Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 836 — Crime and ViolenceTask Force

Last action — Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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Crime and ViolenceTask Force; Creating the Urban Core Crime and Violence Task Force within the Department of Law Enforcement; providing for membership, duties, and meetings of the task force; requiring state agencies to provide assistance when requested; authorizing the task force to receive exempt or confidential and exempt information and specifying that the information maintains such status; requiring the task force to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing for expiration of the task force, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2021 SB 836 By Senator Jones 35-00849-21 2021836__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to gun violence reduction;
Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 836 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
creating s.
and Senators Jones, Pizzo, Polsky, Farmer, Stewart, and Book 585-03338-21 2021836c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to a crime and violence task force;
943.6872, F.S.;
creating the Urban Core Crime and Violence Task Force within the Department of Law Enforcement;
creating the Urban Core Gun Violence Task Force;
providing for membership, duties, and meetings of the task force;
requiring the task force to comply with specified requirements;
requiring state agencies to provide assistance when requested;
providing for membership;
authorizing the task force to receive exempt or confidential and exempt information and specifying that the information maintains such status;
providing for staff support;
requiring the task force to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date;
providing requirements for meetings;
providing for expiration of the task force;
specifying duties and powers of the task force;
authorizing the task force to seek assistance from state agencies;
providing for access to certain information and records;
requiring an initial report;
authorizing annual reports;
providing for repeal of the task force;
creating s.
943.6873, F.S.;
creating the Florida Firearm Violence Reduction Pilot Program;
providing the purpose of the pilot program;
defining terms;
providing program eligibility and application requirements;
authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to provide grants to a specified number of counties to implement the pilot program, subject to appropriation;
requiring the department to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program, submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature, and publish the report on its website;
authorizing the department to adopt rules;
providing funding requirements;
requiring each county participating in the pilot program to appoint a program steering committee to implement an evidence-based firearm violence reduction model and to submit an annual report to the department;
providing requirements for the report;
providing for expiration of the pilot program;
32 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
34 Section 1. Section 943.6872, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
17 Section 1. Urban Core Crime and Violence Task Force.— (1) The Urban Core Crime and Violence Task Force, a task force as defined in s.
943.6872 Urban Core Gun Violence Task Force.— (1) The Urban Core Gun Violence Task Force, a task force as defined in s.
20.03, Florida Statutes, is created within the Department of Law Enforcement.
20.03, is created within the Department of Law Enforcement.
20.052.
20.052, Florida Statutes.
(2)(a) The 10-member task force shall convene no later than September 1, 2021, and must be composed of two members appointed by each of the following:
(2)(a) The task force shall consist of 15 members as follows:
the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor.
1. Four members appointed by the Governor, one of whom the Governor shall designate as the chair of the task force.
Appointments must be made by August 1, 2021.
2. Four members appointed by the President of the Senate, two of whom must be members of the Legislative Black Caucus of the Florida Senate.
The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the members.
3. Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom must be members of the Legislative Black Caucus of the Florida House of Representatives.
Members serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed them.
4. A representative from the Florida Sheriffs Association, nominated by the executive director and appointed by the Governor.
A vacancy on the task force must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
5. A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs Association, nominated by the executive director and appointed by the Governor.
(b) The General Counsel of the Department of Law Enforcement shall serve as the general counsel for the task force.
6. The Secretary of Children and Families, or his or her designee.
(c) The chair shall assign staff from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Juvenile Justice to assist the task force in performing its duties.
(b) Members must be appointed no later than August 1, 2021.
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(d) The task force shall meet quarterly or at the call of the chair, as necessary to conduct its work, at a time and location in this state designated by the chair.
Members serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed them, and a vacancy on the task force must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
The task force may not conduct its meetings through teleconferences or other similar means.
Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s.
(3) The task force shall investigate system failures and the causes of high crime rates and gun violence incidents in urban core neighborhoods and communities.
112.061, Florida Statutes.
In addition, the task force shall develop recommendations for solutions, programs, services, and strategies for improved interagency communications between local and state government agencies which will help facilitate the reduction of crime and gun violence in urban core neighborhoods and communities.
(c) The task force shall meet at the call of the chair at a time and location in this state designated by the chair.
(4) The task force may call upon appropriate state government agencies for such professional assistance as may be needed in the discharge of its duties, and such agencies shall provide such assistance in a timely manner.
The task force may not conduct its meetings by teleconference or other electronic means.
(5) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the task force may request and shall be provided with access to any information or records that pertain to crime and gun violence incidents in this state’s urban core neighborhoods and communities.
(3) The task force shall review system failures and the causes of high crime rates and violence in urban core neighborhoods and communities.
In addition, the task force shall develop recommendations for solutions, programs, services, and strategies for improved interagency communication between local and state governmental agencies to help facilitate the reduction of crime and violence in urban core neighborhoods and communities.
(4) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide staffing and administrative assistance to the task force in performing its duties.
The task force may call upon other state agencies for such professional assistance as may be needed in the discharge of its duties, and such agencies shall provide such assistance in a timely manner.
(5) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the task force may request and shall be provided with access to any information or records that pertain to crime or violent incidents in this state’s urban core neighborhoods and communities.
(6) The task force shall submit an initial report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 2022, and may issue reports annually thereafter.
(6) The task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by June 1, 2023.
(7) This section is repealed on June 30, 2024.
(7) This section expires June 30, 2023.
Section 2. Section 943.6873, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
943.6873 Florida Firearm Violence Reduction Pilot Program.— (1) CREATION.—Beginning July 1, 2021, the Florida Firearm Violence Reduction Pilot Program is created within the department for a period of 3 years.
The purpose of the pilot program is to improve public health and safety by supporting evidence-based firearm violence reduction models in counties that are disproportionately impacted by firearm violence.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Disproportionately impacted by firearm violence” means the county experienced 20 or more firearm-related homicides per calendar year during at least 2 of the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the application, or the county experienced at least 10 firearm-related homicides per calendar year and had a homicide rate that was at least 50 percent higher than the statewide homicide rate during at least 2 of the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the application.
(b) “Evidence-based firearm violence reduction model” means a program, proven through empirical evidence, to reduce firearm violence through focused deterrence or recidivism reduction strategies.
(c) “Program implementation organization” means an organization with experience implementing an evidence-based firearm violence reduction model including providing training, collecting and analyzing data, and conducting program evaluations.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to participate in the pilot program, a county must submit an application in a form prescribed by the department by October 1, 2021.
At a minimum, the application must include:
(a) A statement and any empirical evidence indicating that the county is disproportionately impacted by firearm violence or otherwise demonstrating the county’s compelling need for additional resources to address the impact of firearm violence.
(b) A statement of the estimated fiscal impact of firearm violence in the county including the costs incurred by the county investigating, prosecuting, incarcerating, and treating individuals related to firearm violence in the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the application.
(c) A description of the evidence-based firearm violence reduction model the county will implement during the pilot program.
A county must implement one of the following evidence based firearm violence reduction models:
the Group Violence Intervention program, the Cure Violence program, or a hospital based violence intervention program.
(d) A statement identifying a program implementation organization the county will consult to implement the evidence based firearm violence reduction model and a description of the organization’s experience implementing such programs.
(e) A description of any public or private organization the county intends to collaborate with to provide services.
Such organizations may include faith-based service groups that offer community support services including, but not limited to, substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling, housing support programs, and employment support programs.
(f) A description of the criteria the county will use to identify eligible participants.
A participant must be an individual who has been identified as being at a high risk for becoming a victim or perpetrator of firearm violence.
(g) A statement describing how the county proposes to coordinate the evidence-based firearm violence reduction model and any existing violence prevention and intervention programs operating in the county to minimize duplication of services.
(4) DEPARTMENT DUTIES.— (a) The department shall develop and make available an application form to be used by counties seeking to participate in the pilot program.
(b) Subject to an appropriation in the General Appropriations Act, the department shall use program funds to provide grants for up to six counties to implement the pilot program.
Each county must meet the eligibility and application requirements provided in subsection (3).
The department may develop other needs-based criteria for pilot program selection and to determine the appropriate grant amount to award to each county based on such needs-based criteria.
(c) The department shall evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program by measuring firearm violence reduction in the participating counties.
The department shall compile the information required under subsection (5), and by June 30, 2023, and each June 30 thereafter, submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the impact of the pilot program.
The department shall publish the report on its website.
(d) The department may adopt rules to administer this section.
(5) DUTIES OF PARTICIPATING COUNTIES.— (a) Each county participating in the pilot program must contribute $1 for every $1 requested from the department.
All funds, whether provided by the county or by the department, must be used to implement the pilot program.
(b) Each county participating in the pilot program shall appoint a program steering committee which must, at a minimum, include one representative from each law enforcement agency located in the county.
The program steering committee shall collaborate with a program implementation organization to implement an appropriate evidence-based firearm violence reduction model.
(c) To maintain its eligibility for participation in the pilot program, a county must report to the department by January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter, in a format prescribed by the department, the following information:
1. A description of the evidence-based firearm violence reduction model utilized.
2. A description of program strategies used to attract and retain participants.
3. A description of the type and quantity of services provided to participants.
4. The total number of participants served and the demographic characteristics of participants.
5. A description of how the services provided improved participant outcomes, including, but not limited to:
a. Any change in participants’ employment status or educational attainment level.
b. Any change in the frequency of arrests experienced by participants.
c. Any change in the frequency of victimizations experienced by participants.
6. Any change in the frequency or severity of firearm violence experienced by the county, including any increase or reduction in the number of:
a. Firearm-related arrests.
b. Firearm-related injuries.
c. Other firearm-related law enforcement calls for service.
7. The period for which the data submitted was collected, aggregated, and analyzed.
(6) EXPIRATION.—This section expires June 30, 2024.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
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Action History

  1. Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  2. Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  3. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  6. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building

  7. Introduced

  8. Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations

  9. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 836 do?
Crime and ViolenceTask Force; Creating the Urban Core Crime and Violence Task Force within the Department of Law Enforcement; providing for membership, duties, and meetings of the task force; requiring state agencies to provide assistance when requested; authorizing the task force to receive exempt or confidential and exempt information and specifying that the information maintains such status; requiring the task force to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing for expiration of the task force, etc.
Who sponsors SB 836?
SB 836 is sponsored by Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 836?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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