No. CS/CS/HB 365
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requires DHSMV to establish program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder & law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requires DHSMV to develop & make available to such individuals certain envelope & card by specified date; provides requirements for envelope & card; authorizes such individuals to request envelope & card from DHSMV or tax collector's office beginning on specified date; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission within FDLE to establish employment training component relating to such individuals; provides requirements for training law enforcement officers on interacting with such individuals; requires training component to be included in specified course by specified date; requires specified law enforcement officers to complete training component by specified date.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must create a blue envelope and card program to help individuals with autism communicate with police. This new identification tool is available to request starting January 1, 2027.
The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission must develop a specific training component on interacting with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. This replaces the previous, less specific training requirement.
All law enforcement officers must complete this new training component by July 1, 2030. It must be included in basic skills courses for initial certification by July 1, 2028.
The training must cover de-escalation, interviewing techniques, and recognizing the individual's agency. It also requires officers to learn about the new blue envelope and card program.
AIRequires all new law enforcement officers to complete in-person training on interacting with individuals with autism spectrum disorder by July 1, 2028.
AIRequires all currently certified law enforcement officers to complete the autism interaction training by July 1, 2030.
AIChanges the autism training from optional to mandatory credit toward the 40 hours required for continued employment as a law enforcement officer.
AIRequires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a blue envelope and card program for individuals with autism spectrum disorder by January 1, 2027.