The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has issued an order. On April 26, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, received a petition for a permanent waiver of Rule 11B-27.00212(7), F.A.C., by Mario Badia. ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

11B-27.00212: Maintenance of Officer Certification

The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission hereby gives notice: The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has issued an order. On April 26, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, received a petition for a permanent waiver of subsection 11B-27.00212(7), F.A.C., by Mario Badia. Petitioner wished to waive that portion of the rule which requires an officer to obtain employment within four years of separating from employment with an employing agency. Notice of receipt of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly Volume 39, Number 84, on April 30, 2013.

On May 9, 2013, at its regularly scheduled business agenda meeting held in Sarasota, FL, the Commission found that the Petitioner’s situation is unique. The Petitioner demonstrated that the strict application of the Commission's rules in this case would violate the principles of fairness. The Petitioner’s four years to become employed will expire on May 22, 2013. That is around the time when the Petitioner will be given his Panel Interview Board prior to being hired at the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The Commission found that the purposes of the underlying statute, Section 943.1395(1), F.S., to ensure that officers meet strict qualification criteria and minimum training requirements, would be addressed in an alternative method by granting this rule waiver. The Commission granted the Petitioner's waiver request. The Petitioner has six months from the date of the final order in this matter to become employed as a law enforcement officer.
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].