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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

33-210.201ADA Provisions for Inmates

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule amendment is necessary to reflect current Department procedure requiring copies of ADA requests to be placed in the confidential section of the inmate’s classification file rather than in their medical file; to eliminate references to Institutional ADA Coordinators; to extend the time frame for processing requests for ADA accommodations; to allow the Central Office ADA Coordinator to assign a designee to review whether an accommodation would constitute an unfair burden on the Department; and make additional “clean-up” revisions as necessary.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: ADA Provisions for Inmates.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.09 F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Office of the General Counsel, Attn: FDC Rule Correspondence, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail]. A copy of the preliminary draft may also be obtained using the following link: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/legal/ch33/notices/index.html

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.