Important Issues

Click here for the Florida Police Chiefs 2011 Session Final Report

Click here for the Florida Police Chiefs Association Legislative Agenda

Click here for the Florida Sheriffs Association Legislative Agenda


911 Telecommunicator Certification Requirements

Text of the Florida Law
Florida Department of Health website on this topic
Florida Attorney General opinion on this issue
Proposed legislative amendment that would allow sworn officers to substitute

Pension Reform

Governor Scott's recommendation on pension reform (beginning page 610)
Florida League of Cities position statement
Florida Sheriffs Association position statement (pending)
Florida Police Chiefs Association position statement (pending)

Immigration Enforcement

House Bill 237, proposed immigration enforcement act
Florida Attorney General opinion regarding state and local officers' enforcement of immigration issues

Innocence Commission on Eyewitness Identification

Innocence commission website
Florida law enforcement accreditation standards (page 14-15)
Florida Bar news report on the issue from the perspective of prosecutors
Innocence Project (not commission) proposals for policy reform

Red Light Cameras

Mark Wandall safety act
IIHS red light camera information
Local governments with RLC experience: Hillsborough County, Temple Terrace, Kenneth City, Gulfport, Lakeland, Haines City, Bradenton, Port Richey, Manatee County, Brooksville

CJIS Security Mandate




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