Florida SB 1762: Training for Secondary School Nurses

Bill Text

1762 
Criminal Justice Commission 
2026-01-13T04:11:35Z 
Creating the commission within the Department of Corrections; specifying the purpose of the commission; providing for membership of the commission; specifying terms of commission members; requiring the commission to take specified actions; providing reporting requirements; authorizing the commission to take specified actions, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1762 

 By Senator Rouson 

 16-01152-26 20261762__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the Criminal Justice Commission; 
 3 creating s. 945.231, F.S.; creating the commission 
 4 within the Department of Corrections; specifying the 
 5 purpose of the commission; providing for membership of 
 6 the commission; specifying terms of commission 
 7 members; requiring the commission to take specified 
 8 actions; providing reporting requirements; authorizing 
 9 the commission to take specified actions; providing an 
 10 effective date. 
 11 
 12 WHEREAS, in 2023, this state spent $2.3 million on a report 
 13 to develop a master plan for the state prison system, and 
 14 WHEREAS, the state-commissioned KPMG Master Plan Report 
 15 analyzed this state’s correctional system and suggested ways to 
 16 improve it over the next 20 years, and 
 17 WHEREAS, the report recommended numerous areas for 
 18 improvement, including addressing workforce shortages and 
 19 planning for improved correctional facilities, and 
 20 WHEREAS, the report also recommended that this state create 
 21 a criminal justice commission modeled after those in existence 
 22 in other states, and 
 23 WHEREAS, though several steps have been taken in addressing 
 24 concerns raised in the report, the creation of a state criminal 
 25 justice commission may help facilitate further positive reforms 
 26 to the state’s correctional system, NOW, THEREFORE, 
 27 
 28 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 29 
 30 Section 1. Section 945.231, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 31 read: 
 32 945.231 Criminal Justice Commission.— 
 33 (1) There is created the Criminal Justice Commission. The 
 34 commission is assigned to the department for administrative 
 35 purposes but shall exercise its duties independently of the 
 36 department. 
 37 (2) The purpose of the commission is to evaluate, advise, 
 38 and make policy recommendations regarding this state’s criminal 
 39 justice system which analyze the next 20 years of needs and 
 40 challenges in the state correctional system. The commission 
 41 shall help advance long-term strategic improvements in criminal 
 42 justice policy, workforce capacity, facility planning, and 
 43 systemwide reform. 
 44 (3) The commission shall be composed of the following 
 45 members: 
 46 (a) One member appointed by the President of the Senate. 
 47 (b) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
 48 Representatives. 
 49 (c) The Attorney General, or his or her designee. 
 50 (d) The secretary of the department, or his or her 
 51 designee. 
 52 (e) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a 
 53 sheriff, a chief of police, or a representative of a state law 
 54 enforcement agency. 
 55 (f) One member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
 56 Representatives, who is a representative of a victim’s rights 
 57 organization, a criminal justice reform advocate, a formerly 
 58 incarcerated individual, or a reentry program leader. 
 59 (g) One member, appointed by the President of the Senate, 
 60 who is a professor or researcher specializing in criminology, 
 61 public policy, or law or a data analyst with expertise in 
 62 criminal justice metrics. 
 63 (4) Members shall serve up to two 4-year terms. For the 
 64 purpose of achieving staggered terms, the initial appointments 
 65 under paragraphs (3)(e), (f), and (g) shall be for 2 years. Any 
 66 vacancy must be filled by appointment by the original appointing 
 67 authority for the unexpired portion of the term. The members 
 68 shall elect from among the committee’s membership a chair and 
 69 vice chair, who shall hold their respective positions for 2-year 
 70 terms. 
 71 (5) The commission shall do all of the following: 
 72 (a) Evaluate and recommend strategic initiatives derived 
 73 from the findings of the 2023 KPMG Master Plan Report, including 
 74 recommendations concerning correctional workforce development, 
 75 facilities modernization, long-term capacity planning, and 
 76 operational reforms. 
 77 (b) Conduct comprehensive reviews of the state’s criminal 
 78 justice system, including, but not limited to, policing, 
 79 sentencing, corrections, and community supervision. 
 80 (c) Recommend reforms to ensure fair, proportional, and 
 81 evidence-based punishment. 
 82 (d) Assess corrections policies, including, but not limited 
 83 to, prison conditions, parole, probation, and supervised 
 84 release. 
 85 (e) Promote