Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 11B-14.002 - General Program Provisions
(1)
Section 943.22, F.S., establishes the
Salary Incentive Program requirements for continued professional development of
a full-time officer who is eligible to receive maximum aggregate monthly salary
incentive payments in the amount of $130 for completion of Commission-approved
Advanced and Career Development Training Program Courses, Federal or Private
Training Programs, Educational Training, and Commission-approved Law
Enforcement Basic Recruit Training Programs pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(a),
F.S.
(2) Career Development
Training Program Course, as defined in subsection
11B-14.001(1),
F.A.C., and Advanced Training Program Course, as defined in subsection
11B-14.001(3),
F.A.C., that have been successfully completed, as defined in subsection
11B-14.001(9),
F.A.C., by eligible officers, shall be verified by the training center director
or designee, as defined in paragraph
11B-21.005(8)(a),
F.A.C. To verify successful completion of a Commission-approved Advanced or
Career Development Training Program Course and to authorize salary incentive
payments, a Training Report, form CJSTC-67, revised August 15, 2024, effective
3/2025, hereby incorporated by reference,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17830,
shall be electronically transmitted to Commission staff through the
Commission's 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.
(3) Pursuant to Section
943.17, F.S., Commission staff
shall award 40 hours of advanced training credit for each 40 hours of criminal
justice executive or management training successfully completed and approved by
the Commission. Eligible officers who request to receive salary incentive
payments for programs listed in paragraphs (4)(a)-(v) below, shall submit to
Commission staff a written request from the officer's agency administrator and
submit a copy of the officer's Certificate of Completion that indicates the
hours completed.
(4) The following
Commission-approved federal or private training is recognized as training that
enhances an officer's knowledge, skills, and abilities for the job performed.
Individuals successfully completing federal or private training shall submit
documentation to Commission staff for determination of course completion
eligibility entitling the individual to receive salary incentive payments.
However, the cost is not approved for expenditure from the Criminal Justice
Standards and Training Trust Fund Officer Training Monies pursuant to
subsection 11B-18.0053(3),
F.A.C.:
|
Federal or Private Training |
||
|
Code |
Hours |
|
|
(a) Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy |
700 |
320 |
|
(b) S.P.I. Administrative Officers' Course |
701 |
320 |
|
(c) National Institute of Corrections |
702 |
320 |
|
(d) Police Executive Institute |
703 |
320 |
|
(e) National Sheriff's Institute |
704 |
320 |
|
(f) Northwestern Traffic Institute |
705 |
320 |
|
(g) Federal Bureau of Prisons |
706 |
320 |
|
(h) IPTM Principles of Police Management |
707 |
80 |
|
(i) IPTM Police Traffic Management |
708 |
80 |
|
(j) IPTM Supervising a Selective Traffic Law Enforcement Program |
709 |
40 |
|
(k) IPTM Police Executive Development |
710 |
40 |
|
(l) IPTM Electronic Spreadsheet for the Police Manager |
711 |
40 |
|
(m) Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Executive Institute |
712 |
80 |
|
(n) Senior Management Institute for Police |
713 |
80 |
|
(o) S.P.I. Police Executive Development |
714 |
80 |
|
(p) N.I.C. Planning of New Institutions |
715 |
40 |
|
(q) N.I.C. ACM: Managing the Organization |
716 |
80 |
|
(r) N.I.C. Correctional Management |
717 |
80 |
|
(s) N.I.C. Training for Staff Trainers |
718 |
40 |
|
(t) N.I.C. Legal Issues for Institutional Personnel |
719 |
40 |
|
(u) FDLE Senior Leadership Program |
720 |
320 |
|
(v) S.P.I. Command Officer Development |
721 |
400 |
(5)
Training Salary Incentive Payments.
(a)
Full-time officers are eligible to receive training salary incentive payment
based on their date of certification, provided the officer notifies the agency
of his or her eligibility to receive salary incentive payments. The date of
eligibility for salary incentive payments shall be:
1. Determined by the date of "successful
completion," defined in subsection
11B-14.001(9),
F.A.C., of a Commission-approved training course indicated on the ATMS Global
Profile Sheet or the date of certification, whichever date is later,
or
2. Determined by the date
indicated on a Commission-approved training Certificate(s) of Completion, or
the date of certification, whichever is later; and,
3. No other date shall be used to calculate
training salary incentive payments.
(b) The initial salary incentive payment paid
to local officers shall be pro-rated or no payment paid for the initial month
of eligibility. Salary incentive payments paid to officers employed by the
State of Florida shall begin in the first full calendar month following the
initial date of eligibility.
(c) An
officer who has been previously employed by another agency shall be paid salary
incentive payments beginning on the day the officer becomes employed by an
agency.
(d) Salary incentive monies
for Commission-approved Advanced Training Program Courses are transferable from
one discipline to another.
(6) Educational Salary Incentive Payments.
(a) State Officers. Educational salary
incentive payments shall not be paid to state officers whose class
specifications require a minimum of a 4-year degree or higher, pursuant to
Section 943.22(2)(e),
F.S.
(b) The employing agency is
responsible for ensuring that the documents submitted for educational salary
incentive payments are authentic and accurately reflect the credit given for
academic courses successfully completed by the officer, and shall submit or
electronically transmit to Commission staff through the Commission's ATMS a
completed Higher Education for Salary Incentive Report, form CJSTC-63, revised
August 15, 2024, effective 3/2025, hereby incorporated by reference,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17831.
Form CJSTC-63 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) Educational salary incentive payments
shall begin on or after the date of notice of eligibility indicated on the
transcript approval or the date of certification, whichever is later, pursuant
to Section 943.22(2)(f),
F.S., and no other date shall be used to calculate educational salary incentive
payments.
(d) The employing agency
shall obtain an official sealed transcript directly from the educational
institution conferring the degree, or providing the academic credit for
successful completion of courses. The employing agency shall not forward the
transcript to Commission staff.
(7) Retroactive salary incentive payments are
not authorized, pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(f),
F.S.
(a) Retroactive salary incentive payments
are not paid to an officer for any training courses completed prior to
certification.
(b) Retroactive
educational salary incentive payments are not paid to an officer prior to the
officer providing notification of eligibility to the employing
agency.
(8) Agency
financial records shall be maintained to separately identify gross salary and
salary incentive payments.
(9) The
employing agency shall maintain all documents related to salary incentive
eligibility and payments in the officer's file.
(10) Officer Suspension or leave of absence.
When an officer is suspended without pay, or takes any leave of absence without
pay, the salary incentive payment for the month in which the suspension or
leave of absence occurs, shall be pro-rated by the number of days or hours paid
within the pay period. Salary incentive payments for subsequent months shall be
withheld. When the officer returns to employment, salary incentive payments
shall resume and continue beginning on the date the officer returns to
employment.
(11) Separating State
and Local Officers. Salary incentive payments paid to separating state and
local officers shall be pro-rated by the number of days or hours worked within
the month of separation.
(12)
Workers' compensation. An officer that is paid while on workers' compensation
is entitled to salary incentive payments in the same proportion as a paid
salary, pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(h),
F.S.
(13) In the event a state
agency is not making the required salary incentive payment to an eligible
officer, the Commission shall notify the Executive Office of the Governor of
the discrepancy and request that appropriate action be taken to ensure
compliance, pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(j),
F.S.
(14) Sheriffs eligible to
qualify for special qualification salary, pursuant to Sections
943.253 and
145.071, F.S., are authorized to
request salary incentive payment pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(d),
F.S., and shall be entitled to salary incentive payment under the programs
provided in subsection (3) of this rule section. However, any executive or
management courses completed to satisfy the requirements of Section
145.071, F.S., regarding special
qualification salary for sheriffs, shall not be credited for salary incentive
payments. Documentation shall be provided to sheriffs, by Commission staff,
that verifies the number of hours credited for salary incentive payments
pursuant to Section 943.22(2)(d),
F.S., and the number of hours credited toward continuing education pursuant to
Section 145.071(2)(c),
F.S.
(15) All Forms referenced in
this rule chapter may be obtained on the following web site:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/Forms.aspx or by contacting the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionalism
Program, Post Office Box 1489, Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1489, Attention:
Bureau of Standards, Forms Liaison.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.22(2)(h) FS. Law Implemented 943.22 FS.
New 10-16-78, Amended 9-11-79, 1-13-81, 5-16-83, 1-7-85, Formerly 11B-14.02, Amended 7-13-87, 9-3-87, 5-23-88, 5-14-92, 12-13-92, 1-2-97, 7-7-99, 8-22-00, 7-29-01, 11-5-02, 11-30-04, 3-27-06, 3-21-07, 6-9-08, 3-13-13, 7-29-15, 9-4-16, 7-19-17, 5-20-21.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.