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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to law enforcement officer funeral 2
service benefits; providing a short title; creating s. 3
110.1205, F.S.; authorizing a certain number of hours 4
of administrative leave be granted to certain members 5
of a law enforcement agency for a specified purpose; 6
authorizing the head of a law enforcement agency to 7
deny such administrative leave under certain 8
circumstances; amending s. 112.061, F.S.; authorizin g 9
travel expenses for certain members of a law 10
enforcement agency for a specified purpose; amending 11
s. 112.19, F.S.; increasing the amount of money to be 12
paid toward the funeral and burial expenses of certain 13
officers killed in the line of duty; amending s . 14
287.17, F.S.; authorizing use of a state motor vehicle 15
to attend a funeral in the state of a law enforcement 16
officer killed in the line of duty; providing an 17
effective date. 18
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Respecting Their 22
Sacrifice Act." 23
Section 2. Section 110.1205, Florida Statutes, is created 24
to read: 25
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110.1205 Administrative leave for law enforcement 26
officers.—The head of a law enforcement agency may grant 27
administrative leave, not to exceed 8 hours, to an employee of 28
the agency who is certified as a law enforcement officer under 29
chapter 943 to attend a funeral service within the state of a 30
law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty. The 31
head of the law enforcement agency may deny the use of 32
administrative leave under this section in order to maintain 33
minimum or adequate staffing requirements. 34
Section 3. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (3) of 35
section 112.061, Florida Statutes, to read: 36
112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, 37
employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management 38
system.— 39
(3) AUTHORITY TO INCUR TRAVEL EXPENSES. — 40
(i) The head of a law enforcement agency may authorize 41
travel expenses for an employee of th e agency who is certified 42
as a law enforcement officer under chapter 943 to attend a 43
funeral service within the state of a law enforcement officer 44
who was killed in the line of duty. 45
Section 4. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 46
112.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 47
112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 48
probation officers; death benefits. — 49
(2) 50
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(f) If a full-time law enforcement, correctional, or 51
correctional probation officer who is certified pursuant to 52
chapter 943 and employed by a state agency is killed in the line 53
of duty while the officer is engaged in the performance of law 54
enforcement duties or as a result of an assault against the 55
officer under riot conditions: 56
1. The sum of $10,000 $1,000 must be paid, as provided for 57
in paragraph (d), toward the funeral and burial expenses of such 58
officer. Such benefits are in addition to any other benefits to 59
which employee beneficiaries and dependents are entitled under 60
the Workers' Compensation Law or any other state or federal 61
statutes; and 62
2. The officer's employing agency may pay up to $5,000 63
directly toward the venue expenses associated with the funeral 64
and burial services of such officer. 65
Section 5. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (3) of 66
section 287.17, Florida Statutes, to read: 67
287.17 Limitation on use of motor vehicles and aircraft. — 68
(3) 69
(c) For motor vehicles used by a state employee whose 70
duties are those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 71
943.10(1), the term "official state business " shall be construed 72
to permit the use of the vehicle to attend a funeral service 73
within the state of a law enforcement officer who was killed in 74
the line of duty if such use is at the direction of or with the 75
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permission of the agency head. 76
Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 77