Purpose


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.