Category: Department of Juvenile Justice
Jul 30, 2009
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice joined four other Florida state agencies in a formal agreement to ensure that children in state care receive an appropriate, high-quality and stable education. Announced today, July 30, 2009, the agreement includes provisions for …
Jul 13, 2009
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is soliciting substantive proposals for consideration in its 2010 Legislative package. To submit a proposal, the attached template summary form must be completed. Any anticipated fiscal impact associated with the proposal should be included, …
Jun 25, 2009
The Florida Senate issued its 2010 Interim Work Plan on June 23, 2009. Various juvenile justice-related Committee projects detailed within the Plan are listed below, followed by their respective due dates. To view the entire Work Plan, click here. …
May 27, 2009
Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed the 2009-2010 State Budget into law today, May 27, at a ceremony in Tallahassee. Governor Crist made two changes in the $66.5 billion budget passed by the Legislature, reversing the two-percent cuts in state workers’ …
May 19, 2009
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) has instituted an effort to reduce the disproportionate number of minority children in the system by five percent each year. The DJJ has been holding meetings to get feedback on the issue in …
May 8, 2009
From left, Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnest Sumner and Senate Sergeant at Arms Donald Severance drop their handkerchiefs during the Sine Die ceremony on the fourth floor rotunda of the Capitol, Friday. On Friday, May 8, both chambers …
Apr 28, 2009
This morning, Tuesday, April 28, Florida House of Representatives Speaker Larry Cretul and Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater made separate announcements on the release of 2009-2010 budget allocations. Speaker Cretul and President Atwater said the budget conference process will begin …
Apr 22, 2009
Above: Homebuilders Institute youth built projects in the Capitol Rotunda as part of DJJ Youth Success Week (April 19-25). To recognize the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice’s (“DJJ’s”) role in being ” . . . part of the community and part of the …
Mar 30, 2009
On Wednesday, March 25 2009, the Florida Senate Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (“Committee”) released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2009-2010. The Committee is chaired by Senator Victor Crist (R-Tampa) and has spending authority over the …
Mar 17, 2009
The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research General Revenue Fund Estimating Conference (“Conference”) met on Friday, March 13, 2009 to evaluate the impact of state tax collections for the remainder of fiscal year 2008-2009, and for 2009-2010. Economists are …