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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to funeral service benefits for public 2
safety officers; providing a short title; amending s. 3
112.061, F.S.; authorizing travel expenses for certain 4
members of a law enforcement agency for a specified 5
purpose; amending s. 112.19, F.S.; increasing the 6
amount of money to be paid toward the funeral and 7
burial expenses of certain officers killed in the line 8
of duty; creating s. 112.1921, F.S.; auth orizing a 9
certain number of hours of administrative leave to be 10
granted to certain members of a law enforcement agency 11
for a specified purpose; authorizing the head of a law 12
enforcement agency to deny such administrative leave 13
under certain circumstances; amending s. 287.17, F.S.; 14
authorizing the use of a state motor vehicle to attend 15
a funeral within the state of a law enforcement 16
officer who was killed in the line of duty; providing 17
an 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. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (3) of 24
section 112.061, Florida Statutes, to read: 25
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112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, 26
employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management 27
system.— 28
(3) AUTHORITY TO INCUR TRAVEL EXPENSES. — 29
(i) The head of a law enforcement agency may authorize 30
travel expenses for an employee of the agency whose duties are 31
those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), 32
to attend a funeral service within the state of a law 33
enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty. 34
Section 3. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 35
112.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 36
112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 37
probation officers; death benefits. — 38
(2) 39
(f) If a full-time law enforcement, correctional, or 40
correctional probation officer who is certified pursuant to 41
chapter 943 and employed by a state agency is k illed in the line 42
of duty while the officer is engaged in the performance of law 43
enforcement duties or as a result of an assault against the 44
officer under riot conditions: 45
1. The sum of $10,000 $1,000 must be paid, as provided for 46
in paragraph (d), towar d the funeral and burial expenses of such 47
officer. Such benefits are in addition to any other benefits to 48
which employee beneficiaries and dependents are entitled under 49
the Workers' Compensation Law or any other state or federal 50
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statutes; and 51
2. The officer's employing agency may pay up to $5,000 52
directly toward the venue expenses associated with the funeral 53
and burial services of such officer. 54
Section 4. Section 112.1921, Florida Statutes, is created 55
to read: 56
112.1921 Administrative leave for law e nforcement 57
officers.—The head of a law enforcement agency may grant 58
administrative leave, not to exceed 8 hours, to an employee of 59
the agency whose duties are those of a law enforcement officer, 60
as defined in s. 943.10(1), to attend a funeral service withi n 61
the state of a law enforcement officer who was killed in the 62
line of duty. The head of the law enforcement agency may deny 63
the use of administrative leave under this section in order to 64
maintain minimum or adequate staffing requirements. 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, a s 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 o f or with the 75
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permission of the agency head. 76
Section 6. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 77