Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 1682
       
       
        
       By Senator Grall
       
       
       
       
       
       29-01620A-25                                          20251682__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to first responders; amending s.
    3         365.171, F.S.; defining the term “first responder”;
    4         redefining the terms “public agency” and “public
    5         safety agency”; amending s. 401.465, F.S.; conforming
    6         a cross-reference; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Present paragraphs (a) through (d) of subsection
   11  (3) of section 365.171, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
   12  paragraphs (b) through (e), respectively, a new paragraph (a) is
   13  added to that subsection, and present paragraphs (c) and (d) of
   14  that subsection are amended, to read:
   15         365.171 Emergency communications state plan.—
   16         (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   17         (a) “First responder” means any of the following persons
   18  who is either a full-time paid employee, a part-time paid
   19  employee, or an unpaid volunteer:
   20         1. A 911 public safety telecommunicator, as defined in s.
   21  401.465.
   22         2. A correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(2).
   23         3. An emergency medical technician or paramedic, as those
   24  terms are defined in s. 401.23.
   25         4. A federal law enforcement officer, as defined in s.
   26  901.1505(1).
   27         5. A firefighter, as defined in s. 633.102.
   28         6. A law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1).
   29         (d)(c) “Public agency” means the state and any city,
   30  county, city and county, municipal corporation, chartered
   31  organization, public district, or public authority located in
   32  whole or in part within this state which provides, or has
   33  authority to provide, first responder firefighting, law
   34  enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
   35         (e)(d) “Public safety agency” means a functional division
   36  of a public agency providing first responder which provides
   37  firefighting, law enforcement, medical, or other emergency
   38  services.
   39         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   40  401.465, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   41         401.465 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.—
   42         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   43         (c) “Public safety agency” has the same meaning as in s.
   44  365.171(3)(e) s. 365.171(3)(d).
   45         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.