The proposed amendments address implementation issues that arose after the rules were last amended on March 11, 2011, to require regionally accredited bachelor’s degrees for supplemental compensation eligibility. The proposed amendments clarify ...

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
69A-37.084: Definitions
69A-37.085: Eligibility Requirements for Supplemental Compensation
69A-37.086: Request for Eligibility Determination
69A-37.089: Employing Agency Request for Reimbursement
69A-37.090: Supplemental Compensation Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendments address implementation issues that arose after the rules were last amended on March 11, 2011, to require regionally accredited bachelor’s degrees for supplemental compensation eligibility. The proposed amendments clarify which firefighters are eligible for supplemental compensation and eliminate the transfer exception in subsection 69A-37.084(1), F.A.C. The proposed amendments define the terms “coursework applicable for fire department duties,” “nationally accredited” and “regionally accredited”; provide that an employing agency will not be reimbursed for payment made to an ineligible firefighter; and incorporate several forms by reference.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Firefighters Supplemental Compensation Program.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 633.45(2)(a) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.382 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: April 25, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida State Fire College Auditorium, 11655 N.W. Gainesville Rd., Ocala, FL
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Bill Wentlandt at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Bill Wentlandt at [phone] or [e-mail]. The text of the proposed rule is also available on the Department’s website @ http://www.MyFloridaCFO.com/LegalServices/ruleHearing/

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.