| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to Alzheimer's disease and related 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | dementia training for law enforcement and correctional 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | officers; creating s. 943.17299, F.S.; requiring the 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Department of Law Enforcement to establish an online, 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | continued employment training component relating to 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | requiring that the training component be developed 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | with the Department of Elder Affairs; specifying 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | instruction requirements for the training component; 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | authorizing the completion of such training to count 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | toward a certain requirement; providing an effective 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | date. 13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 1. Section 943 .17299, Florida Statutes, is created 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | to read: 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 943.17299 Continued employment training relating to 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. —The 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | department shall establish an online, continued employment 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | training component relating to Alzheimer's disease and related 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | forms of dementia. The training component must be developed in 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs and must 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | include, but need not be limited to, instruction on interacting 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 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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| 51 | 51 | | with persons with Alzheimer's disease or a relate d form of 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | dementia, including instruction on techniques for recognizing 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | behavioral symptoms and characteristics, effective 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | communication, employing the use of alternatives to physical 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | restraints, and identifying signs of abuse, neglect, or 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | exploitation. Completion of the training component may count 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | appointment as a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | or correctional probation officer required under s. 943.135. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 35 |
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