| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Criminal Justice Standards and |
| 3 | Training Commission; amending s. 943.11, F.S.; requiring |
| 4 | that the members of the commission who are law enforcement |
| 5 | officers and who are appointed by the Governor be chosen |
| 6 | from a list of nominees submitted by a collective |
| 7 | bargaining agent certified by the Public Employees |
| 8 | Relations Commission; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of |
| 13 | section 943.11, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 14 | 943.11 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; |
| 15 | membership; meetings; compensation.-- |
| 16 | (1)(a) There is created a Criminal Justice Standards and |
| 17 | Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. |
| 18 | The commission shall be composed of 19 members, consisting of |
| 19 | the Secretary of the Department of Corrections or a designated |
| 20 | assistant; the Attorney General or a designee; the Director of |
| 21 | the Division of the Florida Highway Patrol; and 16 members |
| 22 | appointed by the Governor, consisting of 3 sheriffs; 3 chiefs of |
| 23 | police; 5 law enforcement officers who are of the rank of |
| 24 | sergeant or below within the employing agency; 2 correctional |
| 25 | officers, 1 of whom is an administrator of a state correctional |
| 26 | institution and 1 of whom is of the rank of sergeant or below |
| 27 | within the employing agency; 1 training center director; 1 |
| 28 | person who is in charge of a county correctional institution; |
| 29 | and 1 resident of the state who falls into none of the foregoing |
| 30 | classifications. Prior to the appointment, the sheriff, chief of |
| 31 | police, law enforcement officer, and correctional officer |
| 32 | members must shall have had at least 4 years' experience as law |
| 33 | enforcement officers or correctional officers. |
| 34 | (b) The Governor, in making appointments under this |
| 35 | section, shall take into consideration representation by |
| 36 | geography, population, and other relevant factors in order that |
| 37 | the representation on the commission be apportioned to give |
| 38 | representation to the state at large rather than to a particular |
| 39 | area. In appointing the 5 law enforcement officers, the Governor |
| 40 | shall choose each appointment from a list of 6 nominees. The |
| 41 | list shall be submitted by the law enforcement organization, |
| 42 | inclusive of charters and chapters, which the Public Employees |
| 43 | Relations Commission certifies as the collective bargaining |
| 44 | agent for the largest number of certified law enforcement |
| 45 | bargaining units on the date the list is submitted. The law |
| 46 | enforcement organization shall submit its list of 6 nominees at |
| 47 | least 3 months before the expiration of the term of any law |
| 48 | enforcement officer member. Of the appointed members, and except |
| 49 | for correctional officers of a state institution, there may be |
| 50 | only one appointment from any employing agency. |
| 51 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |