RULE NO: RULE TITLE
11B-27.00212: Maintenance of Officer Certification
11B-27.00213: Temporary Employment Authorization
11B-27.013: Canine Team Certification
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 11B-27.00212, F.A.C. Revised form CJSTC-86A. Revised the Law Enforcement Officer Firearms Qualification Standard form CJSTC-86A to authorize use of a reduced sized target (in extreme circumstances only) to demonstrate proficiency (with a handgun only) on the Commission’s Firearms Qualification Standard Course of Fire pursuant to Rule 11B-27.014, F.A.C. Revised the Commission’s Firearms Qualification Standard Course of Fire for officers injured in the line of duty. Revised to grant a two-year extension, to officers who have been injured in the line of duty, to satisfy the Commission’s Firearms Qualification Standard Course of Fire pursuant to Rule 11B-27.014, F.A.C.
Rule 11B-27.00213, F.A.C. Revised form CJSTC-4 CMS. Revised the CMS Firearms Performance Evaluation form CJSTC-4 CMS to remove the proficiency skills designated as “CMS New” pursuant to the revisions in Rule 11B-35.0023, F.A.C.
Rule 11B-27.013, F.A.C. Clarified the process for canine team evaluators to evaluate canine team equivalent training. Equivalent training shall be reviewed and approved by a Commission-approved evaluator, however, a canine team evaluator shall not approve equivalent canine team training for they delivered.
Revised form CJSTC-70. Revised the Patrol Canine Team Certification Application form CJSTC-70 to require the first and second canine team evaluator to list their agency or training school affiliation.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Compliance with the Commission’s Firearms Qualification Standard, Firearms performance evaluation, equivalent canine team training evaluations, and agency or training school affiliation reporting requirements for canine team evaluators.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 943.03(4), 943.12(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 943.11, 943.12, 943.12(3), 943.12(17), 943.13, 943.131, 943.133, 943.135, 943.139, 943.1395, 943.1395(3), 943.17(1)(a), 943.1701, 943.1715, 943.1716, 943.253 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 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 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.