Title: Public Safety Programs

Summary: Requires public safety program established, created, funded, administered, or promoted by sheriff & municipal law enforcement agency, respectively, to meet certain conditions.

Full Text:
An act relating to public safety programs; amending s. 30.15, F.S.; requiring a public safety training program established, created, funded, administered, or promoted by a sheriff to meet certain conditions; providing applicability; amending s. 166.0493, F.S.; requiring a public safety program established, created, funded, administered, or promoted by a municipal law enforcement agency to meet certain condition s; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 30.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations.-(3)(a) Every sheriff shall incorporate an antiracial or other antidiscriminatory profiling policy into the sheriff's policies and practices, utilizing the Florida Police Chiefs Association Model Policy as a guide. Antiprofiling policies shall include the elemen ts of definitions, traffic stop procedures, community education and awareness efforts, and policies for the handling of complaints from the public. (b) A public safety program established, created, funded, HB 2024 administered, or promoted by a sheriff, which pr ovides training to businesses and their employees on assisting crime victims or reporting crimes, must provide training on a broad range of victims and the common crimes affecting persons, property, and businesses in the area. Any signage or symbols design ating participation in such training programs or designating safe locations under such programs must be inclusive of all persons and may not indicate an intent to benefit a limited group of persons based on characteristics such as a person's race, religion,ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, or sex. Section 2. Section 166.0493, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 166.0493 Powers, duties, and obligations of municipal law enforcement agencies.-(1) Every municipal law enforcement agency shall incorporate an antiracial or other antidiscriminatory profiling policy into the agency's policies and practices, utilizing the Florida Police Chiefs Association Model Policy as a guide. Antiprofiling policies shall include the elements of definition s, traffic stop procedures, community education and awareness efforts, and policies for the handling of complaints from the public. (2) A public safety program established, created, funded, administered, or promoted by a municipal law enforcement agency, HB 2024 which provides training to businesses and their employees on assisting crime victims or reporting crimes, must provide training on a broad range of victims and the common crimes affecting persons, property, and businesses in the area. Any signage or symbo ls designating participation in such training programs or designating safe locations under such programs must be inclusive of all persons and may not indicate an intent to benefit a limited group of persons based on characteristics such as a person's race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, or sex. Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.