Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 11B-20.0017 - Maintenance and Duration of Instructor Certifications
Documentation for instructors shall be maintained in the instructor's file at the respective training school or agency. Additionally, the training school or agency shall submit or transmit to Commission staff, through the Commission's ATMS, an Instructor Compliance Application, form CJSTC-84, revised August 15, 2024, effective 3/2025, hereby incorporated by reference https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17840, to verify compliance with the mandatory retraining requirements. Form CJSTC-84 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.
(1)
Instructors shall successfully complete the instructional and continuing
education requirements outlined below every four years. The expiration of an
instructor's certification shall be March 31st of the fourth year following the
instructor's initial certification.
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Example: |
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Original Instructor Certification Date |
November 21, 2009 |
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Instructor Four-year Anniversary Date |
November 21, 2013 |
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Instructor Renewal Deadline |
March 31, 2014 |
(2)
Instructors shall maintain Good Moral Character Standards pursuant to paragraph
11B-20.001(2)(c),
F.A.C.
(3) General Instructor
Certification. Instructors who possess a General Instructor Certification shall
instruct in a Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program Course,
Advanced Training Program Course, or Specialized Training Program Course
delivered at a training school, or in-service training course delivered at an
agency, once during their four-year cycle.
(4) High-Liability Instructor Certification.
Commission-certified Instructors who possess a High-Liability Instructor
Certification shall comply with the following requirements, once during their
four-year cycle, to maintain an active certificate for each high-liability
topic:
(a) Instruct in a Commission-approved
Basic Recruit Training Program Course, Advanced Training Program Course, or
Specialized Training Program Course delivered at a training school, or
in-service training course delivered at an agency for each high-liability
certification.
(b) Successfully
complete continuing education or training approved by the training center
director, agency administrator, or designee.
(5) Specialized Instructor Certification.
Instructors who possess a Specialized Instructor Certification shall comply
with the following requirements, once during their four-year cycle, to maintain
certification:
(a) Instruct in a
Commission-approved Basic Recruit Training Program Course, Advanced Training
Program Course, or Specialized Training Program Course delivered at a training
school, or in-service training course delivered at an agency for each
specialized topic certification.
(b) Successfully complete continuing
education or training approved by the training center director, agency
administrator, or designee. Breath Test Instructors shall successfully complete
the corresponding Breath Test Instructor Renewal Course and proficiency
requirements outlined in paragraph
11B-35.0024(4)(f) or
(g), F.A.C.
(6) Commission staff and Alcohol Testing
Program staff responsible for the oversight of training schools are exempt from
the instructor maintenance requirements for Commission certification.
(7) Lapse of Instructor Certifications.
(a) Instructors who do not comply with
subsection (3), (4) or (5) of this rule section shall complete the Instructor
Certification Application form CJSTC-71, and attach all required documentation
pursuant to paragraphs (7)(b)-(e) of this rule section, to request approval for
reactivation of instructor certification.
(b) General Instructor Certification.
Instructors whose General Instructor Certification has lapsed shall complete
the General Instructor Refresher Course and an internship documented on the
Instructor Competency Checklist, form CJSTC-81.
(c) High-Liability Instructor Certification.
Instructors whose High-Liability Instructor Certification has lapsed for a
period of four years or fewer shall:
1.
Demonstrate proficiency skills in the applicable high-liability topic pursuant
to Rule 11B-35.0024, F.A.C.;
and,
2. Complete continuing
education or training approved by the training center director, agency
administrator, or designee; and,
3.
Complete a high-liability internship documented on the Instructor Competency
Checklist, form CJSTC-81, that is supervised by an instructor who is certified
in the high-liability topic area.
(d) High-Liability Instructor Certification.
Instructors whose High-Liability Instructor Certification has lapsed for a
period of more than four years shall comply with subsection
11B-20.0014(1),
F.A.C.
(e) Specialized Instructor
Certification. Instructors whose Specialized Instructor Certification has
lapsed shall complete an internship in the applicable specialized topic
documented on form CJSTC-81.
(8) Breath Test Instructors who have not met
the continuing education requirement required pursuant to paragraph (5)(b) in
this rule section, shall successfully complete the corresponding Breath Test
Instructor Renewal Course prior to submitting a request for reactivation of
their Breath Test Instructor Certification.
(9) Breath Test Instructors who fail the
Breath Test Instructor Renewal Course or Breath Test Instructor Renewal
Course-Intoxilyzer 9000 shall successfully complete the corresponding Breath
Test Instructor Course and proficiency requirements outlined in paragraph
11B-35.0024(4)(d) or
(e), F.A.C., through a Commission-certified
training school, complete a Breath Test internship, and apply for Breath Test
Instructor certification.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 943.03(4), 943.12(1), 943.14(3) FS. Law Implemented 943.12(3), 943.14(3) FS.
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