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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to enhanced firearms training 2
facilities; creating s. 790.41, F.S.; defining terms; 3
establishing procedures for licensure by the 4
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 5
authorizing a sheriff to provide supporting 6
documentation to an application for licensure; 7
specifying the duration of a license; specifying 8
conditions under which a license must be revoked; 9
authorizing a sheriff to enter into an agreement with 10
the owner of an enhanced firearms training facility to 11
conduct training for the school guardian program at 12
the facility; exempting an enhanced firearms training 13
facility from complying with specified local 14
government requirements und er certain circumstances; 15
authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing 16
an effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Section 790.41, Florida Statutes, is created to 21
read: 22
790.41 Enhanced firearm s training facilities. — 23
(1) As used in this section, the term: 24
(a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 25
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Consumer Services. 26
(b) "Enhanced firearms training facility" means a facility 27
located on land zoned for agricultural use or its eq uivalent 28
which is used to train people in the use of firearms and 29
personal safety. 30
(c) "Owner" means a person who: 31
1. Holds the legal title to the agricultural land and 32
facilities upon which the enhanced firearms training facility 33
will be licensed; or 34
2. Holds a percentage interest in the agricultural land 35
and facilities which is equal to or greater than that of the 36
other persons who also hold a legal interest, if the legal title 37
is held in the name of two or more people. 38
(2) The department may issu e a license to designate a 39
facility as an enhanced firearms training facility. To receive 40
such a license, the owner must complete and submit an 41
application to the department and must satisfy all of the 42
following criteria: 43
(a) Successfully complete a leve l 2 background screening 44
as provided in s. 435.04(2). The applicant must submit a full 45
set of fingerprints to the department or to a vendor, an entity, 46
or an agency authorized by s. 943.053(13). The department, 47
vendor, entity, or agency shall forward the f ingerprints to the 48
Department of Law Enforcement for state processing, and the 49
Department of Law Enforcement shall forward the fingerprints to 50
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national processing. 51
Fees for state and federal fingerprint processing an d retention 52
must be borne by the applicant. The state cost for fingerprint 53
processing is as provided in s. 943.053(3)(e). 54
(b) Not have been convicted of a felony. 55
(c) Successfully complete the National Rifle Association 56
Chief Range Safety Officer train ing program or an equivalent 57
program conducted by a nationally recognized organization that 58
provides similar firearms training. 59
(d) Hold a valid class "K" license issued by the 60
department as a firearm instructor as defined in s. 493.6101. 61
(3) In support of an owner's application submitted under 62
subsection (2), the owner may provide to the department a 63
written attestation from the sheriff who has jurisdiction over 64
the property on which the enhanced firearms training facility is 65
or will be located, if the sheriff, at his or her sole 66
discretion, agrees to provide such attestation, confirming that 67
the sheriff or his or her designee has: 68
(a) Visited the property and facilities on which the 69
enhanced firearms training facility is or will be located; 70
(b) Determined that the property and facilities are large 71
enough and sufficient enough to be designated as an enhanced 72
firearms training facility; and 73
(c) Determined that the property and facilities may 74
fulfill a public safety training need, including pro viding a 75
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place for the sheriff or a law enforcement agency to provide 76
firearms or other training to the public, including for local 77
law enforcement agencies to provide firearm safety training as 78
authorized under s. 37, chapter 2023 –18, Laws of Florida. 79
(4)(a) An enhanced firearms training facility license 80
issued by the department is valid for 12 months and must be 81
renewed annually by the owner to remain valid. 82
(b) The department must revoke the license of an enhanced 83
firearms training facility if the de partment determines that the 84
owner is no longer in compliance with the requirements listed in 85
paragraph (2)(b) or paragraph (2)(d). 86
(5) A sheriff, under an agreement with an enhanced 87
firearms training facility, may provide training for the school 88
guardian program under s. 30.15 at an enhanced firearms training 89
facility. 90
(6) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an 91
enhanced firearms training facility licensed by the department 92
is not subject to local government planning and zoning or public 93
works restrictions if the facility is located in an 94
unincorporated area of a county. 95
(7) The department may adopt rules to implement this 96
section. 97
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 98