Amending the requirement that the preadmission comprehensive evaluation be conducted no more than six months prior to program commencement. The amendment runs the six-month period from the point at which the youth is referred to the program. This ...

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Residential Services

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
63E-6.003: Admission Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Amending the requirement that the preadmission comprehensive evaluation be conducted no more than six months prior to program commencement. The amendment runs the six-month period from the point at which the youth is referred to the program. This ensures that once youth are deemed eligible for the program based upon a timely comprehensive evaluation, they will be referred, and later admitted, without the need for the program to perform a second review of the evaluation at the time of admission.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The rule amendement addresses the timeliness of a comprehensive evaluation needed for admission to a Sheriff’s Training and Respect Program.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 985.4891, 985.64 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 985.4891(2), (7)(a) FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Friday, June 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: DJJ Headquarters, 2737 Centerview Dr., Ste. 312, General Counsel's Conference Room, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Lydia Monroe, 2737 Centerview Dr., Ste. 312, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100, e-mail [e-mail]

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