Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
11B-21.002: Criminal Justice Training Schools' Request for Certification, Expansion of Certification, and Re-certification
11B-21.005: Criminal Justice Training School Requirements for Certification and Re-certification
11B-21.018: Criminal Justice Training School Disciplinary Guidelines and Revocation of Certification
11B-21.019: Criminal Justice Training School Inspections
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Pursuant to Section 943.12(1), F.S., to develop rules for the implementation of 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 Basic Recruit Training Program: Rule 11B-21.005, F.A.C.: To update the instructor to student ratio requirements and/or equipment to ratio requirements and update items in the first aid kit on the equipment and facility requirement forms CJSTC-202; CJSTC-203; CJSTC-201; and CJSTC-208.
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. Rule 11B-21.005, F.A.C.: To revise the instructor staffing requirements for training schools with a Type “B” or “C” certification to allow training schools to have a least one full-time instructor or instructor coordinator that will report solely to the training center director. To increase the years from two to four for maintaining a valid Basic Abilities Test. To update rule references.
To revise the following forms to comply with the revision of Section 119.071, F.S., that precludes an agency from requesting an individual’s full social security number unless a list of the documents or forms are filed with the state: Rule 11B-21.019, F.A.C.: Form CJSTC-200.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Commission forms and requirements for certification and recertification of criminal justice training schools.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 943.03(4), 943.12(1), (2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 943.12(3), (7), 943.14, 943.17(1)(g) 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: Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308
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)410-8516

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