PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Speaking in Panama City, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the law enforcement recruitment bonus program has awarded over 9,400 bonuses to new officers in the state.

According to the governor, the one-time $5,000 bonus incentives the younger generation to start a career in law enforcement, while also encouraging recruitment from jurisdictions outside of Florida.

In addition the bonus, the governor's office said "benefits of becoming a Florida law enforcement officer include financial stability, upward mobility, health and retirement benefits, student loan forgiveness programs, home loan programs, and more."

The latest round of bonuses went to law enforcement serving the Panhandle region, with another 734 distributed to LEOs across the state of Florida, DeSantis said.

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