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Florida House Bill H0733

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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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
15-An act relating to identification of persons with 2
16-special needs; amending s. 322.051, F.S.; requiring 3
17-the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 4
18-include a person's name in specified databases when 5
19-the person receives a developmental disability 6
20-designation on his or her identification card; 7
21-authorizing a person with Alzheimer's disease or a 8
22-dementia-related disorder to have a designation placed 9
23-on his or her identification card; defining the term 10
24-"immediate family member"; requiring the department to 11
25-include the person's name in specified databases when 12
26-he or she receives such a designation; amending s. 13
27-322.14, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highw ay 14
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29-in specified databases when he or she receives a 16
30-developmental disability designation on his or her 17
31-driver license; authorizing a person with Alzheimer's 18
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33-designation placed on his or her driver license; 20
34-defining the term "immediate family member"; requiring 21
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36-specified databases when he or she receives such a 23
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15+An act relating to the registry of persons with 2
16+special needs; providing a short title; creating s. 3
17+402.88, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Persons with 4
18+Disabilities to develop and maintain a database, to be 5
19+known as the Registry of Persons with Special Needs, 6
20+for a specified purpose; providing for enrollment in 7
21+the registry; specifying information the registry may 8
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24+law enforcement officers upon request through a 11
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27+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29+ Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Protect Our Loved 16
30+Ones Act." 17
31+ Section 2. Section 402.88, Florida Statutes, is created to 18
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33+ 402.88 Registry of persons with special needs in law 20
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35+ (1) The Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall develop 22
36+and maintain a database, to be known as the "Registry of Persons 23
37+with Special Needs," of persons who may have developmental, 24
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51-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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53- Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (8) of section 28
54-322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is 29
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56- 322.051 Identification cards. — 31
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58- (e)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental 33
59-disability, or by a parent or guardian of a child or ward who 34
60-has a developmental disability, the department shall issue an 35
61-identification card exhibiting a capital "D" for the person, 36
62-child, or ward if the pe rson or the parent or guardian of the 37
63-child or ward submits: 38
64- a. Payment of an additional $1 fee; and 39
65- b. Proof acceptable to the department of a diagnosis by a 40
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67-s. 393.063. 42
68- 2. The department shall deposit the additional $1 fee into 43
69-the Agency for Persons with Disabilities Operations and 44
70-Maintenance Trust Fund under s. 20.1971(2). 45
71- 3. A replacement identification card that includes the 46
72-designation may be issued without payment of the fee req uired 47
73-under s. 322.21(1)(f). 48
74- 4. The department shall develop rules to facilitate the 49
75-issuance, requirements, and oversight of developmental 50
51+relevant to their interactions with law enforcement officers. 26
52+Parents, guardians, and caregivers may enroll in the registry a 27
53+person of any age with any type of developmental, psychological, 28
54+or other disability or condition, including, but not limited to, 29
55+autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, bipolar 30
56+disorder, and Down syndrome. Persons may also enroll themselves 31
57+if they are 18 years of age or older. The registry may include, 32
58+but need not be limited to, any of the following information: 33
59+ (a) An enrollee's name, contact information, personal 34
60+identifying information, and disability or condition that may be 35
61+relevant to interactions with law enforcement officers. 36
62+ (b) If a person did not enroll themselves, the name, 37
63+contact information, and personal identifying information of the 38
64+parent, guardian, or caregiver who enrolled the person in the 39
65+registry. 40
66+ (c) Any additional information provided by an enrollee or 41
67+an enrollee's parent, guardian, or caregiver. 42
68+ (d) Any information requested by the Agency for Persons 43
69+with Disabilities or the Department of Law Enforce ment or 44
70+otherwise held by a law enforcement agency, a county emergency 45
71+management agency, or a local fire department for the purpose of 46
72+assisting law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel, 47
73+or fire personnel in responding to a call for service. 48
74+ (2) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide 49
75+information from the registry to law enforcement officers to 50
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88-disability identification cards under this section. 51
89- 5. If a person receives the "D" identifier on his or her 52
90-identification card, such information must be included through 53
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92-through the Florida Crime Information Center system. 55
93- (f)1.a. Upon request by a person who has Alzheimer's 56
94-disease or a dementia -related disorder, or by a legal guardian 57
95-or an immediate family member of a person with Alzheimer's 58
96-disease or a dementia -related disorder, the capital letters "AD" 59
97-shall be exhibited on the identification card of the person with 60
98-Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder, if the 61
99-person, or his or her legal guardian or immediate family member 62
100-presents proof that the person has been diagnosed with 63
101-Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder by a licensed 64
102-physician, licensed physician assistant, or a l icensed advanced 65
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104- b. As used in this subparagraph, the term "immediate 67
105-family member" means a parent, spouse, child, sibling, 68
106-grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-69
107-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. 70
108- 2. If a person receives the "AD" identifier on his or her 71
109-identification card, such information must be included through 72
110-the Driver and Vehicle information Database and available 73
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127- 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. — 78
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129- (f)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental 80
130-disability, or by a parent or legal guardian of a child or ward 81
131-who has a developmental disability, the capital letter "D" shall 82
132-be exhibited on the driver license of a person who has a 83
133-developmental disability, as defined in s. 393.063, if the 84
134-person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, presents 85
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136-developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter 87
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138-receives the "D" identifier on his or her driver license, such 89
139-information must be included through the Driver and Vehicle 90
140-Information Database and available through the Florida Crime 91
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142- 2. Until a person's driver license is next renewed, the 93
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144-capital letter "D" added to or removed from his or her license 95
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165- (g)1.a. Upon request by a person who has Alzheimer's 104
166-disease or a dementia -related disorder, or by a legal guardian 105
167-or an immediate family member of a person with Alzheimer's 106
168-disease or a dementia-related disorder, the capital letters "AD" 107
169-shall be exhibited on the driver license of the person with 108
170-Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder, if the 109
171-person, or his or her legal guardian or immediate family member 110
172-presents proof that the pe rson has been diagnosed with 111
173-Alzheimer's disease or a dementia -related disorder by a licensed 112
174-physician, licensed physician assistant, or a licensed advanced 113
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176- b. As used in this subparagraph, the term "immediate 115
177-family member" means a parent, spouse, child, sibling, 116
178-grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-117
179-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. 118
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181-driver license, such information must be included th rough the 120
182-Driver and Vehicle Information Database and available through 121
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88+assist officers in the performance of their official duties. The 51
89+registry shall provide such relevant information to a law 52
90+enforcement officer engaged in his or her official duties upon 53
91+an officer's request made through the Florida Crime Information 54
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93+ Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 56