Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1110
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/01/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Evers) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 35 - 43
    4  and insert:
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    6  passengers, and employees. However, until the Governor has
    7  either appointed or rejected the appointment of the special
    8  officer, a common carrier may temporarily employ a person as a
    9  special officer if the person complies with the qualifications
   10  for employment as a law enforcement officer in s. 943.13.
   11  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special officer
   12  shall be required to have the same training and certification as
   13  a law enforcement officer in accordance with s. 943.13 and s.
   14  943.135(1) and a Class I, Class II, or Class III railroad shall
   15  be considered an employing agency for purposes of s. 943.13 and
   16  s. 943.135(1), and shall pay all costs associated with the
   17  certification and continuing education of employed special
   18  officers.
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   21         And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete lines 3 - 11
   23  and insert:
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   25         s. 354.01, F.S.; requiring the Governor to appoint one
   26         or more persons as special officers for a railroad or
   27         other common carrier under certain circumstances;
   28         authorizing the railroad or common carrier to
   29         temporarily employ a person as a special officer;
   30         requiring the special officer to have the same
   31         training and certification as a law enforcement
   32         officer; providing that a Class I, Class II, or Class
   33         III railroad is considered an “employing agency” for
   34         purposes of ss. 943.13 and 943.135(1), F.S.; providing
   35         responsibility of certain