Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-204.003: Food Services - Standards of Operation
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to amend the form documenting substitution of food items from DC6-229, Daily Record of Segregation, to DC6-209, Housing Unit Log, and DC6-210, Incident Report. This amendment is made for efficiency.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule changes the form used for documenting food substitutions from DC6-229, Daily Record of Segregation, to DC6-209, Housing Unit Log, and DC6-210, Incident Report.
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 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.09 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: Kendra Lee Jowers, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Corrections, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

33-204.003 Food Services – Standards of Operation.

(1) No change.

(2) Confinement.

(a) All inmates in confinement shall receive normal institutional meals as are available to the general population, except that if any item on the normal menu or any food utensil might create a security problem in the confinement area, then another item of comparable quality or other appropriate utensils shall be substituted. Substitutions shall be documented on the Housing Unit Log, DC6-209 and Incident Report, DC6-210 Daily Record of Segregation, Form DC6-229. Form DC6-209 is DC6-229 has been previously incorporated by reference in Rule 33-601.800 33-602.220, F.A.C. Form DC6-210 is incorporated by reference in Rule 33-602.210, F.A.C.

(b) through (d) No change.

(3) through (5) No change.

Specific Authority 944.09 FS. Law Implemented 944.09 FS. History– New 1-18-89, Amended 7-21-97, Formerly 33-30.003, Amended 8-9-00, 11-16-00, 10-2-01, 2-18-02, 7-2-03, 11-1-04, 2-27-05, 10-16-05, 1-17-06,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Charlie Terrell, Director of Field Support Services, Institutional Support Services
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Walter A. McNeil, Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: July 10, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 21, 2008