific Authority 945.091 FS. Law Implemented 945.091 FS. History–New 3-14-01, Amended 9-2-01, 3-19-02, 11-18-02, 5-31-04. 11-25-04, 4-13-06,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: George Sapp, Assistant Secretary of Institutions
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Laura E. Bedard, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 26, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 15, 2007