Senate Bill sb1794

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1794

    By Senator Klein





    30-1330-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to law enforcement; creating s.

  3         943.1713, F.S.; requiring the Criminal Justice

  4         Standards and Training Commission to establish

  5         annual firearms qualification instruction

  6         standards for law enforcement officers;

  7         requiring agencies to report qualification

  8         results; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 943.1713, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         943.1713  Basic skills training in handling firearms

15  for annual qualification.--

16         (1)  The commission shall establish standards for

17  instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of

18  firearms qualification. Each basic skills course that is

19  required for law enforcement officers to obtain initial

20  certification shall, after January 1, 2006, include a minimum

21  of 8 hours of training in handling firearms for annual

22  qualification. Such training must include training in handgun

23  and shotgun proficiency.

24         (2)  State agencies, including county and municipal law

25  enforcement agencies must report qualification results

26  pursuant to a schedule adopted by commission rule.

27         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1794
    30-1330-05




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 3    Requires the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
      Commission to establish instructional standards for law
 4    enforcement officers relating to annual firearms
      qualification. Requires agencies to report qualification
 5    results pursuant to commission rule.

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