SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1156
    Amendment No. 4   Barcode 493790
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11  The Committee on Natural Resources recommended the following
12  amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
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18         Section 1.  Subsections (1), (6) and (7) of section
19  493.6105, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20         493.6105  Initial application for license.--
21         (1)  Each individual, partner, or principal officer in
22  a corporation, shall file with the department a complete
23  application accompanied by an application fee not to exceed
24  $60, except that the applicant for a Class "D" or Class "G"
25  license shall not be required to submit an application fee
26  except as provided in subsection (6). The application fee
27  shall not be refundable.
28         (a)  The application submitted by any individual,
29  partner, or corporate officer shall be approved by the
30  department prior to that individual, partner, or corporate
31  officer assuming his or her duties.
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 1         (b)  Individuals who invest in the ownership of a
 2  licensed agency, but do not participate in, direct, or control
 3  the operations of the agency shall not be required to file an
 4  application.
 5         (6)  In addition to the requirements outlined in
 6  subsection (3), an applicant for a Class "G" license shall;
 7         (a)  Satisfy minimum training criteria for firearms
 8  established by rule of the department, which training criteria
 9  shall include, but is not limited to, 28 hours of range and
10  classroom training taught and administered by a Class "K"
11  licensee; however, no more than 8 hours of such training shall
12  consist of range training. If the applicant can show proof
13  that he or she is an active law enforcement officer currently
14  certified under the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
15  Commission or has completed the training required for that
16  certification within the last 12 months, or if the applicant
17  submits one of the certificates specified in paragraph (7)(a),
18  the department may waive the foregoing firearms training
19  requirement. 
20         (b)  For each initial and renewal license, pay a
21  nonrefundable fee of $20 which shall be transferred monthly to
22  the Shooting Range Cleanup Trust Fund in the Department of
23  Environmental Protection.
24         (7)  In addition to the requirements under subsection
25  (3), an applicant for a Class "K" license shall:
26         (a)  Submit one of the following certificates:
27         1.  The Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training
28  Commission Firearms Instructor's Certificate.
29         2.  The National Rifle Association Police Firearms
30  Instructor's Certificate.
31         3.  The National Rifle Association Security Firearms
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    Amendment No. 4   Barcode 493790
 1  Instructor's Certificate.
 2         4.  A Firearms Instructor's Certificate from a federal,
 3  state, county, or municipal police academy in this state
 4  recognized as such by the Criminal Justice Standards and
 5  Training Commission or by the Department of Education.
 6         (b)  Pay the fee for and pass an examination
 7  administered by the department which shall be based upon, but
 8  is not necessarily limited to, a firearms instruction manual
 9  provided by the department.
10         (c)  For each initial and renewal license, pay an
11  additional nonrefundable fee of $50 which shall be transferred
12  monthly to the Shooting Range Cleanup Trust Fund in the
13  Department of Environmental Protection.
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19  And the title is amended as follows:
20         On page 1, line 3, after the semicolon
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23         amending s. 493.6105, F.S.; creating a fee for
24         the issuance or renewal of certain firearms
25         licenses; providing for the deposit of such
26         fees into the Shooting Range Cleanup Trust
27         Fund;
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