F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 1189 2021 A bill to be entitled An act relating to victimssexual ofassault sexualresponse offenses;teams;
amending s.
943.17, F.S.;
requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, in consultation with the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, to establish minimum standards for basic skills and continued education training programs for law enforcement officers that include a culturally responsive, trauma-informed response to sexual assault by a specified date;
creating s.
943.1724, F.S.;
requiring each basic skills course required for a law enforcement officer to obtain initial certification to incorporate certain sexual assault training by a specified date;
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requiring a law enforcement officer's certification to be placed on inactive status for failure to complete such training;
duties.— (1) The health department in every county in this state, or its designee, shall participate in the sexual assault response team coordinated by the certified rape crisis center serving the county or region, if such sexual assault response teamPage exists.1 of 3 CODING:
If a sexual assault response team does not exist in the county, the certified rape crisis center serving the county may coordinate with community partners to establish a county- specific or regional sexual assault response team.
(2) Each sexual assault response team shall:
(a) Meet at least quarterly to ensure a coordinated multidisciplinary response to sexual assault.
(b) Develop written protocols to govern the team's response to sexual assault which must include all of the Page 2 of 5 CODING:
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If a sexual assault response team does not exist in the county, the certified rape crisis center serving the county may coordinate with community partners to establish a county- specific or regional sexual assault response team.
(2) Each sexual assault response team shall:
(a) Meet at least quarterly to ensure a coordinated multidisciplinary response to sexual violence.
(b) Develop a written protocol to govern the team's response to sexual assault which must include all of the following:
(c) Promote and support the use of qualified sexual assault forensic examiners who have successfully completed a minimum of 40 hours of specialized training in the provision of trauma-informedPage medical2 care and in the collection of evidence3 inCODING: sexual assault cases.
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Subsection (7) is added to section 943.17, Florida Statutes, to read:
943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development training programs;
participation;
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evaluation.—The commission shall, by rule, design, implement, maintain, evaluate, and revise entry requirements and job-related curricula and performance standards for basic recruit, advanced, and career development training programs and courses.
The rules shall include, but are not limited to, a methodology to assess relevance of the subject matter to the job, student performance, and instructor competency.
(7) By July 1, 2022, the commission, in consultation with Page 4 of 5 CODING:
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hb1189-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1189 2021 the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, shall establish minimum standards for basic skills and continued education training for law enforcement officers that include a culturally responsive, trauma-informed response to sexual assault.
Section 3.
Section 943.1724, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
943.1724 Sexual assault investigation training.— (1) By July 1, 2022, each basic skills course required for a law enforcement officer to obtain initial certification must incorporate culturally responsive, trauma-informed training on interviewing sexual assault victims and investigations of incidents of sexual assault.
(2) By July 1, 2024, each law enforcement officer must successfully complete training on sexual assault, with an emphasis on culturally responsive, trauma-informed training on interviewing sexual assault victims and investigations of incidents of sexual assault as a part of the basic recruit training required under s.
943.13(9), training required under s.
943.131(4)(a), or as a part of continued training or education required under s.
943.135(1).
If an officer fails to complete the training required under this subsection, his or her certification must be placed on inactive status until the officer's employing agency notifies the commission that he or she has completed such training.
Section 4.
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