HB1179

Sponsored by Rep. Bill Galvano, Republican Bradenton

There do not seem to be co-sponsors yet. Still:

HB 1179 2008

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to criminal conflict and civil regional
3 counsel; repealing s. 27.511, F.S., which created the
4 offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
5 amending ss. 27.40, 27.52, 27.525, 27.53, 27.5301,
6 27.5303, 27.5304, 27.54, 27.59, 28.24, 28.345, 29.001,
7 29.006, 29.007, 29.008, 29.015, 29.018, 43.16, 57.082,
8 110.205, 125.69, 216.011, 216.292, 744.331, and 938.29,
9 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
10 repealing s. 31, ch. 2007-62, Laws of Florida, relating to
11 transition provisions for creation and operation of the
12 offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
13 providing an effective date.

Editor: This is the first I've heard of any such legislative attempt. I know it's difficult for us private dependency defenders to adapt to work along the new OCCCRCs, or else to hope for everything to go back to the way it was.

I, personally, don't think either of those is the exact right solution, but either way, the legislature needs to become educated about what the true cost of the OCCCRCs is going to end up being (both in raw budget and in impact on "the system" as a whole), and take that in account when looking at what to do legislatively.