Senate Bill sb0084e2
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to law enforcement; amending s.
3 943.1758, F.S.; providing that instruction in
4 interpersonal skills relating to diverse
5 populations shall consist of a module developed
6 by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
7 Commission on the topic of discriminatory
8 profiling; amending ss. 30.15 and 166.0493,
9 F.S.; requiring sheriffs and municipal law
10 enforcement agencies to incorporate antiracial
11 or other antidiscriminatory profiling policies
12 into their policies and practices; providing
13 guidelines and requirements for such policies;
14 providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Section 943.1758, Florida Statutes, is
19 amended to read:
20 943.1758 Curriculum revision for diverse populations;
21 skills training.--
22 (1) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training
23 Commission shall revise its standards and training for basic
24 recruits and its requirements for continued employment by
25 integrating instructions on interpersonal skills relating to
26 diverse populations into the criminal justice standards and
27 training curriculum. The curriculum shall include standardized
28 proficiency instruction relating to high-risk and critical
29 tasks which include, but are not limited to, stops, use of
30 force and domination, and other areas of interaction between
31 officers and members of diverse populations.
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1 (2) The commission shall develop and implement, as
2 part of its instructor training programs, standardized
3 instruction in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to
4 diverse populations.
5 (3) Culturally sensitive lesson plans, up-to-date
6 videotapes, and other demonstrative aids developed for use in
7 diverse population-related training shall be used as
8 instructional materials.
9 (4) By October 1, 2001, the instruction in the subject
10 of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations shall
11 consist of a module developed by the commission on the topic
12 of discriminatory profiling.
13 Section 2. Subsection (3) is added to section 30.15,
14 Florida Statutes, to read:
15 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations.--
16 (3) On or before January 1, 2002, every sheriff shall
17 incorporate an antiracial or other antidiscriminatory
18 profiling policy into the sheriff's policies and practices,
19 utilizing the Florida Police Chiefs Association Model Policy
20 as a guide. Antiprofiling policies shall include the elements
21 of definitions, traffic stop procedures, community education
22 and awareness efforts, and policies for the handling of
23 complaints from the public.
24 Section 3. Section 166.0493, Florida Statutes, is
25 created to read:
26 166.0493 Powers, duties, and obligations of municipal
27 law enforcement agencies.--On or before January 1, 2002, every
28 municipal law enforcement agency shall incorporate an
29 antiracial or other antidiscriminatory profiling policy into
30 the agency's policies and practices, utilizing the Florida
31 Police Chiefs Association Model Policy as a guide.
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1 Antiprofiling policies shall include the elements of
2 definitions, traffic stop procedures, community education and
3 awareness efforts, and policies for the handling of complaints
4 from the public.
5 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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