Florida HB 19: Firearm Restrictions Pursuant to Court Findings or Risk Protection Orders

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Educational Dollars for Duty 2
program; providing a short title; transferring, 3
renumbering, and amending s. 250.10(7) and (8), F.S.; 4
requiring the program to set aside a certain amount of 5
funds to provide tuition assistance to spouses and 6
children of active members of the Florida National 7
Guard; authorizing the Legislature to increase the 8
amount of such funds; requiring the Department of 9
Military Affairs to oversee implementation and 10
enforcement of the program; requiring the department 11
to establish certain procedures; providing an 12
effective date. 13
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WHEREAS, members of the Florida National Guard who are 15
deployed to respond to emergencies are frequently taken away 16
from their families for significant periods of time, and 17
WHEREAS, a National Guard member's overseas deployments and 18
service during natural disasters can often leave the member's 19
family disadvantaged without the relied-upon support of the 20
family member while the member is away serving Florida or our 21
nation, and 22
WHEREAS, providing educational support to the families of 23
National Guard members will offer significant relief and support 24
to these dedicated individuals, NOW, THEREFORE, 25

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Educational 29
Dollars for Duty Program Expansion Act." 30
Section 2. Present subsections (7) and (8) of section 31
250.10, Florida Statutes, are transferred and renumbered as 32
section 250.101, Florida Statutes, and subsection (3) is added 33
to that section, to read: 34
250.101 Educational Dollars for Duty program.— 35
(1)(7) The Adjutant General shall develop an education 36
assistance program for members in good standing of the Florida 37
National Guard who enroll in an authorized course of study at a 38
public or nonpublic postsecondary institution or technical 39
center in the state which has been accredited by an accrediting 40
body recognized by the United States Department of Education or 41
licensed by the Commission for Independent Education. Education 42
assistance also may be used for training to obtain industry 43
certifications approved by the Department of Education pursuant 44
to s. 1008.44 and continuing education to maintain license 45
certifications. The education assistance program shall be known 46
as the Educational Dollars for Duty program (EDD). 47
(a) The program shall establish application requirements, 48
including, but not limited to, requirements that the applicant: 49
1. Be 17 years of age or older. 50

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2. Be presently domiciled in the state. 51
3. Be an active drilling member and in good standing in 52
the Florida National Guard at the beginning of and throughout 53
the entire academic term for which benefits are received. 54
4. Maintain continuous satisfactory participation in the 55
Florida National Guard for the school term for which benefits 56
are received. 57
5. Upon enrollment in the program, complete a memorandum 58
of agreement to: 59
a. Comply with the rules of the program. 60
b. Serve in the Florida National Guard for the period 61
specified in the member's enlistment or reenlistment contract. 62
c. Authorize the release of information pursuant to 63
subparagraph (d)6. by the postsecondary institution or technical 64
center to the education service office of the Department of 65
Military Affairs, subject to applicable federal and state law. 66
(b) The program shall define those members of the Florida 67
National Guard who are ineligible to participate in the program 68
and those courses of study which are not authorized for the 69
program. 70
1. Ineligible members include, but are not limited to, a 71
member, commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted 72
person who has obtained a master's degree using the program. 73
2. Inactive members of the Florida National Guard and 74
members of the Individual Ready Reserve are not eligible to 75

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participate in the program. 76
3. Courses not authorized include noncredit courses, 77
courses that do not meet degree requirements, courses that do 78
not meet requirements for completion of career training, or 79
other courses as determined by program definitions. 80
4. The program may not pay repeat course fees. 81
(c) The program may include, bu