Florida Senate - 2025                               CS for SB 86
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Burgess
       
       
       
       
       
       591-02122-25                                            202586c1
    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  who are involved in investigating a crime scene or collecting or
   20  processing evidence.
   21         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.