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Notice: 5326093

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Division:

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

Chapter:

EXAMINATIONS

Overview

RULE:

11B-30.006	State Officer Certification Examination General Eligibility Requirements
11B-30.0062	State Officer Certification Examination Assignment and Retake Eligibility Requirements
11B-30.007	Application for the State Officer Certification Examination and Notification Process
11B-30.0071	Examination Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities
11B-30.008	State Officer Certification Examination Site Administration
11B-30.012	Post Examination Review of Missed Questions, Answers, and Grading Key

PURPOSE:

Rule 11B-30.006, F.A.C.: Revises form CJSTC-67 to comply with statutory revisions in Section 943.13(5), F.S., for processing an officer’s fingerprints for employment or appointment.
Revised the following forms to comply with the revision of Section 119.071, F.S., regarding procedures for requesting a full social security number on Commission forms: Forms CJSTC-67, CJSTC-76; CJSTC-500; CJSTC-502 incorporated in Rules 11B-30.006, 11B-30.0071, and 11B-30.012, F.A.C.
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. Rules 11B-30.006 and 11B-30.0071, F.A.C.: Forms CJSTC-76 and CJSTC-500 were revised to implement the new Florida CMS Law Enforcement and Florida Correctional Probation Basic Recruit Training Programs.
To comply with Section 120.74, F.S., which requires an agency to revise its rules as often as necessary (no less than every two years) to ensure compliance with Florida Statutes. Rule 11B-30.0062, F.A.C.: Revised the rule section name to correspond with the content of the revised rule language. Rule 11B-30.007: Revises to require that an applicant is prohibited from registering for and taking more than one State Officer Certification Examination (SOCE) in a month and adds “traffic crash” to the list of acceptable reasons for an applicant to reschedule the State Officer Certification Examination. Rules 11B-30.0071 and 11B-30.012, F.A.C.: To make housekeeping revisions. Removes providing a live reader for during the SOCE, removes flexible recording of an individual’s test responses by a proctor or marked on the test booklet, and allows assistive devices during the SOCE. Grants Commission staff authority to request further evidence when the evidence for a request for special accommodation is incomplete, inconclusive, unclear, or does not substantiate the need for the requested accommodation. Removes the requirement that the Commission pay for medical evaluations for individuals requesting accommodations that do not substantiate the need for the accommodation. Rule 11B-30.008, F.A.C.: Updates rule references and clarifies that an applicant shall not be admitted into an examination after the administrator closes the registration process, and adds a new rule incorporation reference to form CJSTC-517. Rule 11B-30.012, F.A.C.: Reformats existing rule language. Updates the applicant requirements during an Examination Review Session. Provides Commission staff the authority to dismiss an individual from an Examination Review Session if the student violates applicant conduct pursuant to Rule 11B-30.009, F.A.C.. Updates the contents of the examination review packet on form CJSTC-511.

SUMMARY:

Revises commission forms; revises the examination general eligibility requirements; revises the examination assignment and retake eligibility requirements; revises the application examination requirements and notification process; revises the examination accommodations for applicants with disabilities; revises examination site administration requirements; and revises the requirements for review of examination questions, answers, papers, grades, and grading key.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

943.03(4), 943.12(1), (17), 943.1397 FS.

LAW:

943.12(17), 943.13(10), 943.131(2), 943.1397, 943.1397(3), 943.173 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:

No reference(s).

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