The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has issued an order. On April 16, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission received a petition for a permanent waiver of Rule 11B-27.00212(6), F.A.C., by the Florida Fish & ...

 

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 16, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission received a petition for a permanent waiver of subsection 11B-27.00212(6), F.A.C., by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission on behalf of Investigator John E. Brown. Petitioner wished to waive that portion of the rule which requires an officer to become automatically separated from employment and the officer’s certificate to become inactive if the employing agency does not file the Mandatory Retraining Report form CJSTC 74 by the June 30 deadline. Notice of receipt of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Register Volume 39, Number 76, on April 18, 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 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 be addressed in an alternative method by granting this rule waiver. The Commission granted the Petitioner's waiver request. The Petitioner shall be deemed to have filed the forms CJSTC 74 on behalf of Investigator Brown for the period 2000 to 2012. Investigator Brown shall not incur a break in service as a result of this situation.

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].