Title: Sale of Firearms and Ammunition

Summary: Providing an administrative fee to be imposed on the sale of firearms and ammunition by licensed dealers in this state; requiring fees collected to be deposited into the Behavioral Health Intervention and Treatment Trust Fund; providing for carryforward of unexpended funds in the trust fund at the end of fiscal year; providing for distributions from the trust fund, etc.

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An act relating to the sale of firearms and ammunition; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; providing an administrative fee to be imposed on the sale of firearms and ammunition by licensed dealers in this state; requiring fees collected to be deposited into the Behavioral Health Intervention and Treatment Trust Fund; amending s. 20.195, F.S.; providing for carryforward of unexpended funds in the trust fund at the end of fiscal year; conforming provisions; amending s. 20.1955, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing for distributions from the trust fund; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section 790.065, Florida Statutes, to read: 790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms.  (14)(a) An administrative collection processing fee shall be imposed on the sale of firearms and ammunition by licensed dealers in this state. (b) The fee is equal to percent of the sales price, as defined in s. 212.02 (16), of all firearms and ammunition. (c) The fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Behavioral Health Intervention and Treatment Trust Fund created under s. 20.1955.Section 2. Subsection (12) is added to section 20.195, Florida Statutes, to read: 20.195 Department of Children and Families Family Services;trust funds. The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Children and Families Family Services:(12) Behavioral Health Intervention and Treatment Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with s. 20.1955.(b) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 20.1955, Florida Statutes, as created by SB ____, 2013 Regular Session, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 20.1955 Behavioral Health Intervention and Treatment Trust Fund; Department of Children and Families.  (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds deposited in the trust fund be used to address mental health issues and provide resources for behavioral health intervention and treatment programs. Allocations from the trust fund shall be distributed annually as follows: (a) Seventy percent to managing entities, as defined in s. 394.9082,for the purpose of: 1. Funding the research and evaluation of mental health treatment. 2. Providing access to mental health care facilities for those in need. 3. Increasing public awareness regarding mental health issues. 4. Providing mental health treatment, crisis prevention, and recovery support. (b) Ten percent to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of: 1. Reducing the number of inmates with mental health treatment needs processed within the criminal justice system. 2. Developing crisis intervention training. 3. Establishing onsite mental health coordinator positions within law enforcement agencies. 4. Training law enforcement officers to recognize the signs of behavioral disorders. 5. Establishing diversion programs for inmates with behavioral disorders. (c) Five percent to the Department of Education for the purpose of: 1. Training educators and administrators in the K-20 education system to recognize signs of behavioral disorders in students. 2. Providing in-school counseling for students in crisis. 3. Providing funding for security cameras, panic buttons, door locks, or other necessary school safety measures. 4. Establishing a departmental behavioral disorder trauma intervention program. 5. Establishing early detection programs that allow community mental health providers to offer schoolwide screenings to diagnose emotional and behavioral issues. 6. Developing presentations and training seminars on emotional topics relevant to students. (d) Five percent to public postsecondary educational institutions for the purpose of: 1. Providing direct services such as professional counselors to aid students in crisis. 2. Providing student mental health services. 3. Promoting mental health awareness to provide students with information on how to respond to various forms of behavioral disorders. 4. Providing academic training in mental health care. (e) Five percent to community-based organizations and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of: 1. Providing behavioral health organizations and nonprofit organizations with necessary resources to address behavioral disorders. 2. Increasing public awareness of behavioral health issues and mental illnesses. 3. Increasing public awareness of the resources available to assist persons with behavioral health concerns. 4. Establishing trauma intervention programs to work with local law enforcement agencies and to provide mental health professional services to homeless persons with chronic substance abuse issues. 5. Establishing mental health treatment programs to assist former inmates processed within the criminal justice system. (f) Five percent to Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc., for the purpose of: 1. Providing counseling for children in crisis. 2. Assisting mental health professionals in identifying underlying emotional and behavioral issues in children. Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.