Rep. Jessica Baker

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers; provides for enhanced punishment for additional offenses when committed against specified officers; revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers.

Immigration Enforcement Assistance Agreements; Requires each law enforcement agency operating detention facility to enter into specified agreement with United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement; requires certain law enforcement agencies to report specified information quarterly to FDLE.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new section in Florida law that officially defines the term "antisemitism" using the working definition adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016. The legislation provides specific contemporary examples of antisemitism, such as denying the Holocaust, holding Jewish people collectively responsible for actions by Israel, or applying double standards to the State of Israel compared to other nations. It explicitly states that criticizing Israel in a manner similar to how other countries are criticized does not count as antisemitism under this definition. The law aims to help monitor and report hate crimes while ensuring it does not infringe on First Amendment rights or conflict with existing antidiscrimination laws.

Florida Retirement System; Authorizing certain retirees to be reemployed after terminating employment; prohibiting such retirees from receiving both a salary from the employer and retirement benefits for a specified period after his or her retirement; removing provisions authorizing the reemployment of certain law enforcement officers as school resource officers; revising employer contribution rates to the Florida Retirement System, etc.

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; Designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on fourth Thursday in March, as legal holiday.

Child Exploitation Offenses; Creating the offense of harmful communication to a minor; ranking the offense on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; etc.

Offenses Involving Children; Increases maximum age of child victim of specified acts whose out of court statements may be admissible in certain circumstances; provides that first offense of specified sex trafficking offenses involving minors requires designation of defendant as sexual predator.

Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders; Revises reporting requirements; specifies criteria applicable for removal of status for certain persons; revises registration requirements; revises provisions relating to verification; revises penalties.

Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program; Establishes Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program within DOE; provides purpose of program, eligibility criteria, & Commissioner of Education, DOE, & school district duties & responsibilities.

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers; provides for enhanced punishment for additional offenses when committed against specified officers; revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers.