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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. 943.69, F.S.; increasing the maximum annual amount 17
that may be spent for veterinary care of retired 18
police dogs under a program administered through the 19
department; amending ss. 914.25 and 914.27, F.S.; 20
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 21
providing an effective date. 22
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24
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Section 1. Sections 943.031 and 943.042, Florid a Statutes, 26
are repealed. 27
Section 2. Section 943.041, Florida Statutes, is amended 28
to read: 29
943.041 Child Exploitation and Crimes Against Children 30
Criminal Profiling Program.—There is created the Child 31
Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling 32
Program within the department. The program shall perform 33
investigative, intelligence, research, and training activities 34
related to child exploitation and other crimes against children. 35
Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 943.17, Florida 36
Statutes, is amended to read: 37
943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development 38
training programs; participation; cost; evaluation. —The 39
commission shall, by rule, design, implement, maintain, 40
evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job -related 41
curricula and performance standards for basic recruit, advanced, 42
and career development training programs and courses. The rules 43
shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess 44
relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, 45
and instructor competency. 46
(5) The commission, in consultation with the Florida 47
Violent Crime and Drug Control Council, shall establish 48
standards for basic and advanced training programs for law 49
enforcement officers in the subjects of investigating and 50
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preventing violent crime. After January 1, 1995, Every basic 51
skills course required in order for law enforcement officers to 52
obtain initial certification must include training on violent 53
crime prevention and investigations. 54
Section 4. Paragraph (a) of sub section (1) and subsection 55
(6) of section 943.0313, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 56
943.0313 Domestic Security Oversight Council. —The 57
Legislature finds that there exists a need to provide executive 58
direction and leadership with respect to terroris m and 59
immigration enforcement incident prevention, preparation, 60
protection, response, and recovery efforts by state and local 61
agencies in this state. In recognition of this need, the 62
Domestic Security Oversight Council is hereby created. The 63
council shall serve as an advisory council pursuant to s. 64
20.03(7) to provide guidance to the state's regional domestic 65
security task forces and other domestic security working groups 66
and to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature 67
regarding the expendit ure of funds and allocation of resources 68
related to counter-terrorism and cooperating with and providing 69
assistance to the Federal Government in the enforcement of 70
federal immigration laws and domestic security efforts. 71
(1) MEMBERSHIP.— 72
(a) The Domestic Security Oversight Council shall consist 73
of the following voting members: 74
1. The executive director of the Department of Law 75
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Enforcement. 76
2. The director of the Division of Emergency Management. 77
3. The Attorney General. 78
4. The Commissioner of Agriculture. 79
5. The State Surgeon General. 80
6. The Commissioner of Education. 81
7. The State Fire Marshal. 82
8. The adjutant general of the Florida National Guard. 83
9. The state chief information officer. 84
10. Each sheriff or chief of police who serve s as a co-85
chair of a regional domestic security task force pursuant to s. 86
943.0312(1)(b). 87
11. Each of the department's special agents in charge who 88
serve as a co-chair of a regional domestic security task force. 89
12. Two representatives of the Florida F ire Chiefs 90
Association. 91
13. One representative of the Florida Police Chiefs 92
Association. 93
14. One representative of the Florida Prosecuting 94
Attorneys Association. 95
15. One statewide domestic security intelligence 96
representative selected by the chair of the Florida Fusion 97
Center Executive Advisory Board The chair of the Statewide 98
Domestic Security Intelligence Committee . 99
16. One representative of the Florida Hospital 100
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Association. 101
17. One representative of the Emergency Medical Services 102
Advisory Council. 103
18. One representative of the Florida Emergency 104
Preparedness Association. 105
19. One representative of the Florida Seaport 106
Transportation and Economic Development Council. 107
(6) REPORTS.—The council shall report annually on its 108
activities, on or befor e December 31 of each calendar year, to 109
the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 110
House of Representatives, and the chairs of the committees 111
having principal jurisdiction over domestic security in the 112
Senate and the House of Representat ives. The report shall 113
include information submitted by the Chief of Domestic Security 114
as required under s. 943.0311(4). 115
Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 943.0311, Florida 116
Statutes, is amended to read: 117
943.0311 Chief of Domestic Security; duties of the 118
department with respect to domestic security. — 119
(4) The chief shall report to the Governor, the President 120
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 121
by November 1 of each year suggestions for specific and 122
significant security en hancements of any building, facility, or 123
structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university, 124
or community college or any entity that has conducted an 125
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assessment under subsection (6). Such suggestions must be 126
submitted to the Domestic Security Ov ersight Council for 127
inclusion in the report required under s. 943.0313(6). The chief 128
may use utilize the assessments provided under subsection (6) in 129
making his or her suggestions. The report shall suggest 130
strategies to maximize federal funds in support of building or 131
facility security if such funds are available. 132
Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 133
943.69, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 134
943.69 Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. — 135
(5) FUNDING.— 136
(b) Annual disbursements t o a former handler or an adopter 137
to reimburse him or her for the cost of the retired police dog's 138
veterinary care may not exceed $5,000 $1,500 per dog. A former 139
handler or an adopter of a retired police dog may not accumulate 140
unused funds from a current ye ar for use in a future year. 141
Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 914.25, Florida 142
Statutes, is amended to read: 143
914.25 Protective services for certain victims and 144
witnesses.— 145
(5) The lead law enforcement agency that provides 146
protective services, as authorized in this section, may seek 147
reimbursement for its reasonable expenses from the Victim and 148
Witness Protection Review Committee, pursuant to s. 943.031. 149
This section does not prevent any law enforcement agency from 150
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providing protective services at the agency's expense beyond the 151
4-year maximum period established in this section. Any such 152
additional expenditures for protective services are not eligible 153
for the reimbursement provided in this section. 154
Section 8. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 9 14.27, 155
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 156
914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information. — 157
(1) Information held by any state or local law enforcement 158
agency, state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, the Victim and 159
Witness Protection Review Committee created pursuant to s. 160
943.031, or the Department of Law Enforcement which discloses: 161
(a) The identity or location of a victim or witness who 162
has been identified or certified for protective or relocation 163
services pursuant to s. 914.25; 164
(b) The identity or location of an immediate family member 165
of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified 166
pursuant to s. 914.25; 167
(c) Relocation sites, techniques, or procedures utilized 168
or developed as a result of the victim and witness pro tective 169
services afforded by s. 914.25; or 170
(d) The identity or relocation site of any victim, 171
witness, or immediate family member of a victim or witness who 172
has made a relocation of permanent residence by reason of the 173
victim's or witness's involvement i n the investigation or 174
prosecution giving rise to certification for protective or 175
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relocation services pursuant to s. 914.25; 176
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is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) 178
and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such information 179
may be shared by law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and 180
the statewide prosecutor to facilitate the protective or 181
relocation services provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to 182
support the prosecution efforts of the state attorneys and the 183
statewide prosecutor. Any information so shared must remain 184
confidential and exempt in the hands of any agency or entity to 185
which the information is provided. 186
(4) The certifying state attorney or statewide prosecutor 187
may state in writing to the Victim and Witness Protec tion Review 188
Committee established pursuant to s. 943.031 that even though 189
certification for participation in the victim or witness 190
protective services program is about to expire, disclosure of 191
information made confidential and exempt by paragraph (1)(a) or 192
paragraph (1)(b) continues to constitute an unwarranted risk to, 193
or jeopardizes the safety of, victims, witnesses, or family 194
members of such victims or witnesses. Accordingly, The 195
confidential and exempt status of such information shall 196
continue until the certifying state attorney or statewide 197
prosecutor determines that disclosure of such information would 198
not constitute an unwarranted risk to, or jeopardize the safety 199
of, such persons, and provides written notification to that 200
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effect to the Victim and Wit ness Protection Review Committee . 201
Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 202