The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to amend Form DC6-127, Checklist for Transfers to Work Release Centers, for clarity.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-601.602: Community Release Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to amend Form DC6-127, Checklist for Transfers to Work Release Centers, for clarity.
SUMMARY: Form DC6-127, Checklist for Transfers to Work Release Centers is amended to include: a more detailed checklist of eligibility and ineligibility criteria; the timeframe for inmates to be disciplinary report free in order to participate in work release was changed from 90 days to 60 days; additional signature lines were added for recommendations from the inmate’s classification officer, institutional classification team members and the state classification officer; and reformatted as a whole for clarity.
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: 945.091, 946.002 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 945.091, 946.002 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: Jamie Leigh Jordan, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Corrections, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

33-601.602 Community Release Programs.

(1) through (15) No change.

(16) Forms. The following forms are hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of these forms are available from the Forms Control Administrator, Office of Research, Planning and Support Services, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500.

(a) through (h) No change.

(i) DC6-127, Checklist for Transfers to Work Release Centers, effective _________ 7-17-07.

(j) No change.

Specific Authority 945.091, 946.002 FS. Law Implemented 945.091, 946.002 FS. History–New 12-7-97, Amended 4-13-98, 10-20-98, Formerly 33-9.023, Amended 3-14-01, 9-2-01, 10-27-03, 3-2-04, 10-28-04, 2-7-05, 2-22-07, 7-17-07, ________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: John Hancock, Chief, Classification and Central Records
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Laura E. Bedard, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: September 28, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 3, 2007