SBFlorida Senate - 2023 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7018 FirstFOR EngrossedCONSIDERATION 20237018e1By the Committee on Criminal Justice 591-02116B-23 20237018pb A bill to be entitled An act relating to the inmate welfare trust fund;

deleting a limitation on the maximum amount that inmates are allowed to request in a weekly withdrawal from their individual inmate bank trust fund accounts;

adding to the purposes for which the trust fund must be used at correctional facilities to include fixed capital outlays for educational facilities and environmental health upgrades to facilities;

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Subsection (1) and paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 945.215, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds.— Page 1 of 7 CODING:

SBFlorida Senate - 2023 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7018 First591-02116B-23 Engrossed20237018pb 20237018e1(1) SectionINMATE 1.PURCHASES;

Subsection (1) and paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 945.215, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds.— (1) INMATE PURCHASES;

(c) Any funds that may be assigned by inmates or donated to the department by the general public or an inmate service organization must be deposited into the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or, as provided in Pageparagraph 2(2)(b), ofinto 7the CODING:General Revenue Fund;

however, the department may shall not accept any donation from, or on behalf of, any individual inmate.

(d) All proceeds from the following sources must be Page 2 of 7 CODING:

SBFlorida Senate - 2023 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7018 First591-02116B-23 Engrossed20237018pb 20237018e1deposited into the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or, as provided in paragraph (2)(b), into the General Revenue Fund;Fund:

however, the department may shall not accept any donation from, or on behalf of, any individual inmate.

(d) All proceeds from the following sources must be deposited into the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or, as provided in paragraph (2)(b), into the General Revenue Fund:

Page(2) 3STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS INMATE WELFARE TRUST FUND.— (b) Deposits into the trust fund may not exceed a total of 7$32 CODING:$2.5 million in any fiscal year.

Any proceeds or funds that would cause deposits into the trust fund to exceed this limit Page 3 of 7 CODING:

SBFlorida 7018Senate First- Engrossed2023 20237018e1(PROPOSED (2)BILL) STATE-OPERATEDSPB INSTITUTIONS7018 INMATE591-02116B-23 WELFARE20237018pb TRUSTmust FUND.—be (b)deposited Deposits into the trustGeneral fundRevenue mayFund. not exceed a total of $32 $2.5 million in any fiscal year.

Any proceeds or funds that would cause deposits into the trust fund to exceed this limit must be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

Literacy programs, vocational training programs, and educational programs, includingwhich includes fixed capital outlayoutlays for educational facilities.

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Environmental health upgrades to facilities, including fixed capital outlay for repairs and maintenance that would improve environmental conditions of the correctional facilities.

Page945.6037 4Nonemergency ofhealth 7care; CODING:

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SB 7018 First Engrossed 20237018e1 945.6037 Nonemergency health care;

(b) The copayment for an inmate’s health care must be deductedPage from4 anyof existing7 balanceCODING: in the inmate’s bank account.

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Florida Senate - 2023 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7018 591-02116B-23 20237018pb deducted from any existing balance in the inmate’s bank account.

Was initiated by the health care provider or consists of Pageroutine 5follow-up offollowup 7care; CODING:

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SB 7018 First Engrossed 20237018e1 routine follow-up followup care;

When the inmate is referred to mental health evaluation or treatment by a correctional officer, correctional probation officer,Page or5 otherof person7 supervisingCODING: an inmate worker.

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Florida Senate - 2023 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7018 591-02116B-23 20237018pb officer, or other person supervising an inmate worker.

(5) When an inmate is transferred between department facilities, is released from the custody of the department, dies, or escapes during incarceration, and the inmate has an unexpended inmate trust fund account balance of less than $1, Pagethat 6balance ofshall 7be CODING:transferred to the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or, as provided in s.

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