The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has issued an order. On February 03, 2014, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission received a petition for a permanent waiver of Rule 11B-27.002(4), F.A.C., by Robert Rockhill. ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

11B-27.002Certification, Employment or Appointment, Reactivation, and Terminating Employment or Appointment of Officers

The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission hereby gives notice:

The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has issued an order. On February 03, 2014, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission received a petition for a permanent waiver of Rule 11B-27.002(4), F.A.C., by Robert Rockhill. Petitioner wished to waive that portion of the rule which requires an officer to obtain employment within four years of beginning basic recruit training. Notice of receipt of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Register, Volume 40, Number 28, February 11, 2014.

On February 8, 2014, at its regularly scheduled business agenda meeting held in Lake Mary, FL, the Commission found that the Petitioner’s situation is not unique. The Petitioner did not demonstrate that the strict application of the Commission’s rules in this case would violate the principles of fairness. The Commission found that the purposes of the underlying statute, Section 943.13, F.S., to ensure that officers meet strict qualification criteria and minimum training requirements, would not be addressed in an alternative method by granting this rule waiver. The Commission denied the Petitioner’s waiver request.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Grace A. Jaye, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, FL 32302 or by telephoning [phone].