Florida Senate - 2024 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 208
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Burgess) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 23 - 34
4 and insert:
5 consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs and must
6 include, but need not be limited to, instruction on interacting
7 with persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of
8 dementia, including instruction on techniques for recognizing
9 behavioral symptoms and characteristics, effective
10 communication, employing the use of alternatives to physical
11 restraints, and identifying signs of abuse, neglect, or
12 exploitation. Completion of the training component may count
13 toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or
14 appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s.
15 943.135.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.
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19 And the title is amended as follows:
20 Delete line 9
21 and insert:
22 Department of Elder Affairs; specifying instruction