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Notice: 5325705

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Division:

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

Chapter:

CERTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS

Overview

RULE:

11B-20.001	Definitions and Minimum Requirements for General Certification of Instructors
11B-20.0012	Denial and Discipline of Instructor Certification
11B-20.0013	Commission Instructor Certification Categories
11B-20.0014	Minimum Requirements for High-Liability and Specialized Instructor Certifications
11B-20.0016	Inspection of Instructor Certification Applications
11B-20.0017	Maintenance and Duration of Instructor Certifications

PURPOSE:

To comply with Section 120.74, F.S., which requires agencies to revise its rules as often as necessary to ensure compliance with Florida Statutes and to clarify and restructure existing rule language to comply with the Governor’s plain language policy. Rule 11B-20.001, F.A.C.: Allows a professional or technical certification plus three years experience for instruction in a specific subject matter for exemption from General Instructor Certification. Prohibits an instructor from instructing in Commission-approved courses when a certification has been revoked, relinquished, or suspended. Creates the following new rule paragraphs: Exemption from General Instructor Certification, “instructor separation from affiliation,” equivalent instructor training, and updates the required instructor competencies and internship requirements by creating a new rule paragraph for instructor exemption from the Instructor Techniques Courses. Rule 11B-20.0012, F.A.C.: Creates a new paragraph for disciplinary guidelines and penalties for instructors’ who violate Florida Statutes or Commission rules. Rule 11B-20.0013, F.A.C.: Retires the Radar Instructor Certification and Laser and Radar Instructor Certifications and creates the Speed Measurement Instructor Certification for both certifications. Rule 11B-20.0014, F.A.C.: Revises form CJSTC-10 to reflect the new requirements for obtaining a Speed Measurement Instructor Certification. Creates new rule paragraphs for high-liability and specialized instructor certifications. Rule 11B-20.0017, F.A.C.: Creates a new rule paragraph for “lapse of instructor certifications” and clarifies the timeline for maintaining instructor certifications.
To comply with Section 943.085, F.S., which requires establishment, implementation and evaluation of criminal justice training for law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers. The following revisions were made to implement the new Florida CMS Law Enforcement and Florida Correctional Probation Basic Recruit Training Programs: Rule 11B-20.001, F.A.C.: Repeals the High-Liability Instructor Internship form CJSTC-81A and transfers the internship requirements to form CJSTC-81. Rules 11B-20.001 and 11B-20.0014, F.A.C.: Revises the General Instructor Certification requirements and retires the Traditional General Instructor Certification and Traditional Instructor Techniques Course. Rule 11B-20.0013, F.A.C.: Retires the Traditional High-Liability Instructor Certifications and removes the “CMS” designation from the existing high-liability certifications. Rule 11B-20.0014, F.A.C.: Requires three years experience, versus three years work experience, to obtain an instructor certification; requires student evaluation of an instructor; and to updates the law topics in the Commission’s Basic Recruit Training Programs. Rule 11B-20.0016, F.A.C.: Updates instructor certification topics.
Rule 11B-20.0017, F.A.C.: Revises the general and high-liability instructor certifications titles.
Revision of Commission forms: Revises the following forms to comply with Section 119.071, F.S., regarding procedures for requesting a full social security number on Commission forms: Rule 11B-20.001, F.A.C.: CJSTC-71, CJSTC-61, CJSTC-81; Rule 11B-20.0016: CJSTC-271; Rule 11B-20.0017, F.A.C.: CJSTC-84; Rule 11B-20.0014, F.A.C.: CJSTC-10. Revises form CJSTC-67 To comply with Section 943.13(4), F.S., that changes the fingerprinting process for individuals required to meet the minimum qualifications for employment or appointment as a criminal justice officer.

SUMMARY:

Revises commission forms; revises the minimum requirements for general certification of instructors; revises denial and discipline of instructor certifications; revises instructor certification categories; revises the minimum requirements for high-liability and specialized topics instructor certifications; revises inspection of instructor certification applications; and revises maintenance and duration of instructor certifications.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

120.60(1), 943.03(4), 943.12(1), (2), 943.14, 943.14(3) FS.

LAW:

120.60(1), 943.12(3), (9), 943.13(6), 943.14(3) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/7/2008 Vol. 34/10

COMMENTS:

From 3/7/2008 To 3/28/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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