No. CS/CS/HB 849
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizes FDLE to adopt rules relating to Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; requires commission to appoint district medical examiners by majority vote to fill vacancies; provides that physician members of commission are eligible to serve as district medical examiners upon approval by commission,; authorizes organ procurement organization, eye bank, & tissue bank to view & copy specified autopsy records; authorizes Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, process, store, maintain, & disseminate records containing immigration detainer information; requires law enforcement agencies to capture & submit fingerprints of specified offenders to department; authorizes applications for administrative expunction of specified records; provides manners of administrative complaint service by Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to law enforcement, correctional, & correctional probation officers.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Criminal Justice Information Program must collect, store, and disseminate immigration detainer information for qualifying offenders in custody. This creates a new state database tracking federal immigration holds.
Law enforcement agencies must capture and electronically submit fingerprints of qualifying offenders subject to immigration detainers to the department.
The Medical Examiners Commission now appoints district medical examiners by majority vote, removing the Governor's role in these specific appointments.
Organ procurement organizations may view autopsy reports of suicide victims and domestic violence minors to facilitate anatomical gifts.
AIGrants FDLE rulemaking power to implement the Florida Medal of Valor and Blue/Red Heart Medal programs.
AITransfers appointment authority for district medical examiners from the Governor to the Medical Examiners Commission.
AIRequires Medical Examiners Commission approval, rather than Governor approval, for physician members to serve as district medical examiners.
AIPermits organ procurement organizations, eye banks, and tissue banks to view or copy specific autopsy reports to facilitate anatomical gifts.
AIRequires the Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, store, and disseminate immigration detainer information.
AIAllows administrative expunction of records containing immigration detainer information if the detention was contrary to law or by mistake.
AIRequires the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to act independently of any criminal justice agency.