CS/HB 201 - Gun Violence Reduction

• Creates the Urban Core Gun Violence Task Force with 10 members appointed by legislative leadership and the Governor, operating within the Department of Law Enforcement and required to submit initial report by January 1, 2021, with the task force expiring June 30, 2023

• Establishes the Florida Firearm Violence Reduction Pilot Program beginning July 1, 2020, for 3 years to provide grants to up to 6 counties disproportionately impacted by firearm violence, subject to appropriation

• Eligible counties must meet application requirements by October 1, 2020, including evidence of at least 20 firearm-related homicides per year in 2 of 3 preceding years, or at least 10 homicides with a rate 50 percent higher than statewide average

• Requires participating counties to contribute $1 for every $1 requested from the state, implement evidence-based models (Group Violence Intervention, Cure Violence, or hospital-based intervention), and establish a steering committee with law enforcement representatives

• Mandates annual county reports to the department measuring program effectiveness including participant outcomes, changes in arrests and victimizations, and county-level firearm violence metrics, with the pilot program expiring June 30, 2023