Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1040
       
       
        
       By Senator Brodeur
       
       
       
       
       
       9-00763B-22                                           20221040__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the registry of persons with
    3         special needs; providing a short title; creating s.
    4         402.88, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Persons with
    5         Disabilities to develop and maintain a database, to be
    6         known as the Registry of Persons with Special Needs,
    7         for a specified purpose; providing for enrollment in
    8         the registry; specifying information the registry may
    9         include; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement
   10         to provide relevant information from the registry to
   11         law enforcement officers upon request through a
   12         specified system; providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Protect Our Loved
   17  Ones Act.”
   18         Section 2. Section 402.88, Florida Statutes, is created to
   19  read:
   20         402.88 Registry of persons with special needs in law
   21  enforcement interactions.—
   22         (1) The Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall develop
   23  and maintain a database, to be known as the “Registry of Persons
   24  with Special Needs,” of persons who may have developmental,
   25  psychological, or other disabilities or conditions that may be
   26  relevant to their interactions with law enforcement officers.
   27  Parents, guardians, and caregivers may enroll in the registry a
   28  person of any age with any type of developmental, psychological,
   29  or other disability or condition, including, but not limited to,
   30  autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, bipolar
   31  disorder, and Down syndrome. Persons may also enroll themselves
   32  if they are 18 years of age or older. The registry may include,
   33  but need not be limited to, any of the following information:
   34         (a) An enrollee’s name, contact information, personal
   35  identifying information, and disability or condition that may be
   36  relevant to interactions with law enforcement officers.
   37         (b) If a person did not enroll themselves, the name,
   38  contact information, and personal identifying information of the
   39  parent, guardian, or caregiver who enrolled the person in the
   40  registry.
   41         (c) Any additional information provided by an enrollee or
   42  an enrollee’s parent, guardian, or caregiver.
   43         (d) Any information requested by the Agency for Persons
   44  with Disabilities or the Department of Law Enforcement or
   45  otherwise held by a law enforcement agency, a county emergency
   46  management agency, or a local fire department for the purpose of
   47  assisting law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel,
   48  or fire personnel in responding to a call for service.
   49         (2) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide
   50  information from the registry to law enforcement officers to
   51  assist officers in the performance of their official duties. The
   52  registry shall provide such relevant information to a law
   53  enforcement officer engaged in his or her official duties upon
   54  an officer’s request made through the Florida Crime Information
   55  Center.
   56         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.