Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 208
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/23/2024           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Burgess) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 23 - 34
    4  and insert:
    5  consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs and must
    6  include, but need not be limited to, instruction on interacting
    7  with persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of
    8  dementia, including instruction on techniques for recognizing
    9  behavioral symptoms and characteristics, effective
   10  communication, employing the use of alternatives to physical
   11  restraints, and identifying signs of abuse, neglect, or
   12  exploitation. Completion of the training component may count
   13  toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or
   14  appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s.
   15  943.135.
   16         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.
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   19  And the title is amended as follows:
   20         Delete line 9
   21  and insert:
   22         Department of Elder Affairs; specifying instruction