Full-time law enforcement, correctional, and correctional
probation officers satisfying the certification requirements of Section
943.13, F.S., who are not
excluded from eligibility pursuant to Section
943.22(4),
F.S., shall be eligible to participate in the Salary Incentive Program.
(1) Pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(a),
F.S., the sum of $25 each month for basic salary incentive payments shall be
paid to a full-time law enforcement, or a concurrently certified officer who
was initially certified and employed as a law enforcement officer before July
1, 1980. Additionally, upon the reactivation of certification, an individual
eligible as specified in this subsection shall again be entitled to basic
salary incentive payments. A correctional or correctional probation officer
shall not be entitled to basic salary incentive payments, regardless of their
employment or certification date.
(2) Pursuant to Sections
943.22(2)(b) and
(c), F.S., the maximum amount of educational
salary incentive payments an officer may receive shall be limited to $80 each
month for a bachelor or higher degree. Full-time officers who possess an
associate degree or equivalent, or a higher degree from an accredited
post-secondary institution, are eligible for educational salary incentive
payments. However, state officers whose job class specifications require a
four-year degree are not eligible to receive educational salary incentive
payment pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(e),
F.S. Pursuant to Section
943.22, F.S., the employing
agency is responsible for verifying that the accrediting association is
recognized.
(3) Section
943.22(1)(c),
F.S., defines an associate college degree or equivalent as "graduation from an
accredited community college or successful completion of 60 semester hours or
90 quarter hours and eligibility to receive an associate degree." To qualify
for educational salary incentive payment, a letter from the awarding
institution shall be submitted to the employing agency, defined in Section
943.10, F.S., stating that the
hours completed by the officer are equivalent to a two-year degree and would
qualify the officer for a degree if the institution had a two-year degree
program.
(4) Pursuant to Section
943.22(2)(d),
F.S., officers shall receive the sum of $20 each month for each successfully
completed 80-hour unit of Commission-approved Advanced or Career Development
Training, which has been verified by the employing agency, defined in Section
943.10, F.S., through the
Commission's ATMS. Commission staff shall recognize, only once, the successful
completion of any specific training course for salary incentive payment.
Officers who elect to use Commission-approved Advanced or Career Development
Training Courses as credit toward a two or four year degree, for which the
officer would receive educational salary incentive payment, shall not receive
advanced or career development salary incentive payment for the same courses.
Agencies shall review the educational transcripts submitted for educational
salary incentive to ensure there is no duplication of payment.
(5) The maximum amount of salary incentive
payments an officer is entitled to receive each month is based on the
completion of the following Commission-approved training:
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Commission-approved Training
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Maximum Salary Incentive Payment
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(a) Basic Recruit Training for law enforcement
officers initially certified and employed before July 1, 1980.
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$25.00
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(b) Career Development Training Program Courses on or
before June 30, 1985
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$120 maximum
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Advanced Training Program Courses on or after July 1,
1985
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Federal or Private Training
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(c) Educational Training, if applicable
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$30 for a two-year degree
$80 for a four-year degree
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(d) Combination of Training and Education
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$130 maximum
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Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 11B-14.003
Rulemaking Authority 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.22(2)(h) FS.
Law Implemented 943.22
FS.
New 9-11-79,
Amended 1-13-81, 5-16-83, 9-1-83, 4-26-84, 1-7-85, Formerly 11B-14.03, Amended
7-13-87, 1-2-97, 7-7-99, 8-22-00, 11-5-02, 11-30-04, 3-21-07, 3-13-13, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 078, April 21, 2020 effective
5/5/2020.
New 9-11-79, Amended 1-13-81, 5-16-83, 9-1-83, 4-26-84,
1-7-85, Formerly 11B-14.03, Amended 7-13-87, 1-2-97, 7-7-99, 8-22-00, 11-5-02,
11-30-04, 3-21-07, 3-13-13, 5-5-20.
