Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Full-time,
part-time, or auxiliary officers shall successfully complete 40 hours of
continuing education or training every four years. The expiration date of an
officer's mandatory retraining shall be June 30th of the fourth year following
the officer's certification.
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Example:
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Original Officer Certification Date
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November 21, 1997
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Officer Four-year Anniversary Date
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November 21, 2001
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Officer Continuing Education or Training
Deadline
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June 30, 2002
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(2)
Elected or appointed officials whose mandatory retraining dates have expired on
or before the expiration date, pursuant to subsection (1) of this rule section,
shall complete the mandatory retraining requirements within four years of the
date the individual no longer serves as an elected or appointed
official.
(3) Forty hours of
continuing education is granted for three semester credit hours or four quarter
credit hours of college course work upon successful completion of the course,
and provided the credit hours are not used for the purpose of obtaining a
degree, which would make the officer eligible for salary incentive
payments.
(4) Continuing education
or training pursuant to Section
943.135, F.S. Upon an officer's
completion of the required continuing education or training the employing
agency shall submit or electronically transmit to Commission staff through the
Commission's ATMS, and maintain in file a completed Mandatory Retraining
Report, form CJSTC-74, revised August 18, 2022, effective 8/2023, hereby
incorporated by reference
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15517.
Form CJSTC-74 can be obtained at the following FDLE Internet address:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/Forms.aspx,
or by contacting Commission staff at (850)410-8615. Criminal justice agencies
shall not update an officer's mandatory training unless an officer is employed
by the agency or has met the requirement for employment pursuant to subsection
11B-27.002(1),
F.A.C.
(5) Statutory mandated
continuing training. The following training shall be included as a part of the
officer's continuing training:
(a) Domestic
Violence Training for Law Enforcement Officers pursuant to Section
943.1701, F.S. Certified law
enforcement officers who elect to instruct domestic violence training may
substitute completion or instruction of domestic violence training to satisfy
the officer's continuing training requirement.
(b) Human Diversity Training pursuant to
Section 943.1716, F.S. Certified
officers who elect to instruct human diversity modules pursuant to Section
943.1716, F.S., may substitute
completion or instruction of human diversity training to satisfy the officer's
continuing training requirement.
(c) Juvenile Sexual Offender Investigation
Training for Law Enforcement Officers pursuant to Section
943.17295, F.S. Certified law
enforcement officers who elect to instruct the Juvenile Sexual Offender
Investigation training may substitute completion or instruction of this
training to satisfy the officer's continuing training requirement.
(d) Discriminatory Profiling and Professional
Traffic Stops pursuant to Section
943.1758, F.S. Certified law
enforcement officers who elect to instruct Discriminatory Profiling and
Professional Traffic Stops may substitute completion or instruction of this
training to satisfy the officer's continuing training requirement. Completion
or instruction of this training shall satisfy all or a portion of an officer's
continuing training requirement for human diversity training.
(e) Use of Electronic Databases pursuant to
Section 943.17191, F.S. Certified law
enforcement officers who elect to instruct Use of Electronic Databases training
may substitute completion or instruction of this training to satisfy the
officer's continuing training requirement.
(f) Officer Health and Wellness Principles
pursuant to Section 943.1745(2),
F.S., for law enforcement officers whose mandatory retraining cycle ends after
July 1, 2023. Certified law enforcement officers who elect to instruct Officer
Health and Wellness Principles training may substitute instruction for
completion of this training to satisfy the officer's continuing training
requirement.
(6) Failure
to comply with statutorily required continuing education or training. In the
event that an officer fails to meet the continuing education or training
requirements of Section
943.135, F.S., the officer's
certificate shall become inactive until the employing agency provides
documentation to Commission staff establishing that the continuing education or
training requirements have been satisfied. The Commission's ATMS shall separate
an officer from employment if the Mandatory Retraining Report form CJSTC-74, is
not received by the June 30th deadline pursuant to subsection (1) of this rule
section. Officers who have not satisfied their mandatory retraining requirement
within six months of separation shall comply with the requirement of subsection
11B-27.002(1),
F.A.C., prior to reemployment.
(7)
Individuals who have been separated from an employing agency as an officer for
less than four years, and whose certification is inactive for failing to
complete the required hours for mandatory training, shall complete the
continuing education and training requirements prior to resuming active service
with an agency. An officer who requests to claim continuing education and
training that was completed during a period when the officer's certification
was inactive, shall request approval from the agency administrator of the
prospective employing agency and provide proof that the required continuing
education and training was completed. The employing agency shall determine if
the education or training requirements have been satisfied pursuant to Section
943.135, F.S., and shall submit
to Commission staff, or electronically transmit through the Commission's ATMS,
a completed Mandatory Retraining Report form CJSTC-74.
(8) Continuing education or training
completed pursuant to subsection (1) of this rule section, shall not be
eligible for salary incentive payments pursuant to Section
943.135(2),
F.S.
(9) Documentation supporting
the required training shall be attached to the Mandatory Retraining Report form
CJSTC-74, and maintained in the officer's file.
(10) A certified officer who has not
completed the required continuing education or training on or before the
officer's mandatory training deadline, pursuant to subsection (1) of this rule
section, shall not perform the duties of a sworn officer.
(11) Inactive Certificate Status. The
certificate of any certified officer who has separated from employment or
appointment as an officer, and who is not re-employed or re-appointed as an
officer by an employing agency in the same discipline within four years after
the date of separation, shall become inactive.
(12) Prerequisites for certificate
reactivation and reemployment as an officer. To become eligible for
reactivation of certification and reemployment in the discipline for which the
officer has experienced a break-in-service, pursuant to subsection (11) of this
rule section, the officer shall, on or after July 1, 1993, meet the following
conditions.
(a) If the break-in-service is
between four years and eight years the officer shall:
1. Successfully demonstrate proficiency in
the High-Liability Basic Recruit Training Courses pursuant to Rule
11B-35.0024, F.A.C.
2. Achieve a passing score on the applicable
State Officer Certification Examination pursuant to procedures in rule Chapter
11B-30, F.A.C., State Officer Certification Examination.
3. Meet the minimum qualifications described
in Rules 11B-27.002,
11B-27.0021,
11B-27.0022 and
11B-27.00225, F.A.C., as
evidenced by an employing agency's compliance with Section
943.133(2),
F.S.
(b) If the
break-in-service is more than eight years, the officer shall:
1. As a condition of employment or
appointment, successfully complete a Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training
Program pursuant to Rule
11B-35.002, F.A.C.
2. Achieve a passing score on the applicable
State Officer Certification Examination pursuant to rule Chapter 11B-30,
F.A.C.
3. Meet the minimum
qualifications described in Rules
11B-27.002,
11B-27.0021,
11B-27.0022, and
11B-27.00225, F.A.C., as
evidenced by an employing agency's compliance with Section
943.133(2),
F.S.
(13)
Use-of-Force training. An officer shall, as a part of the officer's 40-hour
continuing education or training every four years, be required to complete the
following Use-of-Force training.
(a)
Use-of-Force training shall include the following topics of instruction:
1. Scenario-based Firearms
Training.
2. Physiological Response
Dynamics Training.
3. Less-lethal
force options available within the agency.
4. Agency policies on Use-of-Force
training.
5. Legal aspects
regarding Use-of-Force training.
(b) A law enforcement and correctional
officer shall complete Use-of-Force training pursuant to subparagraphs
(13)(a)1.-5., of this rule section.
(c) A correctional probation officer shall
complete Use-of-Force training pursuant to subparagraphs (13)(a)2.-5., of this
rule section.
(d) An officer's
employing agency shall report the completion of Use-of-Force training to
Commission staff, pursuant to subsection (4) of this rule section.
(e) An officer is permitted to substitute
instruction of Use-of-Force training to satisfy the continuing education or
training requirements for the officer's four-year mandatory retraining
cycle.
(14) Law
Enforcement Officer Firearms Qualification Standard. Beginning July 1, 2006, a
law enforcement officer shall be required to qualify on the Commission's
approved course of fire with the proficiency skills documented on the Law
Enforcement Officer Firearms Qualification Standard, form CJSTC-86A, revised
August 10, 2023, effective 6/2024, hereby incorporated by reference
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16661,
and maintained in the officer's employment file. Form CJSTC-86A can be obtained
at the following FDLE Internet address:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/Forms.aspx,
or by contacting Commission staff at (850)410-8615.
(a) A law enforcement officer who fails to
demonstrate proficiency skills on the required firearms qualification standard
shall not perform the duties of a sworn officer.
(b) Reporting of the compliance with this
standard shall be June 30, 2008, and every two years thereafter. Documentation
supporting the demonstration of proficiency skills shall be reported on the Law
Enforcement Officer Firearms Qualification Standard, form CJSTC-86-A, and
maintained in the officer's file. Form CJSTC-86A can be obtained at the
following FDLE Internet address:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/Forms.aspx,
or by contacting Commission staff at (850)410-8615. The employing agency shall
submit or electronically transmit to Commission staff through the Commission's
ATMS, the date of completion.
(c)
In the event a law enforcement officer fails to meet this standard by June 30
of each reporting year, the officer's certificate shall become inactive until
the employing agency provides documentation to Commission staff establishing
that the firearms qualification standard has been satisfied. Active officers
who were separated from employment or appointment for not satisfying the
firearms qualification standard, and do not meet the standard within six months
of separation from employment or appointment, shall comply with the
certification or reactivation of certification requirement(s) in subsection
11B-27.002(1),
F.A.C., prior to reemployment.
(d)
The certificate of a law enforcement officer shall become inactive if the
officer has separated from employment or appointment and is not reemployed or
reappointed within the two-year reporting cycle. The officer will be required
to comply with the firearms qualification standard upon employment or
appointment.
(e) In the event a law
enforcement officer is injured in the line of duty or has a chronic illness and
fails to meet this standard by June 30 of a reporting year, the agency
administrator or designee shall complete the Injury or Illness Exemption for
the Firearms Law Enforcement Officer Qualification Standard form CJSTC-86B,
revised August 13, 2020, effective 5/2021, hereby incorporated by reference
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13135.
Form CJSTC-86B can be obtained at the following FDLE Internet address:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/Forms.aspx,
or by contacting Commission staff at (850)410-8615. The agency shall submit
form CJSTC-86B and the supporting medical documentation to Commission staff
prior to the June 30 deadline to ensure the officer's certificate does not
become inactive on the reporting deadline for that two-year reporting cycle. An
additional form CJSTC-86B shall be submitted for each subsequent reporting
cycle.
(15) Elder Abuse
Training. As a part of basic recruit training or the officer's continuing
education or training, a law enforcement officer shall be required to complete
training on identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect.
(a) Certified law enforcement officers shall
complete Elder Abuse Training on or before June 30, 2011 pursuant to Section
943.17296, F.S.
(b) The training shall include instruction on
the identification of and appropriate responses for persons suffering from
dementia and on identifying and investigating elder abuse and
neglect.
(c) Law enforcement
officers who have successfully completed one of the following programs will
have satisfied this training requirement:
1.
Any CJSTC approved law enforcement basic recruit training program entered into
on or after 4/1/08.
2. Any CJSTC
Advanced Training Program course on elder abuse or investigation of crimes
against the elderly entered into on or after 4/1/06.
3. Elder Abuse Training for Law Enforcement
course by the Department of Elder Affairs (Effective 10/30/08).
4. Any CJSTC Specialized Training Program
course on elder abuse or investigation of crimes against the elderly entered
into on or after 8/1/12.
(d) An officer who fails to comply with the
elder abuse and neglect training requirements pursuant to Section
943.17296, F.S., shall become an
inactive Florida officer. The officer's certification shall become reactivated
when the officer's employing agency provides Commission staff with verification
that the officer has met the continuing education or training
requirement.
(e) Upon an officer's
completion of the required training the employing agency shall submit, or
electronically transmit to Commission staff through the Commission's ATMS, the
date of completion.
(16)
Identifying and Investigating Human Trafficking Training. As a part of an
officer's continuing education or training, a law enforcement officer shall be
required to complete four (4) hours of training on identifying and
investigating human trafficking.
(a) All law
enforcement officers shall complete the Commission-approved four (4) hour
course developed pursuant to Section
943.17297, F.S., on or before
July 1, 2022 pursuant to Section
943.17297, F.S. The course is
published pursuant to subsection
11B-35.001(8),
F.A.C.
(b) All law enforcement
officers who complete a law enforcement basic recruit training program which
began on or after July 1, 2021, shall have met this requirement.
(c) Law enforcement officers who complete any
Commission-approved course, which is developed in compliance with Section
943.17297, F.S., shall have
satisfied this training requirement.
(d) The certification of an officer who fails
to comply with the requirements pursuant to Section
943.17297, F.S., shall become
inactive and shall remain inactive until the officer completes the required
training and the officer's employing agency provides Commission staff with
verification that the officer has completed the required training.
(e) Upon an officer's completion of the
required training, the employing agency shall submit, or electronically
transmit to Commission staff through the Commission's ATMS, the date of
completion.
(17)
Recognition of and Response to Head Trauma and Brain Injury in a Child Under 6
Years of Age. As a part of an officer's continuing education or training, a law
enforcement officer shall be required to complete training in the recognition
of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of
age.
(a) All law enforcement officers shall
complete the Commission-approved course developed pursuant to Section
943.17298, F.S., prior to July
1, 2022.
(b) All law enforcement
officers who complete a law enforcement basic recruit training program which
began on or after July 1, 2021 shall have met this requirement.
(c) The certification of a law enforcement
officer who fails to comply with the requirements pursuant to Section
943.17298, F.S., shall become
inactive and shall remain inactive until the officer completes the required
training and the officer's employing agency provides Commission staff with
verification that the officer has completed the required training.
(d) Upon an officer's completion of the
required training, the employing agency shall submit, or electronically
transmit to Commission staff through the Commission's ATMS, the date of
completion.
(18) Sexual
Assault Investigation. As a part of an officer's continuing education or
training, a law enforcement officer shall be required to complete training on
sexual assault, with an emphasis on culturally responsive, trauma-informed
training on interviewing sexual assault victims and investigations of incidents
of sexual assault.
(a) All law enforcement
officers shall complete the Commission-approved course developed pursuant to
Section 943.1724, F.S., prior to July 1,
2024.
(b) All law enforcement
officers who complete a law enforcement basic recruit training program which
began on or after July 1, 2022 shall have met this requirement.
(c) The certification of a law enforcement
officer who fails to comply with the requirements pursuant to Section
943.17298, F.S., shall become
inactive and shall remain inactive until the officer completes the required
training and the officer's employing agency provides Commission staff with
verification that the officer has completed the required training.
(d) Upon an officer's completion of the
required training, the employing agency shall submit, or electronically
transmit to Commission staff through the Commission's ATMS, the date of
completion.
Rulemaking Authority
943.03(4),
943.12(1) FS.
Law Implemented 943.12,
943.13(11),
943.135,
943.1395(3),
943.1701,
943.1715,
943.1716,
943.253
FS.
See Rule 11B-27.0023, F.A.C.
