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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to law enforcement; amending s. 30.49, 2
F.S.; authorizing a sheriff to transfer funds between 3
specified categories and code levels after his or her 4
budget is approved; amending s. 145.071, F.S.; 5
revising salary minimums for county sheriffs; amending 6
s. 409.1664, F.S.; providing for adoption benefits for 7
law enforcements officers; providing requirements to 8
receive such benefits; providing procedure s to obtain 9
such benefits; creating s. 445.08, F.S.; creating the 10
Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment 11
Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity; 12
providing definitions; providing for one -time bonus 13
payments to newly-employed law enforcement officers; 14
providing requirements for award of bonus payments; 15
requiring the department to develop an annual plan for 16
the administration of the program and distribution of 17
payments; authorizing employing agencies to assist the 18
department with the collection of specified data to 19
collect such payments; providing plan requirements; 20
providing eligibility requirements for the plan; 21
requiring the department to consult quarterly with the 22
commission to verify specified information; providing 23
for reporting; authorizing the department to submit 24
certain information for a specified purpose; providing 25
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for use of a funding; requiring rulemaking; providing 26
for expiration of the program; amending s. 683.11, 27
F.S.; providing for the designation of "Law 28
Enforcement Appreciation Day"; amending s. 943.17, 29
F.S.; providing an exemption from certain law 30
enforcement officer training requirements for military 31
veterans; creating s. 943.1745, F.S.; providing 32
requirements for skills training for law enforcement 33
officers relating to officer health and safety; 34
amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; providing eligibility for 35
the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for 36
children of law enforcement officers; creating s. 37
1003.4933, F.S.; providing for each district school 38
board to establish a p ublic safety telecommunication 39
training program; authorizing the district to partner 40
with programs operated by certain entities; requiring 41
school districts to allow certain students to enroll 42
in such a program under specified circumstances; 43
providing exceptions; creating s. 1003.49966, F.S.; 44
providing for each district school board to offer a 45
law enforcement explorer program; authorizing the 46
school board to partner with law enforcement agencies 47
to offer such programs; providing for a student to 48
receive course credit if such a program is offered as 49
an elective; creating s. 1004.098, F.S.; providing 50
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definitions; requiring the Board of Governors and the 51
State Board of Education to create a process that 52
enables eligible law enforcement officers or former 53
law enforcement officers to earn uniform postsecondary 54
credit across all Florida public postsecondary 55
educational institutions for college -level training 56
and education acquired while serving as a law 57
enforcement officer; requiring the Articulation 58
Coordinating Committee to convene a workgroup by a 59
specified date to facilitate such process; providing 60
membership of the workgroup; providing a timetable for 61
the process; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing 62
definitions; creating the Florida Law Enforcement 63
Academy Scholarship Program; providing requirements 64
for receipt of such a scholarship; providing 65
procedures for the program; proving for the amount of 66
such awards; requiring rulemaking; creating s. 67
1009.8961, F.S.; providing definitions; providing for 68
reimbursement for out-of-state and special operations 69
forces law enforcement equivalency training; providing 70
requirements for receipt of such reimbursement; 71
providing procedures for such reimbursement; providing 72
for amount of such awards; requiring rulemaking; 73
providing an effective date. 74
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 76
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Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 30.49, 78
Florida Statutes, to read: 79
30.49 Budgets.— 80
(12) Notwithstanding any other law, and in order to 81
effectuate, fulfil, and preserve the independence of sheriffs as 82
specified in s. 30.53, a sheriff may transfer funds between the 83
fund and functional categories and object and subobject code 84
levels after his or her budget has been approved by the board of 85
county commissioners or budget commission. 86
Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 145.071, Florida 87
Statutes, is amended to read: 88
145.071 Sheriff.— 89
(1) Each sheriff shall receive as salary the amount 90
indicated, based on the population of his or her county. In 91
addition, a compensation shall be made for population increments 92
over the minimum for each group, which shall be determined by 93
multiplying the population in excess of the minimum for the 94
group times the group rate. 95
96
Pop.
Group County Pop. Range
Base
Salary
Group Rate
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I
-0- 49,999
28,350
$23,350 $0.07875
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II
50,000 99,999
31,500
26,500 0.06300
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III
100,000 199,999
34,650
29,650 0.02625
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IV
200,000 399,999
37,275
32,275 0.01575
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V
400,000 999,999
40,425
35,425 0.00525
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VI
1,000,000
43,575
38,575 0.00400
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Section 3. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of 105
section 409.1664, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 106
paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is 107
added to that subsection, and subsections (2), (3), (4), and (6) 108
of that section are amended, to read: 109
409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive 110
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employees of state agencies, veterans, and servicemembers, and 111
law enforcement officers .— 112
(1) As used in this section, the term: 113
(b) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 114
provided in s. 943.10(1). 115
(2) A qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or 116
servicemember who adopts a child within the child welfare system 117
who has special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 118
eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 119
$10,000 per such child, subject to applicable taxes. A law 120
enforcement officer who adopts a child within the child welfare 121
system who has special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 122
eligible to receive a lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of 123
$25,000 per such child, subject to applicable taxes. A 124
qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or servicemember who 125
adopts a child within the child welfare system who does not have 126
special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is eligible to 127
receive a lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of $5,000 per 128
such child, subject to applicable taxes. A law enforcement 129
officer who adopts a child within the child welfare system who 130
does not have special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 131
eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 132
$10,000 per each such child, subject to applicable taxes. A 133
qualifying adoptive employee of a charter school or the Florida 134
Virtual School may retroactivel y apply for the monetary benefit 135
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provided in this subsection if such employee was employed by a 136
charter school or the Florida Virtual School when he or she 137
adopted a child within the child welfare system pursuant to 138
chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2015. A v eteran or servicemember 139
may apply for the monetary benefit provided in this subsection 140
if he or she is domiciled in this state and adopts a child 141
within the child welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on or 142
after July 1, 2020. A law enforcement officer may apply for the 143
monetary benefit provided in this subsection if he or she is 144
domiciled in this state and adopts a child within the child 145
welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2022. 146
(a) Benefits paid to a qualifying adoptive employee wh o is 147
a part-time employee must be prorated based on the qualifying 148
adoptive employee's full -time equivalency at the time of 149
applying for the benefits. 150
(b) Monetary benefits awarded under this subsection are 151
limited to one award per adopted child within t he child welfare 152
system. 153
(c) The payment of a lump -sum monetary benefit for 154
adopting a child within the child welfare system under this 155
section is subject to a specific appropriation to the department 156
for such purpose. 157
(3) A qualifying adoptive employe e must apply to his or 158
her agency head, or to his or her school director in the case of 159
a qualifying adoptive employee of a charter school or the 160
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Florida Virtual School, to obtain the monetary benefit provided 161
in subsection (2). A veteran or servicemember must apply to the 162
department to obtain the benefit. A law enforcement officer must 163
apply to the Department of Law Enforcement to obtain the 164
benefit. Applications must be on forms approved by the 165
department and must include a certified copy of the final ord er 166
of adoption naming the applicant as the adoptive parent. 167
Monetary benefits shall be approved on a first -come, first-168
served basis based upon the date that each fully completed 169
application is received by the department. 170
(4) This section does not preclud e a qualifying adoptive 171
employee, veteran, or servicemember, or law enforcement officer 172
from receiving adoption assistance for which he or she may 173
qualify under s. 409.166 or any other statute that provides 174
financial incentives for the adoption of children . 175
(6) The department may adopt rules to administer this 176
section. The rules may provide for an application process such 177
as, but not limited to, an open enrollment period during which 178
qualifying adoptive employees, veterans, or servicemembers, or 179
law enforcement officers may apply for monetary benefits under 180
this section. 181
Section 4. Section 445.08, Florida Statutes, is created to 182
read: 183
445.08 Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment 184
Program.— 185
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(1) For the purposes of this section, the term: 186
(a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 187
Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 188
(b) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 189
s. 943.10(4). 190
(c) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 191
provided in s. 943.10(1). 192
(d) "Newly employed officer" means a person who gains or 193
is appointed to full -time employment as a certified law 194
enforcement officer with a Florida criminal justice employing 195
agency on or after July 1, 2022, and who has never befo re been 196
employed as a law enforcement officer in this state. 197
(e) "Program" means the Florida Law Enforcement 198
Recruitment Bonus Payment Program. 199
(2) There is created within the department the Florida Law 200
Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program, t o aid in the 201
recruitment of law enforcement officers within the state. The 202
purpose of the program is to administer one -time bonus payments 203
of up to $5,000 to each newly employed officer within the state. 204
Bonus payments provided to eligible newly employed o fficers are 205
contingent upon legislative appropriations and shall be prorated 206
subject to the amount appropriated for the program. 207
(3) Each bonus payment shall be adjusted to include 7.65 208
percent for the officer's share of Federal Insurance 209
Contribution Act tax on the payment. 210
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(4) The department shall develop an annual plan for the 211
administration of the program and distribution of bonus 212
payments. Applicable employing agencies shall assist the 213
department with the collection of any data necessary to 214
determine bonus payment amounts and to distribute the bonus 215
payments, and shall otherwise provide the department with any 216
information or assistance needed to fulfill the requirements of 217
this section. At a minimum, the plan must include: 218
(a) The method for dete rmining the estimated number of 219
newly employed officers to gain or be appointed to full -time 220
employment during the applicable fiscal year. 221
(b) The minimum eligibility requirements a newly employed 222
officer must meet to receive and retain a bonus payment, which 223
must include: 224
1. Obtaining certification for employment or appointment 225
as a law enforcement officer pursuant to s. 943.1395. 226
2. Gaining full-time employment with a Florida criminal 227
justice agency. 228
3. Maintaining continuous full -time employment with a 229
Florida criminal justice agency for at least 2 years from the 230
date on which the officer obtained certification. The required 231
2-year employment period may be satisfied by maintaining 232
employment at one or more employing agencies, but such period 233
must not contain any break in service longer than 15 calendar 234
days. 235
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(c) The method that will be used to determine the bonus 236
payment amount to be distributed to each newly employed officer. 237
(d) The method that will be used to distribute bonus 238
payments to applicable employing agencies for distribution to 239
eligible officers. Such method should prioritize distributing 240
bonus payments to eligible officers in the most efficient and 241
quickest manner possible. 242
(e) The estimated cost to the department associated with 243
developing and administering the program and distributing bonus 244
payment funds. 245
(f) The method by which an officer must reimburse the 246
state if he or she received a bonus payment under the program, 247
but failed to maintain continuous employment for the required 2-248
year period. Reimbursement shall not be required if an officer 249
is discharged by his or her employing agency for a reason other 250
than misconduct as designated on the affidavit of separation 251
completed by the employing agency and maintained by the 252
commission. 253
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The department may establish other criteria deemed necessary to 255
determine bonus payment eligibility and distribution. 256
(5) The department shall consult quarterly with the 257
commission to verify the certification of newly employed 258
officers and affidavits of separation submitted to the 259
commission which detail officer misconduct. 260
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(6) The department shall submit the plan to the Executive 261
Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair 262
of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and th e chair of the 263
House Appropriations Committee by October 1 of each year. The 264
department is authorized to submit budget amendments pursuant to 265
chapter 216 as necessary to release appropriated funds for 266
distribution to applicable employing agencies under thi s 267
program. 268
(7) The funding allocation for the bonus payments must be 269
used solely to comply with the requirements of this section, but 270
applicable collective bargaining units are not otherwise 271
precluded from wage negotiation. 272
(8) The department shall a dopt rules to implement this 273
section. 274
(9) This section expires July 1, 2025. 275
Section 5. Section 683.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to 276
read: 277
683.11 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law 278
Enforcement Appreciation Month. — 279
(1) May 1 of each year is hereby designated as "Law 280
Enforcement Appreciation Day." 281
(2)(1) The month of May of each year is hereby designated 282
as "Law Enforcement Appreciation Month." 283
(3)(2) The Governor and the mayor of each municipality may 284
issue annually a proclamation desi gnating May 1 as "Law 285
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Enforcement Appreciation Day" and the month of May as "Law 286
Enforcement Appreciation Month" and urging all civic, fraternal, 287
and religious organizations and public and private educational 288
institutions to recognize and observe this occa sion through 289
appropriate programs, meetings, services, or celebrations in 290
which state, county, and local law enforcement officers are 291
invited to participate. 292
Section 6. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 293
943.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 294
943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development 295
training programs; participation; cost; evaluation. —The 296
commission shall, by rule, design, implement, maintain, 297
evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job -related 298
curricula and performance standards for basic recruit, advanced, 299
and career development training programs and courses. The rules 300
shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess 301
relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, 302
and instructor competenc y. 303
(1) The commission shall: 304
(g) Assure that entrance into the basic recruit training 305
program for law enforcement and correctional officers be limited 306
to those who have passed a basic skills examination and 307
assessment instrument, based on a job task an alysis in each 308
discipline and adopted by the commission. However, a person is 309
not required to take the basic skills examination and assessment 310
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instrument before entering a law enforcement officer basic 311
recruit training program if he or she is a veteran as defined in 312
s. 1.01(14) or holds an associate degree or higher from an 313
accredited college or university. 314
Section 7. Section 943.1745, Florida Statutes, is created 315
to read: 316
943.1745 Training relating to officer health and wellness 317
principles.— 318
(1) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall incorporate into 319
the course curriculum required for initial certification of a 320
law enforcement officer instruction on health and wellness 321
principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The 322
commission shall consul t with the Florida State University 323
Institute for Justice Research and Development and the 324
Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the 325
basic skills training component relating to officer health and 326
wellness principles. The training must inc lude, but need not be 327
limited to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work 328
related incidents have on the personal life of an officer; 329
methods for identifying and addressing personal and work related 330
stressors; strategies to better understand when t o seek 331
professional help and what kind of professional help to seek; 332
and strategies to normalize conversations about stress, trauma, 333
and mental health within the law enforcement community. 334
(2) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall by rule require 335
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that each law enforcement officer receive, as part of the 40 336
hours of required instruction for continued employment or 337
appointment as an officer, instruction on health and wellness 338
principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The 339
commission shall consul t with the Florida State University 340
Institute for Justice Research and Development and the 341
Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the 342
training component relating to officer health and wellness 343
principles. The training must include, but nee d not be limited 344
to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work related 345
incidents have on the personal life of an officer; methods for 346
identifying and addressing personal and work related stressors; 347
strategies to better understand when to seek profes sional help 348
and what kind of professional help to seek; and strategies to 349
normalize conversations about stress, trauma, and mental health 350
within the law enforcement community. 351
Section 8. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subsection (2) of 352
section 1002.394, Flo rida Statutes, are redesignated as 353
paragraphs (l) and (m), respectively, a new paragraph (k) is 354
added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) 355
and subsection (12) of that section are amended, to read: 356
1002.394 The Family Empowerment Schola rship Program.— 357
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 358
(k) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 359
provided in s. 943.10(1). 360
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(3) SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY. — 361
(a) A parent of a student may request and receive from the 362
state a scholarship for the purposes specified in paragraph 363
(4)(a) if: 364
1. The student is on the direct certification list 365
pursuant to s. 1002.395(2)(c) or the student's household income 366
level does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level; 367
2. The student is currently placed, or during the previous 368
state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out -of-home 369
care as defined in s. 39.01; 370
3. The student's household income level does not exceed 371
375 percent of the federal poverty level or an adjusted maximum 372
percent of the federal poverty level that is increased by 25 373
percentage points in the fiscal year following any fiscal year 374
in which more than 5 percent of the available scholarships 375
authorized under paragraph (12)(a) have not been funded ; 376
4. The student is a sibling of a student who is 377
participating in the scholarship program under this subsection 378
and such siblings reside in the same household; or 379
5. The student is a dependent child of a member of the 380
United States Armed Forces. 381
6. The student is a dependent child of a law enforcement 382
officer. 383
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Priority must be given to a student whose household income level 385
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does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level or who 386
is in foster care or out -of-home care. 387
(12) SCHOLARSHIP FUNDI NG AND PAYMENT.— 388
(a)1. Scholarships for students determined eligible 389
pursuant to paragraph (3)(a) are established for up to 18,000 390
students annually beginning in the 2019 -2020 school year. 391
Beginning in the 2020 -2021 school year, the maximum number of 392
students participating in the scholarship program under this 393
section shall annually increase by 1.0 percent of the state's 394
total public school student enrollment. An eligible student who 395
meets any of the following requirements shall be excluded from 396
the maximum number of students if the student: 397
a. Received a scholarship pursuant to s. 1002.395 during 398
the previous school year but did not receive a renewal 399
scholarship based solely on the eligible nonprofit scholarship -400
funding organization's lack of available funds after the 401
organization fully exhausted its efforts to use funds available 402
for awards under ss. 1002.395 and 1002.40(11)(i). Eligible 403
nonprofit scholarship -funding organizations with students who 404
meet the criterion in this subparagraph must annually n otify the 405
department in a format and by a date established by the 406
department. The maximum number of scholarships awarded pursuant 407
to this subparagraph shall not exceed 15,000 per school year; 408
b. Is a dependent child of a law enforcement officer or a 409
member of the United States Armed Forces, a foster child, or an 410
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adopted child; or 411
c. Is determined eligible pursuant to subparagraph 412
(3)(a)1. or subparagraph (3)(a)2. and either spent the prior 413
school year in attendance at a Florida public school or, 414
beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, is eligible to enroll in 415
kindergarten. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "prior 416
school year in attendance" means that the student was enrolled 417
and reported by a school district for funding during either the 418
preceding October or February Florida Education Finance Program 419
surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time 420
spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program if 421
funded under the Florida Education Finance Program. 422
2. The scholarship amount provided to a student for any 423
single school year shall be for tuition and fees for an eligible 424
private school, not to exceed annual limits, which shall be 425
determined in accordance with this subparagraph. The calculated 426
amount for a participatin g student shall be based upon the grade 427
level and school district in which the student was assigned as 428
100 percent of the funds per unweighted full -time equivalent in 429
the Florida Education Finance Program for a student in the basic 430
program established purs uant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1., plus a per -431
full-time equivalent share of funds for all categorical 432
programs, except for the Exceptional Student Education 433
Guaranteed Allocation. 434
3. The amount of the scholarship shall be the calculated 435
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amount or the amount of the private school's tuition and fees, 436
whichever is less. The amount of any assessment fee required by 437
the participating private school and any costs to provide a 438
digital device, including Internet access, if necessary, to the 439
student may be paid from the total amount of the scholarship. 440
4. A scholarship of $750 may be awarded to a student who 441
is determined eligible pursuant to subparagraph (3)(a)1. or 442
subparagraph (3)(a)2. and enrolled in a Florida public school 443
that is different from the school to which the student was 444
assigned or in a lab school as defined in s. 1002.32 if the 445
school district does not provide the student with transportation 446
to the school. 447
5. Upon notification from the organization on July 1, 448
September 1, December 1, and February 1 tha t an application has 449
been approved for the program, the department shall verify that 450
the student is not prohibited from receiving a scholarship 451
pursuant to subsection (6). The organization must provide the 452
department with the documentation necessary to ver ify the 453
student's participation. Upon verification, the department shall 454
transfer, from state funds only, the amount calculated pursuant 455
to subparagraph 2. to the organization for quarterly 456
disbursement to parents of participating students each school 457
year in which the scholarship is in force. For a student exiting 458
a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program who chooses 459
to participate in the scholarship program, the amount of the 460
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Family Empowerment Scholarship calculated pursuant to 461
subparagraph 2. must be transferred from the school district in 462
which the student last attended a public school before 463
commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. When a student 464
enters the scholarship program, the organization must receive 465
all documentation required for the student's participation, 466
including the private school's and the student's fee schedules, 467
at least 30 days before the first quarterly scholarship payment 468
is made for the student. 469
6. The initial payment shall be made after the 470
organization's verif ication of admission acceptance, and 471
subsequent payments shall be made upon verification of continued 472
enrollment and attendance at the private school. Payment must be 473
by individual warrant made payable to the student's parent or by 474
funds transfer or any ot her means of payment that the department 475
deems to be commercially viable or cost -effective. If the 476
payment is made by warrant, the warrant must be delivered by the 477
organization to the private school of the parent's choice, and 478
the parent shall restrictivel y endorse the warrant to the 479
private school. An organization shall ensure that the parent to 480
whom the warrant is made has restrictively endorsed the warrant 481
to the private school for deposit into the account of the 482
private school or that the parent has app roved a funds transfer 483
before any scholarship funds are deposited. 484
(b)1. Scholarships for students determined eligible 485
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pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) are established for up to 20,000 486
students annually beginning in the 2021 -2022 school year. 487
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the maximum number of 488
students participating in the scholarship program under this 489
section shall annually increase by 1.0 percent of the state's 490
total exceptional student education full -time equivalent student 491
enrollment, not inclu ding gifted students. An eligible student 492
who meets any of the following requirements shall be excluded 493
from the maximum number of students if the student: 494
a. Received specialized instructional services under the 495
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Progr am pursuant to s. 496
1002.66 during the previous school year and the student has a 497
current IEP developed by the local school board in accordance 498
with rules of the State Board of Education; 499
b. Is a dependent child of a law enforcement officer or a 500
member of the United States Armed Forces, a foster child, or an 501
adopted child; 502
c. Spent the prior school year in attendance at a Florida 503
public school or the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. 504
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "prior school year 505
in attendance" means that the student was enrolled and reported 506
by: 507
(I) A school district for funding during either the 508
preceding October or February Florida Education Finance Program 509
surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time 510
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spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program if 511
funded under the Florida Education Finance Program; 512
(II) The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind during 513
the preceding October or February student membership surveys in 514
kindergarten through gra de 12; 515
(III) A school district for funding during the preceding 516
October or February Florida Education Finance Program surveys, 517
was at least 4 years of age when enrolled and reported, and was 518
eligible for services under s. 1003.21(1)(e); or 519
(IV) Received a John M. McKay Scholarship for Students 520
with Disabilities in the 2021 -2022 school year. 521
2. For a student who has a Level I to Level III matrix of 522
services or a diagnosis by a physician or psychologist, the 523
calculated scholarship amount for a student p articipating in the 524
program must be based upon the grade level and school district 525
in which the student would have been enrolled as the total funds 526
per unweighted full-time equivalent in the Florida Education 527
Finance Program for a student in the basic exce ptional student 528
education program pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and (e)1.c., 529
plus a per full-time equivalent share of funds for all 530
categorical programs, as funded in the General Appropriations 531
Act, except that for the exceptional student education 532
guaranteed allocation as provided in s. 1011.62(1)(e)1.c. and 533
2., the funds must be allocated based on the school district's 534
average exceptional student education guaranteed allocation 535
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funds per exceptional student education full -time equivalent 536
student. 537
3. For a student with a Level IV or Level V matrix of 538
services, the calculated scholarship amount must be based upon 539
the school district to which the student would have been 540
assigned as the total funds per full -time equivalent for the 541
Level IV or Level V except ional student education program 542
pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)2.a. or b., plus a per -full time 543
equivalent share of funds for all categorical programs, as 544
funded in the General Appropriations Act. 545
4. For a student who received a Gardiner Scholarship 546
pursuant to s. 1002.385 in the 2020 -2021 school year, the amount 547
shall be the greater of the amount calculated pursuant to 548
subparagraph 2. or the amount the student received for the 2020 -549
2021 school year. 550
5. For a student who received a John M. McKay Scholarshi p 551
pursuant to s. 1002.39 in the 2020 -2021 school year, the amount 552
shall be the greater of the amount calculated pursuant to 553
subparagraph 2. or the amount the student received for the 2020 -554
2021 school year. 555
6. Upon notification from an organization on July 1, 556
September 1, December 1, and February 1 that an application has 557
been approved for the program, the department shall verify that 558
the student is not prohibited from receiving a scholarship 559
pursuant to subsection (6). The organization must provide the 560
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department with the documentation necessary to verify the 561
student's participation. 562
7. Upon verification, the department shall release, from 563
state funds only, the student's scholarship funds to the 564
organization, to be deposited into the student's account in four 565
equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1, 566
and April 1 of each school year in which the scholarship is in 567
force. 568
8. Accrued interest in the student's account is in 569
addition to, and not part of, the awarded funds. Program funds 570
include both the awarded funds and accrued interest. 571
9. The organization may develop a system for payment of 572
benefits by funds transfer, including, but not limited to, debit 573
cards, electronic payment card s, or any other means of payment 574
which the department deems to be commercially viable or cost -575
effective. A student's scholarship award may not be reduced for 576
debit card or electronic payment fees. Commodities or services 577
related to the development of such a system must be procured by 578
competitive solicitation unless they are purchased from a state 579
term contract pursuant to s. 287.056. 580
10. Moneys received pursuant to this section do not 581
constitute taxable income to the qualified student or the parent 582
of the qualified student. 583
Section 9. Section 1003.4933, Florida Statutes, is created 584
to read: 585
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1003.4933 911 public safety telecommunication training 586
programs.— 587
(1)(a) Each district school board is encouraged to 588
establish a public safety telecommunication training program as 589
defined in s. 401.465 in at least one public high school in the 590
district. 591
(b) The district school board may partner with an existing 592
public safety telecommunication training program operated by a 593
law enforcement agency or Florida Col lege System Institution. 594
(2)(a) A school district shall allow a student attending a 595
public high school in the district to enroll in the public 596
safety telecommunication training program at another public high 597
school in the district unless: 598
1. The student's school offers a public safety 599
telecommunication training program; 600
2. The student does not meet the minimum enrollment 601
qualifications for the public safety telecommunication training 602
program; or 603
3. Scheduling of the student's courses of study does not 604
allow the student to attend the public safety telecommunication 605
training program at another public high school in the district. 606
(b) This subsection does not require a school district to 607
provide transportation for a student to attend the public safety 608
telecommunication training program at another public high school 609
in the district. 610
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Section 10. Section 1003.49966, Florida Statutes, is 611
created to read: 612
1003.49966 Law Enforcement Explorer Program. — 613
(1) Each district school board is encouraged to p artner 614
with a law enforcement agency to offer a law enforcement 615
explorer program at public middle and high schools in the state 616
to educate students about law enforcement careers and the 617
criminal justice system. 618
(2) A law enforcement explorer program may be integrated 619
into existing curriculum, offered as an elective course, or 620
offered as an after-school program. 621
(3) If a district school board offers a law enforcement 622
explorer program as an elective course, a student enrolled in 623
such course shall receive middle school or high school course 624
credit for successful completion of the course. 625
Section 11. Section 1004.098, Florida Statutes, is created 626
to read: 627
1004.098 College credit for law enforcement training. — 628
(1) As used in this section: 629
(a) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 630
provided in s. 943.10(1). 631
(b) "Law enforcement training and experience" means 632
training courses, specialized assignments or work experience, 633
and other similar activities performed by a person during his or 634
her service as a law enforcement officer that require education 635
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beyond the basic skills of an officer. 636
(2) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the 637
State Board of Education shall adopt rules that create a process 638
that enables eligible law enforc ement officers or former law 639
enforcement officers to earn uniform postsecondary credit across 640
all Florida public postsecondary educational institutions for 641
college-level training and education acquired while serving as a 642
law enforcement officer. The regula tions and rules shall include 643
procedures for credential evaluation and the uniform award of 644
postsecondary credit or career education clock hours, including, 645
but not limited to, equivalency and alignment of law enforcement 646
training with appropriate postseco ndary courses and course 647
descriptions. 648
(3) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall convene 649
a workgroup by September 1, 2022, which is responsible for 650
developing a process for determining postsecondary course 651
equivalencies and the minimum postsecon dary credit or career 652
education clock hours that must be awarded for law enforcement 653
training and experience. 654
(a) The workgroup shall be composed of the following 14 655
members: 656
1. The chair of the Articulation Coordinating Committee, 657
or his or her design ee, who shall serve as chair. 658
2. Four members representing academic affairs 659
administrators and faculty from state universities, appointed by 660
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the chair of the Board of Governors. 661
3. Four members representing academic affairs 662
administrators and faculty from Florida College System 663
institutions, appointed by the chair of the State Board of 664
Education. 665
4. Two members representing faculty from career centers, 666
appointed by the State Board of Education. 667
5. A representative from th e Florida Sheriffs Association. 668
6. A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs 669
Association. 670
7. A representative from the Criminal Justice Standards 671
and Training Commission. 672
(b) The Office of K -20 Articulation shall provide 673
administrative support for the workgroup. 674
(c) The workgroup shall establish a process for 675
prioritizing and determining postsecondary course equivalencies 676
and the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock 677
hours that must be awarded for law enforcement training and 678
experience. The workgroup shall provide recommendations to the 679
Board of Governors and the State Board of Education by March 1, 680
2023, for approval at the next meeting of each board to allow 681
for adequate public notice. The workgroup shall terminate upon 682
submission of its recommendations. 683
(d) Upon approval of the workgroup's recommendations by 684
the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, the 685
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Articulation Coordinating Committee shall facilitate the review 686
of law enforcement training and experience for postsecondary 687
course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary credit or 688
career education clock hours that must be awarded in accordance 689
with the approved process. 690
(e) Within 1 year after approval of the workgroup's 691
recommendations by the Board of Governors and the State Board of 692
Education pursuant to paragraph (c), the Articulation 693
Coordinating Committee shall approve a prioritized list of 694
postsecondary course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary 695
credit or career education clock hours that must be awarded for 696
law enforcement training and experience. The list must be 697
updated annually. The Board of Governors and the State Board of 698
Education shall timely adopt the list approved by the 699
Articulation Coordinating Committee at the next meeting of e ach 700
board to allow for adequate public notice. For the purpose of 701
statewide application, postsecondary course equivalencies and 702
the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 703
that must be awarded for law enforcement training and experienc e 704
shall be delineated by the State Board of Education and the 705
Board of Governors in the statewide articulation agreement 706
required by s. 1007.23(1). 707
(f) State universities, Florida College System 708
institutions, and career centers must award postsecondary c redit 709
or career education clock hours for law enforcement training and 710
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experience based on the list adopted by the Board of Governors 711
and the State Board of Education pursuant to paragraph (e) if 712
the credit or career education clock hours are applicable to ward 713
the student's degree or certificate. Institutions may award 714
additional postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 715
if appropriate. Credit or career education clock hours awarded 716
in accordance with minimum postsecondary credit and clock hour 717
requirements, respectively, are guaranteed to transfer to other 718
state universities, Florida College System institutions, and 719
career centers. 720
Section 12. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 721
to read: 722
1009.896 Florida Law Enforcement Academy S cholarship 723
Program.— 724
(1) As used in this section, the term: 725
(a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 726
Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 727
(b) "Department" means the Department of Education. 728
(c) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 729
s. 943.10(4). 730
(d) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 731
provided in s. 943.10(1). 732
(e) "Scholarship program" means the Florida Law 733
Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program. 734
(2) Beginning with the 2 022-2023 academic year, the 735
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Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program is created 736
to assist in the recruitment of law enforcement officers within 737
the state by providing financial assistance to trainees who 738
enroll in a commission -approved law enforcement officer basic 739
recruit training program. 740
(3) The department shall administer the scholarship 741
program, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, 742
according to the rules and procedures established by the State 743
Board of Education. 744
(4) The scholarship shall be awarded on a first -come, 745
first-served basis based on the date the department receives 746
each completed application, and is contingent upon an 747
appropriation by the Legislature. 748
(5) To be eligible for the scholarship award a tra inee 749
must: 750
(a) Be enrolled in a commission -approved basic recruit 751
training program at a Florida College System institution or 752
school district technical center for the purposes of meeting the 753
minimum qualifications under s. 943.13(9) for employment or 754
appointment as a law enforcement officer. 755
(b) Not be sponsored by an employing agency that is 756
already covering the cost of a basic recruit training program. 757
(6) The award to eligible trainees shall be an amount 758
equal to any costs and fees described in th is subsection which 759
are necessary to complete the basic recruit training program, 760
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less any state financial aid received by the trainee. The award 761
to trainees shall cover: 762
(a) The cost of tuition. 763
(b) Any applicable fees required by ss. 1009.22(3), (5), 764
(6), and (7), and 1009.23 (3), (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11); 765
however, any award for a nonresident trainee shall not include 766
the out-of-state fee. 767
(c) Up to $1,000 for eligible expenses including: 768
1. The officer certification examination fee establish ed 769
pursuant to s. 943.1397. 770
2. Textbooks. 771
3. Uniforms. 772
4. Ammunition. 773
5. Required insurance. 774
6. Any other costs or fees for necessary consumable 775
materials required to complete the basic recruit training 776
program. 777
(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 778
necessary to administer this section. 779
Section 13. Section 1009.8961, Florida Statutes, is 780
created to read: 781
1009.8961 Reimbursement for out -of-state and special 782
operations forces law enforcement equi valency training.— 783
(1) As used in this section, the term: 784
(a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 785
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Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 786
(b) "Department" means the Department of Education. 787
(c) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 788
s. 943.10(4). 789
(d) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 790
provided in s. 943.10(1). 791
(e) "Special operations forces" has the same meaning as 792
provided in s. 943.10(22). 793
(2) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, the 794
department, in consultation with the Department of Law 795
Enforcement, shall reimburse eligible applicants who relocate 796
from outside the state or who transition from service in the 797
special operations forces to become a full -time law enforcement 798
officer within this state for eligible expenses incurred while 799
obtaining a Florida law enforcement officer certification. 800
(3) To be eligible for reimbursement under this section, 801
an applicant's employing agency must certify that he or she: 802
(a) Meets the requirements of s. 943.131(2) to qualify for 803
an exemption from the basic recruit training program. 804
(b) Was not sponsored by the employing agency to cover the 805
cost of any commission required training. 806
(4) Reimbursement shall be awarded on a fir st-come, first-807
served basis based on the date the department received each 808
completed application and is contingent upon an appropriation by 809
the Legislature. 810
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(5) Eligible applicants may be reimbursed for eligible 811
costs and fees up to $1,000, which include any cost or fee 812
incurred for: 813
(a) Any equivalency assessment administered to determine 814
required equivalency training. 815
(b) Any equivalency training required by the commission. 816
(c) The law enforcement officer certification examination. 817
(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 818
necessary to administer this section. 819
Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 820