RULE NO: RULE TITLE
11B-20.001: Definitions and Minimum Requirements for General Certification of Instructors
11B-20.0014: Minimum Requirements for High-Liability and Specialized Topics Instructor Certification
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 11B-20.001, F.A.C. Revised forms CJSTC-10, 71, and 81. Revised the Speed Measurement Device Instructor Field Evaluation form CJSTC-10 to add the incorporated rule reference. Revised the Instructor Certification Application form CJSTC-71 to require additional documentation when adding new instructor certification subjects. Revised the Instructor Competency Checklist form CJSTC-81 to require that instructor applicants are evaluated by the students they teach. Retired and new specialized instructor courses. Retired the CMS Instructor Techniques Course (#1116) and replaced with the Florida General Instructor Techniques Course (# 1186).
Revised to require that an instructor report a change in his or her affiliation with a training school or criminal justice agency. Added rule language to require training center directors or agency administrators to report an instructor’s change in affiliation by submitting a completed Affidavit of Separation form CJSTC-61 to Commission staff. Housekeeping revisions. Clarified existing rule language for equivalent instructor training in Rule 11B-20.001, F.A.C.
Rule 11B-20.0014, F.A.C. Revised the application requirements to apply for specialized instructor certifications. Clarified the timeline (four years) to apply for a specialized instructor certification after completion of a specialized instructor course. Clarified the required training and internship requirements for instructors who do not comply with the four-year time line. Clarified Existing Rule language. Clarified existing rule language for obtaining a Law Topics, Speed Measurement, Canine Team, and Breath Test specialized instructor certifications.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Requirements for obtaining a general, specialized, or high-liability instructor certification a change of affiliation reporting requirements.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.14(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 943.12(3), (9), 943.13(6), 943.14(3) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: May 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionalism Program, 2331 Phillips Road, 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, (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 DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Donna Hunt, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionalism Program, 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308; (850)410-8615

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.