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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to complaint review boards for law

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enforcement officers and correctional officers; amending

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s. 112.532, F.S.; extending the right to a complaint

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review board to sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; providing an

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 112.532, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     112.532  Law enforcement officers' and correctional

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officers' rights.--All law enforcement officers and correctional

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officers employed by or appointed to a law enforcement agency or

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a correctional agency shall have the following rights and

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privileges:

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     (2)  COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARDS.--A complaint review board

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shall be composed of three members: One member selected by the

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chief administrator of the agency or unit; one member selected by

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the aggrieved officer; and a third member to be selected by the

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other two members. Agencies or units having more than 100 law

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enforcement officers or correctional officers shall use utilize a

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five-member board, with two members being selected by the

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administrator, two members being selected by the aggrieved

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officer, and the fifth member being selected by the other four

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members. The board members shall be law enforcement officers or

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correctional officers selected from any state, county, or

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municipal agency within the county. There shall be a board for

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law enforcement officers and a board for correctional officers

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whose members shall be from the same discipline as the aggrieved

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officer. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to

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sheriffs or deputy sheriffs.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.