Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0829 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to autism spectrum disorder training 2
16	16	for law enforcement officers; amending s. 943.1727, 3
17	17	F.S.; providing definitions; providing requirements 4
18	18	for training officers regarding individuals with 5
19	19	autism spectrum disorder; requiring the Criminal 6
20	20	Justice Standards and Training Commission to adopt 7
21	21	rules requiring such training as part of continued 8
22	22	employment training for officers; providing an 9
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25	25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27	27	Section 1. Section 943.1727, Florida Statutes, is amended 14
28	28	to read: 15
29	29	943.1727 Continued Employment training relating to autism 16
30	30	spectrum disorder.— 17
31	31	(1) As used in this section, the term: 18
32	32	(a) "Agency" means the ability to make independent 19
33	33	decisions and act in one's own best interests. 20
34	34	(b) "Autism spectrum disorder" has the same meaning as 21
35	35	provided in s. 627.6686(2). 22
36	36	(2) The commission department shall establish an a 23
37	37	continued employment training component relating to individuals 24
38	38	with autism spectrum disorder as defined in s. 627.6686. The 25
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51	51	training component shall include, but need not be limited to, 26
52	52	instruction on the recognition of the symptoms and 27
53	53	characteristics of an individ ual on the autism disorder spectrum 28
54	54	and appropriate responses to an individual exhibiting such 29
55	55	symptoms and characteristics . Completion of the training 30
56	56	component may count toward the 40 hours of instruction for 31
57	57	continued employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer 32
58	58	required under s. 943.135. 33
59	59	(3) The employment training component relating to 34
60	60	individuals with autism spectrum disorder for officers may 35
61	61	include at least 4 hours of in person instruction in the 36
62	62	procedures and techniques described in th is subsection: 37
63	63	(a) The nature and manifestation of autism spectrum 38
64	64	disorders. 39
65	65	(b) Appropriate techniques for interviewing or 40
66	66	interrogating an individual with autism spectrum disorder, 41
67	67	including techniques to ensure the legality of statements made 42
68	68	and techniques used to protect the rights of the individual. 43
69	69	(c) Techniques for locating an individual with autism 44
70	70	spectrum disorder who runs away and is in danger and returning 45
71	71	the individual while causing as little stress as possible to the 46
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73	73	(d) Techniques for recognizing the agency of an individual 48
74	74	with autism spectrum disorder while identifying potential 49
75	75	abusive or coercive situations. 50
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88	88	(e) Techniques for deescalating a potentially dangerous 51
89	89	situation to maximize the safety of both the office r and the 52
90	90	individual with autism spectrum disorder. 53
91	91	(f) Techniques for differentiating an individual with 54
92	92	autism spectrum disorder from an individual who is belligerent, 55
93	93	uncooperative, or otherwise displaying traits similar to the 56
94	94	characteristics of an individual with autism spectrum disorder 57
95	95	and understanding the law as it relates to the use of the Baker 58
96	96	Act against an individual with autism spectrum disorder. 59
97	97	(g) Procedures to identify and address challenges related 60
98	98	to the safety and wellbeing of individuals with autism spectrum 61
99	99	disorder in a correctional facility. 62
100	100	(h) The impact of interaction with officers on individuals 63
101	101	with autism spectrum disorder. 64
102	102	(4) All recruits must receive the employment training 65
103	103	component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder. 66
104	104	Such training component may be taught as part of other relevant 67
105	105	components of the training. 68
106	106	(5) The commission shall by rule require that each officer 69
107	107	receive, as part of the required instruction for continue d 70
108	108	employment or appointment as an officer, instruction in the 71
109	109	procedures and techniques described in subsection (3). 72
110	110	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 73