Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-601.105: Restoration of Forfeited Gain Time
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rules is to reflect disciplinary charges recently added to Rule 33-601.314, F.A.C.
SUMMARY: The rules are amended to include the disciplinary charges added to Rule 33-601.314, F.A.C.
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: 944.09, 944.23, 944.275 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 20.315, 944.09, 944.23, 944.275, 944.28 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: Jamie Leigh Jordan, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Corrections, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

33-601.105 Restoration of Forfeited Gain Time.

Restoration of gain time as a positive management tool. Gain time that has been forfeited under the current commitment as a result of disciplinary action or revocation of parole, provisional release, supervised community release, conditional medical release, control release, or conditional release shall be subject to restoration when the restoration would produce the same or greater benefits as those derived from the forfeiture in the first place. Only those inmates whose adjustment and performance since their last disciplinary report or revocation of parole, provisional release, supervised community release, conditional medical release, control release, or conditional release has exceeded that which is required to comply with all the behavioral objectives are eligible for consideration. The restoration shall only be considered when the inmate has clearly performed positively over a period of time and it appears the inmate will continue this positive adjustment without further violating the rules of the department or the laws of the state and the inmate is serving that portion of the sentence which, but for the forfeiture of gain time, would have been completed.

(1) Eligibility.

(a) Restoration of gain time due to loss by disciplinary action:

1. through 3. No change.

4. The following groups of inmates shall not be eligible for restoration of forfeited gain time:

a. No change.

b. Inmates who have been found guilty of one of the following disciplinary offenses during their current commitment:

1-1 Assault or battery or attempted assault or battery with a deadly weapon;

1-2 Unarmed Assault, where a physical attack was made against department staff;

1-5 Sexual Battery;

1-7 Aggravated battery or attempted aggravated battery on a correctional officer;

1-8 Aggravated battery or attempted aggravated battery on staff other than correctional officer;

1-9 Aggravated battery or attempted aggravated battery on someone other than staff or inmates (vendor, etc.);

1-10 Aggravated battery or attempted aggravated battery on an inmate;

1-11 Aggravated assault or attempted aggravated assault on a correctional officer;

1-12 Aggravated assault or attempted aggravated assault on staff other than correctional officer;

1-13 Aggravated assault or attempted aggravated assault on someone other than staff or inmates (vendor, etc.);

1-14 Aggravated assault or attempted aggravated assault on an inmate;

1-15 Battery or attempted battery on a correctional officer;

1-16 Battery or attempted battery on staff other than correctional officer;

1-17 Battery or attempted battery on someone other than staff or inmates(vendor, etc.);

1-18 Battery or attempted battery on an inmate;

1-19 Assault or attempted assault on a correctional officer;

1-20 Assault or attempted assault on staff other than correctional officer;

1-21 Assault or attempted assault on someone other than staff or inmates(vendor, etc.);

1-22 Assault or attempted assault on an inmate;

2-1 Participating in riots, strikes, mutinous acts or disturbances;

3-1 Possession of weapons, ammunition, or explosives;

3-4 Trafficking in Drugs;

4-1 Escape or attempted escape.

5. through 6. No change.

(b) No change.

(2) No change.

Specific Authority 944.09, 944.275 FS. Law Implemented 944.09, 944.275, 944.28 FS. History–New 11-27-84, Formerly 33-11.15, Amended 10-12-89, 8-29-91, 10-13-93, Formerly 33-11.015, Amended 8-30-01, 4-30-02,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: John Hancock, Chief, Classification and Central Records
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Laura E. Bedard, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: December 3, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 14, 2007