The Florida Association of Counties announced to local Historic City News reporters that, late yesterday, Judge David Watkins issued his ruling regarding juvenile detention cost share.
| While there were many arguments made during the course of this rule challenge, the judge for the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings ruled with counties on all but one of them.Counties have been responsible for funding a portion of juvenile detention for eleven years and the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is still failing to correctly implement this decade old statute. The judge’s ruling further confirms DJJ’s inattentive and careless approach, reinforcing the need for the legislature to act this year.
FAC and Florida’s counties recognize that it is the judicious application of local tax dollars that is at stake here. But it is clear that DJJ cannot ensure that actual costs. It is imperative that the legislature act during the Session to change this broken system. If the legislature does not act, DJJ will once again have to go back to the rule making drawing board which has consistently been flawed. It is time to move forward with a true 50/50 partnership so that we can end this bureaucratic malpractice and focus on caring for these youth who so rightly need our help. Read the entire ruling from the Florida Department of Administrative Hearings |
Ruling Summary:Counties prevail on “two day rule” and actual costs;DJJ prevails on new law violations of probation |
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