Bill Text: FL S0086 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Peer Support for First Responders

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-05 - Filed [S0086 Detail]

Download: Florida-2025-S0086-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2025                                      SB 86
       
       
        
       By Senator Burgess
       
       
       
       
       
       23-00269-25                                             202586__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to peer support for first responders;
    3         amending s. 111.09, F.S.; revising the definition of
    4         the term “first responder” to include specified
    5         support personnel for the provision of peer support;
    6         providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   11  111.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         111.09 Peer support for first responders.—
   13         (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
   14         (b) “First responder” has the same meaning as provided in
   15  s. 112.1815 and includes 911 public safety telecommunicators as
   16  defined in s. 401.465, correctional officers as defined in s.
   17  943.10(2), and correctional probation officers as defined in s.
   18  943.10(3), and support personnel as defined in s. 943.10(11).
   19         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.