Senate Bill sb0142

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                       SR 142

    By Senator Miller





    18-193-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution congratulating the Tampa Police

  3         Department on its reaccreditation by the

  4         Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement

  5         Agencies for the sixth consecutive time, and

  6         commending the department for having taken

  7         extraordinary steps in delivering quality law

  8         enforcement service to the community.

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10         WHEREAS, the Tampa Police Department has a long history

11  of valiant and dedicated service to the Tampa community,

12  dating back to its inception in 1887, and

13         WHEREAS, the Commission on Accreditation for Law

14  Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) reaccredited the Tampa Police

15  Department on July 31, 2004, for yet another 3-year term, and

16         WHEREAS, the Tampa Police Department is one of only two

17  agencies in the United States to have been reaccredited by

18  CALEA six consecutive times, and is the only agency of its

19  size to have done so, and

20         WHEREAS, to achieve accredited status, an agency must

21  comply with all 439 CALEA performance standards during a

22  rigorous on-site assessment that involves a public information

23  hearing, standards documentation reviews, ride-alongs, and

24  interviews with sworn officers and civilian personnel, and

25         WHEREAS, in complying with the CALEA performance

26  standards, the Tampa Police Department has shown that its

27  members and staff vigorously embrace the intent of the

28  Legislature set forth in section 943.125, Florida Statutes,

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30         WHEREAS, the intent of the Legislature in section

31  943.125, Florida Statutes, is that law enforcement agencies

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                       SR 142
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 1  should adopt high and meaningful standards for their officers

 2  and personnel in order to provide equal and fair enforcement

 3  of the law, maximize crime prevention and control

 4  capabilities, and increase interagency cooperation throughout

 5  the state, and

 6         WHEREAS, the Tampa Police Department has more than

 7  1,350 sworn and civilian personnel who work together to make

 8  meeting these high standards possible, NOW, THEREFORE,

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10  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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12         That the Senate congratulates the Tampa Police

13  Department for being reaccredited for the sixth consecutive

14  time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement

15  Agencies and commends the department's officers and staff for

16  providing outstanding law enforcement service on a daily basis

17  to more than 300,000 residents of the Tampa community.

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