11B-14.002: General Program Provisions
11B-14.003: Authorized Salary Incentive Payments
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 11B-14.002, F.A.C.: To revise the Higher Education for Salary Incentive Report form CJSTC-63 to reflect statutory revisions in Section 943.22(1)(a), F.S., regarding accrediting agencies or associations recognized by the database created by the U.S. Department of Education. To update the Department’s web address. Rule 11B-14.003, F.A.C.: Requirements for receiving educational salary incentive payments.
SUMMARY: Rule 11B-14.002, F.A.C.: The Department’s web address. Verification of agencies or associations through the U.S. Department of Education’s database. Rule 11B-14.003, F.A.C.: Educational salary incentive monies.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.22(2)(h) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 943.22 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
TIME AND DATE: January 10, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 2331 Phillips Road, Elevator Conference Room, Quad C, 3rd Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Donna Hunt at (850)410-8615. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Donna Hunt, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionalism Program, 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)410-8516
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
11B-14.002 General Program Provisions.
(1) through (5) No change.
(6) Educational Salary Incentive Payments.
(a) No change.
(b) The employing agency is responsible for ensuring that the documents submitted for educational salary incentive payments are authentic and accurately reflect the credit given for academic courses successfully completed by the officer, and shall submit or electronically transmit to Commission staff through the Commission’s ATMS a completed Higher Education for Salary Incentive Report, form CJSTC-63, revised August 3, 2006 May 6, 2004, hereby incorporated by reference.
(c) through (d) No change.
(7) through (14) No change.
(15) All forms referenced in this rule chapter may be obtained on the following web site: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cjst/rules_and_forms/index.html or by contacting the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionalism Program, Post Office Box 1489, Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1489, Attention: Bureau of Standards, Forms Liaison.
Specific Authority 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.22(2)(h) FS. Law Implemented 943.22 FS. History–New 10-16-78, Amended 9-11-79, 1-13-81, 5-16-83, 1-7-85, Formerly 11B-14.02, Amended 7-13-87, 9-3-87, 5-23-88, 5-14-92, 12-13-92, 1-2-97, 7-7-99, 8-22-00, 7-29-01, 11-5-02, 11-30-04, 3-27-06,_________.
11B-14.003 Authorized Salary Incentive Payments.
Full-time law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers satisfying the certification requirements of Section 943.13, F.S., who are not excluded from eligibility pursuant to Section 943.22(4), F.S., shall be eligible to participate in the Salary Incentive Program.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Pursuant to Section 943.22(2)(d), F.S., officers shall receive the sum of $20 each month for each successfully completed 80-hour unit of Commission-approved Advanced or Career Development Training, which has been verified by the employing agency, defined in Section 943.10, F.S., through the Commission’s ATMS. Commission staff shall recognize, only once, the successful completion of any specific training course for salary incentive payment. Officers who elect to use Commission-approved Advanced or Career Development Training Courses as credit toward a two or four year degree, for which the officer would receive educational salary incentive payment, shall not receive advanced or career development salary incentive payment for the same courses. Agencies shall review the educational transcripts submitted for educational salary incentive to ensure there is no duplication of payment.
(5) No change.
Specific Authority 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.22(2)(h) FS. Law Implemented 943.22 FS. History–New 9-11-79, Amended 1-13-81, 5-16-83, 9-1-83, 4-26-84, 1-7-85, Formerly 11B-14.03, Amended 7-13-87, 1-2-97, 7-7-99, 8-22-00, 11-5-02, 11-30-04,_________.