Florida HB 1153: Communications Services Tax

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An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s. 2
14.33, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to award a Medal 3
of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile 4
probation officers; amending ss. 112.19 and 112.193, 5
F.S.; revising the definition of the term "law 6
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation 7
officer" to include juvenile detention and juvenile 8
probation officers; amending s. 112.194, F.S.; 9
authorizing certain entities to establish an award 10
program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile 11
detention officer or probation officer in certain 12
circumstances; amending s. 787.035, F.S.; specifying 13
that a certain reference to the department is a 14
reference to the Department of Juvenile Justice; 15
amending s. 943.10, F.S.; revising the definition of 16
the term "officer" to include juvenile detention and 17
juvenile probation officers; defining the terms 18
"juvenile detention officer" and "juvenile probation 19
officer"; amending s. 984.03, F.S.; revising the 20
definition of the term "family in need of services"; 21
amending s. 984.09, F.S.; providing that a child 22
subject to proceedings under ch. 984, F.S., may only 23
be placed in a shelter in certain circumstances; 24
amending s. 985.6865, F.S.; requiring the Department 25

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of Juvenile Justice to direct the Department of 26
Revenue to deduct specified amounts owed to the 27
Department of Juvenile Justice upon a certain 28
determination; requiring the Department of Revenue to 29
transfer such funds into a certain trust fund; 30
specifying requirements relating to such reductions in 31
amounts distributed to counties; reenacting s. 32
112.1912(1)(a), F.S., relating to first responders, 33
death benefits for educational expenses, to 34
incorporate the amendment made to s. 112.19, F.S., in 35
a reference thereto; reenacting ss. 384.287(1), 36
493.6102(1), 741.31(4)(b), 782.07(4), and 790.233(3), 37
F.S., relating to screening for sexually transmissible 38
disease, inapplicability of this chapter, violation of 39
an injunction for protection against domestic 40
violence, manslaughter, aggravated manslaughter of an 41
elderly person or disabled adult, aggravated 42
manslaughter of a child, aggravated manslaughter of an 43
officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical 44
technician, or a paramedic, possession of firearm or 45
ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an 46
injunction against committing acts of domestic 47
violence, stalking, or cyberstalking, penalties, to 48
incorporate the amendment made to s. 943.10, F.S., in 49
references thereto; reenacting ss. 39.01(1) and 50

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(37)(e), 44.1011(2)(d), 44.102(2)(d), 984.04(1), 51
984.071(1), 984.10(1) and (2), 984.12, 984.13(3), and 52
985.03(23), F.S., relating to definitions in 53
proceedings relating to children, definitions in 54
dependency mediation, court-ordered mediation, early 55
truancy intervention, families in need of services and 56
children in need of services, procedures and 57
jurisdiction, resources and information, intake, case 58
staffing, services and treatment related to a family 59
in need of services, taking a child into custody, and 60
definitions relating to juvenile justice, 61
respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 62
984.03, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 63
984.03(33), 984.07(1), and 984.151(12), F.S., relating 64
to definitions relating to children and families in 65
need of services, right to counsel, waiver, appointed 66
counsel, compensation, and early truancy intervention, 67
truancy petition, judgment, respectively, to 68
incorporate the amendment made to s. 984.09, F.S., in 69
references thereto; providing an effective date. 70
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 72
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 14.33, Florida 74
Statutes, is amended to read: 75

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14.33 Medal of Heroism.— 76
(1) The Governor may award a Medal of Heroism of 77
appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a law 78
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer, 79
juvenile detention officer, or juvenile probation officer, as 80
defined in s. 943.10(14); a firefighter, as defined in s. 81
112.191(1)(b); an emerge