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ENROLLED
2026
Legislature
CS for SB 820
2026820er
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2 An act relating to problem-solving court reports;
3 amending s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring the Office of the
4 State Courts Administrator to provide a problem
5 solving court report to the Legislature annually by a
6 specified date; revising information that must be
7 included in such report; revising the definition of
8 the term “problem-solving court”; amending ss.
9 39.01304, 394.47891, 394.47892, and 397.334, F.S.;
10 requiring specified court programs to collect certain
11 data and information for program evaluation; requiring
12 each such court program to report such data and
13 information annually to the office; specifying
14 requirements for the annual problem-solving court
15 report prepared by the office; providing
16 applicability; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Section 43.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to
21 read:
22 43.51 Problem-solving court reports.—
23 (1) The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall
24 provide an annual report to the President of the Senate and the
25 Speaker of the House of Representatives
on problem-solving
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courts no later than January 31 of each year for the previous
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fiscal year. The report must:
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(a)
Provide all of the following information for each
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problem-solving court:
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1.
which details
The number of participants
for the
in each
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problem-solving court for each
fiscal year
.
the court has been
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operating and
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2.
The types of services provided
.
,
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3.
identifies
Each source of funding for
the
each court
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during each
fiscal year
.
,
and
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4.
provides
Information on the performance of
the
each
37 court based upon outcome measures established by the courts.
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(b)
Provide all of the following uniform aggregate data for
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each problem-solving court:
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1.
The number of participants.
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2.
Participant primary offense that resulted in the court
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program referral or sentence, if applicable.
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3.
Treatment compliance.
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4.
Program completion status and reasons for any failure to
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complete.
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5.
Offenses committed during program participation, if
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applicable.
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6.
Frequency of court appearances.
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7.
Units of service.
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8.
Participant changes in the status of employment,
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housing, and child custody during program participation.
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9.
Other uniform information that demonstrates the
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effectiveness of the program.
54 (2) For purposes of this section, the term “problem-solving
55 court” includes, but is not limited to, a drug court pursuant to
56 s. 397.334, s. 948.01, s. 948.06, s. 948.08, s. 948.16, or s.
57 948.20;
a dependency drug court pursuant to s. 39.507 or s.
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39.521; an early childhood court pursuant to s. 39.01304;
a
59 veterans treatment court program pursuant to s. 394.47891, s.
60 948.08, s. 948.16, or s. 948.21; a mental health court program
61 pursuant to s. 394.47892, s. 948.01, s. 948.06, s. 948.08, or s.
62 948.16;
a community court pursuant to s. 948.081;
or a
63 delinquency pretrial intervention court program pursuant to s.
64 985.345.
65 Section 2. Present subsection (2) of section 39.01304,
66 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (3), and a new
67 subsection (2) is added to that section, to read:
68 39.01304 Early childhood court programs.—
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(2
) Each early childhood court program shall collect the
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data and information prescribed in s. 43.51
(1)
for purposes of
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program evaluation. In addition, early childhood court programs
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shall collect the number of admissions and terminations,
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referral and screening procedures, eligibility criteria, type
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and duration of treatment offered, and residential treatment
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resources.
Each early childhood court program shall report
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annually to the Office of the State Courts Administrator the
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data and information required to be collected under this
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subsection
.
79 Section 3. Present subsection (12) of section 394.47891,
80 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (13), and a new
81 subsection (12) is added to that section, to read:
82 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs.—
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(12) PROGRAM DATA.—Each veterans treatment court program
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shall collect the data and information prescribed in s. 43.51
(1)
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for purposes of program evaluation. In addition, veterans
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treatment court programs shall collect the number of admissions
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and terminations, referral and screening procedures, eligibility
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criteria, type and duration of treatment offered, and
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residential treatment resources.
Each veterans treatment court
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program shall report annually to the Office of the State Courts
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Administrator the data and information required to be collected
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under this subsection
.
93 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
94 394.47892, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
95 394.47892 Mental health court programs.—
96 (5)
97 (b) Each mental health court program shall collect
the
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sufficient client-level
data and
programmatic
information
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prescribed in s. 43.51(1)
for purposes of program evaluation.
In
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addition, mental health court programs shall collect the number
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of admissions and terminations,
Client-level data includes
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primary offenses that resulted in the mental health court
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program referral or sentence, treatment compliance, completion
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status and reasons for failure to complete, offenses committed
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during treatment and the sanctions imposed, frequency of court
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appearances, and units of service. Programmatic information
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includes
referral and screening procedures, eligibility
108 criteria, type and duration of treatment offered, and
109 residential treatment resources.
Each mental health court
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program shall report annually to the Office of the State Courts
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Administrator the data and information required to be collected
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under this paragraph
The programmatic information and aggregate
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data on the number of mental health court program admissions and
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terminations by type of termination shall be reported annually
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by each mental health court program to the Office of the State
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Courts Administrator
.
117 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section
118 397.334, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
119 397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs.—
120 (6)
121 (b) Each treatment-based drug court program shall collect
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the
sufficient client-level
data and
programmatic
information
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prescribed in s. 43.51(1)
for purposes of program evaluation.
In
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addition, treatment-based drug court programs shall collect the
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number of admissions and terminations,
Client-level data
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includes primary offenses that resulted in the treatment-based
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drug court program referral or sentence, treatment compliance,
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completion status and reasons for failure to complete, offenses
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committed during treatment and the sanctions imposed, frequency
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of court appearances, and units of service. Programmatic
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information includes
referral and screening procedures,
132 eligibility criteria, type and duration of treatment offered,
133 and residential treatment resources. Each treatment-based drug
134 court program
shall
must annually
report
annually to the Office
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of the State Courts Administrator
the
data and
programmatic
136 information
required to be collected under this paragraph
and
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aggregate data on the number of treatment-based drug court
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program admissions and terminations by type of termination
to
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the Office of the State Courts Administrator
.
140 Section 6.
The annual problem-solving court report prepared
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by the Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) pursuant
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to s. 43.51
, Florida Statutes,
for
the 2025-2026
fiscal year
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must
provide uniform aggregate data required by s. 43.51
,
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Florida Statutes,
for at least 30 percent of problem-solving
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courts funded by the
s
tate
c
ourts
s
ystem’s problem-solving
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courts appropriation. The annual problem-solving court report
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prepared by OSCA pursuant to s. 43.51
, Florida Statutes,
for
the
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2026-2027
fiscal year
must
provide uniform aggregate data
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required by s. 43.51
, Florida Statutes,
for every problem
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solving court funded by the
s
tate
c
ourts
s
ystem’s problem
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solving court appropriation. For
the
2027-2028
fiscal year, and
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every fiscal year thereafter, the annual problem-solving court
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report prepared by OSCA pursuant to s. 43.51
, Florida Statutes,
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must
provide uniform aggregate data required by s. 43.51
,
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Florida Statutes,
for all problem-solving courts.
156 Section 7.
The amendments made by this act to ss. 39.01304,
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394.47891, 394.47892, and 397.334, Florida Statutes, shall apply
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to court programs funded by the state courts system’s problem
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solving court appropriation on the effective date of this act
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and shall apply to all other court programs on July 1, 2027.
161 Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.