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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 immigration enforcement assistance 2
agreements; amending s. 908.11, F.S.; requiring each 3
law enforcement agency operating a detention facility 4
to enter into a specified agreement with the United 5
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; requiring 6
certain law enforcement agencies to report specified 7
information quarterly to the Department of Law 8
Enforcement; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 908.11, Florida 13
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (3) and amended, and a new 14
subsection (2) is added to that section, to read: 15
908.11 Immigration enforce ment assistance agreements; 16
reporting requirement. — 17
(2) By January 1, 2026, each law enforcement agency 18
operating a detention facility must enter into a written 19
agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs 20
Enforcement to participate in the im migration program 21
established under s. 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 22
Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1357. This subsection does not require a law 23
enforcement agency to participate in a particular program model. 24
(3)(2) Beginning no later than October 1, 2022 , and until 25
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the law enforcement agency enters into the written agreement 26
required under subsection (1), Each law enforcement agency 27
operating a county detention facility not in compliance with 28
this section must notify the Department of Law Enforcement 29
quarterly of the status of the required such written agreement 30
and any reason for noncompliance with this section, if 31
applicable. 32
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 33