Security Officer, Recovery Agent and Private Investigative Intern School Curriculum; Examinations; Retention of Records

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Licensing

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5N-1.140Security Officer, Recovery Agent and Private Investigative Intern School Curriculum; Examinations; Retention of Records

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 44 No. 64, April 2, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

5N-1.140 Security Officer, Recovery Agent and Private Investigative Intern School Curriculum; Examinations; Retention of Records

(1) Security Officer Schools and Training Facilities.

(a) A security officer school or training facility shall teach, at a minimum, and the students shall attend classes in the subject areas as set forth in the Security Officer Training Curriculum Guide ­PXXXX (06/2018) (12/2017), which is hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-, or from the Division of Licensing at the addresses listed in rule 5N-1.100, F.A.C. of this chapter The security officer curriculum shall consist of 40 hours of instruction.

(b) Throughout or upon completion of the required curriculum, schools and training facilities shall administer testing of not less than 2 hours in duration. The examination(s) shall be approved by the Division as meeting the content criteria of paragraph (a) and the Security Officer Training Curriculum Guide. Such examination(s) shall consist of 170 questions in total on the subjects contained in the Security Officer Training Curriculum Guide.

(c) through (d) No change.

(e) An individual who satisfies any criteria under paragraphs 5N-1.138(1)(e)-(g), F.A.C., is deemed to have met the training requirement of Section 493.6303(4), F.S. (e) An individual who satisfies any criteria under paragraphs 5N-1.138(1)(e)-(g), F.A.C., is deemed to have met the training requirement of Section 493.6303(4), F.S.

(2) Recovery Agent Schools and Training Facilities.

(a) Class E and EE applicants must complete 40 hours of training before they may be licensed. A recovery agent school or training facility shall teach, at a minimum, and the students shall attend classes in the subject areas as set forth in the Recovery Agent and Recovery Agent Intern Agent/Intern Curriculum Guide ­PXXXX (Rev. 06/2018) (Rev. 02/2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-              , or from the Division of Licensing at the addresses listed in rule 5N-1.100, F.A.C. of this chapter.

(b) Upon completion of the required curriculum, schools and training facilities shall administer a final examination of not less than 1 hour in duration. The examination shall be approved by the Division as meeting the content criteria of paragraph (a) and the Recovery Agent and Recovery Agent Intern Agent/Intern Curriculum Guide. Such examination shall consist of 100 questions in total on subjects contained in the Recovery Agent and Recovery Agent Intern Agent/Intern Curriculum Guide.

(c) No change.

(3) No change.

(4)(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Institutions providing private investigative intern courses shall teach, at a minimum, the subject areas set forth in the Private Investigator Investigative Intern Training Curriculum Guide ­PXXXX, (Rev. 06/2018) (Rev. 12/2017), which is hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-              , or from the Division of Licensing at the addresses listed in rule 5N-1.100 of this chapter. Private investigative intern courses may be provided by face-to-face presentation, on-line technology, or home study. Whatever the mode of instruction, students shall attend or participate in sessions or classes in accordance with statutes, rules and procedures of the Florida Department of Education.

(d) Institutions shall verify the identity of an intern following procedures of the Florida Department of Education before the examination is taken. The examination shall consist of 170 questions, and 128 correct answers shall be a passing score. No more than 50% of the questions may be true or false questions.

(5) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 493.6203(5), 493.6203(6), 493.6303(4), 493.6304(3), 493.6403(2), 493.6406(3) FS. Law Implemented 493.6203(5), 493.6203(6), 493.6303(4), 493.6304(3), 493.6403(2), 493.6406(3) FS. History–New 10-1-91, Amended 2-18-93, 7-6-93, 10-6-93, 12-5-94, 7-31-96, Formerly 1C-3.140, Amended 1-1-05, 1-1-08, 8-26-08, _____________.