Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S820: Problem-solving Court Reports
Status: Chaptered, June 12, 2026
Requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem-solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and information annually to the office, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to problem-solving court reports; amending s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; revising information that must be included in such report; revising the definition of the term "problem-solving court"; amending ss. 39.01304, 394.47891, 394.47892, and 397.334, F.S.; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and information annually to the office…
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to problem-solving court reports; amending s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; revising information that must be included in such report; revising the definition of the term "problem-solving court"; amending ss. 39.01304, 394.47891, 394.47892, and 397.334, F.S.; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and information annually to the office; specifying requirements for the annual problem-solving court report prepared by the office; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 43.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 43.51 Problem-solving court reports.-- (1) The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall provide an annual report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on problem-solving courts no later than January 31 of each year for the previous fiscal year. The report must: (a) Provide all of the following information for each problem-solving court: 1. [DELETED: which details] The number of participants for the [DELETED: in each] [DELETED: problem-solving court for each] fiscal year. [DELETED: the court has been] [DELETED: operating and] 2. The types of services …