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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1702 - Collection of Statistics on Domestic Violence.

943.1702 Collection of statistics on domestic violence.—
(1) In compiling the Department of Law Enforcement Crime in Florida Annual Report, the department shall include the results of the arrest policy provided for under s. 901.15(7) with respect to domestic violence to include: separate statistics on occurrences of and arrests for domestic versus nondomestic violence, such as battery, aggravated battery, assault, aggravated assault, sexual battery, the illegal use of firearms, arson, homicide, murder, manslaughter, or the attempt of any of the above.
(2) Each agency in the state which is involved with the enforcement, monitoring, or prosecution of crimes of domestic violence shall collect and maintain records of each domestic violence incident for access by investigators preparing for bond hearings and prosecutions for acts of domestic violence. This information shall be provided to the court at first appearance hearings and all subsequent hearings.
History.—s. 11, ch. 91-210; s. 14, ch. 2000-155.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.171 - Basic Skills Training in Handling Domestic Violence Cases.

943.171 Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases.—
(1) The commission shall establish standards for instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of domestic violence. Every basic skills course required in order for law enforcement officers to obtain initial certification shall include a minimum of 6 hours of training in handling domestic violence cases. Such training must include training in the recognition and determination of the primary aggressor in domestic violence cases and the issues involved in child-to-parent cases.
(2) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Domestic violence” has the meaning set forth in s. 741.28.
(b) “Household member” has the meaning set forth in s. 741.28(3).
History.—ss. 2, 8, ch. 84-343; s. 2, ch. 86-286; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 8, ch. 91-210; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 97-298; s. 15, ch. 2002-55; s. 164, ch. 2004-5; s. 2, ch. 2017-123.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1715 - Basic Skills Training Relating to Diverse Populations.

943.1715 Basic skills training relating to diverse populations.—The commission shall establish and maintain standards for instruction of officers in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations, with an emphasis on the awareness of cultural differences. Every basic skills course required in order for officers to obtain initial certification must include training in interpersonal skills with diverse populations.
History.—ss. 9, 10, ch. 91-74; s. 6, ch. 97-225; s. 13, ch. 2006-176.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1716 - Continued Employment Training Relating to Diverse Populations.

943.1716 Continued employment training relating to diverse populations.—The commission shall by rule require that each officer receive, as part of the 40 hours of required instruction for continued employment or appointment as an officer, instruction in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations, with an emphasis on the awareness of cultural differences.
History.—ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-74; s. 7, ch. 97-225; s. 14, ch. 2006-176.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1717 - Use of Dart-Firing Stun Guns.

943.1717 Use of dart-firing stun guns.—
(1) A decision by a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer to use a dart-firing stun gun must involve an arrest or a custodial situation during which the person who is the subject of the arrest or custody escalates resistance to the officer from passive physical resistance to active physical resistance and the person:
(a) Has the apparent ability to physically threaten the officer or others; or
(b) Is preparing or attempting to flee or escape.
(2) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission shall establish standards for instructing law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers in the use of dart-firing stun guns. The instructional standards must include the effect that a dart-firing stun gun may have on a person.
(3) The basic skills course required for certification as a law enforcement officer must include instruction on the use of dart-firing stun guns. The portion of the basic skills course on the use of dart-firing stun guns must be a minimum of 4 hours’ duration.
(4) A law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer who has not received the dart-firing stun gun training described in subsection (3) and who is authorized by his or her employing or appointing agency to carry a dart-firing stun gun after the effective date of this act must complete, before issuance and use of a dart-firing stun gun, the 4-hour dart-firing stun gun training described in subsection (3) or an equivalent training course provided by the officer’s employing or appointing agency in accordance with the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission standards outlined in subsection (2).
(5) After completing the basic skills course, each law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officer who is authorized by his or her agency to use a dart-firing stun gun must complete an annual training course on the use of dart-firing stun guns. The annual training course on the use of dart-firing stun guns must be a minimum of 1 hour duration.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2006-298.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1718 - Body Cameras; Policies and Procedures.

943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Body camera” means a portable electronic recording device that is worn on a law enforcement officer’s person that records audio and video data of the officer’s law-enforcement-related encounters and activities.
(b) “Law enforcement agency” means an agency that has a primary mission of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing the penal, criminal, traffic, and motor vehicle laws of the state and in furtherance of that primary mission employs law enforcement officers as defined in s. 943.10.
(c) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10.
(2) A law enforcement agency that permits its law enforcement officers to wear body cameras shall establish policies and procedures addressing the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body cameras and the data recorded by body cameras. The policies and procedures must include:
(a) General guidelines for the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body cameras.
(b) Any limitations on which law enforcement officers are permitted to wear body cameras.
(c) Any limitations on law-enforcement-related encounters and activities in which law enforcement officers are permitted to wear body cameras.
(d) A provision permitting a law enforcement officer using a body camera to review the recorded footage from the body camera, upon his or her own initiative or request, before writing a report or providing a statement regarding any event arising within the scope of his or her official duties. Any such provision may not apply to an officer’s inherent duty to immediately disclose information necessary to secure an active crime scene or to identify suspects or witnesses.
(e) General guidelines for the proper storage, retention, and release of audio and video data recorded by body cameras.
(3) A law enforcement agency that permits its law enforcement officers to wear body cameras shall:
(a) Ensure that all personnel who wear, use, maintain, or store body cameras are trained in the law enforcement agency’s policies and procedures concerning them.
(b) Ensure that all personnel who use, maintain, store, or release audio or video data recorded by body cameras are trained in the law enforcement agency’s policies and procedures.
(c) Retain audio and video data recorded by body cameras in accordance with the requirements of s. 119.021, except as otherwise provided by law.
(d) Perform a periodic review of actual agency body camera practices to ensure conformity with the agency’s policies and procedures.
(4) Chapter 934 does not apply to body camera recordings made by law enforcement agencies that elect to use body cameras.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-76; s. 1, ch. 2017-15.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1719 - Basic Skills Training Relating to the Use of Electronic Databases.

943.1719 Basic skills training relating to the use of electronic databases.—The commission shall incorporate into the course curriculum required for initial certification of a law enforcement officer instruction on the authorized access to and use of personal identification information, as defined in s. 817.568(1)(f), contained in electronic databases used by a law enforcement officer in his or her official capacity. This training must include, but need not be limited to, the proper use, and limitations on use, of electronic databases in a law enforcement officer’s official capacity and the penalties associated with the misuse of such electronic databases.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2021-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17191 - Continued Employment Training Relating to the Use of Electronic Databases.

943.17191 Continued employment training relating to the use of electronic databases.—The commission shall by rule require that each law enforcement officer receive, as part of the 40 hours of required instruction for continued employment or appointment as an officer, instruction on the authorized access to and use of personal identification information, as defined in s. 817.568(1)(f), contained in electronic databases used by a law enforcement officer in his or her official capacity. This training must include, but need not be limited to, the proper use, and limitations on use, of electronic databases in a law enforcement officer’s official capacity and the penalties associated with the misuse of such electronic databases.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2021-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.172 - Basic Skills Training in Victims Assistance and Rights.

943.172 Basic skills training in victims assistance and rights.—The commission shall establish standards for instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of victims assistance and rights. Every basic skills course required in order for law enforcement officers, probation officers, and other appropriate correctional staff to obtain initial certification must, after January 1, 1989, include a minimum of 4 hours of training in victims assistance and rights.
History.—s. 7, ch. 88-96.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1724 - Sexual Assault Investigation Training.

943.1724 Sexual assault investigation training.—
(1) By July 1, 2022, each basic skills course required for a law enforcement officer to obtain initial certification must incorporate culturally responsive, trauma-informed training on interviewing sexual assault victims and investigations of incidents of sexual assault.
(2) By July 1, 2024, each law enforcement officer must successfully complete training on sexual assault, with an emphasis on culturally responsive, trauma-informed training on interviewing sexual assault victims and investigations of incidents of sexual assault as a part of the basic recruit training required under s. 943.13(9), training required under s. 943.131(4)(a), or as a part of continued training or education required under s. 943.135(1). If an officer fails to complete the training required under this subsection, his or her certification must be placed on inactive status until the officer’s employing agency notifies the commission that he or she has completed such training.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2021-229.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1725 - Basic Skills Training on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

943.1725 Basic skills training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.—The commission shall establish standards for instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Instruction shall include information of known modes of transmission and methods of controlling and preventing human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome with emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude change.
History.—s. 11, ch. 88-380.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1726 - Continued Employment Training Relating to Diabetic Emergencies.

943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies.—The department shall establish an online continued employment training component relating to diabetic emergencies. The training component shall include, but need not be limited to, instruction on the recognition of symptoms of such an emergency, distinguishing such an emergency from alcohol intoxication or drug overdose, and appropriate first aid for such an emergency. Completion of the training component may count toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s. 943.135.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2015-168.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17261 - Department of Law Enforcement; Training Related to Medical Use of Marijuana.

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943.17261 Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana.—The Department of Law Enforcement shall develop a 4-hour online initial training course, and a 2-hour online continuing education course, which shall be made available for use by all law enforcement agencies in this state. Such training shall cover the legal parameters of marijuana-related activities governed by ss. 381.986 and 381.988 relating to criminal laws governing marijuana.
History.—ss. 1, 15, ch. 2017-232.
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Note.—Section 1, ch. 2017-232, provides that “[i]t is the intent of the Legislature to implement s. 29, Article X of the State Constitution by creating a unified regulatory structure. If s. 29, Article X of the State Constitution is amended or a constitutional amendment related to cannabis or marijuana is adopted, this act shall expire 6 months after the effective date of such amendment.” If such amendment or adoption takes place, s. 15, ch. 2017-232, designated as s. 943.17261 by the reviser, is repealed.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1727 - Continued Employment Training Relating to Autism Spectrum Disorder.

943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder.—The department shall establish a continued employment training component relating to autism spectrum disorder as defined in s. 627.6686. The training component shall include, but need not be limited to, instruction on the recognition of the symptoms and characteristics of an individual on the autism disorder spectrum and appropriate responses to an individual exhibiting such symptoms and characteristics. Completion of the training component may count toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s. 943.135.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2017-43.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1728 - Basic Skills Training Relating to the Protection of Archaeological Sites.

943.1728 Basic skills training relating to the protection of archaeological sites.—The commission shall establish standards for instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of skills relating to the protection of archaeological sites and artifacts. In developing such standards and skills, the commission shall consult with representatives of the following agencies: the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Department of Environmental Protection. The commission shall develop the standards for training in any of the following: basic recruit courses, advanced and specialized courses, or other appropriate training courses as determined by the commission.
History.—s. 5, ch. 92-77; s. 480, ch. 94-356; s. 234, ch. 99-245.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1729 - Skills Training Relating to Community Policing.

943.1729 Skills training relating to community policing.—
(1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, “community policing” means a policing technique or strategy as defined in s. 163.340.
(2) BASIC SKILLS COURSE.—The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission may incorporate community policing concepts into the course curriculum required in order for law enforcement officers to obtain initial certification.
(3) CONTINUING TRAINING.—The commission may establish a continued employment training component related to community policing techniques before January 1, 1999. Completion of the training component shall count toward the 40 hours of required instruction for continued employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer.
History.—s. 21, ch. 98-314.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17291 - Basic Skills Training in Juvenile Sexual Offender Investigation.

943.17291 Basic skills training in juvenile sexual offender investigation.—The commission shall incorporate juvenile sexual offender investigation instruction into the course curriculum required for a law enforcement officer to obtain initial certification.
History.—s. 6, ch. 98-158.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17295 - Continued Employment Training Relating to Juvenile Sexual Offender Investigation.

943.17295 Continued employment training relating to juvenile sexual offender investigation.—The commission shall incorporate the subject of sexual abuse and assault investigation, with an emphasis on cases involving child victims or juvenile offenders, into the curriculum required for continuous employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer.
History.—s. 7, ch. 98-158.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17296 - Training in Identifying and Investigating Elder Abuse and Neglect.

943.17296 Training in identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect.—Each certified law enforcement officer must successfully complete training on identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect as a part of the basic recruit training of the officer required in s. 943.13(9) or continuing education under s. 943.135(1) before June 30, 2011. The training shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Elderly Affairs and the Department of Children and Families and must incorporate instruction on the identification of and appropriate responses for persons suffering from dementia and on identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect. If an officer fails to complete the required training, his or her certification is inactive until the employing agency notifies the commission that the officer has completed the training.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2008-160; s. 319, ch. 2014-19.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17297 - Training in Identifying and Investigating Human Trafficking.

943.17297 Training in identifying and investigating human trafficking.—Each certified law enforcement officer must successfully complete 4 hours of training in identifying and investigating human trafficking as part of the basic recruit training of the officer required in s. 943.13(9) or additional training required in s. 943.131(4). The training must be developed by the commission in consultation with the Department of Legal Affairs and the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking.
History.—s. 9, ch. 2019-152; s. 6, ch. 2023-86.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.17298 - Training in the Recognition of and Responses to Head Trauma and Brain Injury in a Child Under 6 Years of Age.

943.17298 Training in the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age.—The commission shall establish standards for the instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age to aid an officer in the detection of head trauma and brain injury due to child abuse. Each law enforcement officer must successfully complete the training as part of the basic recruit training for a law enforcement officer, as required under s. 943.13(9), or as a part of continuing training or education required under s. 943.135(1), before July 1, 2022.
History.—s. 10, ch. 2020-40.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.173 - Examinations; Administration; Materials Not Public Records; Disposal of Materials.

943.173 Examinations; administration; materials not public records; disposal of materials.—
(1) Each officer certification examination shall be administered by the Criminal Justice Professionalism Program pursuant to s. 943.1397.
(2) Each advanced and career development course examination shall be administered at a certified criminal justice training school under the supervision of the training center director.
(3) All examinations, assessments, and instruments and the results of examinations, other than test scores on officer certification examinations, including developmental materials and workpapers directly related thereto, prepared, prescribed, or administered pursuant to ss. 943.13(9) or (10) and 943.17 are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Provisions governing access to, maintenance of, and destruction of relevant documents pursuant to this section shall be prescribed by rules adopted by the commission.
History.—s. 16, ch. 84-258; s. 2, ch. 86-286; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 93-252; s. 1, ch. 94-253; s. 8, ch. 95-408; s. 446, ch. 96-406; s. 19, ch. 98-94; s. 7, ch. 2002-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1735 - Basic Skills Training Related to Use of Force; Use of Force Policies; Contents.

943.1735 Basic skills training related to use of force; use of force policies; contents.—
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term:
(a) “Chokehold” means the intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. The term does not include any hold involving contact with another person’s neck that is not intended to prevent the intake of air.
(b) “Excessive use of force” means use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing officer’s employing agency.
(2) The commission shall establish standards for the instruction of officers in the subject of use of force, and each employing agency in the state shall adopt policies in the subject of use of force. The standards and policies must include:
(a) Instruction on the proportional use of force.
(b) Alternatives to use of force, including de-escalation techniques.
(c) Limiting the use of a chokehold, if the employing agency authorizes the use of a chokehold, to circumstances where the officer perceives an immediate threat of serious bodily injury or death to himself, herself, or another person.
(d) The duty to intervene in another officer’s excessive use of force, which must require an on-duty officer who observes another officer engaging or attempting to engage in excessive use of force to intervene to end the excessive use of force or attempted excessive use of force when such intervention is reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances and the observing officer may intervene without jeopardizing his or her own health or safety.
(e) The duty to render medical assistance following use of force, which must require an officer who knows, or when it is otherwise evident, that a person who is detained or in custody is injured or requires medical attention to provide first aid or seek medical assistance when such action is reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances and the officer may do so without jeopardizing his or her own health or safety.
(f) Instruction on the recognition of the evident symptoms and characteristics of an individual with a substance abuse disorder or a mental illness and appropriate responses to an individual exhibiting such symptoms or characteristics.
(3) Beginning July 1, 2023, every basic skills course required in order for officers to obtain initial certification must include the standards for instruction required under this section.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2021-241.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1740 - Standards for Use of Force Investigations.

943.1740 Standards for use of force investigations.—
(1) This section shall apply to use of force investigations conducted when a law enforcement officer’s use of force results in the death of any person or the intentional discharge of a firearm that results in injury or death to any person.
(2) Each law enforcement agency shall develop and maintain policies regarding use of force investigations concerning a law enforcement officer employed by the agency at the time of the use of force. At a minimum, such policies must incorporate an independent review of the use of force by:
(a) A law enforcement agency that did not employ the law enforcement officer under investigation at the time of the use of force;
(b) A law enforcement officer who is not employed by the same employing agency as the law enforcement officer under investigation; or
(c) The state attorney of the judicial circuit in which the use of force occurred.
(3) The policies must incorporate a requirement for the reviewing agency or officer to complete an independent report upon completion of the independent review. The independent report shall be submitted to the state attorney of the judicial circuit in which the use of force occurred.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2021-241.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1745 - Training Relating to Officer Health and Wellness Principles.

943.1745 Training relating to officer health and wellness principles.—
(1) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall incorporate into the course curriculum required for initial certification of a law enforcement officer instruction on health and wellness principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The commission shall consult with the Florida State University Institute for Justice Research and Development and the Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the basic skills training component relating to officer health and wellness principles. The training must include, but need not be limited to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work-related incidents have on the personal life of an officer; methods for identifying and addressing personal and work-related stressors; strategies to better understand when to seek professional help and what kind of professional help to seek; and strategies to normalize conversations about stress, trauma, and mental health within the law enforcement community.
(2) By July 1, 2023, the commission shall by rule require that each law enforcement officer receive, as part of the 40 hours of required instruction for continued employment or appointment as an officer, instruction on health and wellness principles specific to the law enforcement profession. The commission shall consult with the Florida State University Institute for Justice Research and Development and the Resiliency Behind the Badge training program to develop the training component relating to officer health and wellness principles. The training must include, but need not be limited to, understanding the role secondary trauma and work-related incidents have on the personal life of an officer; methods for identifying and addressing personal and work-related stressors; strategies to better understand when to seek professional help and what kind of professional help to seek; and strategies to normalize conversations about stress, trauma, and mental health within the law enforcement community.
History.—s. 7, ch. 2022-23.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.175 - Inservice Training.

943.175 Inservice training.—
(1) Inservice training programs consisting of courses established, implemented, and evaluated by an employing agency are the responsibility of the employing agency. Inservice training programs consisting of courses established, implemented, and evaluated by a criminal justice training school are the responsibility of the criminal justice training school. Inservice training programs or courses need not be approved by the commission.
(2) Inservice training courses or programs shall not be part of the programs or courses established by the commission pursuant to s. 943.17, nor shall they be used to qualify an officer for salary incentive payment provided under s. 943.22.
History.—s. 17, ch. 84-258; s. 14, ch. 86-187; s. 2, ch. 86-286; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 97-225; s. 8, ch. 2002-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1757 - Criminal Justice Executives; Training; Policy Report.

943.1757 Criminal justice executives; training; policy report.—
(1) The Legislature finds that there exists a need to provide training to criminal justice executives in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations, with an emphasis on the awareness of cultural differences.
(2) The policy board of the Criminal Justice Executive Institute shall identify the needs of criminal justice executives regarding issues related to diverse populations and ensure that such needs are met through appropriate training. The policy board shall prepare a biennial report to the appropriate substantive committees of each house describing how these needs are being met through training by the Criminal Justice Executive Institute.
History.—ss. 9, 12, ch. 91-74; s. 54, ch. 95-196; s. 10, ch. 97-225; s. 32, ch. 2013-116.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.1758 - Curriculum Revision for Diverse Populations; Skills Training.

943.1758 Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training.—
(1) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission shall revise its standards and training for basic recruits and its requirements for continued employment by integrating instructions on interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations into the criminal justice standards and training curriculum. The curriculum shall include standardized proficiency instruction relating to high-risk and critical tasks which include, but are not limited to, stops, use of force and domination, and other areas of interaction between officers and members of diverse populations.
(2) The commission shall develop and implement, as part of its instructor training programs, standardized instruction in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations.
(3) Culturally sensitive lesson plans, up-to-date videotapes, and other demonstrative aids developed for use in diverse population-related training shall be used as instructional materials.
(4) The instruction in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations shall consist of a module developed by the commission on the topic of discriminatory profiling.
History.—ss. 9, 14, ch. 91-74; s. 11, ch. 97-225; s. 1, ch. 2001-264; s. 111, ch. 2019-3.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.18 - Compensation and Benefits Study; Recommendation.

943.18 Compensation and benefits study; recommendation.—The commission shall make a comprehensive study of the compensation and benefits paid to law enforcement officers and correctional officers throughout the state. Among the items to be researched shall be variation in salary scale, education and training of officers, retirement and pension programs, and any other factors on which compensation is based. The commission shall make recommendations to the Legislature for achieving uniformity in compensation for officers with equal or comparable responsibilities, experience, education, and training.
History.—s. 7, ch. 74-386; s. 4, ch. 78-323; s. 8, ch. 80-71; ss. 11, 24, 25, ch. 81-24; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 24, ch. 84-254; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.19 - Saving Clause.

943.19 Saving clause.—
(1) Any full-time, part-time, or auxiliary law enforcement or correctional officer duly certified by the commission and employed or appointed as of September 30, 1984, and any correctional probation officer employed or appointed as of September 30, 1986, and any correctional probation officer employed in an institution as of September 30, 1989, is not required to comply with s. 943.13(5) and (8) as a condition of continued employment or appointment with his or her current employing agency.
(2) Nothing contained in this section or s. 943.13 shall prohibit the employment or appointment of an officer who was previously exempted from the provisions of s. 943.13(3) or (4).
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), an officer duly certified by the commission must comply with the provisions of s. 943.13 upon a subsequent employment or appointment.
(4) The commission is authorized to issue an appropriate employment or appointment certificate to any correctional probation officer who is employed as a correctional probation officer on September 30, 1986.
History.—s. 7, ch. 74-386; s. 4, ch. 78-323; s. 8, ch. 80-71; ss. 12, 24, 25, ch. 81-24; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 18, ch. 84-258; s. 9, ch. 85-224; s. 45, ch. 86-183; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 42, ch. 89-526; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 1636, ch. 97-102; s. 11, ch. 2021-241.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.253 - Exemption; Elected Officers.

943.253 Exemption; elected officers.—Elected officers are exempt from the requirements of ss. 943.085-943.25. However, an elected officer may participate in the programs and benefits under ss. 943.085-943.25 if he or she complies with s. 943.13(1)-(7).
History.—s. 21, ch. 84-258; s. 1638, ch. 97-102; s. 10, ch. 2019-113.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.255 - Effect of Chs. 80-71 and 81-24 on Prior Rules and Administrative Proceedings.

943.255 Effect of chs. 80-71 and 81-24 on prior rules and administrative proceedings.—Neither chapter 80-71, Laws of Florida, nor chapter 81-24, Laws of Florida, shall be construed to invalidate any prior rule promulgated by the Police Standards and Training Commission or the Correctional Standards Council or the department. Such rules as presently exist shall stay in effect until repealed or amended pursuant to this act.
History.—s. 14, ch. 80-71; s. 18, ch. 81-24; s. 23, ch. 84-258.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.256 - Criminal Justice Selection Centers; Creation.

943.256 Criminal justice selection centers; creation.—
(1) The creation of criminal justice selection centers is authorized. Each center shall be under the direction and control of a postsecondary public school, hereinafter called the “directing school,” or of a criminal justice agency, hereinafter called the “directing agency,” within the region.
(2) Each center shall provide standardized evaluation of preservice candidates for all units of the local criminal justice system in the region, thereby establishing a pool of qualified candidates for criminal justice agencies throughout the region.
(3) Each center shall also provide standardized evaluation of inservice officers for all units of the local criminal justice system in the region, thereby establishing a pool of qualified officers for criminal justice agencies throughout each region.
History.—s. 1, ch. 91-205; s. 13, ch. 98-251.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2561 - Definitions.

943.2561 Definitions.—As used in this act:
(1) “Region” means a geographic area which is no less than one county.
(2) “Participating agency” means any public county or municipal law enforcement or corrections agency that elects to utilize the center in its region.
History.—s. 2, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2562 - Advisory Boards.

943.2562 Advisory boards.—Each center’s policies shall be established by an advisory board comprised of not more than 11 members, the composition of which shall be determined by the participating agencies.
History.—s. 3, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2563 - Advisory Board Organization; Center Oversight.

943.2563 Advisory board organization; center oversight.—
(1) Each advisory board shall elect a chair from among its members. Other offices may be created as each board finds necessary or appropriate, and any such offices shall be filled by election from the membership of the board.
(2) Each advisory board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter, at such other times as the board may determine, and at any time upon the call of the chair. Each board shall recommend the adoption of rules for the transaction of its business. Based upon such recommendation, the center shall adopt procedural and substantive rules for its operation.
(3) A quorum of each advisory board shall consist of a simple majority, and no official action of the board other than declaring a recess or rescheduling a meeting may be taken unless a quorum is present. A majority vote of the members present and voting is necessary for an advisory board to act on any matter.
(4) Each center shall submit to its advisory board for approval the following:
(a) Criteria for testing, examination, and background investigation for criminal justice personnel.
(b) The amounts of any applicant fees charged.
(c) The amounts of any user fees charged.
(d) The annual budget for the center, including any fixed capital expenditures.
(e) The number, types, and salaries of employees employed by the center.
(f) Any other criteria or requirements for proper administration of the center.
History.—s. 4, ch. 91-205; s. 1639, ch. 97-102.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2564 - Center Supervision; Role of Directing School or Directing Agency.

943.2564 Center supervision; role of directing school or directing agency.—Each center shall operate in the facility of, and under the day-to-day supervision of, a directing school or directing agency. The advisory board shall provide input into the selection and hiring of all employees of the center, but the employees shall be selected and employed by the center’s directing school or directing agency and shall have all of the rights and privileges of other similar employees of the directing school or directing agency. All budgeting and accounting for the operations of the center shall be accomplished in accordance with the standards and procedures otherwise established for programs by the directing school or directing agency.
History.—s. 5, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2565 - Centralized Information Centers on Prospective Employment Candidates.

943.2565 Centralized information centers on prospective employment candidates.—
(1) Each center shall develop, establish, and maintain a centralized information center on prospective candidates for criminal justice positions in the region served. Each center shall provide and undertake standardized screening, testing, examination, and background investigation of applicants.
(2) Upon the request of any participating criminal justice agency in the region served, the center shall provide a list of qualified applicants for employment and report all information gathered during the testing, screening, and investigation of each applicant.
(3) Each center may make recommendations concerning uniform standards for the recruitment and testing of criminal justice personnel.
(4) Each center shall comply with local, state, and federal regulations for the hiring and promotion of minorities and women.
(5) Each center may enter into contracts and agreements to carry out its purposes. Any such contracts require approval by the advisory board and the directing school or directing agency.
(6) Those centers operating under a directing school shall not generate full-time equivalent students for the directing school as a part of the directing school’s enrollment. Classes which are part of the regular program of the college to train law enforcement and correctional officers are not affected by this prohibition.
History.—s. 6, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2566 - Promotions; Feasibility Study to Establish Pool of Evaluators to Assess Qualifications.

943.2566 Promotions; feasibility study to establish pool of evaluators to assess qualifications.—Upon the request of any participating criminal justice agency in its region, the center shall engage in a feasibility study to establish a qualified pool of evaluators to assess qualifications of inservice officers for purposes of determining promotions.
History.—s. 7, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2567 - Operation and Administration Accounts; Annual Budget.

943.2567 Operation and administration accounts; annual budget.—
(1) Each directing agency or school is authorized to create an account in the name of its regional assessment center within the restricted current fund at the directing school or directing agency, which account within the restricted current fund must be used exclusively for the operation and administration of the center in the county’s region. Moneys deposited into the account within the restricted current fund shall consist of the following:
(a) Applicant fees and user fees, as established by the center’s advisory board for use of the services of the center by prospective employees and participating criminal justice agencies in each region.
(b) Such donations and grants as the center may receive.
No funds may be transferred from the general current fund, the auxiliary fund, or any other restricted current fund for the operation of any center.
(2) Each directing school or directing agency shall prepare an annual budget for the operation and administration of its center. The budget for any fiscal year shall be submitted to the advisory board of the center for its consideration and approval no later than 60 days prior to the end of the previous fiscal year. The total expenditures for any fiscal year may not exceed the funds available from the account within the restricted current fund described in subsection (1), and no program for the center may be approved by the advisory board unless all funds for the program are available from the account within the restricted current fund.
History.—s. 8, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.2568 - Advisory Boards; Expense Reimbursement.

943.2568 Advisory boards; expense reimbursement.—Members of advisory boards shall not receive compensation for their services but shall receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in s. 112.061.
History.—s. 9, ch. 91-205.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.257 - Independent Audit Documentation Subject to Inspection.

943.257 Independent audit documentation subject to inspection.—The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission or a center’s advisory board may inspect and copy any documents from the center as required to carry out the commission’s or the respective board’s oversight responsibilities, including information and documents related to applicant evaluations and center expenditures. In addition, the commission or board may inspect and copy the documentation of any internal or independent audits conducted by or on behalf of the centers to ensure that candidate and inservice officer assessments have been made and that expenditures are in conformance with the requirements of this act and with other applicable procedures.
History.—s. 11, ch. 91-205; s. 16, ch. 2006-176.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.31 - Legislative Intent.

943.31 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to:
(1) Provide a statewide criminal analysis laboratory system to meet the needs of the criminal justice agencies.
(2) Provide state-operated laboratories in certain regions of the state where a distinct need for a significant level of laboratory services has been established.
(3) Provide financial assistance to certain other crime laboratories presently in existence and adequately serving the needs of specific portions of the state.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-362; s. 1, ch. 88-324.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections › Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement › 943.32 - Statewide Criminal Analysis Laboratory System.

943.32 Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system.—There is established a statewide criminal analysis laboratory system to be composed of:
(1) The state-operated laboratories under the jurisdiction of the Department of Law Enforcement in Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, and such other areas of the state as may be necessary;
(2) The existing locally funded laboratories in Broward, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Pinellas Counties, specifically designated in s. 943.35 to be eligible for state matching funds; and
(3) Such other laboratories as render criminal analysis laboratory services to criminal justice agencies in the state.
History.—s. 2, ch. 74-362; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 2, ch. 78-347; s. 1, ch. 84-22; s. 1, ch. 87-159; s. 2, ch. 88-324; s. 169, ch. 2008-4; s. 8, ch. 2010-62.