RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-501.301: Law LibrariesNOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34, No. 30, July 25, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
33-501.301 Law Libraries.
(1) through (6) No change.
(7) Use of Inmates as Clerks in Law Libraries.
(a) through (d) No change.
(e) Law clerk training program. Central office library services shall develop a training program to provide inmates who work in law libraries with knowledge of legal research and writing, use of specific legal research materials to include digital or non-print resources in the law library collection, the law and rules of criminal law and post-conviction remedies, prisoners’ civil rights, and other subject matter identified as necessary for an inmate law clerk to provide meaningful assistance to inmates. Inmates who successfully complete the law clerk training program shall be given a certificate by central office library services documenting successful completion of the program, and a notation shall be recorded in the department’s offender database. Central office library services will document an inmate’s successful completion of the law clerk training program in the department’s offender database. However, Ccentral office library services shall have the authority to revoke or suspend certification for commission of acts prohibited by this section or for failure to satisfactorily perform the duties assigned to an inmate law clerk.
(f) through (q) No change.
(8) through (11) No change.
Specific Authority 944.09, 944.11 FS. Law Implemented 20.315, 944.09, 944.11 FS. History–New 4-6-93, Amended 7-3-94, 11-2-94, 4-28-96, 9-30-96, 12-7-97, Formerly 33-3.0055, Amended 2-15-01, 11-4-01, 12-23-03, 1-7-07, ________.
