Purpose


Sub-paragraph 11B-27.0011(4)(b)1., F.A.C.: Amends current rule language to add the charge of “video voyeurism” back into the list of misdemeanor moral character violations and associated penalty guideline because a 2019 statutory change was made allowing for individuals 18 years old to become certified in corrections. Paragraph 11B-27.002(1)(d), F.A.C.: Incorporates the Physician’s Assessment, form CJSTC-75, which was revised on August 13, 2020, effective 5/2021, but not included in previous rule promulgation. Subsection 11B-27.002(3), F.A.C.: Incorporates and clarifies the usage of the Agency New Hire Report, form CJSTC-207, and adds a notation that the CJSTC-62 form is required for “private correctional officers only”. Sub-paragraph 11B-27.002(3)(a)15., F.A.C.: Incorporates the Affidavit Of Separation, form CJSTC-61, to add instructions and clarify the employing agency’s usage of the form to process “separating” and “re-employing” officers who serve on active military duty. Paragraph 11B-27.00211(2)(a), F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised Fingerprint Notification, form CJSTC-62, to coincide with previous updates made to Rule 11B-27.00211(2)(a), F.A.C., adding Department of Children and Families (DCF) as an approving entity for the fingerprint notification. Subsection 11B-27.00212(4), F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised Mandatory Retraining Report, form CJSTC-74, pursuant to the 2021 Florida Legislature which passed legislation and adds instructions to the form to mandate retraining for law enforcement officers in the proper use of electronic databases. Paragraph 11B-27.00212(5)(e), F.A.C.: Adds a training requirement in Use of Electronic Databases for law enforcement officers, pursuant to the 2021 Legislature which passed legislation to add the training requirement to the 40-hour mandatory retraining requirement for law enforcement officers. Paragraphs 11B-27.00212(17)(a)-(d), F.A.C.: Adds a section (17), pursuant to the 2020 Florida Legislature which created s. 943.17298, F.S., requiring all law enforcement officers to complete training in recognition and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age. Paragraphs 11B-27.00212(18)(a)-(d), F.A.C.: Adds a section (18) to Rule 11B-27.00212, F.A.C., pursuant to the 2021 Florida Legislature which created s. 943.1724, F.S., requiring all law enforcement officers to complete training in sexual assault investigation. Paragraph 11B-27.00213(2)(b), F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised Firearms Performance Evaluation, form CJSTC-4, to reflect inclusion of Equivalency of Training students; clarification that only basic recruit and instructor students are required to pass an end-of-course examination; and allows the training school to record when an EOT student fails to demonstrate the proficiency skills. Paragraph 11B-27.00213(4)(b), F.A.C.: Amends the rule language because training courses are sometimes difficult to schedule and the change allows an officer who is unable to meet the TEA time requirements to be employed on a second TEA. Sub-paragraph 11B-27.005(5)(a)11., F.A.C.: Adds an enumerated penalty guideline for the felony charge of “abuse of children”. Sub-paragraph 11B-27.005(5)(a)21., F.A.C.: Adds the enumerated penalty guideline for the felony charge of “obscenity” as outlined in Florida Statutes. Sub-paragraph 11B-27.005(5)(b)8., F.A.C.: Adds the misdemeanor charge of “video voyeurism” to the enumerated penalty guideline. Sub-paragraph 11B-27.005(5)(b)21., F.A.C.: Adds the enumerated penalty guideline for the misdemeanor moral character violation of “obscenity”. Paragraph 11B-27.013(2)(e), F.A.C.: Incorporates the revised Canine Team Certification Application, form CJSTC-70, to only request the last four digits of the instructors’ social security number.