Florida Senate - 2024 SB 208 By Senator Burgess 23-00333-24 2024208__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to Alzheimers disease and related 3 dementia training for law enforcement officers; 4 creating s. 943.17299, F.S.; requiring the Department 5 of Law Enforcement to establish an online, continued 6 employment training component relating to Alzheimers 7 disease and related forms of dementia; requiring that 8 the training component be developed with the 9 Department of Elderly Affairs; specifying instruction 10 requirements for the training component; authorizing 11 the completion of such training to count toward a 12 certain requirement; providing an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1.Section 943.17299, Florida Statutes, is created 17 to read: 18 943.17299Continued employment training relating to 19 Alzheimers disease and related forms of dementia.The 20 department shall establish an online, continued employment 21 training component relating to Alzheimers disease and related 22 forms of dementia. The training component must be developed in 23 consultation with the Department of Elderly Affairs and must 24 include, but need not be limited to, instruction on interacting 25 with persons with Alzheimers disease or a related form of 26 dementia, including instruction on techniques for recognizing 27 behavioral symptoms and characteristics, effective 28 communication, employing the use of alternatives to physical 29 restraints, and identifying signs of abuse, neglect, or 30 exploitation. Completion of the training component may count 31 toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or 32 appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s. 33 943.135. 34 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.