Florida Statute 945.043 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 945
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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F.S. 945.043

945.043 Department-operated day care services.—

(1) The department shall have the authority to establish and operate child care services for department employees. Child care enhances the department’s ability to recruit and retain employees in remote or understaffed areas. Child care centers must be located on or adjacent to the grounds of an institution or facility, and must be located outside the grounds of the compound area where inmates are housed. Individuals utilizing the child care services are not limited to employees of the department. Employees of other state agencies may also utilize department-operated day care centers. Furthermore, individual day care centers may enter into consortium agreements with their local city or county governments or the Federal Government, permitting centers to admit the children of those city, county, and Federal Government employees. Employees and other individuals who utilize the child care services shall be charged a fee for such services.

(2) The department is exempt from the requirements of s. 110.151.

History.—s. 12, ch. 96-312.

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Cases Citing Statute 945.043

Total Results: 6

Raines v. State of Florida

983 F. Supp. 1362, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19581, 1997 WL 725985

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 21, 1997 | Docket: 1806315

Cited 3 times | Published

"mentally ill and is in need of treatment." Fla.Stat. § 945.43(1). The CMHI has 110 beds, and averages about

Florida Department of Corrections v. Watts

800 So. 2d 225, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 743, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 2264, 2001 WL 1380024

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 8, 2001 | Docket: 64810295

Cited 1 times | Published

responsibilities of the Department of Corrections. Section 945.43(1), Florida Statutes (1999), entitled “Admission

WM v. State

992 So. 2d 383, 2008 WL 4525772

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 2008 | Docket: 1391387

Published

reflected in other Florida statutes. See, e.g., § 945.43, Fla. Stat. and § 945.45, Fla. Stat. (effective

W.M. v. State

992 So. 2d 383, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 15416

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 2008 | Docket: 64855800

Published

reflected in other Florida statutes. See, e.g., § 945.43, Fla. Stat. and § 945.45, Fla. Stat. (effective

E.F. v. State

889 So. 2d 135, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 18149

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2004 | Docket: 64834985

Published

commitment to a corrections mental health facility. Section 945.43, Florida Statutes (2003), outlines the criteria

EF v. State

889 So. 2d 135, 2004 WL 2726017

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2004 | Docket: 1742867

Published

commitment to a corrections mental health facility. Section 945.43, Florida Statutes (2003), outlines the criteria