Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Throughout this
rule chapter "training programs," "courses," "instructors," and "training
schools" refer to Commission-approved training programs, courses, instructors,
and training schools. Commission-approved Basic Recruit, Advanced, and
Specialized Training Programs are intended to provide job-related training to
law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers. The
training programs are:
(a) Basic Recruit
Training Programs that provide for the acquisition of employment skills,
necessary for officer certification and employment; and,
(b) Special Operations Forces Training
Programs that provide training for special operations forces members seeking
officer certification.
(c) Advanced
Training Programs that maintain officer certification, enhance officer
knowledge, skills, and abilities, and assist in an officer's promotion to a
higher rank.
(d) Specialized
Training Programs that provide for officer post-basic or in-service training
that enhance an officer's knowledge, skills, and abilities in a specific
area.
(2) Notification
of scheduled courses. The training center director or designee shall notify the
assigned local Commission field specialist of scheduled, rescheduled, or
cancelled Commission-related training courses. This notification shall be at
least 30 days in advance, or immediately upon scheduling, rescheduling, or
cancellation of the course when under 30 days. Notification shall include at a
minimum:
(a) Date(s) of course(s).
(b) Location of course(s).
(c) Title of course(s).
(d) Time of course(s).
(3) Instructors who teach Commission-approved
Basic Recruit, Advanced, Specialized, and Special Operations Forces Training
Program Courses at a training school shall:
(a) Be a Commission-certified General
Instructor pursuant to subsection
11B-20.001(3),
F.A.C., or be exempt from certification pursuant to subsection
11B-20.001(4),
F.A.C.
(b) Be required to hold
additional certifications for specified areas of instruction in Commission
courses pursuant to Rule
11B-20.0014, F.A.C.
Commission-certified defensive tactics instructors who instruct defensive
tactics courses on or after July 1, 2020, must have completed the Defensive
Tactics Instructor Course, effective May 2, 2019, as a part of their initial
defensive tactics instructor certification or have completed the Defensive
Tactics Instructor Update Course effective April 1, 2018.
(c) Be required to hold additional
certifications for specified areas of instruction in Commission-approved
courses pursuant to Rule
11B-20.0014, F.A.C.
Commission-certified firearms instructors who instruct Basic Recruit Firearms
courses on or after July 1, 2023, must have completed the Firearms Instructor
Course, effective July 1, 2023, as a part of their initial firearms instructor
certification or have completed the Firearms Instructor Update Course,
effective August 18, 2022. All Commission-certified firearms instructors must
have completed the Firearms Instructor Course, effective July 1, 2023, as a
part of their initial firearms instructor certification or have completed the
Firearms Instructor Update Course, effective August 18, 2022, before June 30,
2024, or their firearms instructor certification will be deactivated.
(d) Be required to hold additional
certifications for specified areas of instruction in Commission-approved
courses pursuant to Rule
11B-20.0014, F.A.C.
Commission-certified first aid instructors who instruct Basic Recruit First Aid
courses on or after July 1, 2023, must have completed the First Aid Instructor
Course, effective February 16, 2023, as a part of their initial first aid
instructor certification or have completed the First Aid Instructor Update
Course, effective August 18, 2022. All Commission-certified first aid
instructors must have completed the First Aid Instructor Course, effective
February 16, 2023, as a part of their initial first aid instructor
certification or have completed the First Aid Instructor Update Course,
effective August 18, 2022, before June 30, 2024, or their first aid instructor
certification will be deactivated.
(4) Commission-approved training shall be
made available to the following:
(a) Students
who enroll in a Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program to become
certified law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officers.
Prior to enrolling in a Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program,
students must comply with Section
943.13(2),
F.S.
(b) Students who enroll in a
Commission-approved Advanced or Specialized Training Program Course and are
Commission-certified law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
officers.
(c) Criminal justice
officers and support personnel, defined in Section
943.10(11),
F.S., are authorized to expend Officer Training Monies to attend
Commission-approved Advanced and Specialized Training Program Courses delivered
through a training school. The Commission has further authorized support
personnel to attend training courses funded with Officer Training Monies, as
defined in paragraph 11B-18.0053(3)(a),
F.A.C.
(5) The training
center director shall ensure that each student is provided with a copy of the
Commission's currently approved Basic Recruit Training Curriculum applicable to
the student's enrollment prior to or at the beginning of the program.
(6) Training center directors shall ensure
that instuctors are delivering the current Commission-approved training
programs in compliance with Commission rules.
(7) The Commission shall approve new and
revised curricula in the CJSTC basic recruit, advanced, specialized training
programs pursuant to Section
943.17, F.S., and the Special
Operations Forces Training Program, pursuant to Section
943.131(3),
F.S.
(8) The Commission shall
publish on the Active CJSTC Curricula web page the official list of approved
and active Commission courses and programs for Basic Recruit, Advanced,
Specialized, and the Special Operations Forces Training Programs. The Active
CJSTC Curricula web page can be accessed at the following FDLE Internet
address:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Curriculum/Active-Courses.aspx.
(9) Maintenance of training curricula.
(a) Training curricula shall be maintained
for Commission approved Basic Recruit, Advanced, Specialized, and the Special
Operations Forces Training Programs within the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement.
(b) Upon approval of
new or revised curricula, the Commission shall establish an effective date for
implementation.
(c) A course
description of approved new or revised curricula shall be published on the
Active CJSTC Curricula web page within 10 days of Commission
approval.
(d) Each course
description shall include, at a minimum, the course code, name, hours, and
effective date. Each basic recruit program description shall include, at a
minimum, an outline of courses by name, course number, and hours.
(10) Student academic performance
in courses.
(a) Each training center director
shall make available to its students and Commission staff a written copy of its
performance standards.
(b) The
terms "successfully completed" and "successfully complete" are denoted with a
"Pass" on the completed Training Report form CJSTC-67 and are defined as
follows: A student enrolled in a Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training
Program or a Special Operations Forces Training Program shall achieve a score
of no less than 80% on each of the written end-of-course examinations,
exclusive of demonstration of proficiency skills in the Basic Recruit Training
Courses. A student enrolled in a Commission-approved Advanced or Specialized
Training Program Course pursuant to paragraph (10)(d) of this rule section,
shall achieve a score of no less than 80% on the written end-of-course
examination. A student enrolled in a Specialized Instructor Training Course
shall achieve a score of no less than 85% on the written end-of-course
examination, exclusive of demonstration of any proficiency skills.
(c) The training center director or designee
is responsible for the development, maintenance, and administration of
comprehensive end-of-course examinations. The training center director or
designee is authorized to develop, maintain, and administer additional academic
tests for courses and is not limited to only the utilization of a comprehensive
end-of-course examination. Training schools shall maintain examinations for
Commission-approved Basic Recruit, Special Operations Forces, Advanced,
Specialized Instructor Training, and Specialized Training Program Courses,
pursuant to paragraph (10)(d) of this rule section, and in compliance with the
administration, confidentiality, and security requirements of subsections
11B-35.0085(2)
-(5), F.A.C.
(d) The Commission
shall designate on the Active CJSTC Curricula web page the Specialized
Instructor Courses and Specialized Training Program Courses that require an
end-of-course examination.
(e)
End-of-course examinations shall be developed and administered for each course
in a basic recruit training program and the Special Operations Forces Training
Programs based on the learning objectives in each course, with the exception of
the physical fitness officer wellness courses, and proficiency demonstration
courses, pursuant to subsection
11B-35.009(8),
F.A.C.
(11) Reporting
requirements for Commission-approved Basic Recruit, Advanced, Specialized, and
Special Operations Forces Training Program Courses are as follows:
(a) The training center director or designee
shall determine the beginning and ending dates of each Basic Recruit Training
Program and Special Operations Forces Training Program, and within thirty days
following the class starting date shall forward a Training Report, form
CJSTC-67, revised November 5, 2015, effective 9/2016, hereby incorporated by
reference
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07376,
to Commission staff through the Commission's Automated Training Management
System (ATMS). Form CJSTC-67 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.
(b) Following the completion of a
Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program, Advanced Training Program
Course, Special Operations Forces Training Program, or Specialized Training
Program Course outlined in subsection
11B-35.007(1),
F.A.C., the training center director or designee shall, within thirty days of
the program or course completion date, electronically transmit a completed
Training Report form CJSTC-67, or transmit an updated CJSTC-67 form through the
Commission's ATMS. Submission of the Academy Physical Fitness Standards Report,
form CJSTC-67A, revised August 4, 2016, effective 7/2017, hereby incorporated
by reference
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08440,
is required for Law Enforcement, Correctional Probation, and Correctional Basic
Recruit Training Programs within thirty days of the course completion.
Submission of form CJSTC-67A is not required for the Law Enforcement Auxiliary
and Cross-Over Basic Recruit Training Programs. Form CJSTC-67A 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.
(c) The training center director or designee
shall ensure that the records for Commission-approved Basic Recruit, Advanced,
Specialized, and Special Operations Forces Training Program Courses are
maintained in the course file within the training school. Each course shall be
subject to audit by Commission staff. Such records shall, at a minimum,
include:
1. Course outline(s) and daily
schedule(s).
2. Course(s) name and
contact person.
3. Date(s) of
course(s).
4. Full legal name of
all attending students.
5. Test
scores and test materials shall be made available for review by Commission
staff upon request, pursuant to Rule
11B-35.0085, F.A.C.
6. The number of course electives for all
courses delivered using Commission-approved Specialized Goals and
Objectives.
7. Applicable
proficiency checklists and performance reports.
8. List of course instructor(s) to include
full name and a copy of the instructor's current ATMS Global Profile Sheet
filed alphabetically in a master file, or maintained in the course file, or
completion of Instructor Exemption, form CJSTC-82, revised August 13, 2020,
effective 5/2021, hereby incorporated by reference
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13140,
if applicable. Form CJSTC-82 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.
9. Student daily attendance records, to
include documentation of excused absences, pursuant to subsection (10) of this
rule section
10. Documentation of
student makeup work, pursuant to subsection (11) of this rule
section.
11. Documentation on
transfer students, pursuant to Rule
11B-35.0023, F.A.C.
12. Completed Training Report form
CJSTC-67.
13. Form CJSTC-67A for
Basic Recruit Training Programs pursuant to subsection
11B-35.001(13),
F.A.C.
14. For Basic Recruit
Training Programs, proof of compliance with Sections
943.13(2),
943.14(7) and
943.17(1)(g),
F.S., and paragraph 11B-35.001(15)(b),
F.A.C., which includes a completed Physician's Assessment, form CJSTC-75,
revised August 13, 2020, effective 5/2021, hereby incorporated by reference
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13139.
Form CJSTC-75 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.
15. A training school re-examination policy
and documented justification for each student re-examination
administered.
16. A list of
expenditures from the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust Fund
Officer Training Monies for Commission-approved Advanced and Specialized
Training Program Courses when Officer Training Monies are used to fund the
course.
(12)
Student attendance requirements for Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training
Programs outlined in Rule
11B-35.002, F.A.C., Specialized
Training Programs outlined in subsection
11B-35.007(1),
F.A.C., and Advanced Training Program Courses outlined in subsection
11B-35.006(1),
F.A.C., and the Special Operations Forces Training Program outlined in Rule
11B-35.009, F.A.C.
(a) The training center director or designee
shall maintain daily student attendance records or login records or electronic
records of participation for each training course. A training school shall have
a written copy of its attendance policy available for review by students and
Commission staff.
(b) Each student
shall attend or login and complete all sessions of a training course except for
absences approved by the training center director or designee. Documentation
specifying the reason for the excused absence or non-completion of login
activity or non-completion of student assignments shall be maintained in the
course file at the training school. Students shall be responsible for class
work missed during absences. The training center director or designee shall
determine the content and quantity of makeup work. Documentation of the
student's make-up work shall be signed by the training center director or
designee and maintained in the student or course file at the training
school.
(c) Competency-Based
Instruction. The Commission approves competency-based instruction in the
delivery of basic recruit training programs, specialized training program
courses, specialized instructor training courses, the Special Operations Forces
Training Program, and courses created from specialized goals and objectives,
defined in subparagraph (12)(c)1. of this rule section.
1. Competency-based instruction is defined as
"curriculum that uses specific objectives and performance-based learning to
achieve performance standards, in lieu of established contact hours" in a
delivery format that ensures that the training school delivers all curriculum
materials.
2. Training schools are
permitted to use competency-based instruction for courses within the basic
recruit training programs except for the physical fitness and officer wellness
courses and within the Special Operations Forces Training Program. The delivery
of basic recruit training programs and the Special Operations Forces Training
Program shall adhere to total program hours.
3. Training schools are permitted to use
eLearning instruction for Commission-approved Specialized Training Program
Courses, Specialized Instructor Courses, and Specialized Goals and Objectives,
pursuant to Rule 11B-35.0010, F.A.C.
(13) Student
Re-examination Policy for Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program
Courses.
(a) A student shall achieve a passing
score, pursuant to subsection
11B-35.001(10),
F.A.C., on all end-of-course examinations in a Commission-approved Basic
Recruit Training Program or a Special Operations Forces Training Program to
successfully complete a program. A student who has failed a written
end-of-course examination may be granted a re-examination by the training
center director if:
1. There is technical
difficulty in the administration of the test.
2. A condition of the student adversely
impacts the student's ability to achieve a passing score on an end-of-course
examination.
3. The end-of-course
testing instrument is shown to be invalid.
(b) Exclusive of the Commission's Basic
Recruit Training Courses or the Special Operations Forces Training Program
courses requiring proficiency demonstration and re-examinations in paragraph
(13)(a) of this rule section, a student may be granted one written
end-of-course re-examination during a single Basic Recruit Training Program or
Special Operations Forces Training Program. Students, who have failed the
written end-of-course examination after a second attempt shall be deemed to
have failed the course.
(c) The
training center director is authorized to approve a student's request for
re-examination.
(14)
Student re-examination policy for Commission-approved Advanced and Specialized
Training Program Courses. A student who has failed a written end-of-course
examination in a Commission-approved Advanced or Specialized Training Program
Course may be granted a re-examination of the course by the training center
director as set forth in paragraph (13)(a) of this rule section. Each training
school shall develop its own administrative procedures for processing a
student's request for a re-examination as set forth in subsection (11) of this
rule section. Training school procedures for processing student requests for
re-examination shall be documented and maintained on file at the training
school for review by Commission staff and the student.
(15) Basic Recruit Student Physical Fitness
Program.
(a) Commission-certified training
schools are responsible for developing a physical fitness program and shall
provide a copy to Commission staff. The physical fitness program shall be
designed to improve the student's overall physical fitness, improve the
student's performance on the second physical fitness test, and provide a
foundation for lifelong fitness.
(b) Basic Recruit Student Physical Fitness
Test and Chemical Agent Exposure. Prior to beginning a Basic Recruit Training
Program, a student shall receive a physical examination and complete the
Physical's Assessment, form CJSTC-75, which shall be maintained in the student
or course file at the training school. A physical examination is not required
for cross-over basic recruit training programs.
(c) A student shall complete the physical
fitness program to successfully complete a Commission-approved Basic Recruit
Training Program. The student shall complete the physical fitness test within
the first two weeks of beginning a basic recruit training program and complete
a second physical fitness test within the final two weeks of a basic recruit
training program. The physical fitness tests are not required for cross-over or
auxiliary basic recruit training programs.
(16) Proof of course completion. A training
school shall, within thirty days following the completion of a
Commission-approved Basic Recruit, Advanced, Specialized, or Special Operations
Forces Training Program Course, provide to a student who has successfully
completed the program, a certificate, which shall contain at a minimum, the
name of the training school, the student's name, the dates of the program or
course, the number of program or course hours, the title of the Basic Recruit,
Advanced, Specialized, or Special Operations Forces Training Program Course,
and the current training center director's signature. Basic Recruit Training
Completion Certificates shall contain the Curriculum Version Number for the
course taught. The training school shall provide to a student who has
successfully completed a Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program,
and the student shall be required to pass the State Officer Certification
Examination.
Rulemaking Authority
943.03(4),
943.12(1), (2),
943.17 FS. Law Implemented
943.12,
943.17
FS.
