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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Department of Law Enforcement; 2
repealing ss. 943.031 and 943.042, F.S., relating to 3
the Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council and 4
the Violent Crime Investigative Emergency and Drug 5
Control Strategy Implementation Account, respectively; 6
amending s. 943.041, F.S.; changing the name of the 7
Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling Program to 8
the Child Exploitation and Crimes Against C hildren 9
Program and expanding the scope of the program; 10
amending s. 943.17, F.S.; conforming provisions to 11
changes made by the act; amending s. 943.0313, F.S.; 12
revising the membership of the Domestic Security 13
Oversight Council; revising reporting requireme nts; 14
amending s. 943.0311, F.S.; revising requirements for 15
a report by the Chief of Domestic Security; amending 16
s. 943.60, F.S.; including the Governor's mansion in 17
the definition of the term "Capitol Complex" for 18
specified provisions; amending s. 943.69, F.S.; 19
increasing the maximum annual amount that may be spent 20
for veterinary care of retired police dogs under a 21
program administered through the department; amending 22
ss. 914.25 and 914.27, F.S.; conforming provisions to 23
changes made by the act; providing a n effective date. 24
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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Section 1. Sections 943.031 and 943.042, Florida Statutes, 28
are repealed. 29
Section 2. Section 943.041, Florida Statutes, is amended 30
to read: 31
943.041 Child Exploitation and Crimes Against Children 32
Criminal Profiling Program.—There is created the Child 33
Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling 34
Program within the department. The program shall perform 35
investigative, intelligence, research, and training ac tivities 36
related to child exploitation and other crimes against children. 37
Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 943.17, Florida 38
Statutes, is amended to read: 39
943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development 40
training programs; participation; cost ; evaluation.—The 41
commission shall, by rule, design, implement, maintain, 42
evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job -related 43
curricula and performance standards for basic recruit, advanced, 44
and career development training programs and courses. The rul es 45
shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess 46
relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, 47
and instructor competency. 48
(5) The commission, in consultation with the Florida 49
Violent Crime and Drug Control Council, shall establish 50
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standards for basic and advanced training programs for law 51
enforcement officers in the subjects of investigating and 52
preventing violent crime. After January 1, 1995, Every basic 53
skills course required in order for law enforcement officers to 54
obtain initial certification must include training on violent 55
crime prevention and investigations. 56
Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection 57
(6) of section 943.0313, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 58
943.0313 Domestic Security Ove rsight Council.—The 59
Legislature finds that there exists a need to provide executive 60
direction and leadership with respect to terrorism and 61
immigration enforcement incident prevention, preparation, 62
protection, response, and recovery efforts by state and loc al 63
agencies in this state. In recognition of this need, the 64
Domestic Security Oversight Council is hereby created. The 65
council shall serve as an advisory council pursuant to s. 66
20.03(7) to provide guidance to the state's regional domestic 67
security task forces and other domestic security working groups 68
and to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature 69
regarding the expenditure of funds and allocation of resources 70
related to counter-terrorism and cooperating with and providing 71
assistance to the Federal Government in the enforcement of 72
federal immigration laws and domestic security efforts. 73
(1) MEMBERSHIP.— 74
(a) The Domestic Security Oversight Council shall consist 75
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of the following voting members: 76
1. The executive director of the Department o f Law 77
Enforcement. 78
2. The director of the Division of Emergency Management. 79
3. The Attorney General. 80
4. The Commissioner of Agriculture. 81
5. The State Surgeon General. 82
6. The Commissioner of Education. 83
7. The State Fire Marshal. 84
8. The adjutant general of the Florida National Guard. 85
9. The state chief information officer. 86
10. Each sheriff or chief of police who serves as a co -87
chair of a regional domestic security task force pursuant to s. 88
943.0312(1)(b). 89
11. Each of the department' s special agents in charge who 90
serve as a co-chair of a regional domestic security task force. 91
12. Two representatives of the Florida Fire Chiefs 92
Association. 93
13. One representative of the Florida Police Chiefs 94
Association. 95
14. One representative of the Florida Prosecuting 96
Attorneys Association. 97
15. One statewide domestic security intelligence 98
representative selected by the chair of the Florida Fusion 99
Center Executive Advisory Board The chair of the Statewide 100
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Domestic Security Intelligence Committee . 101
16. One representative of the Florida Hospital 102
Association. 103
17. One representative of the Emergency Medical Services 104
Advisory Council. 105
18. One representative of the Florida Emergency 106
Preparedness Association. 107
19. One representative of the Florida Seaport 108
Transportation and Economic Development Council. 109
(6) REPORTS.—The council shall report annually on its 110
activities, on or before December 31 of each calendar year, to 111
the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 112
House of Representatives, and the chairs of the committees 113
having principal jurisdiction over domestic security in the 114
Senate and the House of Representatives. The report shall 115
include information submitted by the Chief of Domestic Security 116
as required under s. 943.0311(4) . 117
Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 943.0311, Florida 118
Statutes, is amended to read: 119
943.0311 Chief of Domestic Security; duties of the 120
department with respect to domestic security. — 121
(4) The chief shall report to the Governor, the President 122
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 123
by November 1 of each year suggestions for specific and 124
significant security enhancements of any building, facility, or 125
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structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university, 126
or community college or any entity that has conducted an 127
assessment under subsection (6). Such suggestions must be 128
submitted to the Domestic Security Oversight Council for 129
inclusion in the report required under s. 943.0313(6). The chief 130
may use utilize the assessments provided under subsection (6) in 131
making his or her suggestions. The report shall suggest 132
strategies to maximize federal funds in support of building or 133
facility security if such funds are available. 134
Section 6. Section 943.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to 135
read: 136
943.60 Definitions. —For the purposes of ss. 943.60 -943.68, 137
the term "Capitol Complex" means that portion of Tallahassee, 138
Leon County, Florida, commonly referred to as the Capitol, the 139
Historic Capitol, the Senate Office Building, the House Offi ce 140
Building, the Knott Building, the Pepper Building, the Holland 141
Building, the Elliot Building, the R.A. Gray Building, and the 142
associated parking garages and curtilage of each, including the 143
state-owned lands and public streets adjacent thereto within an 144
area bounded by and including Calhoun Street, East Pensacola 145
Street, Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, West Pensacola Street, 146
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and Gaines Street. The term 147
includes the State Capital Circle Office Complex located in Leon 148
County, Florida. The term includes the Governor's mansion and 149
the curtilage thereof, located in Leon County, Florida. The term 150
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does not include the Supreme Court Building or the public 151
streets adjacent thereto. The portion of the Capitol Complex 152
existing between and including the Elliot Building and the 153
Holland Building within an area bounded by and including Monroe 154
Street, Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola Street 155
shall be known as "Memorial Park." 156
Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 157
943.69, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 158
943.69 Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. — 159
(5) FUNDING.— 160
(b) Annual disbursements to a former handler or an adopter 161
to reimburse him or her for the cost of the retired police dog's 162
veterinary care may not exceed $5,000 $1,500 per dog. A former 163
handler or an adopter of a retired police dog may not accumulate 164
unused funds from a current year for use in a future year. 165
Section 8. Subsection (5) of section 914.25, Florida 166
Statutes, is amended to read: 167
914.25 Protective services for certain victims and 168
witnesses.— 169
(5) The lead law enforcement agency that provides 170
protective services, as authorized in this section, may seek 171
reimbursement for its reasonable expenses from the Victim and 172
Witness Protection Review Committee, pursuant to s. 943.031. 173
This section does not prev ent any law enforcement agency from 174
providing protective services at the agency's expense beyond the 175
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4-year maximum period established in this section. Any such 176
additional expenditures for protective services are not eligible 177
for the reimbursement provided in this section. 178
Section 9. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 914.27, 179
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 180
914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information. — 181
(1) Information held by any state or local law enforcement 182
agency, state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, the Victim and 183
Witness Protection Review Committee created pursuant to s. 184
943.031, or the Department of Law Enforcement which discloses: 185
(a) The identity or location of a victim or witness who 186
has been identified or certifi ed for protective or relocation 187
services pursuant to s. 914.25; 188
(b) The identity or location of an immediate family member 189
of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified 190
pursuant to s. 914.25; 191
(c) Relocation sites, techniques, or procedure s utilized 192
or developed as a result of the victim and witness protective 193
services afforded by s. 914.25; or 194
(d) The identity or relocation site of any victim, 195
witness, or immediate family member of a victim or witness who 196
has made a relocation of permane nt residence by reason of the 197
victim's or witness's involvement in the investigation or 198
prosecution giving rise to certification for protective or 199
relocation services pursuant to s. 914.25; 200
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is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) 202
and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such information 203
may be shared by law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and 204
the statewide prosecutor to facilitate the protective or 205
relocation services provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to 206
support the prosecution efforts of the state attorneys and the 207
statewide prosecutor. Any information so shared must remain 208
confidential and exempt in the hands of any agency or entity to 209
which the information is provided. 210
(4) The certifying state attorney or statewide prosecutor 211
may state in writing to the Victim and Witness Protection Review 212
Committee established pursuant to s. 943.031 that even though 213
certification for participation in the victim or witness 214
protective services program is about to expire, disclosure of 215
information made confidential and exempt by paragraph (1)(a) or 216
paragraph (1)(b) continues to constitute an unwarranted risk to, 217
or jeopardizes the safety of, victims, witnesses, or family 218
members of such victims or witnesses. Accordingly, The 219
confidential and exempt status of such information shall 220
continue until the certifying state attorney or statewide 221
prosecutor determines that disclosure of such information would 222
not constitute an unwarranted risk to, or jeopardize the safety 223
of, such persons, and provides written notification to that 224
effect to the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee . 225
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Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 226