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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to grants for nonprofit organization 2
safety; creating s. 252.3712, F.S.; requiring the 3
Department of Emergency Management to establish a 4
specified grant program; providing eligibility 5
requirements; requiring grants be used for certain 6
purposes; providing the minimum and maximum grant 7
awards; authorizing the department to use a certain 8
amount of funding for administration; requiring 9
rulemaking; providing for the expiration of the 10
program by a specified date; providing an effective 11
date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 252.3712, Florida Statutes, is created 16
to read: 17
252.3712 Nonprofit Se curity Grant Program. — 18
(1) The department shall establish a Nonprofit Security 19
Grant Program which shall consist of funds appropriated by the 20
Legislature to nonprofit organizations, including houses of 21
worship and community centers, that are at high risk for violent 22
attacks or hate crimes. The grants may be used to increase 23
security and safety, including, but not limited to: 24
(a) The purchase and installation of security 25
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infrastructure, perimeter lighting, door hardening, security 26
camera systems, perimet er fencing, barriers and bollards, blast 27
resistant film and shatter resistant glass for windows. 28
(b) Hiring security personnel. 29
(c) Training for security personnel and staff on threat 30
awareness, emergency procedures, and first aid. 31
(2) The minimum amount of any grant award is $10,000, and 32
the maximum grant award amount is $150,000. The total amount of 33
funds available for the program is limited to the amount 34
appropriated by the Legislature. 35
(3) The department may use up to 3 percent of the total 36
amount appropriated to administer the grant program. 37
(4) The department shall adopt rules to administer this 38
section. 39
(5) This section expires January 1, 2028, unless reviewed 40
and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 41
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 42