2024 Florida Statutes
< Back to Statute SearchTitle XLVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 943
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 1727Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder.
943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder.—The department shall establish a continued employment training component relating to autism spectrum disorder as defined in s. 627.6686. The training component shall include, but need not be limited to, instruction on the recognition of the symptoms and characteristics of an individual on the autism disorder spectrum and appropriate responses to an individual exhibiting such symptoms and characteristics. Completion of the training component may count toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s. 943.135.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2017-43.