Florida Senate - 2021 SB 464



By Senator Bracy





11-00052-21 2021464__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to officer training for initial
3 certification; creating s. 943.1714, F.S.; requiring
4 the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
5 to establish and maintain standards for instruction of
6 officers in the subjects of implicit bias and
7 deescalation of conflict to minimize violence;
8 requiring every basic skills course required for
9 officers to obtain initial certification to include
10 such training; providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Section 943.1714, Florida Statutes, is created
15 to read:
16 943.1714 Basic skills training relating to implicit bias
17 and deescalation of conflict.—The commission shall establish and
18 maintain standards for instruction of officers in the subjects
19 of implicit bias and deescalation of conflict to minimize
20 violence. Every basic skills course required in order for
21 officers to obtain initial certification must include training
22 on implicit bias and deescalation of conflict to minimize
23 violence.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.