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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 4 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS TOTAL: BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 70,503,315 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 23,276,654 TOTAL POSITIONS . . . . . . . . . . 716.00 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 93,779,969 ADULT OFFENDER TRANSITION, REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT APPROVED SALARY RATE 4,087,585 760 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 81.00 FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 4,839,659 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 286,994 761 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,437,387 762 EXPENSES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 372,770 763 SPECIAL CATEGORIES CONTRACTED SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 15,946,232 FROM STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS INMATE WELFARE TRUST FUND . . . . . 1,000,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 763, by December 9, 2024, all re-entry programs must provide the following information to the Department of Corrections: the population served by the program including information relating to the criminal history, age, employment history, and education level of inmates served; the services provided to inmates as part of the program; the cost per inmate to provide those services; any available recidivism rates; and any matching funds or in-kind contributions provided to the program. The department shall compile this information and submit a report to the chair of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee and the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations by January 3, 2025. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 763, $8,225,000 in recurring funds and $2,775,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund are provided for Operation New Hope’s re-entry initiatives, as authorized in section 944.7071, Florida Statutes. Through its pre-release program (Ready4Release), Operation New Hope will provide pre-release case management, transition planning, career development, and referrals for incarcerated inmates at any Department of Corrections’ facility that is within 12 months of release. Through its post-release program (Ready4Work), Operation New Hope will provide post-release services including case management, career development, life skills training, job skills training, family reunification, financial assistance, and job placement assistance to ex-offenders on community supervision, or ex-offenders that have served time at a Department of Corrections’ facility, or participants of any State Attorney’s Office Diversion or Pretrial Intervention Programs, or adult ex-offenders who served time in a Department of Juvenile Justice facility. The Ready4Work program may provide post-release services to any ex-offender that is within travel distance to a service location. Through its virtual post-release program (Ready4Success), Operation New Hope will provide services to ex-offenders using a virtual (telecommunications, email, online software and video conferencing) platform for ex-offenders not able to attend in-person training. Funds used for the administrative services will be 18 percent of the total funds appropriated. Funds may be used for startup activities for opening of new Ready4Work locations in Florida but may not exceed 25 percent of the total funds appropriated. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 763, $1,000,000 in recurring funds and $1,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund are provided for the inspHire program (formerly Reentry Plus) (recurring base appropriations project) (HF 1181) (SF 2189). Funds used for the administrative services shall be 15 percent of total funds appropriated. inspHire will provide pre-release risk assessment, a plan-of-care, professional development, life management skills training, and referrals for incarcerated inmates who may be eligible for inspHire program services upon release. inspHire will provide post-release services 163