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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to mental health crisis intervention 2
training for law enforcement officers; amending s. 3
943.17, F.S.; providing requirements for mental health 4
crisis intervention skills training for law 5
enforcement officers; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 943.17, 10
Florida Statutes, to read: 11
943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development 12
training programs; participation; cost; evaluation. —The 13
commission shall, by rule, design, implement, maintain, 14
evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job -related 15
curricula and performance standards for bas ic recruit, advanced, 16
and career development training programs and courses. The rules 17
shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess 18
relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, 19
and instructor competency. 20
(8) By July 1, 2025, the commission, in consultation with 21
a national organization with expertise in mental health crisis 22
intervention, shall establish minimum standards for basic skills 23
and continued education training for law enforcement officers 24
that includes mental health crisis intervention training. The 25
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training shall improve officers' knowledge and skills as first 26
responders to incidents involving persons with emotional 27
disturbance or mental illness, including those with co -occurring 28
substance use disorders, and i ncorporating de-escalation skills 29
to ensure an effective law enforcement response and officer 30
safety. Thereafter, every basic skills course curriculum 31
required for law enforcement officers to obtain their initial 32
certification shall include a 40 -hour curriculum on mental 33
health crisis intervention and a minimum of 8 hours of 34
continuing education courses annually. 35
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 36