{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-944.714","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 944.714","heading":"Quality assurance and standards of operation.","body":"(1) The level and quality of programs provided by a private vendor at a contractor-operated correctional facility must be at least equal to programs provided at a correctional facility operated by the department that houses similar types of inmates and must be at a cost that provides the state with a substantial savings, as determined by a private accounting firm selected by the Department of Corrections.\n(2) All contractor-employed correctional officers employed by a private vendor must be certified, at the private vendor’s expense, as having met the minimum qualifications established for correctional officers under s. 943.13.\n(3) Pursuant to the terms of the contract, a private vendor shall design, construct, and operate a contractor-operated correctional facility in accordance with the standards established by the American Correctional Association and approved by the department at the time of the contract. In addition, a contractor-operated correctional facility shall meet any higher standard mandated in the full or partial settlement of any litigation challenging the constitutional conditions of confinement to which the department is a named defendant. The standards required under a contract for operating a contractor-operated correctional facility may be higher than the standards required for accreditation by the American Correctional Association. A private vendor shall comply with all federal and state constitutional requirements; federal, state, and local laws; department rules; and all court orders.\nHistory.—s. 17, ch. 89-526; s. 12, ch. 2019-113; s. 28, ch. 2024-84.","path":["CHAPTER 944 STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0944/0944.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:51Z","sha256":"397ed01ece0192c7a7b4dd0f3cbf2bd5566aefc4b3f913e1d541a9ef060c6af5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-944.713","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-944.715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}