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The anonymous hotline was designed to give police, firefighters or EMTs a way to seek help for trauma they receive on the job.

Under Amendment 3, adults will be allowed to possess, purchase or use marijuana products for nonmedical reasons.

Starting this summer, staff from the center will work in the 911 dispatch center to further refine calls that don't need police officer involvement.

The course would be developed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs.

The optional online course would teach how to interact with people who have dementia, recognize behaviors, use alternatives to physical restraints and spot signs of abuse, neglect or exploitation.

A new program aims to alert law enforcement that an occupant within a home or a vehicle has autism. Police departments have increased training on how to interact with individuals on the spectrum.

Under the bill, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement would develop the training in conjunction with the Department of Elder Affairs.

The St. Petersburg College program aims to give officers tools to support colleagues with stressors they face on the job and in their personal lives. The first cohort includes 14 officers from various agencies.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that requires training school officers to better deal with "students with emotional disturbance or mental illness" and addresses rules on emergency drills.

"Once that budget is signed and the funds get released, we're going to start getting these checks out," the governor said.