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2010 FPCA Legislative Initiatives

FPCA INITIATIVE:

ADEQUATE FUNDING OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM: FPCA supports and urges the Legislature to sufficiently fund all aspects of the juvenile justice system to include diversion, assessment centers, treatment, pretrial detention and commitment programs.

RED LIGHT CAMERAS: FPCA supports legislation that enables enforcement action based on red light cameras.

TRUST FUND DOLLARS: FPCA supports and urges the Legislature to give FDLE budgetary authority to utilize Trust Fund Dollar Reserves for a venture to initiate a distance learning program for statewide usage by law enforcement officers.

TOUCH DNA: FPCA supports and urges the Legislature to amend F.S. 925.11, clarifying language relating to the types of cases and duration law enforcement is required to retain evidence.

FPCA SUPPORTS:

BULLET RESISTANT MATERIALS: FPCA supports legislation prohibiting the possession of bullet resistant materials by Felons and Delinquents.

OFFENDER MONITORING: FPCA supports legislation that requires high risk offenders not in confinement to be subject to continuous electronic monitoring using a system that reports the offenders' presence near a crime scene, entrance into prohibited areas, and departure from a geographical area(s) where their presence is limited.

FLORIDA PARTNERS IN CRISIS: FPCA supports the work of the Florida Partners in Crisis advocacy efforts on behalf of mental health and substance abuse services for people in need, Further, FPCA supports their efforts to obtain funding to continue these services.

ADEQUATE FUNDING OF THE COURT SYSTEM: FPCA believes it is in the best interest of law enforcement to have an adequately funded judicial system.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM: FPCA supports the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program wherein funding is provided by Federal, Private or Grant assistance programs.

OFFICER ANDREW WIDMAN ACT: FPCA supports the modification of statute to allow judges to deny bail to violent offenders who are arrested for new law violations.

GENERAL MATTERS: FPCA supports modification of F.S. 316.3045 as relates to the penalty for loud stereo violations. FPCA also supports modification of F.S. 800.03 as relates to warrantless arrests of certain sex offenders who commit new misdemeanors.

TEXTING WHILE DRIVING: FPCA supports modification to traffic statutes to include texting while driving as an element of careless driving.

ADVERTISING LOST/FOUND PROPERTY: FPCA supports amending F.S. 705.1 to allow for advertising of lost and found items on official government websites.

REPLICA FIREARMS: FPCA supports modification of F.S. 790, inserting a definition of replica firearms and appropriate penalties.

CRIME STOPPERS FUNDING: FPCA supports the restoration of the $3.5 million dollar funding for critical crime suppression programs removed by the FY2008-10 Budgets.

FPCA OPPOSES:


LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDED TRAINING: FPCA opposes any cuts to existing training dollars for law enforcement officers.

FDLE SERVICES: FPCA opposes any cuts that reduce critical services to local law enforcement, most importantly, Crime Labs, Criminal Investigations and Criminal Justice Information.

PAROLE BOARD: FPCA opposes the elimination of the Parole Board from its current configuration.

ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS: FPCA opposes any further changes to F.S. 112, known as the Officer Bill of Rights that would lead to erosion of public confidence in the ability of agencies to "police" themselves.

CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS: FPCA opposes any legislation that limits the introduction into a court of law any evidence that would provide a jury the ability to evaluate all issues, inclusive of confessions and admissions.

DART FIRING STUN GUNS: FPCA opposes any limitations on the proper deployment of non-lethal weapons such as electronic control devices (stun guns) used to deescalate violence on school grounds or other arbitrary considerations.