FL H0443

Eliminates complaint review boards previously available to law enforcement and correctional officers for grievances, and instead authorizes officers to pursue administrative relief or file civil actions in court if disciplined in violation of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights

Removes the requirement that violations by agencies or investigators during internal investigations be "intentional" to trigger the compliance review process, lowering the threshold for officers to challenge procedural violations

Requires that an officer's interview may not begin or must cease when an alleged violation is discovered before or during the interview, and prohibits the third member of a compliance review panel from being employed by the agency head

Requires sustained allegations of intentional violations by investigators or other officers to be forwarded to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for review as official misconduct or misuse of position, replacing the prior requirement that the agency head initiate an internal investigation

Makes employing agencies financially responsible for attorney fees, costs, hardship draws from retirement accounts, loss of income, and loss of personal property when a disciplinary action directly connected to an intentional violation is reversed; removes the first-degree misdemeanor penalty for willful disclosure of confidential internal investigation information; effective July 1, 2024