a permanent waiver of Rules 11B-20.0014(2)(d) and 11B-35.0021(6)(d), F.A.C., by Santa Fe College Institute of Public Safety on behalf of First Aid Instructor, Jon Duff. Petitioner wishes to waive that portion of Rule 11B-20.0014(2)(d)6., F.A.C., ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
11B-20.0014: Minimum Requirements for High-Liability and Specialized Topics Instructor Certification

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 12, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, received a petition for a permanent waiver of paragraphs 11B-20.0014(2)(d) and 11B-35.0021(6)(d), F.A.C., by Santa Fe College Institute of Public Safety on behalf of First Aid Instructor, Jon Duff. Petitioner wishes to waive that portion of subparagraph 11B-20.0014(2)(d)6., F.A.C., that requires a Florida certified Paramedic to obtain CJSTC certification before instructing basic recruit training first aid courses. The Petitioner wishes to waive that portion of paragraph 11B-35.0021(6)(d), F.A.C., which requires a specified student/instructor ratio in high liability courses, including First Aid. The Petitioner states that it hired Instructor Duff to teach First Aid to law enforcement basic recruit students. At all times pertinent to the waiver, Duff was a certified Florida Paramedic and was eligible to use that certification to obtain a CJSTC First Aid instructor certificate upon application. However, Duff did not apply for certification.
The Petitioner states that the rule affects it differently from other, similarly situated entities who are subject to the rule because it will have to bring students back to complete another First Aid course, even though the students have successfully passed Basic Recruit Training, the State Officer Certification Examination and are successfully employed. The Petitioner states that none of the recruits who took First Aid under Duff were negatively affected. The Petitioner states further that Duff is in the process of becoming fully CJSTC certified as a First Aid instructor. The Petition states that the relief sought is a permanent waiver of the operation of these two rules from May 14, 2012, through October 23, 2012.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver 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].