| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Criminal Justice Standards and |
| 3 | Training Commission; creating s. 943.132, F.S.; requiring |
| 4 | the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to |
| 5 | adopt rules for the implementation of the federal Law |
| 6 | Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004; requiring the |
| 7 | commission to develop and authorize a uniform firearms |
| 8 | proficiency verification card to be issued to certain |
| 9 | qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired |
| 10 | law enforcement officers; authorizing the use of specified |
| 11 | facilities operating firing ranges for testing of persons |
| 12 | other than law enforcement officers; providing an |
| 13 | effective date. |
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| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 17 | Section 1. Section 943.132, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 18 | to read: |
| 19 | 943.132 Implementation of federal Law Enforcement Officers |
| 20 | Safety Act of 2004.-- |
| 21 | (1) The commission shall by rule establish the manner in |
| 22 | which Title 18, 44 U.S.C. ss. 926B and 926C, the federal Law |
| 23 | Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, relating to the |
| 24 | carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement |
| 25 | officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers, as |
| 26 | defined in the act, shall be implemented in the state. In order |
| 27 | to facilitate the implementation within the state of Title 18, |
| 28 | 44 U.S.C. ss. 926B and 926C, the commission shall develop and |
| 29 | authorize a uniform firearms proficiency verification card to be |
| 30 | issued to qualified law enforcement officers and qualified |
| 31 | retired law enforcement officers who achieve a passing score on |
| 32 | the firing range testing component of the minimum firearms |
| 33 | proficiency course for active law enforcement officers, |
| 34 | indicating the person's name and the date upon which he or she |
| 35 | achieved the passing score. Each such card shall be issued only |
| 36 | by range instructors certified by the commission. |
| 37 | (2) Facilities operating firing ranges on which range |
| 38 | instructors certified by the commission administer the firing |
| 39 | range testing component of the minimum firearms proficiency |
| 40 | course for active law enforcement officers may open the firing |
| 41 | range under terms and conditions established by the operating |
| 42 | entity to other persons for purposes of allowing such persons to |
| 43 | demonstrate their ability to achieve a passing score on the |
| 44 | firing range testing component of the minimum firearms |
| 45 | proficiency course. All costs associated with the demonstration |
| 46 | by any such person that he or she meets the requirements of the |
| 47 | firing range testing component of the minimum firearms |
| 48 | proficiency course shall be at the expense of the person being |
| 49 | tested. |
| 50 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |