Florida HB 277: Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program

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An act relating to domestic violence and protective 2
injunctions; amending s. 741.28, F.S.; defining the 3
term "military protective order"; creating s. 4
741.2801, F.S.; defining the term "conviction"; 5
reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic 6
violence offense if a person has a prior conviction 7
for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and 8
incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are 9
made without regard to a penalty enhancement; 10
providing an exception; creating s. 741.2905, F.S.; 11
establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in 12
a specified county; authorizing, and in certain 13
circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic 14
monitoring supervision if certain conditions are met; 15
requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain 16
persons, to design and implement the pilot program; 17
providing requirements for the pilot program; 18
requiring the sheriff to complete an evaluation and 19
provide specified reports to the Legislature; 20
providing requirements for such reports; requiring an 21
order for electronic monitoring supervision to 22
terminate on a specified date; providing for repeal of 23
the pilot program; creating s. 741.2906, F.S.; 24
defining the term "department"; establishing an 25

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electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified 26
judicial circuit; authorizing, and in certain 27
circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic 28
monitoring supervision if certain conditions are met; 29
providing requirements for the pilot program; 30
requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an 31
evaluation and provide specified reports to the 32
Legislature; providing requirements for such reports; 33
requiring an order for electronic monitoring 34
supervision to terminate on a specified date; 35
providing for repeal of the pilot program; amending s. 36
741.30, F.S.; revising the information contained in a 37
petition for injunction for protection against 38
domestic violence; revising the factors a judge may 39
consider in determining whether to grant a petition 40
for injunction against domestic violence; requiring 41
the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions 42
against dating violence and sexual violence into a 43
statewide verification system; amending s. 741.31, 44
F.S.; providing that a person who has a prior 45
conviction for a crime of domestic violence or 46
violation of an injunction or foreign protection 47
order, and who subsequently commits a violation of any 48
injunction or foreign protection order against the 49
same victim, commits a felony of the third degree; 50

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requiring a law enforcement officer to make a 51
specified notification if he or she has probable cause 52
to believe that a person violated a military 53
protective order; amending s. 943.05, F.S.; conforming 54
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 55
960.198, F.S.; increasing the dollar amounts for 56
relocation assistance for victims of domestic 57
violence; providing an effective date. 58
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 60
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Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 741.28, 62
Florida Statutes, to read: 63
741.28 Domestic violence; definitions.—As used in ss. 64
741.28-741.31: 65
(5) "Military protective order" means a protective order 66
issued in accordance with 10 U.S.C. s. 1567 by a commanding 67
officer in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National 68
Guard of any state against a person under such officer's 69
command. 70
Section 2. Section 741.2801, Florida Statutes, is created 71
to read: 72
741.2801 Domestic violence; enhanced penalties.— 73
(1) As used in this section, the term "conviction" means a 74
determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, 75

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regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo 76
contendere is entered. 77
(2) The penalty for a crime of domestic violence shall be 78
reclassified if, at the time of the commission of the offense, 79
the offender has a prior conviction for a crime of domestic 80
violence. The reclassification is as follows: 81
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to 82