| 16 | | - | 16.617, F.S.; providing the Statewide Council on Human 3 |
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| 17 | | - | Trafficking with an additional duty; amending s. 4 |
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| 18 | | - | 16.618, F.S.; deleting an obsolete provision; 5 |
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| 19 | | - | requiring the direct -support organization of the 6 |
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| 20 | | - | Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to develop 7 |
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| 21 | | - | certain training for firesafety inspectors; providing 8 |
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| 22 | | - | that such training is eligible for continuing 9 |
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| 23 | | - | education credits; amending s. 409.175, F.S.; 10 |
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| 24 | | - | requiring foster parents and agency staff to complete 11 |
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| 25 | | - | preservice and inservice training related to human 12 |
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| 26 | | - | trafficking; reenacting s. 63.092(3)(e), F.S., 13 |
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| 27 | | - | relating to reports to the court of intended placement 14 |
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| 28 | | - | by an adoption entity, to incorporate the amendment 15 |
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| 29 | | - | made to s. 409.175, F.S., in a reference thereto; 16 |
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| 30 | | - | providing an effective date. 17 |
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| 31 | | - | 18 |
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| 32 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19 |
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| 34 | | - | Section 1. Present paragraphs (b) through (e) of 21 |
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| 35 | | - | subsection (4) of sect ion 16.617, Florida Statutes, are 22 |
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| 36 | | - | redesignated as paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, and a 23 |
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| 37 | | - | new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, to read: 24 |
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| 38 | | - | 16.617 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking; creation; 25 |
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| 16 | + | 16.618, F.S.; deleting an obsolete provision; 3 |
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| 17 | + | requiring the direct -support organization of the 4 |
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| 18 | + | Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to develop 5 |
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| 19 | + | certain training for firesafety inspectors; providing 6 |
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| 20 | + | that such training is eligible for continuing 7 |
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| 21 | + | education credits; providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flor ida: 10 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 12 |
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| 26 | + | 16.618, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added 13 |
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| 27 | + | to that subsection, to read: 14 |
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| 28 | + | 16.618 Direct-support organization. — 15 |
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| 29 | + | (4) 16 |
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| 30 | + | (b) Recognizing that this state hosts large -scale events, 17 |
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| 31 | + | including sporting events, concerts, and cultural events, which 18 |
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| 32 | + | generate significant tourism to this state, produce significant 19 |
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| 33 | + | economic revenue, and often are conduits for human trafficking, 20 |
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| 34 | + | the institute must develop training that is available ready for 21 |
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| 35 | + | statewide dissemination by not later than October 1, 2019 . 22 |
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| 36 | + | 1. Training must focus on detecting human trafficking, 23 |
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| 37 | + | best practices for reporting human trafficking, and the 24 |
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| 38 | + | interventions and treatment for survivors of human trafficking. 25 |
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| 51 | | - | membership; duties.— 26 |
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| 52 | | - | (4) DUTIES.—The council shall: 27 |
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| 53 | | - | (b) Assess the frequency and extent to which social media 28 |
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| 54 | | - | platforms are used to assist, facilitate, or support human 29 |
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| 55 | | - | trafficking within this state, establish a process to detect 30 |
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| 56 | | - | such use on a consistent basis, and make recommendations on how 31 |
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| 57 | | - | to stop, reduce, or prevent social media platforms from being 32 |
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| 58 | | - | used for such purposes. 33 |
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| 59 | | - | Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 34 |
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| 60 | | - | 16.618, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added 35 |
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| 61 | | - | to that subsection, to read: 36 |
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| 62 | | - | 16.618 Direct-support organization.— 37 |
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| 63 | | - | (4) 38 |
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| 64 | | - | (b) Recognizing that this state hosts large -scale events, 39 |
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| 65 | | - | including sporting events, concerts, and cultural events, which 40 |
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| 66 | | - | generate significant tourism to this state, produce significant 41 |
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| 67 | | - | economic revenue, and often are conduits fo r human trafficking, 42 |
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| 68 | | - | the institute must develop training that is available ready for 43 |
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| 69 | | - | statewide dissemination by not later than October 1, 2019 . 44 |
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| 70 | | - | 1. Training must focus on detecting human trafficking, 45 |
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| 71 | | - | best practices for reporting human trafficking, and the 46 |
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| 72 | | - | interventions and treatment for survivors of human trafficking. 47 |
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| 73 | | - | 2. In developing the training, the institute shall consult 48 |
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| 74 | | - | with law enforcement agencies, survivors of human trafficking, 49 |
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| 75 | | - | industry representatives, tourism representatives, and other 50 |
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| 88 | | - | interested parties. The institute also must conduct research to 51 |
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| 89 | | - | determine the reduction in recidivism attributable to the 52 |
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| 90 | | - | education of the harms of human trafficking for first -time 53 |
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| 91 | | - | offenders. 54 |
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| 92 | | - | (f) The direct-support organization shall develop training 55 |
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| 93 | | - | for firesafety inspectors in the recognition and reporting of 56 |
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| 94 | | - | human trafficking. Such training is eligible for continuing 57 |
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| 95 | | - | education credit under s. 633.216(4). 58 |
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| 96 | | - | Section 3. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (14) of 59 |
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| 97 | | - | section 409.175, Florida Statutes, to read: 60 |
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| 98 | | - | 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential 61 |
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| 99 | | - | child-caring agencies, and child -placing agencies; public 62 |
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| 100 | | - | records exemption.— 63 |
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| 101 | | - | (14) 64 |
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| 102 | | - | (e)1. In addition to any other preservice training 65 |
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| 103 | | - | required by law, foster parents, as a condition of licensure, 66 |
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| 104 | | - | and agency staff must successfully complete preservice training 67 |
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| 105 | | - | related to human trafficking which must be uniform statewide and 68 |
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| 106 | | - | must include, but need not be limited to: 69 |
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| 107 | | - | a. Basic information on human trafficking, such as an 70 |
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| 108 | | - | understanding of relevant termi nology, and the differences 71 |
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| 109 | | - | between sex trafficking and labor trafficking; 72 |
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| 110 | | - | b. Factors and knowledge on identifying children at risk 73 |
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| 111 | | - | of human trafficking; and 74 |
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| 112 | | - | c. Steps that should be taken to prevent at -risk youths 75 |
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| 125 | | - | from becoming victims of human traffic king. 76 |
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| 126 | | - | 2. Foster parents, before licensure renewal, and agency 77 |
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| 127 | | - | staff, during each full year of employment, must complete 78 |
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| 128 | | - | inservice training related to human trafficking to satisfy the 79 |
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| 129 | | - | training requirement under subparagraph (5)(b)7. 80 |
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| 130 | | - | Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 81 |
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| 131 | | - | made by this act to section 409.175, Florida Statutes, in a 82 |
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| 132 | | - | reference thereto, paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 83 |
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| 133 | | - | 63.092, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 84 |
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| 134 | | - | 63.092 Report to the court of intended place ment by an 85 |
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| 135 | | - | adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study. — 86 |
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| 136 | | - | (3) PRELIMINARY HOME STUDY. —Before placing the minor in 87 |
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| 137 | | - | the intended adoptive home, a preliminary home study must be 88 |
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| 138 | | - | performed by a licensed child -placing agency, a child -caring 89 |
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| 139 | | - | agency registered under s. 409.176, a licensed professional, or 90 |
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| 140 | | - | an agency described in s. 61.20(2), unless the adoptee is an 91 |
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| 141 | | - | adult or the petitioner is a stepparent or a relative. If the 92 |
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| 142 | | - | adoptee is an adult or the petitioner is a stepparent or a 93 |
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| 143 | | - | relative, a preliminary home study may be required by the court 94 |
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| 144 | | - | for good cause shown. The department is required to perform the 95 |
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| 145 | | - | preliminary home study only if there is no licensed child -96 |
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| 146 | | - | placing agency, child -caring agency registered under s. 409.176, 97 |
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| 147 | | - | licensed professional, o r agency described in s. 61.20(2), in 98 |
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| 148 | | - | the county where the prospective adoptive parents reside. The 99 |
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| 149 | | - | preliminary home study must be made to determine the suitability 100 |
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| 162 | | - | of the intended adoptive parents and may be completed before 101 |
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| 163 | | - | identification of a prospectiv e adoptive minor. If the 102 |
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| 164 | | - | identified prospective adoptive minor is in the custody of the 103 |
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| 165 | | - | department, a preliminary home study must be completed within 30 104 |
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| 166 | | - | days after it is initiated. A favorable preliminary home study 105 |
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| 167 | | - | is valid for 1 year after the date of it s completion. Upon its 106 |
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| 168 | | - | completion, a signed copy of the home study must be provided to 107 |
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| 169 | | - | the intended adoptive parents who were the subject of the home 108 |
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| 170 | | - | study. A minor may not be placed in an intended adoptive home 109 |
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| 171 | | - | before a favorable preliminary home study is completed unless 110 |
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| 172 | | - | the adoptive home is also a licensed foster home under s. 111 |
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| 173 | | - | 409.175. The preliminary home study must include, at a minimum: 112 |
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| 174 | | - | (e) Documentation of counseling and education of the 113 |
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| 175 | | - | intended adoptive parents on adoptive parenting, as determine d 114 |
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| 176 | | - | by the entity conducting the preliminary home study. The 115 |
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| 177 | | - | training specified in s. 409.175(14) shall only be required for 116 |
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| 178 | | - | persons who adopt children from the department. 117 |
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| 179 | | - | 118 |
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| 180 | | - | If the preliminary home study is favorable, a minor may be 119 |
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| 181 | | - | placed in the home pendin g entry of the judgment of adoption. A 120 |
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| 182 | | - | minor may not be placed in the home if the preliminary home 121 |
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| 183 | | - | study is unfavorable. If the preliminary home study is 122 |
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| 184 | | - | unfavorable, the adoption entity may, within 20 days after 123 |
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| 185 | | - | receipt of a copy of the written recommenda tion, petition the 124 |
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| 186 | | - | court to determine the suitability of the intended adoptive 125 |
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| 199 | | - | home. A determination as to suitability under this subsection 126 |
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| 200 | | - | does not act as a presumption of suitability at the final 127 |
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| 201 | | - | hearing. In determining the suitability of the intended a doptive 128 |
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| 202 | | - | home, the court must consider the totality of the circumstances 129 |
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| 203 | | - | in the home. A minor may not be placed in a home in which there 130 |
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| 204 | | - | resides any person determined by the court to be a sexual 131 |
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| 205 | | - | predator as defined in s. 775.21 or to have been convicted of an 132 |
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| 206 | | - | offense listed in s. 63.089(4)(b)2. 133 |
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| 207 | | - | Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 134 |
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| 51 | + | 2. In developing the training, the institute shall consult 26 |
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| 52 | + | with law enforcement agencies, survivors of human trafficking, 27 |
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| 53 | + | industry representatives, tourism representatives, and other 28 |
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| 54 | + | interested parties. The institute also must conduct research to 29 |
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| 55 | + | determine the reducti on in recidivism attributable to the 30 |
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| 56 | + | education of the harms of human trafficking for first -time 31 |
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| 57 | + | offenders. 32 |
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| 58 | + | (f) The direct-support organization shall develop training 33 |
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| 59 | + | for firesafety inspectors in the recognition and reporting of 34 |
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| 60 | + | human trafficking. Such tr aining is eligible for continuing 35 |
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| 61 | + | education credit under s. 633.216(4). 36 |
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| 62 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 37 |
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