Rule 11B-30.008 Rule Title: State Officer Certification Examination Site Administration

 

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

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11B-30.008State Officer Certification Examination Site Administration

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 3, 2017, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement received a petition for a permanent waiver of Rule 11B-30.008(1), F.A.C., from Kevin W. Nash.

Petitioner wishes to waive that portion of the Rule that states, in pertinent part: Administration of the Computer-Based State Officer Certification Examination (CB-SOCE) shall be limited to test sites authorized by the Commission and located within the State of Florida. In justification of his petition for waiver, Petitioner asserts that on June 21, 2017 he completed and passed Basic Law Enforcement Training at the North East Criminal Justice Training Center Region 5. Petitioner further asserts that he then logged onto the Pearson Vue Testing Facility website and registered for the State Officer Certification Exam. He was provided the option for a SOCE testing site in Savannah Georgia which he selected and subsequently passed the SOCE at that location on June 27, 2017. During this time the Petitioner applied for a position with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. On July 21, 2017 the JSO researched the Petitioner’s ATMS global profile which showed that petitioner had taken and passed the SOCE. On September 18, 1027, Petitioner obtained employment with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office as a certified police officer. On October 6, 2017 Petitioner received notice that he was ineligible for a position as a certified police officer because he had taken the SOCE out of state. Petitioner alleges that, should the waiver not be granted, Petitioner will suffer a substantial hardship as he would be unable to continue to work in the law enforcement officer position for which he was trained and hired until he sits for and passes a Florida SOCE administered within the State of Florida. A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Dana Kelly, Agency Clerk, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, FL 32302 or by Telephone at [phone].