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Notice: 22547667

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Division:

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

Chapter:

TRAINING PROGRAMS

Overview

RULE:

11B-35.001	General Training Programs; Requirements and Specifications
11B-35.0011	Basic Abilities Test Requirements for Applicant Admission into a Law Enforcement and Correctional Basic Recruit Training Program
11B-35.002	Basic Recruit Training Programs for Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation
11B-35.0024	Student Performance in Commission-approved High-Liability Basic Recruit Training Courses, Instructor Training Courses, and Specialized and Advanced Training Program Courses Requiring Proficiency Demonstration.
11B-35.003	Basic Recruit Training Programs for Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Auxiliary Training
11B-35.009	Exemption from Basic Recruit Training

PURPOSE:

Paragraph 11B-35.001(4)(a), F.A.C.: Adds a requirement for persons entered in a BRTP to be a U.S. citizen, which limits admission to those persons who can qualify to be certified as an officer.
Sub-paragraphs 11B-35.001(11)(c)6.-7., F.A.C.: Adds the Single Officer Response to Active Threat and Shooter Incidents Course; and the Crisis Intervention Training for School Resource Officers Course, developed for SROs, to the list of Specialized Training Program courses that will be reported to the Commission and entered into ATMS.  Adding the two new courses to the list will allow the staff and agencies to monitor their usage.
Sub-paragraph 11B-35.001(11)(d)14., F.A.C.: Adds a requirement for documentation showing persons entered in a BRTP to be a U.S. citizen, which ensures the training centers are verifying compliance with Rule 11B-35.001(4)(a), F.A.C.
Subsection 11B-35.001(17), F.A.C.: Removes unnecessary language in Rule 11B-35.001(17), F.A.C., which authorized the CMS Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics Course Field Test which will end no later than June 30, 2020.
Paragraph 11B-35.0011(1)(a), F.A.C.: Removes language relating to multiple providers of the BAT because there will be only one (1) provider of the BAT, effective August 2019.
Subsection 11B-35.0011(2), F.A.C.: Removes language relating to multiple providers of the BAT because there will be only one (1) provider of the BAT, effective August 2019.
Sub-paragraphs 11B-35.002(6)(c)3.-10., F.A.C.: Renumbers subsections of Rule 11B-35.002(6)(c)1.-10, F.A.C., and removes cross-over programs that have been retired for more than four years from the list of retired programs eligible for completion within four years.
Sub-paragraph 11B-35.002(6)(c)3., F.A.C.: Removes the Correctional Officer Cross-Over Training to Florida CMS Law Enforcement BRTP number 1191 from the list of retired programs eligible for completion because the program has been retired for more than four years.
Sub-paragraph 11B-35.002(6)(c)5., F.A.C.: Removes the Correctional Probation Officer Cross-Over Training to Florida CMS Law Enforcement Basic Recruit Training Program number 1179 from the list of retired programs eligible for completion because the program has been retired for more than four years.
Sub-paragraph 11B-35.002(6)(c)7., F.A.C.: Removes the Law Enforcement Officer Cross-Over Training to Florida CMS Correctional BRTP number 1192 from the list of retired programs eligible for completion because the program has been retired for more than four years.
Sub-paragraph 11B-35.002(6)(c)9., F.A.C.: Removes the Law Enforcement Officer Cross-Over Training to Florida Correctional Probation Basic Recruit Training Program number 1184 from the list of retired programs eligible for completion because the program has been retired for more than four years.
Sub-paragraph 11B-35.0024(3)(a)2., F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised CMS Defensive Tactics Performance Evaluation, form CJSTC-6 CMS, to accompany the updated CMS Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics Course, effective July 1, 2020.
Subsection 11B-35.003(2), F.A.C.: Updates the current language to include the State Officer Certification Examination requirement and clarifies applicants for certification as auxiliary officers must comply with all requirements of s. 943.13, F.S.
Paragraph 11B-35.003(2)(d), F.A.C.: Expands the training options available for training schools to meet the needs of their customer agencies by defining a “virtual classroom”, the delivery requirements, and allows the use of a virtual classroom to present Auxiliary Basic Recruit Training.
Subsection 11B-35.009(10), F.A.C.: Maintains consistency with persons who complete a Basic Recruit Training Program by adding the requirement that a person who completes the exemption from training program must gain certification within four years.

SUBJECT:

Added requirement for persons entered in a BRTP to be a U.S. citizen; Specialized Training Program courses developed for SROs; removal of CMS Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics Course Field Test language; single BAT provider; updated list of basic recruit training programs and retired training programs; revised CMS Defensive Tactics Performance Evaluation, form CJSTC-6 CMS; exemption from training program requirements; certification requirements for auxiliary officers; and definition of “virtual classroom” and delivery requirements to include Auxiliary Basic Recruit Training.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

943.03(4), 943.12(1), (2), 943.17 FS.

LAW:

943.12, 943.12(5), 943.131(2), 943.17, 943.17(1)(a),FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/30/2019 Vol. 45/212

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

943.03(4), 943.12(1), (2), 943.17 FS., 943.12, 943.12(5), 943.131(2), 943.17, 943.17(1)(a),FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

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http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=11B-35.001&PDate=10/30/2019&Section=1

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