For the purpose of Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 23-20:

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Terms Used In Florida Regulations 23-20.001

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
    (1) Mutual Participation Program (MPP) shall be where the terms and conditions of institutional confinement, a parole date, the terms and conditions of parole supervision, and parole release date are agreed to by the Department of Corrections, (hereinafter referred to as Department) the Commission on Offender Review, and the inmate.
    (2) Institution shall mean any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department.
    (3) Inmate shall mean any person under Florida court commitment to incarceration in the Department.
    (4) Mutual Participation Program Administrator shall mean an individual employed by the Department who acts as a Coordinator-Advisor between the Department, the Commission, and the inmate.
    (5) Work Program shall mean productive work assignments.
    (6) Department Representative shall mean those individuals designated by the Department to represent the Department in negotiations.
    (7) Commission Representative shall mean those individuals designated by the Commission to represent the Commission in its negotiations.
    (8) Orientation shall refer to the process of informing all inmates and staff regarding Mutual Participation Program.
    (9) Negotiation shall mean that period of program planning where representatives of the Department, the Commission, and the inmate meet in a planning session to develop a program designed for the individual inmate, that is realistic and can be agreed upon by all parties.
    (10) Mutual Participation Agreement shall mean that written document which contains those agreed upon conditions from the date of negotiation, through the period of incarceration and discharge from parole supervision after final approval by the Commission.
    (11) Renegotiation shall refer to the process of reconsideration of the document terms because of factors not known or not present at the time of the original negotiations.
    (12) Mutual Participation Program Parole Date shall mean the date the inmate is to be released from incarceration on parole pursuant to a Mutual Participation Program agreement, subject to the provisions of Florida Statutes § 947.18
Rulemaking Authority 947.07, 947.135, 947.20 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 947.135. History-New 9-10-81, Formerly 23-20.01, Amended 1-26-93.