HB 0805 2004
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to state vehicles; requiring insurance on
3	vehicles used by employees performing law-enforcement
4	duties; prescribing uses for which coverage must be
5	provided; providing for reimbursement for certain off-duty
6	use; providing for rules; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Insurance for state-owned law enforcement
11	vehicles.--
12	(1) The state shall provide insurance for each motor
13	vehicle owned by the state and used by a state employee whose
14	duties are those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in
15	section 943.10, Florida Statutes, in carrying out his or her
16	official duties. Such insurance shall provide coverage for the
17	vehicle when it is being used during the employee's normal
18	working hours. If the employee uses the vehicle at the direction
19	or with the permission of the employing entity for purposes such
20	as travel to and from lunch breaks, travel to and from training
21	or other approved activities, and incidental stops, such use
22	shall be deemed work-related and the insurance must provide the
23	same coverage for that use as is provided for use during normal
24	working hours.
25	(2) If the employee uses the vehicle for off-duty work for
26	which he or she must reimburse the state, that reimbursement
27	must include a reasonable reimbursement for insurance coverage
28	on the vehicle while it is used for the off-duty work. The
29	Division of Risk Management within the Department of Financial
30	Services shall adopt rules assessing the amount of such
31	reimbursement for insurance costs associated with off-duty use
32	and may adopt rules that provide for a deductible in an amount
33	of not more than $500 per incident when the employee is
34	determined to be at fault in the incident and was using the
35	vehicle in approved activities for which he or she was liable to
36	reimburse the state.
37	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.