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Florida House Bill H0003

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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15-An act relating to law enforcement; amending s. 30.49, 2
16-F.S.; authorizing a sheriff to transfer funds between 3
17-specified categories and code levels after his or her 4
18-budget is approved; amending s. 145.071, F.S.; 5
19-revising salary minimums for county sheriffs; amending 6
20-s. 409.1664, F.S.; providing for adoption benefits for 7
21-law enforcements officers; providing requirements to 8
22-receive such benefits; providing procedures to obtain 9
23-such benefits; creating s. 445.08, F.S.; creating the 10
24-Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment 11
25-Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity; 12
26-providing definitions; providing for one -time bonus 13
27-payments to newly-employed law enforcement offi cers; 14
28-providing requirements for award of bonus payments; 15
29-requiring the department to develop an annual plan for 16
30-the administration of the program and distribution of 17
31-payments; authorizing employing agencies to assist the 18
32-department with the collection of specified data to 19
33-collect such payments; providing plan requirements; 20
34-providing eligibility requirements for the plan; 21
35-requiring the department to consult quarterly with the 22
36-commission to verify specified information; providing 23
37-for reporting; authorizing t he department to submit 24
38-certain information for a specified purpose; providing 25
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15+An act relating to law enforcement officer benefits, 2
16+recruitment, and training; amending s. 145.071, F.S.; 3
17+revising salary minimums for county sheriffs; amending 4
18+s. 409.1664, F.S.; providing for adoption benefits for 5
19+law enforcements officers; providing re quirements to 6
20+receive such benefits; providing procedures to obtain 7
21+such benefits; creating s. 445.08, F.S.; creating the 8
22+Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment 9
23+Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity; 10
24+providing definitions; provid ing for one-time bonus 11
25+payments to newly-employed law enforcement officers; 12
26+providing requirements for award of bonus payments; 13
27+requiring the department to develop an annual plan for 14
28+the administration of the program and distribution of 15
29+payments; authorizing employing agencies to assist the 16
30+department with the collection of specified data to 17
31+collect such payments; providing plan requirements; 18
32+providing eligibility requirements for the plan; 19
33+requiring the department to consult quarterly with the 20
34+commission to verify specified information; providing 21
35+for reporting; authorizing the department to submit 22
36+certain information for a specified purpose; providing 23
37+for use of a funding; requiring rulemaking; providing 24
38+for expiration of the program; amending s. 683.11, 25
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52-for expiration of the program; amending s. 683.11, 27
53-F.S.; providing for the designation of "Law 28
54-Enforcement Appreciation Day "; amending s. 943.17, 29
55-F.S.; providing an exemption from certain law 30
56-enforcement officer training requirements for military 31
57-veterans; creating s. 943.1745, F.S.; providing 32
58-requirements for skills training for law enforcement 33
59-officers relating to officer he alth and safety; 34
60-amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; providing eligibility for 35
61-the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for 36
62-children of law enforcement officers; creating s. 37
63-1003.4933, F.S.; providing for each district school 38
64-board to establish a public safety t elecommunication 39
65-training program; authorizing the district to partner 40
66-with programs operated by certain entities; requiring 41
67-school districts to allow certain students to enroll 42
68-in such a program under specified circumstances; 43
69-providing exceptions; creatin g s. 1003.49966, F.S.; 44
70-providing for each district school board to offer a 45
71-law enforcement explorer program; authorizing the 46
72-school board to partner with law enforcement agencies 47
73-to offer such programs; providing for a student to 48
74-receive course credit if s uch a program is offered as 49
75-an elective; creating s. 1004.098, F.S.; providing 50
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52+Enforcement Appreciation Day"; amending s. 943.17, 27
53+F.S.; providing an exemption from certain law 28
54+enforcement officer training requirements for military 29
55+veterans; creating s. 943.1745, F.S.; providing 30
56+requirements for skills training for law enforcement 31
57+officers relating to officer health and safety; 32
58+amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; providing eligibility for 33
59+the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program for 34
60+children of law enforcement officers; creating s. 35
61+1003.4933, F.S.; providing for each district school 36
62+board to establish a public safety telecommunication 37
63+training program; authorizing the district to partner 38
64+with programs operated by certain entities; requiring 39
65+school districts to allow certain students to enroll 40
66+in such a program under specified circumstances; 41
67+providing exceptions; creating s. 1003.49966, F.S.; 42
68+providing for each district school board to offer a 43
69+law enforcement explorer program; authorizing the 44
70+school board to partner with law enforcement agencies 45
71+to offer such programs; providing for a student to 46
72+receive course credit if such a program is offered as 47
73+an elective; creating s. 1004.098, F.S.; providing 48
74+definitions; requiring the Board of Governors and the 49
75+State Board of Education to create a process that 50
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88-definitions; requiring the Board of Governors and the 51
89-State Board of Education to create a process that 52
90-enables eligible law enforcement officers or former 53
91-law enforcement offic ers to earn uniform postsecondary 54
92-credit across all Florida public postsecondary 55
93-educational institutions for college -level training 56
94-and education acquired while serving as a law 57
95-enforcement officer; requiring the Articulation 58
96-Coordinating Committee to con vene a workgroup by a 59
97-specified date to facilitate such process; providing 60
98-membership of the workgroup; providing a timetable for 61
99-the process; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing 62
100-definitions; creating the Florida Law Enforcement 63
101-Academy Scholarship Prog ram; providing requirements 64
102-for receipt of such a scholarship; providing 65
103-procedures for the program; proving for the amount of 66
104-such awards; requiring rulemaking; creating s. 67
105-1009.8961, F.S.; providing definitions; providing for 68
106-reimbursement for out -of-state and special operations 69
107-forces law enforcement equivalency training; providing 70
108-requirements for receipt of such reimbursement; 71
109-providing procedures for such reimbursement; providing 72
110-for amount of such awards; requiring rulemaking; 73
111-providing an effective date. 74
88+enables eligible law enforcement officers or former 51
89+law enforcement officers to earn uniform postsecondary 52
90+credit across all Florida public postsecondary 53
91+educational institutions for college -level training 54
92+and education acquired while serving as a law 55
93+enforcement officer; requiring the Articulation 56
94+Coordinating Committee to convene a workgroup by a 57
95+specified date to facilitate such process; providing 58
96+membership of the workgroup; providing a timetable for 59
97+the process; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing 60
98+definitions; creating the Florida Law Enforcement 61
99+Academy Scholarship Program; providing requirements 62
100+for receipt of such a scholarship; providing 63
101+procedures for the program; proving for the amount of 64
102+such awards; requiring rulemaking; creating s. 65
103+1009.8961, F.S.; providing definitions; providing for 66
104+reimbursement for out -of-state and special operations 67
105+forces law enforcement equivalency training; providing 68
106+requirements for receipt of such reimbursement; 69
107+providing procedures for such reimbursement; providing 70
108+for amount of such awards; requiring rulemaking; 71
109+providing an effective date. 72
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111+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 74
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125-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 76
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127- Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 30.49, 78
128-Florida Statutes, to read: 79
129- 30.49 Budgets.— 80
130- (12) Notwithstanding any other law, and in order to 81
131-effectuate, fulfil, and prese rve the independence of sheriffs as 82
132-specified in s. 30.53, a sheriff may transfer funds between the 83
133-fund and functional categories and object and subobject code 84
134-levels after his or her budget has been approved by the board of 85
135-county commissioners or budget commission. 86
136- Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 145.071, Florida 87
137-Statutes, is amended to read: 88
138- 145.071 Sheriff.— 89
139- (1) Each sheriff shall receive as salary the amount 90
140-indicated, based on the population of his or her county. In 91
141-addition, a compensat ion shall be made for population increments 92
142-over the minimum for each group, which shall be determined by 93
143-multiplying the population in excess of the minimum for the 94
144-group times the group rate. 95
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125+ Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 145.071, Florida 76
126+Statutes, is amended to read: 77
127+ 145.071 Sheriff.— 78
128+ (1) Each sheriff shall receive as salary the amount 79
129+indicated, based on the population of his or her county. In 80
130+addition, a compensation shall be made for population increments 81
131+over the minimum for each group, which shall be determined by 82
132+multiplying the populat ion in excess of the minimum for the 83
133+group times the group rate. 84
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196- Section 3. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of 105
197-section 409.1664, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 106
198-paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is 107
199-added to that subsection, and subsections (2), (3), (4), an d (6) 108
200-of that section are amended, to read: 109
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183+ Section 2. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of 94
184+section 409.1664, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 95
185+paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is 96
186+added to that subsection, and subsections (2), (3), (4), and (6) 97
187+of that section are amended, to read: 98
188+ 409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive 99
189+employees of state agencies, vetera ns, and servicemembers, and 100
190+law enforcement officers .— 101
191+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 102
192+ (b) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 103
193+provided in s. 943.10(1). 104
194+ (2) A qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or 105
195+servicemember who adopts a child within the child welfare system 106
196+who has special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 107
197+eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 108
198+$10,000 per such chi ld, subject to applicable taxes. A law 109
199+enforcement officer who adopts a child within the child welfare 110
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215-law enforcement officers .— 112
216- (1) As used in this section, the term: 113
217- (b) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 114
218-provided in s. 943.10(1). 115
219- (2) A qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or 116
220-servicemember who adopts a child within the child welfare system 117
221-who has special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 118
222-eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 119
223-$10,000 per such child, subject to applicable taxes. A law 120
224-enforcement officer who adopts a child within the child welfare 121
225-system who has special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 122
226-eligible to receive a lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of 123
227-$25,000 per such child, subject to applicable taxes. A 124
228-qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or servicemember who 125
229-adopts a child within the child welfare system who does not have 126
230-special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is eligible to 127
231-receive a lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of $5,000 per 128
232-such child, subject to applicable taxes. A law enforcement 129
233-officer who adopts a child within the child welfare system who 130
234-does not have special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 131
235-eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 132
236-$10,000 per each such child, subject to applicable taxes. A 133
237-qualifying adoptive employee of a charter school or the Florida 134
238-Virtual School may retroactivel y apply for the monetary benefit 135
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213+eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 112
214+$25,000 per such child, subject to applicable taxes. A 113
215+qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or servicemember who 114
216+adopts a child within the child welfare system who does not have 115
217+special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is eligible to 116
218+receive a lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of $5,000 per 117
219+such child, subject to applicable taxes. A law enforcement 118
220+officer who adopts a child within the child welfare system who 119
221+does not have special needs described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. is 120
222+eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 121
223+$10,000 per each such child, subject to applicable taxes. A 122
224+qualifying adoptive employee of a charter school or the Florida 123
225+Virtual School may retroactively apply for the monetary benefit 124
226+provided in this subsection if such employee was employed by a 125
227+charter school or the Florida Virtual School when he or she 126
228+adopted a child within the child welfare system pursuant to 127
229+chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2015. A veteran or servicemember 128
230+may apply for the monetary benefit provided in this subse ction 129
231+if he or she is domiciled in this state and adopts a child 130
232+within the child welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on or 131
233+after July 1, 2020. A law enforcement officer may apply for the 132
234+monetary benefit provided in this subsection if he or she is 133
235+domiciled in this state and adopts a child within the child 134
236+welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2022. 135
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252-charter school or the Florida Virtual School when he or she 137
253-adopted a child within the child welfare system pursuant to 138
254-chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2015. A v eteran or servicemember 139
255-may apply for the monetary benefit provided in this subsection 140
256-if he or she is domiciled in this state and adopts a child 141
257-within the child welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on or 142
258-after July 1, 2020. A law enforcement officer may apply for the 143
259-monetary benefit provided in this subsection if he or she is 144
260-domiciled in this state and adopts a child within the child 145
261-welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2022. 146
262- (a) Benefits paid to a qualifying adoptive employee wh o is 147
263-a part-time employee must be prorated based on the qualifying 148
264-adoptive employee's full -time equivalency at the time of 149
265-applying for the benefits. 150
266- (b) Monetary benefits awarded under this subsection are 151
267-limited to one award per adopted child within t he child welfare 152
268-system. 153
269- (c) The payment of a lump -sum monetary benefit for 154
270-adopting a child within the child welfare system under this 155
271-section is subject to a specific appropriation to the department 156
272-for such purpose. 157
273- (3) A qualifying adoptive employe e must apply to his or 158
274-her agency head, or to his or her school director in the case of 159
275-a qualifying adoptive employee of a charter school or the 160
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250+a part-time employee must be prorated based on the qualifying 137
251+adoptive employee's full-time equivalency at the time of 138
252+applying for the benefits. 139
253+ (b) Monetary benefits awarded under this subsection are 140
254+limited to one award per adopted child within the child welfare 141
255+system. 142
256+ (c) The payment of a lump -sum monetary benefit for 143
257+adopting a child within the child welfare system under this 144
258+section is subject to a specific appropriation to the department 145
259+for such purpose. 146
260+ (3) A qualifying adoptive employee must apply to his or 147
261+her agency head, or to his or her school director in the c ase of 148
262+a qualifying adoptive employee of a charter school or the 149
263+Florida Virtual School, to obtain the monetary benefit provided 150
264+in subsection (2). A veteran or servicemember must apply to the 151
265+department to obtain the benefit. A law enforcement officer mus t 152
266+apply to the Department of Law Enforcement to obtain the 153
267+benefit. Applications must be on forms approved by the 154
268+department and must include a certified copy of the final order 155
269+of adoption naming the applicant as the adoptive parent. 156
270+Monetary benefits sha ll be approved on a first -come, first-157
271+served basis based upon the date that each fully completed 158
272+application is received by the department. 159
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289-in subsection (2). A veteran or servicemember must apply to the 162
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291-apply to the Department of Law Enforcement to obtain the 164
292-benefit. Applications must be on forms approved by the 165
293-department and must include a certified copy of the final ord er 166
294-of adoption naming the applicant as the adoptive parent. 167
295-Monetary benefits shall be approved on a first -come, first-168
296-served basis based upon the date that each fully completed 169
297-application is received by the department. 170
298- (4) This section does not preclud e a qualifying adoptive 171
299-employee, veteran, or servicemember, or law enforcement officer 172
300-from receiving adoption assistance for which he or she may 173
301-qualify under s. 409.166 or any other statute that provides 174
302-financial incentives for the adoption of children . 175
303- (6) The department may adopt rules to administer this 176
304-section. The rules may provide for an application process such 177
305-as, but not limited to, an open enrollment period during which 178
306-qualifying adoptive employees, veterans, or servicemembers, or 179
307-law enforcement officers may apply for monetary benefits under 180
308-this section. 181
309- Section 4. Section 445.08, Florida Statutes, is created to 182
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311- 445.08 Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment 184
312-Program.— 185
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287+from receiving adoption assistance for which he or she may 162
288+qualify under s. 409.166 or any other statute that provides 163
289+financial incentives for the adoption of children. 164
290+ (6) The department may adopt rules to administer this 165
291+section. The rules may provide for an application process such 166
292+as, but not limited to, an open enrollment period during which 167
293+qualifying adoptive employees, veterans, or servicemembers, or 168
294+law enforcement officers may apply for monetary benefits under 169
295+this section. 170
296+ Section 3. Section 445.08, Florida Statutes, is created to 171
297+read: 172
298+ 445.08 Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment 173
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300+ (1) For the purposes of this section, the term: 175
301+ (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 176
302+Training Commission w ithin the Department of Law Enforcement. 177
303+ (b) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 178
304+s. 943.10(4). 179
305+ (c) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 180
306+provided in s. 943.10(1). 181
307+ (d) "Newly employed officer" means a person who gains o r 182
308+is appointed to full -time employment as a certified law 183
309+enforcement officer with a Florida criminal justice employing 184
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326- (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 187
327-Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 188
328- (b) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 189
329-s. 943.10(4). 190
330- (c) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 191
331-provided in s. 943.10(1). 192
332- (d) "Newly employed officer" means a person who gains or 193
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334-enforcement officer with a Florida criminal justice employing 195
335-agency on or after July 1, 2022, and who has never before been 196
336-employed as a law enforcement officer in this state. 197
337- (e) "Program" means the Florida Law Enforcement 198
338-Recruitment Bonus Payment Program. 199
339- (2) There is created within the department the Florida Law 200
340-Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Progr am, to aid in the 201
341-recruitment of law enforcement officers within the state. The 202
342-purpose of the program is to administer one -time bonus payments 203
343-of up to $5,000 to each newly employed officer within the state. 204
344-Bonus payments provided to eligible newly emplo yed officers are 205
345-contingent upon legislative appropriations and shall be prorated 206
346-subject to the amount appropriated for the program. 207
347- (3) Each bonus payment shall be adjusted to include 7.65 208
348-percent for the officer's share of Federal Insurance 209
349-Contribution Act tax on the payment. 210
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324+ (e) "Program" means the Florida Law Enforcement 187
325+Recruitment Bonus Payment Program. 188
326+ (2) There is created within the department the Florida Law 189
327+Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program, to aid in the 190
328+recruitment of law enforcement officers within the state. The 191
329+purpose of the program is to administer one -time bonus payments 192
330+of up to $5,000 to each newly employed officer within the state. 193
331+Bonus payments provided to eligible newly employed officers are 194
332+contingent upon legislative appropriations and shall be prorated 195
333+subject to the amount appropriated for the program. 196
334+ (3) Each bonus payment shall be adjusted to include 7.65 197
335+percent for the officer's share of Federal Insurance 198
336+Contribution Act tax on the payment. 199
337+ (4) The department shall develop an annual plan for the 200
338+administration of the program and distribution of bonus 201
339+payments. Applicable employing agencies shall assist the 202
340+department with the collection of any data necessary to 203
341+determine bonus payment amounts and to distribute the bonus 204
342+payments, and shall otherwi se provide the department with any 205
343+information or assistance needed to fulfill the requirements of 206
344+this section. At a minimum, the plan must include: 207
345+ (a) The method for determining the estimated number of 208
346+newly employed officers to gain or be appointed t o full-time 209
347+employment during the applicable fiscal year. 210
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365-department with the collection of any data necessary to 214
366-determine bonus payment amounts and to distribute the bonus 215
367-payments, and shall otherwise provide the department with any 216
368-information or assistance needed to fulfill the requirements of 217
369-this section. At a minimum, the plan must include: 218
370- (a) The method for determining the estimated number of 219
371-newly employed officers to gain or be appointed to full -time 220
372-employment during the applicable fiscal year. 221
373- (b) The minimum eligibility requirements a newly employed 222
374-officer must meet to receive and retain a bonus paym ent, which 223
375-must include: 224
376- 1. Obtaining certification for employment or appointment 225
377-as a law enforcement officer pursuant to s. 943.1395. 226
378- 2. Gaining full-time employment with a Florida criminal 227
379-justice agency. 228
380- 3. Maintaining continuous full -time employment with a 229
381-Florida criminal justice agency for at least 2 years from the 230
382-date on which the officer obtained certification. The required 231
383-2-year employment period may be satisfied by maintaining 232
384-employment at one or more employing agencies, but such period 233
385-must not contain any break in service longer than 15 calendar 234
386-days. 235
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361+officer must meet to receive and retain a bonus payment, which 212
362+must include: 213
363+ 1. Obtaining certification for employment or appointment 214
364+as a law enforcement officer pursuant to s. 943.1395. 215
365+ 2. Gaining full-time employment with a Florida criminal 216
366+justice agency. 217
367+ 3. Maintaining continuous full -time employment with a 218
368+Florida criminal justice agency for at least 2 years from the 219
369+date on which the officer obtained certification. The required 220
370+2-year employment period may be satisfied by maintaining 221
371+employment at one or more employing agencies, but such period 222
372+must not contain any break in service longer than 15 calendar 223
373+days. 224
374+ (c) The method that will be used to determine the bonus 225
375+payment amount to be distributed to each newly employed officer. 226
376+ (d) The method that will be used to distribute bonus 227
377+payments to applicable employing agencies for distribution to 228
378+eligible officers. Such method should prioritize distributing 229
379+bonus payments to eligible officers in the most efficient and 230
380+quickest manner possible. 231
381+ (e) The estimated cost to the department associated with 232
382+developing and administering the program and distributing bonus 233
383+payment funds. 234
384+ (f) The method by which an officer must reimburse the 235
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400-payment amount to be distributed to each newly employed officer. 237
401- (d) The method that will be used to distribute bonus 238
402-payments to applicable employing agencies for distribution to 239
403-eligible officers. Such method should prioritize distributing 240
404-bonus payments to eligible officers in the most efficient and 241
405-quickest manner possible. 242
406- (e) The estimated cost to the department associated with 243
407-developing and administering the program and distributing bonus 244
408-payment funds. 245
409- (f) The method by which an officer must reimburse the 246
410-state if he or she received a bonus payment under the program, 247
411-but failed to maintain continuous employment for the required 2-248
412-year period. Reimbursement shall not be required if an officer 249
413-is discharged by his or her employing agency for a reason other 250
414-than misconduct as designated on the affidavit of separation 251
415-completed by the employing agency and maintained by the 252
416-commission. 253
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418-The department may establish other criteria deemed necessary to 255
419-determine bonus payment eligibility and distribution. 256
420- (5) The department shall consult quarterly with the 257
421-commission to verify the certification of newly employed 258
422-officers and affidavits of separation submitted to the 259
423-commission which detail officer misconduct. 260
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398+but failed to maintain continuous employment for the required 2 -237
399+year period. Reimbursement shall not be required if an officer 238
400+is discharged by his or her employing agency for a reason other 239
401+than misconduct as designated on the affidavit of separation 240
402+completed by the employing agency and maintained by the 241
403+commission. 242
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405+The department may establish other criteria deemed necessary to 244
406+determine bonus payment eligibility and distribution. 245
407+ (5) The department shall consult quarterly with the 246
408+commission to verify the certification of newly employed 247
409+officers and affidavits of separation submitted to the 248
410+commission which detail officer misconduct. 249
411+ (6) The department shall submit the plan to the Executive 250
412+Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair 251
413+of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the chair of t he 252
414+House Appropriations Committee by October 1 of each year. The 253
415+department is authorized to submit budget amendments pursuant to 254
416+chapter 216 as necessary to release appropriated funds for 255
417+distribution to applicable employing agencies under this 256
418+program. 257
419+ (7) The funding allocation for the bonus payments must be 258
420+used solely to comply with the requirements of this section, but 259
421+applicable collective bargaining units are not otherwise 260
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437-Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair 262
438-of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and t he chair of the 263
439-House Appropriations Committee by October 1 of each year. The 264
440-department is authorized to submit budget amendments pursuant to 265
441-chapter 216 as necessary to release appropriated funds for 266
442-distribution to applicable employing agencies under th is 267
443-program. 268
444- (7) The funding allocation for the bonus payments must be 269
445-used solely to comply with the requirements of this section, but 270
446-applicable collective bargaining units are not otherwise 271
447-precluded from wage negotiation. 272
448- (8) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 273
449-section. 274
450- (9) This section expires July 1, 2025. 275
451- Section 5. Section 683.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to 276
452-read: 277
453- 683.11 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law 278
454-Enforcement Appreciation Month. — 279
455- (1) May 1 of each year is hereby designated as "Law 280
456-Enforcement Appreciation Day." 281
457- (2)(1) The month of May of each year is hereby designated 282
458-as "Law Enforcement Appreciation Month." 283
459- (3)(2) The Governor and the mayor of each municipality may 284
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435+ (8) The department shall adopt rules t o implement this 262
436+section. 263
437+ (9) This section expires July 1, 2025. 264
438+ Section 4. Section 683.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to 265
439+read: 266
440+ 683.11 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law 267
441+Enforcement Appreciation Month. — 268
442+ (1) May 1 of each year is hereby de signated as "Law 269
443+Enforcement Appreciation Day." 270
444+ (2)(1) The month of May of each year is hereby designated 271
445+as "Law Enforcement Appreciation Month." 272
446+ (3)(2) The Governor and the mayor of each municipality may 273
447+issue annually a proclamation designating May 1 as "Law 274
448+Enforcement Appreciation Day" and the month of May as "Law 275
449+Enforcement Appreciation Month" and urging all civic, fraternal, 276
450+and religious organizations and public and private educational 277
451+institutions to recognize and observe this occasion through 278
452+appropriate programs, meetings, services, or celebrations in 279
453+which state, county, and local law enforcement officers are 280
454+invited to participate. 281
455+ Section 5. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 282
456+943.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 283
457+ 943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development 284
458+training programs; participation; cost; evaluation. —The 285
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474-Enforcement Appreciation Month" and urging all civic, fraternal, 287
475-and religious organizations and public and private educational 288
476-institutions to recognize and observe this occ asion through 289
477-appropriate programs, meetings, services, or celebrations in 290
478-which state, county, and local law enforcement officers are 291
479-invited to participate. 292
480- Section 6. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 293
481-943.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 294
482- 943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development 295
483-training programs; participation; cost; evaluation. —The 296
484-commission shall, by rule, design, implement, maintain, 297
485-evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job -related 298
486-curricula and performanc e standards for basic recruit, advanced, 299
487-and career development training programs and courses. The rules 300
488-shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess 301
489-relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, 302
490-and instructor competen cy. 303
491- (1) The commission shall: 304
492- (g) Assure that entrance into the basic recruit training 305
493-program for law enforcement and correctional officers be limited 306
494-to those who have passed a basic skills examination and 307
495-assessment instrument, based on a job task a nalysis in each 308
496-discipline and adopted by the commission. However, a person is 309
497-not required to take the basic skills examination and assessment 310
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472+evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job -related 287
473+curricula and performance standards f or basic recruit, advanced, 288
474+and career development training programs and courses. The rules 289
475+shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess 290
476+relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, 291
477+and instructor competency. 292
478+ (1) The commission shall: 293
479+ (g) Assure that entrance into the basic recruit training 294
480+program for law enforcement and correctional officers be limited 295
481+to those who have passed a basic skills examination and 296
482+assessment instrument, based on a job task analysis in ea ch 297
483+discipline and adopted by the commission. However, a person is 298
484+not required to take the basic skills examination and assessment 299
485+instrument before entering a law enforcement officer basic 300
486+recruit training program if he or she is a veteran as defined in 301
487+s. 1.01(14) or holds an associate degree or higher from an 302
488+accredited college or university. 303
489+ Section 6. Section 943.1745, Florida Statutes, is created 304
490+to read: 305
491+ 943.1745 Training relating to officer health and wellness 306
492+principles.— 307
493+ (1) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall incorporate into 308
494+the course curriculum required for initial certification of a 309
495+law enforcement officer instruction on health and wellness 310
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511-recruit training program if he or she is a veteran as defined in 312
512-s. 1.01(14) or holds an associate degree or higher from an 313
513-accredited college or university. 314
514- Section 7. Section 943.1745, Florida Statutes, is created 315
515-to read: 316
516- 943.1745 Training relating to officer health and wellness 317
517-principles.— 318
518- (1) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall incorporate into 319
519-the course curriculum required for initial certification of a 320
520-law enforcement officer instruction on health and wellness 321
521-principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The 322
522-commission shall consu lt with the Florida State University 323
523-Institute for Justice Research and Development and the 324
524-Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the 325
525-basic skills training component relating to officer health and 326
526-wellness principles. The training must in clude, but need not be 327
527-limited to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work 328
528-related incidents have on the personal life of an officer; 329
529-methods for identifying and addressing personal and work related 330
530-stressors; strategies to better understand when to seek 331
531-professional help and what kind of professional help to seek; 332
532-and strategies to normalize conversations about stress, trauma, 333
533-and mental health within the law enforcement community. 334
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509+commission shall consult with the F lorida State University 312
510+Institute for Justice Research and Development and the 313
511+Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the 314
512+basic skills training component relating to officer health and 315
513+wellness principles. The training must include, but ne ed not be 316
514+limited to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work 317
515+related incidents have on the personal life of an officer; 318
516+methods for identifying and addressing personal and work related 319
517+stressors; strategies to better understand when to seek 320
518+professional help and what kind of professional help to seek; 321
519+and strategies to normalize conversations about stress, trauma, 322
520+and mental health within the law enforcement community. 323
521+ (2) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall by rule require 324
522+that each law enforcement officer receive, as part of the 40 325
523+hours of required instruction for continued employment or 326
524+appointment as an officer, instruction on health and wellness 327
525+principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The 328
526+commission shall consult with the F lorida State University 329
527+Institute for Justice Research and Development and the 330
528+Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the 331
529+training component relating to officer health and wellness 332
530+principles. The training must include, but need not be lim ited 333
531+to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work related 334
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548-hours of required instruction for continued employment or 337
549-appointment as an officer, instruction on health and wellness 338
550-principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The 339
551-commission shall consu lt with the Florida State University 340
552-Institute for Justice Research and Development and the 341
553-Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the 342
554-training component relating to officer health and wellness 343
555-principles. The training must include, but ne ed not be limited 344
556-to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work related 345
557-incidents have on the personal life of an officer; methods for 346
558-identifying and addressing personal and work related stressors; 347
559-strategies to better understand when to seek profe ssional help 348
560-and what kind of professional help to seek; and strategies to 349
561-normalize conversations about stress, trauma, and mental health 350
562-within the law enforcement community. 351
563- Section 8. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subsection (2) of 352
564-section 1002.394, Fl orida Statutes, are redesignated as 353
565-paragraphs (l) and (m), respectively, a new paragraph (k) is 354
566-added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) 355
567-and subsection (12) of that section are amended, to read: 356
568- 1002.394 The Family Empowerment Schol arship Program.— 357
569- (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 358
570- (k) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 359
571-provided in s. 943.10(1). 360
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546+strategies to better understand when to seek professional help 337
547+and what kind of professional help to seek; and strategies to 338
548+normalize conversations about stress, trauma, and mental health 339
549+within the law enforcement community. 340
550+ Section 7. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subsection (2) of 341
551+section 1002.394, Florida Statute s, are redesignated as 342
552+paragraphs (l) and (m), respectively, a new paragraph (k) is 343
553+added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) 344
554+and subsection (12) of that section are amended, to read: 345
555+ 1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Progra m.— 346
556+ (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 347
557+ (k) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 348
558+provided in s. 943.10(1). 349
559+ (3) SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY. — 350
560+ (a) A parent of a student may request and receive from the 351
561+state a scholarship fo r the purposes specified in paragraph 352
562+(4)(a) if: 353
563+ 1. The student is on the direct certification list 354
564+pursuant to s. 1002.395(2)(c) or the student's household income 355
565+level does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level; 356
566+ 2. The student is curren tly placed, or during the previous 357
567+state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out -of-home 358
568+care as defined in s. 39.01; 359
569+ 3. The student's household income level does not exceed 360
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587-(4)(a) if: 364
588- 1. The student is on the direct certification list 365
589-pursuant to s. 1002.395(2)(c) or the student's household income 366
590-level does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level; 367
591- 2. The student is currently placed, or during the previous 368
592-state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out -of-home 369
593-care as defined in s. 39.01; 370
594- 3. The student's household income level does not exceed 371
595-375 percent of the federal poverty level or an adjusted maximum 372
596-percent of the federal poverty level that is increased by 25 373
597-percentage points in the fiscal year following any fiscal year 374
598-in which more than 5 percent of the available scholarships 375
599-authorized under paragraph (12)(a) have not been funded ; 376
600- 4. The student is a sibling of a student who is 377
601-participating in the scholarship program under this subsection 378
602-and such siblings reside in the same household; or 379
603- 5. The student is a dependent child of a member of the 380
604-United States Armed Forces. 381
605- 6. The student is a dependent child of a law enforcement 382
606-officer. 383
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583+percent of the federal poverty level that is increased by 25 362
584+percentage points in the fiscal year following any fiscal year 363
585+in which more than 5 percent of the available scholarships 364
586+authorized under paragraph (12)(a) have not been funded; 365
587+ 4. The student is a s ibling of a student who is 366
588+participating in the scholarship program under this subsection 367
589+and such siblings reside in the same household; or 368
590+ 5. The student is a dependent child of a member of the 369
591+United States Armed Forces. 370
592+ 6. The student is a dependen t child of a law enforcement 371
593+officer. 372
594+ 373
595+Priority must be given to a student whose household income level 374
596+does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level or who 375
597+is in foster care or out -of-home care. 376
598+ (12) SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT. — 377
599+ (a)1. Scholarships for students determined eligible 378
600+pursuant to paragraph (3)(a) are established for up to 18,000 379
601+students annually beginning in the 2019 -2020 school year. 380
602+Beginning in the 2020 -2021 school year, the maximum number of 381
603+students participating in th e scholarship program under this 382
604+section shall annually increase by 1.0 percent of the state's 383
605+total public school student enrollment. An eligible student who 384
606+meets any of the following requirements shall be excluded from 385
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622-is in foster care or out -of-home care. 387
623- (12) SCHOLARSHIP FUNDI NG AND PAYMENT.— 388
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625-pursuant to paragraph (3)(a) are established for up to 18,000 390
626-students annually beginning in the 2019 -2020 school year. 391
627-Beginning in the 2020 -2021 school year, the maximum number of 392
628-students participating in the scholarship program under this 393
629-section shall annually increase by 1.0 percent of the state's 394
630-total public school student enrollment. An eligible student who 395
631-meets any of the following requirements shall be excluded from 396
632-the maximum number of students if the student: 397
633- a. Received a scholarship pursuant to s. 1002.395 during 398
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636-funding organization's lack of available funds after the 401
637-organization fully exhausted its efforts to use funds available 402
638-for awards under ss. 1002.395 and 1002.40(11)(i). Eligible 403
639-nonprofit scholarship -funding organizations with students who 404
640-meet the criterion in this subparagraph must annually n otify the 405
641-department in a format and by a date established by the 406
642-department. The maximum number of scholarships awarded pursuant 407
643-to this subparagraph shall not exceed 15,000 per school year; 408
644- b. Is a dependent child of a law enforcement officer or a 409
645-member of the United States Armed Forces, a foster child, or an 410
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620+ a. Received a scholarship pursuant to s. 1002.395 during 387
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623+funding organization's lack of available funds after the 390
624+organization fully exhausted its efforts to use funds available 391
625+for awards under ss. 1002.395 and 1002.40(11)(i). Eligible 392
626+nonprofit scholarship -funding organizations with students who 393
627+meet the criterion in this subparagraph must annually notify the 394
628+department in a format and by a date established by the 395
629+department. The maximum number of scholarships awarded pursuant 396
630+to this subparagraph shall not exceed 15,000 per school year; 397
631+ b. Is a dependent child of a law enforcement officer or a 398
632+member of the United States A rmed Forces, a foster child, or an 399
633+adopted child; or 400
634+ c. Is determined eligible pursuant to subparagraph 401
635+(3)(a)1. or subparagraph (3)(a)2. and either spent the prior 402
636+school year in attendance at a Florida public school or, 403
637+beginning in the 2022 -2023 school year, is eligible to enroll in 404
638+kindergarten. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "prior 405
639+school year in attendance" means that the student was enrolled 406
640+and reported by a school district for funding during either the 407
641+preceding October or February F lorida Education Finance Program 408
642+surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time 409
643+spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program if 410
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661-school year in attendance at a Florida public school or, 414
662-beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, is eligible to enroll in 415
663-kindergarten. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "prior 416
664-school year in attendance" means that the student was enrolled 417
665-and reported by a school district for funding during either the 418
666-preceding October or February Florida Education Finance Program 419
667-surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time 420
668-spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program if 421
669-funded under the Florida Education Finance Program. 422
670- 2. The scholarship amount provided to a student for any 423
671-single school year shall be for tuition and fees for an eligible 424
672-private school, not to exceed annual limits, which shall be 425
673-determined in accordance with this subparagraph. The calculated 426
674-amount for a participating st udent shall be based upon the grade 427
675-level and school district in which the student was assigned as 428
676-100 percent of the funds per unweighted full -time equivalent in 429
677-the Florida Education Finance Program for a student in the basic 430
678-program established pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1., plus a per -431
679-full-time equivalent share of funds for all categorical 432
680-programs, except for the Exceptional Student Education 433
681-Guaranteed Allocation. 434
682- 3. The amount of the scholarship shall be the calculated 435
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657+ 2. The scholarship amount provided to a stu dent for any 412
658+single school year shall be for tuition and fees for an eligible 413
659+private school, not to exceed annual limits, which shall be 414
660+determined in accordance with this subparagraph. The calculated 415
661+amount for a participating student shall be based upon the grade 416
662+level and school district in which the student was assigned as 417
663+100 percent of the funds per unweighted full -time equivalent in 418
664+the Florida Education Finance Program for a student in the basic 419
665+program established pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1., p lus a per-420
666+full-time equivalent share of funds for all categorical 421
667+programs, except for the Exceptional Student Education 422
668+Guaranteed Allocation. 423
669+ 3. The amount of the scholarship shall be the calculated 424
670+amount or the amount of the private school's tuition and fees, 425
671+whichever is less. The amount of any assessment fee required by 426
672+the participating private school and any costs to provide a 427
673+digital device, including Internet access, if necessary, to the 428
674+student may be paid from the total amount of the scholarsh ip. 429
675+ 4. A scholarship of $750 may be awarded to a student who 430
676+is determined eligible pursuant to subparagraph (3)(a)1. or 431
677+subparagraph (3)(a)2. and enrolled in a Florida public school 432
678+that is different from the school to which the student was 433
679+assigned or in a lab school as defined in s. 1002.32 if the 434
680+school district does not provide the student with transportation 435
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696-whichever is less. The amount of any assessment fee required by 437
697-the participating private school and any costs to provide a 438
698-digital device, including Internet access, if necessary, to the 439
699-student may be paid from the tota l amount of the scholarship. 440
700- 4. A scholarship of $750 may be awarded to a student who 441
701-is determined eligible pursuant to subparagraph (3)(a)1. or 442
702-subparagraph (3)(a)2. and enrolled in a Florida public school 443
703-that is different from the school to which the student was 444
704-assigned or in a lab school as defined in s. 1002.32 if the 445
705-school district does not provide the student with transportation 446
706-to the school. 447
707- 5. Upon notification from the organization on July 1, 448
708-September 1, December 1, and February 1 that an application has 449
709-been approved for the program, the department shall verify that 450
710-the student is not prohibited from receiving a scholarship 451
711-pursuant to subsection (6). The organization must provide the 452
712-department with the documentation necessary to verify the 453
713-student's participation. Upon verification, the department shall 454
714-transfer, from state funds only, the amount calculated pursuant 455
715-to subparagraph 2. to the organization for quarterly 456
716-disbursement to parents of participating students each school 457
717-year in which the scholarship is in force. For a student exiting 458
718-a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program who chooses 459
719-to participate in the scholarship program, the amount of the 460
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693+to the school. 436
694+ 5. Upon notification from the organization on July 1, 437
695+September 1, December 1, and February 1 that an application has 438
696+been approved for the program, the department shall verify that 439
697+the student is not prohibited from receiving a scholarship 440
698+pursuant to subsection (6). The organization must provide the 441
699+department with the documentation necessary to verify the 442
700+student's participati on. Upon verification, the department shall 443
701+transfer, from state funds only, the amount calculated pursuant 444
702+to subparagraph 2. to the organization for quarterly 445
703+disbursement to parents of participating students each school 446
704+year in which the scholarship is in force. For a student exiting 447
705+a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program who chooses 448
706+to participate in the scholarship program, the amount of the 449
707+Family Empowerment Scholarship calculated pursuant to 450
708+subparagraph 2. must be transferred from the school district in 451
709+which the student last attended a public school before 452
710+commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. When a student 453
711+enters the scholarship program, the organization must receive 454
712+all documentation required for the student's participat ion, 455
713+including the private school's and the student's fee schedules, 456
714+at least 30 days before the first quarterly scholarship payment 457
715+is made for the student. 458
716+ 6. The initial payment shall be made after the 459
717+organization's verification of admission acceptan ce, and 460
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733-subparagraph 2. must be transferred from the school district in 462
734-which the student last attended a public school before 463
735-commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. When a student 464
736-enters the scholarship program, the organization must receive 465
737-all documentation required for the student's participation, 466
738-including the private school's and the student's fee schedules, 467
739-at least 30 days before the first quarterly scholarship payment 468
740-is made for the student. 469
741- 6. The initial payment shall be made after the 470
742-organization's verificat ion of admission acceptance, and 471
743-subsequent payments shall be made upon verification of continued 472
744-enrollment and attendance at the private school. Payment must be 473
745-by individual warrant made payable to the student's parent or by 474
746-funds transfer or any other means of payment that the department 475
747-deems to be commercially viable or cost -effective. If the 476
748-payment is made by warrant, the warrant must be delivered by the 477
749-organization to the private school of the parent's choice, and 478
750-the parent shall restrictively en dorse the warrant to the 479
751-private school. An organization shall ensure that the parent to 480
752-whom the warrant is made has restrictively endorsed the warrant 481
753-to the private school for deposit into the account of the 482
754-private school or that the parent has approve d a funds transfer 483
755-before any scholarship funds are deposited. 484
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730+subsequent payments shall be made upon verification of continued 461
731+enrollment and attendance at the private school. Payment must be 462
732+by individual warrant made payable to the student's parent or by 463
733+funds transfer or any other means of payment that the department 464
734+deems to be commercially viable or cost -effective. If the 465
735+payment is made by warrant, the warrant must be delivered by the 466
736+organization to the private school of the parent's choice, and 467
737+the parent shall restrictively endorse the warrant to the 468
738+private school. An organization shall ensure that the parent to 469
739+whom the warrant is made has restrictively endorsed the warrant 470
740+to the private school for deposit into the account of the 471
741+private school or that the parent has approved a funds transfer 472
742+before any scholarship funds are deposited. 473
743+ (b)1. Scholarships for students determined eligible 474
744+pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) are established for up to 20,000 475
745+students annually beginning in the 2021 -2022 school year. 476
746+Beginning in the 2022 -2023 school year, the maximum number of 477
747+students participating in the scholarship program under this 478
748+section shall annually increase by 1.0 percent of the state's 479
749+total exceptional student education full -time equivalent student 480
750+enrollment, not including gifted students. An elig ible student 481
751+who meets any of the following requirements shall be excluded 482
752+from the maximum number of students if the student: 483
753+ a. Received specialized instructional services under the 484
754+Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program pursuant to s. 485
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770-students annually beginning in the 2021 -2022 school year. 487
771-Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the maximum number of 488
772-students participating in the scholarship program under this 489
773-section shall annually increase by 1.0 percent of the state's 490
774-total exceptional student education full -time equivalent student 491
775-enrollment, not including gifted students. An eligible student 492
776-who meets any of the following requirements shall be excluded 493
777-from the maximum number of students if the student: 494
778- a. Received specialized instructional services under the 495
779-Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program p ursuant to s. 496
780-1002.66 during the previous school year and the student has a 497
781-current IEP developed by the local school board in accordance 498
782-with rules of the State Board of Education; 499
783- b. Is a dependent child of a law enforcement officer or a 500
784-member of the United States Armed Forces, a foster child, or an 501
785-adopted child; 502
786- c. Spent the prior school year in attendance at a Florida 503
787-public school or the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. 504
788-For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "prior school year 505
789-in attendance" means that the student was enrolled and reported 506
790-by: 507
791- (I) A school district for funding during either the 508
792-preceding October or February Florida Education Finance Program 509
793-surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time 510
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767+1002.66 during the previous school year and the student has a 486
768+current IEP developed by the local school board in accordance 487
769+with rules of the State Board of Education; 488
770+ b. Is a dependent child of a law enforcement officer or a 489
771+member of the United States Armed Force s, a foster child, or an 490
772+adopted child; 491
773+ c. Spent the prior school year in attendance at a Florida 492
774+public school or the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. 493
775+For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "prior school year 494
776+in attendance" means that the student was enrolled and reported 495
777+by: 496
778+ (I) A school district for funding during either the 497
779+preceding October or February Florida Education Finance Program 498
780+surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time 499
781+spent in a Department of Juvenile Jus tice commitment program if 500
782+funded under the Florida Education Finance Program; 501
783+ (II) The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind during 502
784+the preceding October or February student membership surveys in 503
785+kindergarten through grade 12; 504
786+ (III) A school distr ict for funding during the preceding 505
787+October or February Florida Education Finance Program surveys, 506
788+was at least 4 years of age when enrolled and reported, and was 507
789+eligible for services under s. 1003.21(1)(e); or 508
790+ (IV) Received a John M. McKay Scholarship for Students 509
791+with Disabilities in the 2021 -2022 school year. 510
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807-funded under the Florida Education Finance Program; 512
808- (II) The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind during 513
809-the preceding October or February student membership surveys in 514
810-kindergarten through grade 1 2; 515
811- (III) A school district for funding during the preceding 516
812-October or February Florida Education Finance Program surveys, 517
813-was at least 4 years of age when enrolled and reported, and was 518
814-eligible for services under s. 1003.21(1)(e); or 519
815- (IV) Received a John M. McKay Scholarship for Students 520
816-with Disabilities in the 2021 -2022 school year. 521
817- 2. For a student who has a Level I to Level III matrix of 522
818-services or a diagnosis by a physician or psychologist, the 523
819-calculated scholarship amount for a student parti cipating in the 524
820-program must be based upon the grade level and school district 525
821-in which the student would have been enrolled as the total funds 526
822-per unweighted full-time equivalent in the Florida Education 527
823-Finance Program for a student in the basic exceptio nal student 528
824-education program pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and (e)1.c., 529
825-plus a per full-time equivalent share of funds for all 530
826-categorical programs, as funded in the General Appropriations 531
827-Act, except that for the exceptional student education 532
828-guaranteed allocation as provided in s. 1011.62(1)(e)1.c. and 533
829-2., the funds must be allocated based on the school district's 534
830-average exceptional student education guaranteed allocation 535
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805+services or a diagnosis by a physician or psychologist, the 512
806+calculated scholarship amount for a student participating in the 513
807+program must be based upon the grade level and school district 514
808+in which the student would have been enrolled as the total funds 515
809+per unweighted full-time equivalent in the Florida Education 516
810+Finance Program for a student in the basic exceptional student 517
811+education program pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and (e)1.c., 518
812+plus a per full-time equivalent share of funds for all 519
813+categorical programs, as funded in the General Appropriations 520
814+Act, except that for the exceptional student education 521
815+guaranteed allocation as provided i n s. 1011.62(1)(e)1.c. and 522
816+2., the funds must be allocated based on the school district's 523
817+average exceptional student education guaranteed allocation 524
818+funds per exceptional student education full -time equivalent 525
819+student. 526
820+ 3. For a student with a Level IV o r Level V matrix of 527
821+services, the calculated scholarship amount must be based upon 528
822+the school district to which the student would have been 529
823+assigned as the total funds per full -time equivalent for the 530
824+Level IV or Level V exceptional student education progr am 531
825+pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)2.a. or b., plus a per -full time 532
826+equivalent share of funds for all categorical programs, as 533
827+funded in the General Appropriations Act. 534
828+ 4. For a student who received a Gardiner Scholarship 535
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844-student. 537
845- 3. For a student with a Level IV or Level V matrix of 538
846-services, the calculated scholarship amount must be based upon 539
847-the school district to which the student would have been 540
848-assigned as the total funds per full -time equivalent for the 541
849-Level IV or Level V exceptiona l student education program 542
850-pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)2.a. or b., plus a per -full time 543
851-equivalent share of funds for all categorical programs, as 544
852-funded in the General Appropriations Act. 545
853- 4. For a student who received a Gardiner Scholarship 546
854-pursuant to s. 1002.385 in the 2020 -2021 school year, the amount 547
855-shall be the greater of the amount calculated pursuant to 548
856-subparagraph 2. or the amount the student received for the 2020 -549
857-2021 school year. 550
858- 5. For a student who received a John M. McKay Scholarship 551
859-pursuant to s. 1002.39 in the 2020 -2021 school year, the amount 552
860-shall be the greater of the amount calculated pursuant to 553
861-subparagraph 2. or the amount the student received for the 2020 -554
862-2021 school year. 555
863- 6. Upon notification from an organization on July 1, 556
864-September 1, December 1, and February 1 that an application has 557
865-been approved for the program, the department shall verify that 558
866-the student is not prohibited from receiving a scholarship 559
867-pursuant to subsection (6). The organization must provide the 560
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841+pursuant to s. 1002.385 in the 2020 -2021 school year, the amount 536
842+shall be the greater of the amount calculated pursuant to 537
843+subparagraph 2. or the amount the student received for the 2020 -538
844+2021 school year. 539
845+ 5. For a student who received a John M. McKay Scholarship 540
846+pursuant to s. 1002.39 in t he 2020-2021 school year, the amount 541
847+shall be the greater of the amount calculated pursuant to 542
848+subparagraph 2. or the amount the student received for the 2020 -543
849+2021 school year. 544
850+ 6. Upon notification from an organization on July 1, 545
851+September 1, December 1, and February 1 that an application has 546
852+been approved for the program, the department shall verify that 547
853+the student is not prohibited from receiving a scholarship 548
854+pursuant to subsection (6). The organization must provide the 549
855+department with the documentati on necessary to verify the 550
856+student's participation. 551
857+ 7. Upon verification, the department shall release, from 552
858+state funds only, the student's scholarship funds to the 553
859+organization, to be deposited into the student's account in four 554
860+equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1, 555
861+and April 1 of each school year in which the scholarship is in 556
862+force. 557
863+ 8. Accrued interest in the student's account is in 558
864+addition to, and not part of, the awarded funds. Program funds 559
865+include both the awarded fun ds and accrued interest. 560
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881-student's participation. 562
882- 7. Upon verification, the department shall release, from 563
883-state funds only, the student's scholarship funds to the 564
884-organization, to be deposited into the student's account in four 565
885-equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1, 566
886-and April 1 of each school year in which the scholarship is in 567
887-force. 568
888- 8. Accrued interest in the student's account is in 569
889-addition to, and not part of, the awarded funds. Program funds 570
890-include both the awarded funds and accrued interest. 571
891- 9. The organization may develop a system for payment of 572
892-benefits by funds transfer, including, but not limited to, debit 573
893-cards, electronic payment card s, or any other means of payment 574
894-which the department deems to be commercially viable or cost -575
895-effective. A student's scholarship award may not be reduced for 576
896-debit card or electronic payment fees. Commodities or services 577
897-related to the development of such a system must be procured by 578
898-competitive solicitation unless they are purchased from a state 579
899-term contract pursuant to s. 287.056. 580
900- 10. Moneys received pursuant to this section do not 581
901-constitute taxable income to the qualified student or the parent 582
902-of the qualified student. 583
903- Section 9. Section 1003.4933, Florida Statutes, is created 584
904-to read: 585
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878+ 9. The organization may develop a system for payment of 561
879+benefits by funds transfer, including, but not limited to, debit 562
880+cards, electronic payment cards, or any other means of payment 563
881+which the department deems to be commercially viable or cost-564
882+effective. A student's scholarship award may not be reduced for 565
883+debit card or electronic payment fees. Commodities or services 566
884+related to the development of such a system must be procured by 567
885+competitive solicitation unless they are purchase d from a state 568
886+term contract pursuant to s. 287.056. 569
887+ 10. Moneys received pursuant to this section do not 570
888+constitute taxable income to the qualified student or the parent 571
889+of the qualified student. 572
890+ Section 8. Section 1003.4933, Florida Statutes, is cre ated 573
891+to read: 574
892+ 1003.4933 911 public safety telecommunication training 575
893+programs.— 576
894+ (1)(a) Each district school board is encouraged to 577
895+establish a public safety telecommunication training program as 578
896+defined in s. 401.465 in at least one public high school in the 579
897+district. 580
898+ (b) The district school board may partner with an existing 581
899+public safety telecommunication training program operated by a 582
900+law enforcement agency or Florida College System Institution. 583
901+ (2)(a) A school district shall allow a student att ending a 584
902+public high school in the district to enroll in the public 585
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919- (1)(a) Each district school board is encouraged to 588
920-establish a public safety telecommunication training program as 589
921-defined in s. 401.465 in at least one public high school in the 590
922-district. 591
923- (b) The district school board may partner with an existing 592
924-public safety telecommunication training program operated by a 593
925-law enforcement agency or Florida Col lege System Institution. 594
926- (2)(a) A school district shall allow a student attending a 595
927-public high school in the district to enroll in the public 596
928-safety telecommunication training program at another public high 597
929-school in the district unless: 598
930- 1. The student's school offers a public safety 599
931-telecommunication training program; 600
932- 2. The student does not meet the minimum enrollment 601
933-qualifications for the public safety telecommunication training 602
934-program; or 603
935- 3. Scheduling of the student's courses of study does not 604
936-allow the student to attend the public safety telecommunication 605
937-training program at another public high school in the district. 606
938- (b) This subsection does not require a school district to 607
939-provide transportation for a student to attend the public safety 608
940-telecommunication training program at another public high school 609
941-in the district. 610
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916+school in the district unless: 587
917+ 1. The student's school offers a public safety 588
918+telecommunication training program; 589
919+ 2. The student does not meet the minimum enrollment 590
920+qualifications for the public safety telecommunication training 591
921+program; or 592
922+ 3. Scheduling of the student's courses of study does not 593
923+allow the student to attend the public safety telecommunication 594
924+training program at another public high school in the district. 595
925+ (b) This subsection does not require a school district to 596
926+provide transportation for a student to attend the public safety 597
927+telecommunication training program at another public high school 598
928+in the district. 599
929+ Section 9. Section 1003.49966, Florida Statutes, is 600
930+created to read: 601
931+ 1003.49966 Law Enforcement Explorer Program. — 602
932+ (1) Each district school board is encouraged to partner 603
933+with a law enforcement agency to offer a law enforcement 604
934+explorer program at public middle and high schools in the state 605
935+to educate students about law enforcement careers and the 606
936+criminal justice system. 607
937+ (2) A law enforcement explorer program may be integrated 608
938+into existing curriculum, offered as an elective course, or 609
939+offered as an after-school program. 610
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955-created to read: 612
956- 1003.49966 Law Enforcement Explorer Program. — 613
957- (1) Each district school board is encouraged to p artner 614
958-with a law enforcement agency to offer a law enforcement 615
959-explorer program at public middle and high schools in the state 616
960-to educate students about law enforcement careers and the 617
961-criminal justice system. 618
962- (2) A law enforcement explorer program may be integrated 619
963-into existing curriculum, offered as an elective course, or 620
964-offered as an after-school program. 621
965- (3) If a district school board offers a law enforcement 622
966-explorer program as an elective course, a student enrolled in 623
967-such course shall receive middle school or high school course 624
968-credit for successful completion of the course. 625
969- Section 11. Section 1004.098, Florida Statutes, is created 626
970-to read: 627
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972- (1) As used in this section: 629
973- (a) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 630
974-provided in s. 943.10(1). 631
975- (b) "Law enforcement training and experience" means 632
976-training courses, specialized assignments or work experience, 633
977-and other similar activities performed by a person during his or 634
978-her service as a law enforcement officer that require education 635
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953+explorer program as an elective course, a student enrolled in 612
954+such course shall receive middle school or high school course 613
955+credit for successful completion of the cou rse. 614
956+ Section 10. Section 1004.098, Florida Statutes, is created 615
957+to read: 616
958+ 1004.098 College credit for law enforcement training. — 617
959+ (1) As used in this section: 618
960+ (a) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 619
961+provided in s. 943.10(1). 620
962+ (b) "Law enforcement training and experience" means 621
963+training courses, specialized assignments or work experience, 622
964+and other similar activities performed by a person during his or 623
965+her service as a law enforcement officer that require education 624
966+beyond the basic skills of an officer. 625
967+ (2) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the 626
968+State Board of Education shall adopt rules that create a process 627
969+that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former law 628
970+enforcement officers to earn uniform postsecond ary credit across 629
971+all Florida public postsecondary educational institutions for 630
972+college-level training and education acquired while serving as a 631
973+law enforcement officer. The regulations and rules shall include 632
974+procedures for credential evaluation and the u niform award of 633
975+postsecondary credit or career education clock hours, including, 634
976+but not limited to, equivalency and alignment of law enforcement 635
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992- (2) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the 637
993-State Board of Education shall adopt rules that create a process 638
994-that enables eligible law enforc ement officers or former law 639
995-enforcement officers to earn uniform postsecondary credit across 640
996-all Florida public postsecondary educational institutions for 641
997-college-level training and education acquired while serving as a 642
998-law enforcement officer. The regula tions and rules shall include 643
999-procedures for credential evaluation and the uniform award of 644
1000-postsecondary credit or career education clock hours, including, 645
1001-but not limited to, equivalency and alignment of law enforcement 646
1002-training with appropriate postseco ndary courses and course 647
1003-descriptions. 648
1004- (3) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall convene 649
1005-a workgroup by September 1, 2022, which is responsible for 650
1006-developing a process for determining postsecondary course 651
1007-equivalencies and the minimum postsecon dary credit or career 652
1008-education clock hours that must be awarded for law enforcement 653
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1011-members: 656
1012- 1. The chair of the Articulation Coordinating Committee, 657
1013-or his or her design ee, who shall serve as chair. 658
1014- 2. Four members representing academic affairs 659
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990+descriptions. 637
991+ (3) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall convene 638
992+a workgroup by September 1, 2022, which is responsible for 639
993+developing a process for determining postsecondary course 640
994+equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary credit or career 641
995+education clock hours that must be awarded for law enf orcement 642
996+training and experience. 643
997+ (a) The workgroup shall be composed of the following 14 644
998+members: 645
999+ 1. The chair of the Articulation Coordinating Committee, 646
1000+or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair. 647
1001+ 2. Four members representing academic affair s 648
1002+administrators and faculty from state universities, appointed by 649
1003+the chair of the Board of Governors. 650
1004+ 3. Four members representing academic affairs 651
1005+administrators and faculty from Florida College System 652
1006+institutions, appointed by the chair of the State Board of 653
1007+Education. 654
1008+ 4. Two members representing faculty from career centers, 655
1009+appointed by the State Board of Education. 656
1010+ 5. A representative from the Florida Sheriffs Association. 657
1011+ 6. A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs 658
1012+Association. 659
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1032-Education. 665
1033- 4. Two members representing faculty from career centers, 666
1034-appointed by the State Board of Education. 667
1035- 5. A representative from th e Florida Sheriffs Association. 668
1036- 6. A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs 669
1037-Association. 670
1038- 7. A representative from the Criminal Justice Standards 671
1039-and Training Commission. 672
1040- (b) The Office of K -20 Articulation shall provide 673
1041-administrative support for the workgroup. 674
1042- (c) The workgroup shall establish a process for 675
1043-prioritizing and determining postsecondary course equivalencies 676
1044-and the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock 677
1045-hours that must be awarded for law enforcement training and 678
1046-experience. The workgroup shall provide recommendations to the 679
1047-Board of Governors and the State Board of Education by March 1, 680
1048-2023, for approval at the next meeting of each board to allow 681
1049-for adequate public notice. The workgroup shall terminate upon 682
1050-submission of its recommendations. 683
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1027+ (b) The Office of K -20 Articulation shall provide 662
1028+administrative support for the workgroup. 663
1029+ (c) The workgroup shall establish a process for 664
1030+prioritizing and determining p ostsecondary course equivalencies 665
1031+and the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock 666
1032+hours that must be awarded for law enforcement training and 667
1033+experience. The workgroup shall provide recommendations to the 668
1034+Board of Governors and the State Boa rd of Education by March 1, 669
1035+2023, for approval at the next meeting of each board to allow 670
1036+for adequate public notice. The workgroup shall terminate upon 671
1037+submission of its recommendations. 672
1038+ (d) Upon approval of the workgroup's recommendations by 673
1039+the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, the 674
1040+Articulation Coordinating Committee shall facilitate the review 675
1041+of law enforcement training and experience for postsecondary 676
1042+course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary credit or 677
1043+career education clock hours that must be awarded in accordance 678
1044+with the approved process. 679
1045+ (e) Within 1 year after approval of the workgroup's 680
1046+recommendations by the Board of Governors and the State Board of 681
1047+Education pursuant to paragraph (c), the Articulation 682
1048+Coordinating Committee shall approve a prioritized list of 683
1049+postsecondary course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary 684
1050+credit or career education clock hours that must be awarded for 685
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1069-with the approved process. 690
1070- (e) Within 1 year after approval of the workgroup's 691
1071-recommendations by the Board of Governors and the State Board of 692
1072-Education pursuant to paragraph (c), the Articulation 693
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1074-postsecondary course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary 695
1075-credit or career education clock hours that must be awarded for 696
1076-law enforcement training and experience. The list must be 697
1077-updated annually. The Board of Governors and the State Board of 698
1078-Education shall timely adopt the list approved by the 699
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1080-board to allow for adequate public notice. For the purpose of 701
1081-statewide application, postsecondary course equivalencies and 702
1082-the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 703
1083-that must be awarded for law enforcement training and experienc e 704
1084-shall be delineated by the State Board of Education and the 705
1085-Board of Governors in the statewide articulation agreement 706
1086-required by s. 1007.23(1). 707
1087- (f) State universities, Florida College System 708
1088-institutions, and career centers must award postsecondary c redit 709
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1064+updated annually. The Board of Governors and the State Board of 687
1065+Education shall timely adopt the list approved by the 688
1066+Articulation Coordinating Committee at the next meeting of each 689
1067+board to allow for adequate public notice. For the purpose of 690
1068+statewide application, postsecond ary course equivalencies and 691
1069+the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 692
1070+that must be awarded for law enforcement training and experience 693
1071+shall be delineated by the State Board of Education and the 694
1072+Board of Governors in the statewide a rticulation agreement 695
1073+required by s. 1007.23(1). 696
1074+ (f) State universities, Florida College System 697
1075+institutions, and career centers must award postsecondary credit 698
1076+or career education clock hours for law enforcement training and 699
1077+experience based on the list adopted by the Board of Governors 700
1078+and the State Board of Education pursuant to paragraph (e) if 701
1079+the credit or career education clock hours are applicable toward 702
1080+the student's degree or certificate. Institutions may award 703
1081+additional postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 704
1082+if appropriate. Credit or career education clock hours awarded 705
1083+in accordance with minimum postsecondary credit and clock hour 706
1084+requirements, respectively, are guaranteed to transfer to other 707
1085+state universities, Florida College System institutions, and 708
1086+career centers. 709
1087+ Section 11. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 710
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1103-and the State Board of Education pursuant to paragraph (e) if 712
1104-the credit or career education clock hours are applicable to ward 713
1105-the student's degree or certificate. Institutions may award 714
1106-additional postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 715
1107-if appropriate. Credit or career education clock hours awarded 716
1108-in accordance with minimum postsecondary credit and clock hour 717
1109-requirements, respectively, are guaranteed to transfer to other 718
1110-state universities, Florida College System institutions, and 719
1111-career centers. 720
1112- Section 12. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 721
1113-to read: 722
1114- 1009.896 Florida Law Enforcement Academy S cholarship 723
1115-Program.— 724
1116- (1) As used in this section, the term: 725
1117- (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 726
1118-Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 727
1119- (b) "Department" means the Department of Education. 728
1120- (c) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 729
1121-s. 943.10(4). 730
1122- (d) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 731
1123-provided in s. 943.10(1). 732
1124- (e) "Scholarship program" means the Florida Law 733
1125-Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program. 734
1126- (2) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, the 735
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1101+ 1009.896 Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship 712
1102+Program.— 713
1103+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 714
1104+ (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 715
1105+Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 716
1106+ (b) "Department" means the Department of Education. 717
1107+ (c) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 718
1108+s. 943.10(4). 719
1109+ (d) "Law enforcement officer" has the sa me meaning as 720
1110+provided in s. 943.10(1). 721
1111+ (e) "Scholarship program" means the Florida Law 722
1112+Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program. 723
1113+ (2) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, the 724
1114+Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program is created 725
1115+to assist in the recruitment of law enforcement officers within 726
1116+the state by providing financial assistance to trainees who 727
1117+enroll in a commission -approved law enforcement officer basic 728
1118+recruit training program. 729
1119+ (3) The department shall administer the scholarshi p 730
1120+program, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, 731
1121+according to the rules and procedures established by the State 732
1122+Board of Education. 733
1123+ (4) The scholarship shall be awarded on a first -come, 734
1124+first-served basis based on the date the departme nt receives 735
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1140-to assist in the recruitment of law enforcement officers within 737
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1142-enroll in a commission-approved law enforcement officer basic 739
1143-recruit training program. 740
1144- (3) The department shall administer the scholarship 741
1145-program, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, 742
1146-according to the rules and procedures established by the State 743
1147-Board of Education. 744
1148- (4) The scholarship shall be awarded on a first -come, 745
1149-first-served basis based on the date the department receives 746
1150-each completed application, and is contingent upon an 747
1151-appropriation by the Legislature. 748
1152- (5) To be eligible for the sch olarship award a trainee 749
1153-must: 750
1154- (a) Be enrolled in a commission -approved basic recruit 751
1155-training program at a Florida College System institution or 752
1156-school district technical center for the purposes of meeting the 753
1157-minimum qualifications under s. 943.13(9) f or employment or 754
1158-appointment as a law enforcement officer. 755
1159- (b) Not be sponsored by an employing agency that is 756
1160-already covering the cost of a basic recruit training program. 757
1161- (6) The award to eligible trainees shall be an amount 758
1162-equal to any costs and fees described in this subsection which 759
1163-are necessary to complete the basic recruit training program, 760
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1137+each completed application, and is contingent upon an 736
1138+appropriation by the Legislature. 737
1139+ (5) To be eligible for the scholarship award a trainee 738
1140+must: 739
1141+ (a) Be enrolled in a commission -approved basic recruit 740
1142+training program at a Florida Colleg e System institution or 741
1143+school district technical center for the purposes of meeting the 742
1144+minimum qualifications under s. 943.13(9) for employment or 743
1145+appointment as a law enforcement officer. 744
1146+ (b) Not be sponsored by an employing agency that is 745
1147+already covering the cost of a basic recruit training program. 746
1148+ (6) The award to eligible trainees shall be an amount 747
1149+equal to any costs and fees described in this subsection which 748
1150+are necessary to complete the basic recruit training program, 749
1151+less any state financi al aid received by the trainee. The award 750
1152+to trainees shall cover: 751
1153+ (a) The cost of tuition. 752
1154+ (b) Any applicable fees required by ss. 1009.22(3), (5), 753
1155+(6), and (7), and 1009.23 (3), (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11); 754
1156+however, any award for a nonresident trai nee shall not include 755
1157+the out-of-state fee. 756
1158+ (c) Up to $1,000 for eligible expenses including: 757
1159+ 1. The officer certification examination fee established 758
1160+pursuant to s. 943.1397. 759
1161+ 2. Textbooks. 760
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1177-to trainees shall cover: 762
1178- (a) The cost of tuition. 763
1179- (b) Any applicable fees required by ss. 1009.22(3), (5), 764
1180-(6), and (7), and 1009.23 (3), (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11); 765
1181-however, any award for a nonresident trainee shall not include 766
1182-the out-of-state fee. 767
1183- (c) Up to $1,000 for eligible expenses including: 768
1184- 1. The officer certification exami nation fee established 769
1185-pursuant to s. 943.1397. 770
1186- 2. Textbooks. 771
1187- 3. Uniforms. 772
1188- 4. Ammunition. 773
1189- 5. Required insurance. 774
1190- 6. Any other costs or fees for necessary consumable 775
1191-materials required to complete the basic recruit training 776
1192-program. 777
1193- (7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 778
1194-necessary to administer this section. 779
1195- Section 13. Section 1009.8961, Florida Statutes, is 780
1196-created to read: 781
1197- 1009.8961 Reimbursement for out -of-state and special 782
1198-operations forces law enforcement equi valency training.— 783
1199- (1) As used in this section, the term: 784
1200- (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 785
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1175+ 4. Ammunition. 762
1176+ 5. Required insurance. 763
1177+ 6. Any other costs or fees for necessary consumable 764
1178+materials required to complete the basic recruit training 765
1179+program. 766
1180+ (7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 767
1181+necessary to administer this section. 768
1182+ Section 12. Section 1009.8961, Florida S tatutes, is 769
1183+created to read: 770
1184+ 1009.8961 Reimbursement for out -of-state and special 771
1185+operations forces law enforcement equivalency training. — 772
1186+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 773
1187+ (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and 774
1188+Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. 775
1189+ (b) "Department" means the Department of Education. 776
1190+ (c) "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in 777
1191+s. 943.10(4). 778
1192+ (d) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 779
1193+provided in s. 943.10(1). 780
1194+ (e) "Special operations forces" has the same meaning as 781
1195+provided in s. 943.10(22). 782
1196+ (2) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, the 783
1197+department, in consultation with the Department of Law 784
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1216-s. 943.10(4). 789
1217- (d) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as 790
1218-provided in s. 943.10(1). 791
1219- (e) "Special operations forces" has the same meaning as 792
1220-provided in s. 943.10(22). 793
1221- (2) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, the 794
1222-department, in consultation with the Department of Law 795
1223-Enforcement, shall reimburse eligible applicants who relocate 796
1224-from outside the state or who transition from service in the 797
1225-special operations forces to become a full -time law enforcement 798
1226-officer within this state for eligible expenses incurred while 799
1227-obtaining a Florida law enforcement officer certification. 800
1228- (3) To be eligible for reimbursement under this section, 801
1229-an applicant's employing agency must certify that he or she: 802
1230- (a) Meets the requirements of s. 943.131(2) to qualify for 803
1231-an exemption from the basic recruit training program. 804
1232- (b) Was not sponsored by the employing agency to cover the 805
1233-cost of any commission required training. 806
1234- (4) Reimbursement shall be awarded on a fir st-come, first-807
1235-served basis based on the date the department received each 808
1236-completed application and is contingent upon an appropriation by 809
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1253- (a) Any equivalency assessment administered to determine 814
1254-required equivalency training. 815
1255- (b) Any equivalency training required by the commission. 816
1256- (c) The law enforcement officer certification examination. 817
1257- (6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 818
1258-necessary to administer this section. 819
1259- Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 820
1211+from outside the state or who transition from service in the 786
1212+special operations forces to become a full -time law enforcement 787
1213+officer within this state for eligible expenses incurred while 788
1214+obtaining a Florida law enforcement officer certification . 789
1215+ (3) To be eligible for reimbursement under this section, 790
1216+an applicant's employing agency must certify that he or she: 791
1217+ (a) Meets the requirements of s. 943.131(2) to qualify for 792
1218+an exemption from the basic recruit training program. 793
1219+ (b) Was not sponsored by the employing agency to cover the 794
1220+cost of any commission required training. 795
1221+ (4) Reimbursement shall be awarded on a first -come, first-796
1222+served basis based on the date the department received each 797
1223+completed application and is contingent upon an app ropriation by 798
1224+the Legislature. 799
1225+ (5) Eligible applicants may be reimbursed for eligible 800
1226+costs and fees up to $1,000, which include any cost or fee 801
1227+incurred for: 802
1228+ (a) Any equivalency assessment administered to determine 803
1229+required equivalency training. 804
1230+ (b) Any equivalency training required by the commission. 805
1231+ (c) The law enforcement officer certification examination. 806
1232+ (6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 807
1233+necessary to administer this section. 808
1234+ Section 13. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 809