Bill > H0003

Introduced Session

An act relating to law enforcement; amending s. 30.49, F.S.; authorizing a sheriff to transfer funds between specified categories and code levels after his or her budget is approved; amending s. 145.071, F.S.; revising salary minimums for county sheriffs; amending s. 409.1664, F.S.; providing for adoption benefits for law enforcements officers; providing requirements to receive such benefits; providing procedures to obtain such benefits; creating s. 445.08, F.S.; creating the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity; providing definitions; providing for one-time bonus payments to newly-employed law enforcement officers; providing requirements for award of bonus payments; requiring the department to develop an annual plan for the administration of the program and distribution of payments; authorizing employing agencies to assist the department with the collection of specified data to collect such payments; providing plan requirements; providing eligibility requirements for the plan; requiring the department to consult quarterly with the commission to verify specified information; providing for reporting; authorizing the department to submit certain information for a specified purpose; providing hb0003-03-er ENROLLED , Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature for use of a funding; requiring rulemaking; providing for expiration of the program; amending s. 683.11, F.S.; providing for the designation of "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day"; amending s. 943.17, F.S.; providing an exemption from certain law enforcement officer training requirements for military veterans; creating s. 943.1745, F.S.; providing requirements for skills training for law enforcement officers relating to officer health and safety; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; providing eligibility for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for children of law enforcement officers; creating s. 1003.4933, F.S.; providing for each district school board to establish a public safety telecommunication training program; authorizing the district to partner with programs operated by certain entities; requiring school districts to allow certain students to enroll in such a program under specified circumstances; providing exceptions; creating s. 1003.49966, F.S.; providing for each district school board to offer a law enforcement explorer program; authorizing the school board to partner with law enforcement agencies to offer such programs; providing for a student to receive course credit if such a program is offered as an elective; creating s. 1004.098, F.S.; providing hb0003-03-er ENROLLED , Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature definitions; requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education to create a process that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former law enforcement officers to earn uniform postsecondary credit across all Florida public postsecondary educational institutions for college-level training and education acquired while serving as a law enforcement officer; requiring the Articulation Coordinating Committee to convene a workgroup by a specified date to facilitate such process; providing membership of the workgroup; providing a timetable for the process; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing definitions; creating the Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program; providing requirements for receipt of such a scholarship; providing procedures for the program; proving for the amount of such awards; requiring rulemaking; creating s. 1009.8961, F.S.; providing definitions; providing for reimbursement for out-of-state and special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training; providing requirements for receipt of such reimbursement; providing procedures for such reimbursement; providing for amount of such awards; requiring rulemaking; providing an effective date. hb0003-03-er ENROLLED , Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature

Committee Categories

Chuck Brannan (R)*,  Thomas Leek (R)*,  Thad Altman (R),  Bryan Ávila (R),  Melony Bell (R),  Mike Beltran (R),  Adam Botana (R),  James Buchanan (R),  James Bush (D),  Joe Casello (D),  Kevin Chambliss (D),  Nick DiCeglie (R),  Tom Fabricio (R),  Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R),  Erin Grall (R),  Tommy Gregory (R),  Fred Hawkins (R),  Blaise Ingoglia (R),  Christopher Latvala (R),  Randy Maggard (R),  Ralph Massullo (R),  Stan McClain (R),  Daisy Morales (D),  Toby Overdorf (R),  Bobby Payne (R),  Alex Rizo (R),  Will Robinson (R),  Bob Rommel (R),  Rick Roth (R),  Michelle Salzman (R),  Jason Shoaf (R),  Tyler Sirois (R),  David Smith (R),  John Snyder (R),  Cyndi Stevenson (R),  Clay Yarborough (R), 

Other Sponsors (1)

Chapter No. 2022-23 (on 04/05/2022)

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