1. JEB BUSH
    1. RE: Senate Bill 120

FLORIDA
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DEPARTMENT of
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CORRECTIONS
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Governor
JEB BUSH
Secretary
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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JAMES V. CROSBY, JR.
2601 Blair Stone Road
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Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
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http://www.dc.state.fl.us
June 10, 2004
Ronnie H. McCallister, Director of Operations
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School Transportation Management Section
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Florida Department of Education
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325 West Gaines Street, #1114
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
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RE: Senate Bill 120
Dear Mr. McCallister:
In order to implement requirements of this new law, which is effective October 1, 2004, I have
prepared a summary of objectives that we will discuss further on June 10, 2004 at 10:30 A.M.
during our meeting at the Department of Corrections, 2601 Blair Stone Rd.
The law provides the following:
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a select group of sexual offenders with conditional release supervision to follow
incarceration will be prohibited from residing within 1,000 feet of a school, day care
center, park, playground, designated publics school bus stop, or other place where
children regularly congregate.
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Conditional releasee’s who are subject to this law may not relocate to a residence that is
within 1,000 feet of the above locations.
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On October 1, 2004, the Department of Corrections is responsible for notifying each
affected school district of the location of the residence of a releasee prior to release and
thereafter, while on supervision.
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If, on October 1, 2004, any public school bus stop is located within 1,000 feet of the
releasee’s existing residence, the district school board shall relocate the school bus stop.
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Beginning October 1, 2004, a district school board may not establish or relocate a public
school bus stop within 1,000 feet of the residence of a releasee who is subject to this law.
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The failure of the district school board to comply with this shall not result in a violation
of the conditional releasee’s supervision.
In order to prepare for implementation of this new law which is effective October 1, 2004, the
following issues are being addressed:

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Targeted population
– Although there are 3096 offenders currently on conditional
release supervision, only 349 of these offenders have a sex offense (subject to SB 120
requirements). Out of those 349 offenders, 223 have a minor victim. Out of those 223
offenders, 53 have at least one offense date of 10/1/95 and are currently being supervised
in the community. The following summarizes the criteria of the bill used to calculate the
number of conditional release offenders subject to the requirements of this bill:
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convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1995, or who have been
previously convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1995, in
violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145, Florida Statutes
(sex offenses);
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subject to condition release supervision, which is a form of post release
supervision, imposed on certain inmates, after serving the majority of their prison
sentence. (The Florida Parole Commission establishes the terms of supervision
and retains jurisdiction over the case and the Department of Corrections
supervises the offenders.); and
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offense must have involved a victim under the age of 18.
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List of Offenders
- The Department of Corrections Bureau of Research and Data
Analysis has retrieved information from the department’s database using the above
criteria to determine the current offender population that will be affected by this
legislation. The current list of 53 conditional release sex offenders is attached, including
the offender’s name, Department of Corrections number, and street address. This list will
change periodically as these offenders terminate supervision, are returned to prison due
to violations, or as “new” conditional release offenders are released from prison into the
community for supervision.
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Notification Process
– The Department of Corrections is developing an electronic form
of notification process where an email will be sent to the appropriate school board district
with a link to the Department’s Inmate Release Information Web Site or the Supervised
Population Information Web Site. This link will provide the offender’s name, address,
photograph, and other identifying information.
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Department of Corrections List of Contacts
– This link to the Department of
Corrections web site provides the locations of each probation office and telephone
numbers. http://www.dc.state.fl.us/orginfo/facilitydir.html
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Location of Designated Public School Bus Stops
– This information is requested from
your agency in order for the Department of Corrections to determine if proposed
residences are within 1,000 feet of a designated school bus stop.
Realizing this
information may be in various formats from the 67 school districts, it is requested that
this information be provided as soon as possible. Once this information is received, we
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able to determine how to program this information in order to automate the process of
researching an address for bus stop locations.
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Department of Education List of Contacts
– It is requested that a list of contacts from
your agency is provided for our staff.
Thank you for your assistance in coordinating the implementation of this new law which will
enhance public safety.
Sincerely,
Barry Q. Groves
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Probation and Parole
BQG/law
cc:
James V. Crosby, Jr., Secretary
R. Beth Atchison, Assistant Secretary, Probation and Parole
Adam L. Thomas, Director of Community Operations
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Fred Roesel, Chief, Bureau of Classification and Central Records
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Shari Britton, Chief, Bureau of Probation and Parole
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