Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1040
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: RS            .                                
                  02/22/2022           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
       (Brodeur) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Protect Our Loved
    6  Ones Act.”
    7         Section 2. Section 402.88, Florida Statutes, is created to
    8  read:
    9         402.88Special Persons Registry in interactions with law
   10  enforcement.—
   11         (1)(a)A local law enforcement agency may develop and
   12  maintain a database, to be known as “The Special Persons
   13  Registry,” listing persons who have developmental,
   14  psychological, or other disabilities or conditions that may be
   15  relevant to their interactions with law enforcement officers.
   16  Persons with any type of confirmed developmental, psychological,
   17  or other disability or condition, including, but not limited to,
   18  autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer’s disease or a dementia
   19  related disorder, bipolar disorder, or Down syndrome, may be
   20  enrolled in the registry. The confirmation of the disability or
   21  condition must be certified by a licensed physician, physician
   22  assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse or, in the case
   23  of psychological conditions, by a licensed psychologist. An
   24  adult with a disability may enroll himself or herself in the
   25  registry. If a person with a disability has been declared
   26  incapacitated, a parent or legal guardian of the person may
   27  enroll him or her in the registry.
   28         (b)A child with a disability may be enrolled in the
   29  registry by his or her parent or legal guardian. An adult
   30  enrolled by another person must be notified of that enrollment
   31  by the local law enforcement agency in writing at his or her
   32  address of record within 5 business days after enrollment in the
   33  registry. A minor child who was enrolled by another person must
   34  be notified by the agency in writing of that enrollment at his
   35  or her address of record within 5 business days after his or her
   36  18th birthday.
   37         (c)A registration is valid until the person is removed
   38  from the registry. A minor or an adult who is under a
   39  guardianship may be removed from the registry by the minor’s
   40  parent or legal guardian or the adult’s legal guardian,
   41  respectively. A competent person who has reached 18 years of age
   42  may also choose to have his or her name removed from the
   43  registry. Upon a valid verbal or written request for removal of
   44  a person from the registry, the local law enforcement agency
   45  must remove the person’s information from the registry within 5
   46  business days after the request.
   47         (2)The registry may include, but need not be limited to,
   48  any of the following information:
   49         (a)The listed person’s name, contact information, personal
   50  identifying information, and disability or condition that may be
   51  relevant to interactions with law enforcement officers.
   52         (b)If a person did not enroll himself or herself, the
   53  name, contact information, and personal identifying information
   54  of the person who enrolled the listed person in the registry.
   55         (c)Any additional information provided, including the
   56  certification of the condition or disability.
   57         (3)The local law enforcement agency may provide relevant
   58  information from the registry to a law enforcement officer
   59  engaged in his or her official duties.
   60         Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
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   62  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   63  And the title is amended as follows:
   64         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   65  and insert:
   66                        A bill to be entitled                      
   67         An act relating to The Special Persons Registry;
   68         providing a short title; creating s. 402.88, F.S.;
   69         authorizing local law enforcement agencies to develop
   70         and maintain a database, to be known as the “The
   71         Special Persons Registry,” for a specified purpose;
   72         providing for enrollment in and removal from the
   73         registry; specifying information the registry may
   74         include; authorizing local law enforcement agencies to
   75         provide relevant information from the registry to law
   76         enforcement officers under certain circumstances;
   77         providing an effective date.