Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: 12th Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2007; create.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Corrections;Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 01/29 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CN To JA | |
| 3 | 01/30 (H) DR - TSDPCS: JA To CN | |
| 4 | 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 5 | 02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 6 | 02/07 (H) Passed {Vote} | |
| 7 | 02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 8 | 02/13 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations | |
| 9 | 02/26 (S) DR - TSDPAA: CR To AP | |
| 10 | 02/27 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
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Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Watson
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF FORREST AND PERRY COUNTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM BE KNOWN AS THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION WHICH OPERATES PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS SHALL BE THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL OVERSEE AND OPERATE ALL PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION; TO ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO SHALL SERVE AT ITS PLEASURE; TO INCORPORATE INTO THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES CONCERNING PRETRIAL RELEASE, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM, SUPERVISION FOR PARTICIPANTS ENTERING A PLEA OF GUILT PURSUANT, POST-ADJUDICATION SUPERVISION, A VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION AND WORK RELEASE, A REENTRY RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, ADULT AND JUVENILE DRUG AND DUI COURT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEFERRED PROSECUTION AND PRETRIAL DIVERSION, AND ANY OTHER SIMILAR OR RELATED PROGRAM; TO DEFINE PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND TO ALLOW THE REFUSAL OF THE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHOSE PARTICIPATION WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST OR WOULD INVALIDATE THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAMS OR SERVICES OFFERED; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO CONTRACT FOR ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS TO COLLECT REASONABLE FEES FROM PARTICIPANTS OF ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR AN AUDIT OF THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS EVERY THREE YEARS; TO AUTHORIZE THE 12TH CIRCUIT COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS THE ABILITY TO HIRE LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; TO AUTHORIZE THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DEFER OR WAIVE THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEES BASED UPON THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF A PARTICIPANT OR HIS OR HER DEPENDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PARTICIPANT IN A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM WHO WILLFULLY FAILS TO REPORT TO SUCH PROGRAM AS ORDERED, OR WHO WILLFULLY FAILS TO RETURN TO SUCH PROGRAM FROM A JOB OR TEMPORARY PASS, SHALL BE GUILTY OF ESCAPE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS AND ENUMERATED POWERS DESCRIBED SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH, OR CHANGE IN ANY MANNER, THE DRUG COURT OR PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AUTHORIZED BY OTHER STATE STATUTES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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