The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has issued an order on May 9, 2013. On April 29, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, received a petition for a waiver of 11B-35.003(4), F.A.C., by Scot Hollingsworth....

 

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

11B-27.002: Certification, 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 May 9, 2013.

On April 29, 2013, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission received a petition for a waiver of subsection 11B-35.003(4), F.A.C., by Scot Hollingsworth. Petitioner wished to waive that portion of the rule which requires an officer to take and pass high liability courses as part of the basic recruit curriculum in order to become a certified full-time law enforcement officer.

Petitioner believed that his employment as a reserve deputy holding auxiliary law enforcement certification at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has more than prepared him at a high level for dealing with all aspects of the high liability courses. He wished to have his attendance at these courses waived in favor of his achievements as a reserve deputy. Petitioner requested a one-year waiver to begin September 1, 2013. Notice of receipt of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Register Volume 39, Number 85 on May 1, 2013.

On May 9, 2013, at its regularly scheduled business agenda meeting held in Sarasota, Florida, the Commission found that the Petitioner’s situation is not unique. The Petitioner failed to 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, which is to ensure that officers receive adequate instruction in high liability topics, will not be met by granting this waiver request. The Commission denied the Petitioner's request for a waiver.

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].