Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 746
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/16/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Arthur Green, Jr.,
    6  Act.”
    7         Section 2. Section 943.1726, Florida Statutes, is created
    8  to read:
    9         943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic
   10  emergencies.—The department shall establish an online continued
   11  employment training component relating to diabetic emergencies.
   12  Instruction shall include, but need not be limited to,
   13  recognition of symptoms of such an emergency, distinguishing
   14  such an emergency from alcohol intoxication or drug overdose,
   15  and appropriate first aid for such an emergency. Completion of
   16  the training component may count toward the 40 hours of
   17  instruction for continued employment or appointment as a law
   18  enforcement officer as required under s. 943.135.
   19         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2015.
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   22  And the title is amended as follows:
   23         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   24  and insert:
   25                        A bill to be entitled                      
   26         An act relating to diabetes awareness training for law
   27         enforcement officers; providing a short title;
   28         creating s. 943.1726, F.S.; requiring the Department
   29         of Law Enforcement to establish an online continued
   30         employment training component relating to diabetic
   31         emergencies; specifying topics to be included in the
   32         instruction; providing that completion of the training
   33         may count towards continued employment instruction
   34         requirements; providing an effective date.