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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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An act relating to chiefs of police; creating s. 2
166.0494, F.S.; prohibiting a municipality from 3
terminating a chief of police without providing the 4
chief of police written notice; requiring a 5
municipality to allow a chief of police to appear and 6
provide a full and complete response to his or her 7
termination at a specified public meeting; prohibiting 8
an employment contract from including certain 9
provisions; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 166.0494, Florida Statutes, is created 14
to read: 15
166.0494 Chiefs of police; termination. — 16
(1) A municipality may not terminate a ch ief of police 17
without providing the chief of police written notice of his or 18
her termination. 19
(2) After providing a chief of police written notice of 20
his or her termination, a municipality must allow the chief of 21
police to appear at the next regularly sc heduled public meeting 22
of the governing body of the municipality and provide a full and 23
complete response to his or her termination at the meeting. 24
(3) An employment contract between a municipality and a 25
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chief of police may not waive or modify the requir ements of this 26
section or include a nondisclosure clause that prohibits a chief 27
of police from responding to his or her termination as 28
authorized by this section. 29
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 30