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An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s. 2
14.33, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to award a Medal 3
of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile 4
probation officers; amending ss. 112.19 and 112.193, 5
F.S.; revising the definition of the term "law 6
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation 7
officer" to include juvenile detention and juvenile 8
probation officers; amending s. 112.194, F.S.; 9
authorizing certain entities to establish an award 10
program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile 11
detention officer or probation officer in certain 12
circumstances; amending s. 787.035, F.S.; specifying 13
that a certain reference to the department is a 14
reference to the Department of Juvenile Justice; 15
amending s. 943.10, F.S.; revising the definition of 16
the term "officer" to include juvenile detention and 17
juvenile probation officers; defining the terms 18
"juvenile detention officer" and "juvenile probation 19
officer"; amending s. 984.03, F.S.; revising the 20
definition of the term "family in need of services"; 21
amending s. 984.09, F.S.; providing that a child 22
subject to proceedings under ch. 984, F.S., may only 23
be placed in a shelter in certain circumstances; 24
amending s. 985.6865, F.S.; requiring the Department 25

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of Juvenile Justice to direct the Department of 26
Revenue to deduct specified amounts owed to the 27
Department of Juvenile Justice upon a certain 28
determination; requiring the Department of Revenue to 29
transfer such funds into a certain trust fund; 30
specifying requirements relating to such reductions in 31
amounts distributed to counties; reenacting s. 32
112.1912(1)(a), F.S., relating to first responders, 33
death benefits for educational expenses, to 34
incorporate the amendment made to s. 112.19, F.S., in 35
a reference thereto; reenacting ss. 384.287(1), 36
493.6102(1), 741.31(4)(b), 782.07(4), and 790.233(3), 37
F.S., relating to screening for sexually transmissible 38
disease, inapplicability of this chapter, violation of 39
an injunction for protection against domestic 40
violence, manslaughter, aggravated manslaughter of an 41
elderly person or disabled adult, aggravated 42
manslaughter of a child, aggravated manslaughter of an 43
officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical 44
technician, or a paramedic, possession of firearm or 45
ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an 46
injunction against committing acts of domestic 47
violence, stalking, or cyberstalking, penalties, to 48
incorporate the amendment made to s. 943.10, F.S., in 49
references thereto; reenacting ss. 39.01(1) and 50

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(37)(e), 44.1011(2)(d), 44.102(2)(d), 984.04(1), 51
984.071(1), 984.10(1) and (2), 984.12, 984.13(3), and 52
985.03(23), F.S., relating to definitions in 53
proceedings relating to children, definitions in 54
dependency mediation, court-ordered mediation, early 55
truancy intervention, families in need of services and 56
children in need of services, procedures and 57
jurisdiction, resources and information, intake, case 58
staffing, services and treatment related to a family 59
in need of services, taking a child into custody, and 60
definitions relating to juvenile justice, 61
respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 62
984.03, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 63
984.03(33), 984.07(1), and 984.151(12), F.S., relating 64
to definitions relating to children and families in 65
need of services, right to counsel, waiver, appointed 66
counsel, compensation, and early truancy intervention, 67
truancy petition, judgment, respectively, to 68
incorporate the amendment made to s. 984.09, F.S., in 69
references thereto; providing an effective date. 70
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 72
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 14.33, Florida 74
Statutes, is amended to read: 75

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14.33 Medal of Heroism.— 76
(1) The Governor may award a Medal of Heroism of 77
appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a law 78
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer, 79
juvenile detention officer, or juvenile probation officer, as 80
defined in s. 943.10(14); a firefighter, as defined in s. 81
112.191(1)(b); an emergency medical technician, as defined in s. 82
401.23; or a paramedic, as defined in s. 401.23. A recipient 83
must have distinguished himself or herself conspicuously by 84
gallantry and intrepidity, must have risked his or her life 85
deliberately above and beyond the call of duty while performing 86
duty in his or her respective position, and must have engaged in 87
hazardous or perilous activities to preserve lives with the 88
knowledge that such activities might result in great personal 89
harm. 90
Section 2. Section 112.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to 91
read: 92
112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 93
probation officers; death benefits.— 94
(1) As used in this section, the term: 95
(a) "Employer" means a state board, commission, 96
department, division, bureau, or agency, or a county, 97
municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, which 98
employs, appoints, or otherwise engages the services of law 99
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officers. 100

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(b) "Fresh pursuit" means the pursuit of a person who has 101
committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed a 102
felony, misdemeanor, traffic infraction, or violation of a 103
county or municipal ordinance. The term does not imply instant 104
pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. 105
(c) "Insurance" means insurance procured from a stock 106
company or mutual company or association or exchange authorized 107
to do business as an insurer in this state. 108
(d) "Law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 109
probation officer" means any officer as defined in s. 943.10(14) 110
or employee of the state or any political subdivision of the 111
state, including any law enforcement officer, correctional 112
officer, correctional probation officer, juvenile detention 113
officer, juvenile probation officer, state attorney 114
investigator, public defender investigator, or criminal conflict 115
and civil regional counsel investigator, whose duties require 116
such officer or employee to investigate, pursue, apprehend, 117
arrest, transport, or maintain custody of persons who are 118
charged with, suspected of committing, or convicted of a crime; 119
and the term includes any member of a bomb disposal unit whose 120
primary responsibility is the location, handling, and disposal 121
of explosive devices. The term also includes any full-time 122
officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of 123
the state, certified pursuant to chapter 943, whose duties 124
require such officer to serve process or to attend a session of 125

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a circuit or county court as bailiff. 126
(2)(a) The sum of $75,000 must be paid as provided in this 127
section when a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 128
probation officer, while engaged in the performance of the 129
officer's law enforcement duties, is accidentally killed or 130
receives accidental bodily injury which results in the loss of 131
the officer's life, provided that such killing is not the result 132
of suicide and that such bodily injury is not intentionally 133
self-inflicted. 134
(b) The sum of $75,000 must be paid as provided in this 135
section if a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 136
probation officer is accidentally killed as specified in 137
paragraph (a) and the accidental death occurs: 138
1. As a result of the officer's response to fresh pursuit; 139
2. As a result of the officer's response to what is 140
reasonably believed to be an emergency; 141
3. At the scene of a traffic accident to which the officer 142
has responded; or 143
4. While the officer is enforcing what is reasonably 144
believed to be a traffic law or ordinance. 145
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This sum is in addition to any sum provided for in paragraph 147
(a). 148
(c) If a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 149
probation officer, while engaged in the performance of the 150

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officer's law enforcement duties, is unlawfully and 151
intentionally killed or dies as a result of such unlawful and 152
intentional act, the sum of $225,000 must be paid as provided in 153
this section. 154
(d) Such payments, pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), and 155
(c), whether secured by insurance or not, must be made to the 156
beneficiary designated by such law enforcement, correctional, or 157
correctional probation officer in writing, signed by the officer 158
and delivered to the employer during the officer's lifetime. If 159
no such designation is made, then the payments must be paid to 160
the officer's surviving child or children and to the officer's 161
surviving spouse in equal portions, and if there is no surviving 162
child or spouse, then to the officer's parent or parents. If a 163
beneficiary is not designated and there is no surviving child, 164
spouse, or parent, then the sum must be paid to the officer's 165
estate. 166
(e) Such payments, pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), and 167
(c), are in addition to any workers' compensation or retirement 168
plan benefits and are exempt from the claims and demands of 169
creditors of such law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 170
probation officer. 171
(f) If a full-time law enforcement, correctional, or 172
correctional probation officer who is certified pursuant to 173
chapter 943 and employed by a state agency is killed in the line 174
of duty while the officer is engaged in the performance of law 175

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enforcement duties or as a result of an assault against the 176
officer under riot conditions: 177
1. The sum of $10,000 must be paid, as provided for in 178
paragraph (d), toward the funeral and burial expenses of such 179
officer. Such benefits are in addition to any other benefits to 180
which employee beneficiaries and dependents are entitled under 181
the Workers' Compensation Law or any other state or federal 182
statutes; and 183
2. The officer's employing agency may pay up to $5,000 184
directly toward the venue expenses associated with the funeral 185
and burial services of such officer. 186
(g) Any political subdivision of the state that employs a 187
full-time law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1) or 188
a full-time correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2) who 189
is killed in the line of duty on or after July 1, 1993, as a 190
result of an act of violence inflicted by another person while 191
the officer is engaged in the performance of law enforcement 192
duties or as a result of an assault against the officer under 193
riot conditions shall pay the entire premium of the political 194
subdivision's health insurance plan for the employee's surviving 195
spouse until remarried, and for each dependent child of the 196
employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until 197
the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age 198
of 25 if: 199
1. At the time of the employee's death, the child is 200

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dependent upon the employee for support; and 201
2. The surviving child continues to be dependent for 202
support, or the surviving child is a full-time or part-time 203
student and is dependent for support. 204
(h)1. Any employer who employs a full-time law 205
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer 206
who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury, 207
as defined in s. 440.02, Florida Statutes 2002, in the line of 208
duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health 209
insurance plan for the injured employee, the injured employee's 210
spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured employee 211
until the child reaches the age of majority or until the end of 212
the calendar year in which the child reaches the age of 25 if 213
the child continues to be dependent for support, or the child is 214
a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for support. 215
The term "health insurance plan" does not include supplemental 216
benefits that are not part of the basic group health insurance 217
plan. If the injured employee subsequently dies, the employer 218
shall continue to pay the entire health insurance premium for 219
the surviving spouse until remarried, and for the dependent 220
children, under the conditions outlined in this paragraph. 221
However: 222
a. Health insurance benefits payable from any other source 223
shall reduce benefits payable under this section. 224
b. It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly 225

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make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge 226
another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or 227
misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance 228
coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates 229
this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 230
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 231
c. In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon 232
conviction for a violation as described in sub-subparagraph b., 233
a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation 234
officer or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to receive 235
health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall forfeit the 236
right to receive such health insurance benefits, and shall 237
reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the fraud or 238
other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub-239
subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of 240
guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of 241
whether adjudication is withheld. 242
2. In order for the officer, spouse, and dependent 243
children to be eligible for such insurance coverage, the injury 244
must have occurred while the officer was in the line of duty or 245
engaged in an official training exercise. Except as otherwise 246
provided herein, this paragraph may not be construed to limit 247
health insurance coverage for which the officer, spouse, or 248
dependent children may otherwise be eligible, except that a 249
person who qualifies under this section is not eligible for the 250

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health insurance subsidy provided under chapter 121, chapter 251
175, or chapter 185. 252
(i) The Bureau of Crime Prevention and Training within the 253
Department of Legal Affairs shall adopt rules necessary to 254
implement paragraphs (a), (b), and (c). 255
(3) If a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 256
probation officer is accidentally killed as specified in 257
paragraph (2)(b) on or after June 22, 1990, but before July 1, 258
2019, or unlawfully and intentionally killed as specified in 259
paragraph (2)(c) on or after July 1, 1980, but before July 1, 260
2019, the state must waive certain educational expenses that the 261
child or spouse of the deceased officer incurs while obtaining a 262
career certificate, an undergraduate education, or a 263
postgraduate education. The amount waived by the state must be 264
in an amount equal to the cost of tuition and matriculation and 265
registration fees for a total of 120 credit hours. The child or 266
spouse may attend a state career center, a Florida College 267
System institution, or a state university on either a full-time 268
or part-time basis. The benefits provided to a child under this 269
subsection shall continue until the child's 25th birthday. The 270
benefits provided to a spouse under this subsection must 271
commence within 5 years after the death occurs, and entitlement 272
thereto shall continue until the 10th anniversary of that death. 273
(a) Upon failure of any child or spouse who receives a 274
waiver in accordance with this subsection to comply with the 275

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ordinary and minimum requirements regarding discipline and 276
scholarship of the institution attended, such benefits must be 277
withdrawn as to the child or spouse and no further moneys may be 278
expended for the child's or spouse's benefits so long as such 279
failure or delinquency continues. 280
(b) Only a student in good standing in his or her 281
respective institution may receive the benefits provided in this 282
subsection. 283
(c) A child or spouse receiving benefits under this 284
subsection must be enrolled according to the customary rules and 285
requirements of the institution attended. 286
(4)(a) The employer of such law enforcement, correctional, 287
or correctional probation officer is liable for the payment of 288
the sums specified in this section and is deemed self-insured, 289
unless it procures and maintains, or has already procured and 290
maintained, insurance to secure such payments. Any such 291
insurance may cover only the risks indicated in this section, in 292
the amounts indicated in this section, or it may cover those 293
risks and additional risks and may be in larger amounts. Any 294
such insurance must be placed by such employer only after public 295
bid of such insurance coverage which must be awarded to the 296
carrier making the lowest best bid. 297
(b) Payment of benefits to beneficiaries of state 298
employees, or of the premiums to cover the risk, under this 299
section must be paid from existing funds otherwise appropriated 300

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to the department employing the law enforcement, correctional, 301
or correctional probation officers. 302
(5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and 303
procedures, and the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations 304
and procedures, as are appropriate and necessary to implement 305
the educational benefits provisions of this section. 306
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 307
contrary, the death benefits provided in paragraphs (2)(c) and 308
(g) shall also be applicable and paid in cases where an officer 309
received bodily injury before July 1, 1993, and subsequently 310
died on or after July 1, 1993, as a result of such in-line-of-311
duty injury attributable to an unlawful and intentional act, or 312
an act of violence inflicted by another, or an assault on the 313
officer under riot conditions. Payment of such benefits must be 314
in accordance with this section. This subsection may not be 315
construed to limit death benefits for which those individuals 316
listed in paragraph (2)(d) may otherwise be eligible. 317
Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsections 318
(2) and (3) of section 112.193, Florida Statutes, are amended to 319
read: 320
112.193 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 321
probation, juvenile detention, and juvenile probation officers' 322
commemorative service awards.— 323
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term: 324
(b) "Law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 325

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probation, juvenile detention, or juvenile probation officer" 326
means any full-time, part-time, or auxiliary officer as defined 327
in s. 943.10(14). 328
(2) Each employer that employs or appoints law 329
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation, juvenile 330
detention, or juvenile probation officers may present to each 331
such employee who retires under any provision of a state or 332
municipal retirement system, including medical disability 333
retirement, or who is eligible to retire under any such 334
provision but, instead, resigns from one employer to accept an 335
elected public office, one complete uniform including the badge 336
worn by that officer, the officer's service handgun, if one was 337
issued as part of the officer's equipment, and an identification 338
card clearly marked "RETIRED." 339
(3) Upon the death of a law enforcement, correctional, or 340
correctional probation, juvenile detention, or juvenile 341
probation officer, the employer may present to the spouse or 342
other beneficiary of the officer, upon request, one complete 343
uniform, including the badge worn by the officer. However, if a 344
law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation, 345
juvenile detention, or juvenile probation officer is killed in 346
the line of duty, the employer may present, upon request, to the 347
spouse or other beneficiary of the officer the officer's 348
service-issued handgun, if one was issued as part of the 349
officer's equipment. If the employer is not in possession of the 350

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service-issued handgun, the employer may, within its discretion, 351
and upon written request of the spouse or other beneficiary, 352
present a similar handgun. The provisions of this section shall 353
also apply in that instance to a law enforcement or correctional 354
officer who died before May 1, 1993. In addition, the officer's 355
service handgun may be presented by the employer for any such 356
officer who was killed in the line of duty prior to this act 357
becoming a law. 358
Section 4. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 112.194, 359
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 360
112.194 Law enforcement and correctional, juvenile 361
detention, and juvenile probation officers' Medal of Valor.— 362
(1) Any state board, commission, department, division, 363
bureau, or agency, or any county or municipality that employs or 364
appoints law enforcement officers, or correctional officers, 365
juvenile detention officers, or juvenile probation officers, as 366
defined in s. 943.10(14), may establish an award program to 367
award a Medal of Valor to any such officer whose actions are 368
extraordinary and expose the officer to peril beyond the call of 369
duty. 370
(3) Upon the death of such a law enforcement officer or 371
correctional officer, juvenile detention officer, or juvenile 372
probation officer, the employer may present the Medal of Valor 373
posthumously to the officer's closest living relative. 374
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787.035, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 376
787.035 Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried 377
minor runaways; violations.— 378
(1)(a) A person who is not an authorized agent of the 379
Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children and 380
Families may not knowingly shelter an unmarried minor for more 381
than 24 hours without the consent of the minor's parent or 382
guardian or without notifying a law enforcement officer of the 383
minor's name and the fact that the minor is being provided 384
shelter. 385
Section 6. Subsection (14) of section 943.10, Florida 386
Statutes, is amended, and new subsections (23) and (24) are 387
added to that section, to read: 388
943.10 Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255.—The following 389
words and phrases as used in ss. 943.085-943.255 are defined as 390
follows: 391
(14) "Officer" means any person employed or appointed as a 392
full-time, part-time, or auxiliary law enforcement officer, 393
correctional officer, or correctional probation officer, 394
juvenile detention officer, or juvenile probation officer. 395
(23) "Juvenile detention officer" means an officer who is 396
responsible for the direct supervision of youth who are held in 397
secure detention. The term includes all certified supervisor 398
personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the 399
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officers, but does not include support personnel employed by the 401
employing agency. 402
(24) "Juvenile probation officer" means an authorized 403
agent of the Department of Juvenile Justice who performs the 404
intake, case management, or supervision functions. The term 405
includes all certified supervisory personnel whose duties 406
include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, and 407
guidance of juvenile probation officers, but does not include 408
support personnel employed by the employing agency. 409
Section 7. Subsection (15) of section 984.03, Florida 410
Statutes, is amended to read: 411
984.03 Definitions.—When used in this chapter, the term: 412
(15) "Family in need of services" means a family that has 413
a child who is running away; who is ungovernable and 414
persistently disobeying reasonable and lawful demands of the 415
parent, or legal guardian, or custodian and is beyond the 416
control of the parent, or legal guardian, or custodian; or who 417
is a habitual truant or engaging in other serious behaviors that 418
place the child at risk of future abuse, neglect, or abandonment 419
or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. The child 420
must be referred to a law enforcement agency, the department, or 421
an agency contracted to provide services to children in need of 422
services. A family is not eligible to receive voluntary family 423
services if, at the time of the referral, the child is currently 424
under court-ordered supervision by the department for 425

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delinquency under chapter 985 or under court-ordered supervision 426
by the Department of Children and Families under chapter 39. 427
Section 8. Subsection (2) of section 984.09, Florida 428
Statutes, is amended to read: 429
984.09 Punishment for contempt of court; alternative 430
sanctions.— 431
(2) PLACEMENT IN A SHELTER.—A child subject to proceedings 432
under this chapter adjudicated as a child in need of services 433
may only be placed in a shelter for purposes of punishment for 434
contempt of court if alternative sanctions are unavailable or 435
inappropriate, or if the child has already been ordered to serve 436
an alternative sanction but failed to comply with the sanction. 437
Section 9. Section 985.6865, Florida Statutes, is amended 438
to read: 439
985.6865 Juvenile detention costs.— 440
(1) As used in this section, the term: 441
(a) "Detention care" means secure detention and respite 442
beds for juveniles charged with a domestic violence crime. 443
(b) "Fiscally constrained county" means a county within a 444
rural area of opportunity as designated by the Governor pursuant 445
to s. 288.0656 or each county for which the value of a mill will 446
raise no more than $5 million in revenue, based on the certified 447
school taxable value certified pursuant to s. 1011.62(4)(a)1.a., 448
from the previous July 1. 449
(c) "Total shared detention costs" means the amount of 450

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funds expended by the department for the costs of detention care 451
for the prior fiscal year. This amount includes the most recent 452
actual certify forward amounts minus any funds it expends on 453
detention care for juveniles residing in fiscally constrained 454
counties or out of state. 455
(2) Annually by July 15, the department shall calculate 456
and provide to each county that is not a fiscally constrained 457
county and that does not provide its own detention care for 458
juveniles its annual percentage share by dividing the total 459
number of detention days for juveniles residing in the county 460
for the most recently completed 12-month period by the total 461
number of detention days for juveniles in all counties that are 462
not fiscally constrained counties during the same period. The 463
annual percentage share of each county that is not a fiscally 464
constrained county and that does not provide its own detention 465
care for juveniles must be multiplied by 50 percent of the total 466
shared detention costs to determine that county's share of 467
detention costs. Beginning August 1, each such county shall pay 468
to the department its share of detention costs, which shall be 469
paid in 12 equal payments due on the first day of each month. 470
The state shall pay the remaining actual costs of detention 471
care. 472
(3) Each quarter, the department shall review county 473
juvenile detention payments to ensure that counties fulfill 474
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the department determines that a county has not met its 476
obligations, the department must direct the Department of 477
Revenue to deduct the amount owed to the department from the 478
funds provided to the county under s. 218.23. The Department of 479
Revenue shall transfer the funds withheld into the Shared 480
County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund. 481
(4) As an assurance to holders of bonds issued by counties 482
before July 1 of each year, for which distributions made 483
pursuant to s. 218.23 are pledged, or bonds issued to refund 484
such bonds which mature no later than the bonds they refunded 485
and which result in a reduction of debt service payable in each 486
fiscal year, the amount available for distribution to a county 487
shall remain as provided by law and continue to be subject to 488
any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders. The Department 489
of Revenue must ensure, based on information provided by an 490
affected county, that any reduction in amounts distributed 491
pursuant to subsection (3) does not reduce the amount of 492
distribution to a county below the amount necessary for the 493
timely payment of principal and interest when due on the bonds 494
and the amount necessary to comply with any covenant under the 495
bond resolution or other documents relating to the issuance of 496
the bonds. If a reduction to a county's monthly distribution 497
must be decreased in order to comply with this section, the 498
Department of Revenue must notify the department of the amount 499
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of such amount to the affected county. 501
(5)(3) The state shall pay all costs of detention care for 502
juveniles residing in a fiscally constrained county and for 503
juveniles residing out of state. The state shall pay all costs 504
of detention care for juveniles housed in state detention 505
centers from counties that provide their own detention care for 506
juveniles. 507
(6)(4) Each county that is not a fiscally constrained 508
county and that does not provide its own detention care for 509
juveniles shall incorporate into its annual county budget 510
sufficient funds to pay its annual percentage share of the total 511
shared detention costs required by subsection (2). 512
(7)(5) Funds paid by the counties to the department 513
pursuant to this section must be deposited into the Shared 514
County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund. 515
(6) The department shall determine each quarter whether 516
the counties are remitting funds as required by this section. 517
(8)(7) Funds received from counties pursuant to this 518
section are not subject to the service charges provided in s. 519
215.20. 520
(9)(8) The department may adopt rules to administer this 521
section. 522
Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 523
made by this act to section 112.19, Florida Statutes, in a 524
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112.1912, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 526
112.1912 First responders; death benefits for educational 527
expenses.— 528
(1) As used in this section, the term "first responder" 529
means: 530
(a) A law enforcement, correctional, or correctional 531
probation officer as defined in s. 112.19(1) who is killed as 532
provided in s. 112.19(2) on or after July 1, 2019; 533
Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 534
made by this act to section 943.10, Florida Statutes, in a 535
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 384.287, Florida 536
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 537
384.287 Screening for sexually transmissible disease.— 538
(1) An officer as defined in s. 943.10(14); support 539
personnel as defined in s. 943.10(11) who are employed by the 540
Department of Law Enforcement, including, but not limited to, 541
any crime scene analyst, forensic technologist, or crime lab 542
analyst; firefighter as defined in s. 633.102; or ambulance 543
driver, paramedic, or emergency medical technician as defined in 544
s. 401.23, acting within the scope of employment, who comes into 545
contact with a person in such a way that significant exposure, 546
as defined in s. 381.004, has occurred may request that the 547
person be screened for a sexually transmissible disease that can 548
be transmitted through a significant exposure. 549
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made by this act to section 943.10, Florida Statutes, in a 551
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 493.6102, Florida 552
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 553
493.6102 Inapplicability of this chapter.—This chapter 554
shall not apply to: 555
(1) Any individual who is an "officer" as defined in s. 556
943.10(14) or is a law enforcement officer of the United States 557
Government, while such local, state, or federal officer is 558
engaged in her or his official duties or when performing off-559
duty security activities approved by her or his superiors. 560
Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 561
made by this act to section 943.10, Florida Statutes, in a 562
reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 563
741.31, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 564
741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against 565
domestic violence.— 566
(4) 567
(b)1. It is a violation of s. 790.233, and a misdemeanor 568
of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 569
775.083, for a person to violate a final injunction for 570
protection against domestic violence by having in his or her 571
care, custody, possession, or control any firearm or ammunition. 572
2. It is the intent of the Legislature that the 573
disabilities regarding possession of firearms and ammunition are 574
consistent with federal law. Accordingly, this paragraph shall 575

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not apply to a state or local officer as defined in s. 576
943.10(14), holding an active certification, who receives or 577
possesses a firearm or ammunition for use in performing official 578
duties on behalf of the officer's employing agency, unless 579
otherwise prohibited by the employing agency. 580
Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 581
made by this act to section 943.10, Florida Statutes, in a 582
reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 782.07, Florida 583
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 584
782.07 Manslaughter; aggravated manslaughter of an elderly 585
person or disabled adult; aggravated manslaughter of a child; 586
aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an 587
emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.— 588
(4) A person who causes the death, through culpable 589
negligence, of an officer as defined in s. 943.10(14), a 590
firefighter as defined in s. 112.191, an emergency medical 591
technician as defined in s. 401.23, or a paramedic as defined in 592
s. 401.23, while the officer, firefighter, emergency medical 593
technician, or paramedic is performing duties that are within 594
the course of his or her employment, commits aggravated 595
manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical 596
technician, or a paramedic, a felony of the first degree, 597
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 598
Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 599
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reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 790.233, Florida 601
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 602
790.233 Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited 603
when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts 604
of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking; penalties.— 605
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the 606
disabilities regarding possession of firearms and ammunition are 607
consistent with federal law. Accordingly, this section does not 608
apply to a state or local officer as defined in s. 943.10(14), 609
holding an active certification, who receives or possesses a 610
firearm or ammunition for use in performing official duties on 611
behalf of the officer's employing agency, unless otherwise 612
prohibited by the employing agency. 613
Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 614
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in 615
references thereto, subsection (1) and paragraph (e) of 616
subsection (37) of section 39.01, Florida Statutes, are 617
reenacted to read: 618
39.01 Definitions.—When used in this chapter, unless the 619
context otherwise requires: 620
(1) "Abandoned" or "abandonment" means a situation in 621
which the parent or legal custodian of a child or, in the 622
absence of a parent or legal custodian, the caregiver, while 623
being able, has made no significant contribution to the child's 624
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substantial and positive relationship with the child, or both. 626
For purposes of this subsection, "establish or maintain a 627
substantial and positive relationship" includes, but is not 628
limited to, frequent and regular contact with the child through 629
frequent and regular visitation or frequent and regular 630
communication to or with the child, and the exercise of parental 631
rights and responsibilities. Marginal efforts and incidental or 632
token visits or communications are not sufficient to establish 633
or maintain a substantial and positive relationship with a 634
child. A man's acknowledgment of paternity of the child does not 635
limit the period of time considered in determining whether the 636
child was abandoned. The term does not include a surrendered 637
infant as described in s. 383.50, a "child in need of services" 638
as defined in chapter 984, or a "family in need of services" as 639
defined in chapter 984. The absence of a parent, legal 640
custodian, or caregiver responsible for a child's welfare, who 641
is a servicemember, by reason of deployment or anticipated 642
deployment as defined in 50 U.S.C. s. 3938(e), may not be 643
considered or used as a factor in determining abandonment. The 644
incarceration, repeated incarceration, or extended incarceration 645
of a parent, legal custodian, or caregiver responsible for a 646
child's welfare may support a finding of abandonment. 647
(37) "Harm" to a child's health or welfare can occur when 648
any person: 649
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definition of "harm," the term "abandoned the child" or 651
"abandonment of the child" means a situation in which the parent 652
or legal custodian of a child or, in the absence of a parent or 653
legal custodian, the caregiver, while being able, has made no 654
significant contribution to the child's care and maintenance or 655
has failed to establish or maintain a substantial and positive 656
relationship with the child, or both. For purposes of this 657
paragraph, "establish or maintain a substantial and positive 658
relationship" includes, but is not limited to, frequent and 659
regular contact with the child through frequent and regular 660
visitation or frequent and regular communication to or with the 661
child, and the exercise of parental rights and responsibilities. 662
Marginal efforts and incidental or token visits or 663
communications are not sufficient to establish or maintain a 664
substantial and positive relationship with a child. The term 665
"abandoned" does not include a surrendered infant as described 666
in s. 383.50, a child in need of services as defined in chapter 667
984, or a family in need of services as defined in chapter 984. 668
The incarceration, repeated incarceration, or extended 669
incarceration of a parent, legal custodian, or caregiver 670
responsible for a child's welfare may support a finding of 671
abandonment. 672
Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 673
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 674
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44.1011, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 676
44.1011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 677
(2) "Mediation" means a process whereby a neutral third 678
person called a mediator acts to encourage and facilitate the 679
resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is an 680
informal and nonadversarial process with the objective of 681
helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable and 682
voluntary agreement. In mediation, decisionmaking authority 683
rests with the parties. The role of the mediator includes, but 684
is not limited to, assisting the parties in identifying issues, 685
fostering joint problem solving, and exploring settlement 686
alternatives. "Mediation" includes: 687
(d) "Dependency or in need of services mediation," which 688
means mediation of dependency, child in need of services, or 689
family in need of services matters. Negotiations in dependency 690
or in need of services mediation are primarily conducted by the 691
parties. Counsel for each party may attend the mediation 692
conference and privately communicate with their clients. 693
However, presence of counsel is not required and, in the 694
discretion of the mediator and with the agreement of the 695
parties, mediation may proceed in the absence of counsel unless 696
otherwise ordered by the court. 697
Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 698
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 699
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44.102, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 701
44.102 Court-ordered mediation.— 702
(2) A court, under rules adopted by the Supreme Court: 703
(d) In circuits in which a dependency or in need of 704
services mediation program has been established, may refer to 705
mediation all or any portion of a matter relating to dependency 706
or to a child in need of services or a family in need of 707
services. 708
Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 709
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 710
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 984.04, Florida 711
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 712
984.04 Early truancy intervention; families in need of 713
services and children in need of services; procedures and 714
jurisdiction.— 715
(1) The department shall be responsible for all 716
nonjudicial proceedings involving voluntary family services for 717
a family identified as a family in need of services according to 718
rules established by the department under chapter 120. 719
Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 720
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 721
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 984.071, Florida 722
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 723
984.071 Resources and information.— 724
(1) The department shall develop and publish an 725

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information guide that explains the current process under this 726
chapter for obtaining assistance for a child in need of services 727
or a family in need of services and the community services and 728
resources available to parents. The information guide shall be 729
published in a written format for distribution and shall also be 730
published on the department's website. Each information guide 731
shall be reviewed annually and updated as appropriate. The 732
school district shall distribute this information guide to 733
parents of truant children, and to other parents upon request or 734
as deemed appropriate by the school district. In addition, the 735
department shall distribute the information guide to state and 736
local law enforcement agencies. Any law enforcement officer who 737
has contact with the parent of a child who is locked out of the 738
home, who is ungovernable, or who runs away from home shall make 739
the information guide available to the parent. 740
Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 741
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in 742
references thereto, subsections (1) and (2) of section 984.10, 743
Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 744
984.10 Intake.— 745
(1) Intake shall be performed by the department or the 746
department's authorized agent. A report alleging that a child is 747
from a family in need of services shall be made to the intake 748
office operating in the county in which the child is found or in 749
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limited to, the parent, legal guardian, or custodian, the local 751
school district, a law enforcement agency, or the Department of 752
Children and Families, having knowledge of the facts may make a 753
report. 754
(2) A representative of the department shall make a 755
preliminary determination as to whether the report is complete. 756
The criteria for the completeness of a report with respect to a 757
child alleged to be from a family in need of services while 758
subject to compulsory school attendance shall be governed by s. 759
984.03. In any case in which the representative of the 760
department finds that the report is incomplete, the 761
representative of the department shall return the report without 762
delay to the person or agency originating the report or having 763
knowledge of the facts or to the appropriate law enforcement 764
agency having investigative jurisdiction and request additional 765
information in order to complete the report. 766
Section 22. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 767
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 768
reference thereto, section 984.12, Florida Statutes, is 769
reenacted to read: 770
984.12 Case staffing; services and treatment related to a 771
family in need of services.— 772
(1) The appropriate representative of the department shall 773
request a meeting of the family and child with a case staffing 774
committee to review the case of any family or child who the 775

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department determines is in need of services if: 776
(a) The family or child is not in agreement with the 777
services or treatment offered; 778
(b) The family or child will not participate in the 779
services or treatment selected; or 780
(c) The representative of the department needs assistance 781
in developing an appropriate plan for services. The time and 782
place selected for the meeting shall be convenient for the child 783
and family. 784
(2) The composition of the case staffing committee shall 785
be based on the needs of the family and child. It shall include 786
a representative from the child's school district and a 787
representative of the department, and may include the 788
department's authorized agent and a supervisor of the 789
department's contracted provider; a representative from the area 790
of health, mental health, substance abuse, or social services; a 791
representative of the state attorney; a representative of law 792
enforcement; and any person recommended by the child, family, or 793
department. The child and the child's parent, legal guardian, or 794
custodian must be invited to attend the committee meeting. 795
(3) The case staffing committee shall: 796
(a) Identify the family's concerns and contributing 797
factors. 798
(b) Request the family and child to identify their needs 799
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(c) Seek input from the school district and any other 801
persons in attendance with knowledge of the family or child's 802
situation and concerns. 803
(d) Consider the voluntary family services or other 804
community services that have been offered and the results of 805
those services. 806
(e) Identify whether truancy is a concern and evaluate 807
compliance with the remedial strategies provided pursuant to s. 808
1003.26. 809
(f) Reach a timely decision to provide the child or family 810
with services and recommend any appropriate treatment through 811
the development of a plan for services. 812
(4) The plan for services shall contain the following: 813
(a) Statement of the concerns. 814
(b) Needs of the child. 815
(c) Needs of the parents, legal guardian, or custodian. 816
(d) Measurable objectives that address the identified 817
problems and needs. 818
(e) Services and treatment to be provided, to include: 819
1. Type of services or treatment. 820
2. Frequency of services or treatment. 821
3. Location. 822
4. Accountable service providers or staff. 823
(f) Timeframes for achieving objectives. 824
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acknowledge their position by accepting or rejecting the 826
services and provisions in writing. If the plan is accepted, it 827
shall be implemented as soon as is practicable. 828
(6) The assigned case manager shall have responsibility 829
for implementing the plan. The department's authorized agent 830
shall periodically review the progress towards achieving the 831
objectives of the plan in order to: 832
(a) Advise the case staffing committee of the need to make 833
adjustments to the plan; 834
(b) Recommend a child in need of services petition be 835
filed by the department; or 836
(c) Terminate the case as indicated by successful or 837
substantial achievement of the objectives of the plan. 838
(7) The parent, legal guardian, or custodian may convene a 839
meeting of the case staffing committee. A case staffing 840
committee meeting requested by a parent, guardian, or legal 841
custodian must be convened within 7 days, excluding weekends and 842
legal holidays, after the date the department's representative 843
receives the request in writing. 844
(8) Any other member of the committee may convene a 845
meeting if voluntary family services have been offered and the 846
services have been rejected by the child or family, or the child 847
has not made measurable progress toward achieving the service 848
plan goals, and the member finds that doing so is in the best 849
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(9) A case staffing committee meeting must be convened 851
within 30 days after the date the case is referred by the court 852
pursuant to s. 984.151. 853
(10) Within 7 days after meeting, the case staffing 854
committee shall provide the parent, legal guardian, or custodian 855
with a written report that details the reasons for the 856
committee's decision to recommend, or decline to recommend, that 857
the department file a petition alleging that the child is a 858
child in need of services. 859
(11) The case staffing committee may reconvene from time 860
to time as may be necessary to make adjustments to the plan. 861
Section 23. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 862
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 863
reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 984.13, Florida 864
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 865
984.13 Taking a child into custody.— 866
(3) If the child is taken into custody and is delivered to 867
a shelter, the department's authorized agent shall review the 868
facts and make such further inquiry as necessary to determine 869
whether the child shall remain in shelter, receive voluntary 870
family services that would allow the child alleged to be from a 871
family in need of services to remain at home, or be released. 872
Section 24. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 873
made by this act to section 984.03, Florida Statutes, in a 874
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Statutes, is reenacted to read: 876
985.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 877
(23) "Family in need of services" has the same meaning as 878
provided in s. 984.03. 879
Section 25. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 880
made by this act to section 984.09, Florida Statutes, in a 881
reference thereto, subsection (33) of section 984.03, Florida 882
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 883
984.03 Definitions.—When used in this chapter, the term: 884
(33) "Shelter" means a department-approved shelter 885
facility for the temporary care of runaway children; for 886
children placed for voluntary shelter respite upon request of 887
the child or the child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian; 888
or for placement of a child who has been adjudicated a child in 889
need of services or who has been found in contempt of court 890
under s. 984.09. Shelters must provide 24-hour continual 891
supervision. A shelter must be licensed by the Department of 892
Children and Families as a licensed child-caring agency. 893
Section 26. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 894
made by this act to section 984.09, Florida Statutes, in a 895
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 984.07, Florida 896
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 897
984.07 Right to counsel; waiver; appointed counsel; 898
compensation.— 899
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child in need of services or if the child is subject to contempt 901
proceedings under s. 984.09, the child must be represented by 902
counsel at each court appearance. The court must appoint counsel 903
unless the child is not indigent and has counsel present to 904
represent the child or the record in that proceeding 905
affirmatively demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that 906
the child knowingly and intelligently waived the right to 907
counsel after being fully advised by the court of the nature of 908
the proceedings and the dispositional alternatives available to 909
the court. If the child waives counsel at any proceeding, the 910
court shall advise the child with respect to the right to 911
counsel at every subsequent hearing. 912
Section 27. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 913
made by this act to section 984.09, Florida Statutes, in a 914
reference thereto, subsection (12) of section 984.151, Florida 915
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 916
984.151 Early truancy intervention; truancy petition; 917
judgment.— 918
(12) The court may not order a child placed in shelter 919
pursuant to this section unless the court has found the child to 920
be in contempt for violation of a court order under s. 984.09. 921
Section 28. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 922
law. 923