Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 11B-35.0021 - Courses and Requirements for Basic Recruit Training, Advanced, Specialized and Instructor Training Requiring Proficiency Demonstration
(1) High-Liability Basic Recruit Training
Program Courses:
(a) Criminal Justice
Firearms.
(b) Law Enforcement
Vehicle Operations.
(c) Criminal
Justice Defensive Tactics.
(d)
First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers.
(2) DUI Traffic Stops.
(3) High-Liability Instructor Training
Courses:
(a) Handgun Instructor Course, number
801.
(b) Vehicle Operations
Instructor Course, number 800.
(c)
Defensive Tactics Instructor Course, number 802.
(d) First Aid Instructor Course, number
1114.
(e) Patrol Rifle Instructor
Course, number 3024.
(f) Shotgun
Instructor Course, number 3025.
(4) Specialized Instructor Training Courses:
(a) Speed Measurement Instructor Course,
number 1159.
(b) Breath Test
Instructor Course, number 1110.
(c)
Breath Test Instructor Course-Intoxilyzer 9000, number 1117.
(d) Breath Test Instructor Renewal Course,
number 1111.
(e) Breath Test
Instructor Renewal Course-Intoxilyzer 9000, number 1118.
(f) Canine Team Training Instructor Course,
number 1199.
(5) Advanced
Training Program Courses:
(a) Speed
Measurement Course, number 1158.
(b) Underwater Police Science and Technology
course, number 077.
(6)
Specialized Training Program Course: Canine Team Training Course, number
1198.
(7) Applicants shall complete
the training requirements set forth in subsections
11B-20.0014(2)
-(3), F.A.C., to become certified by the Commission to instruct in the topics
of handgun, patrol rifle, shotgun, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, first
aid, speed measurement, canine, diving, and breath test.
(8) Instructor to student ratios for
instruction of proficiency skills in High-Liability Basic Recruit Training
Program Courses, DUI Traffic Stops, High-Liability Instructor training Courses,
Specialized Instructor Courses, Advanced Training Program Courses, and
Specialized Training Program Courses requiring proficiency demonstration.
(a) For instruction of the Criminal Justice
Firearms Course and Handgun Instructor Course, Single Officer Response to
Active Threat and Shooter Incidents Course, Single Officer Response to Active
Threat and Shooter Incidents Instructor Course, Patrol Rifle Operator Course,
Patrol Rifle Instructor Course, Shotgun Operator Course, and Shotgun Instructor
Course, there shall be no more than six students actively engaged on a firearms
range for each Commission-certified handgun, rifle, or shotgun instructor, as
appropriate. While training is actively engaged, one rangemaster shall
supervise all range activity and shall not be included as an instructor to
comply with the instructor to student ratio requirements. Actively engaged is
defined as "a student on the firing range handling a weapon." For the Criminal
Justice Firearms Course, Handgun Instructor Course, Single Officer Response to
Active Threat and Shooter Incidents Course, or Single Officer Response to
Active Threat and Shooter Incidents Instructor Course, the rangemaster shall be
a Commission-certified handgun instructor. For the Patrol Rifle Operator Course
and Patrol Rifle Instructor Course, the rangemaster shall be a
Commission-certified patrol rifle instructor. For the Shotgun Operator Course
and Shotgun Instructor Course, the rangemaster shall be a Commission-certified
shotgun instructor.
(b) For
instruction of the Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations Course or Vehicle
Operations Instructor Course, there shall be at least one Commission-certified
vehicle operations instructor for each vehicle actively engaged on a driving
range. One rangemaster shall supervise all range activity while training is
actively engaged. Actively engaged is defined as "a vehicle that is at the
point between the start and end of an exercise." Returning from or being en
route to a driving range or course shall not be considered as actively engaged.
The rangemaster shall be a Commission-certified vehicle operations instructor
and shall not be included as an instructor to comply with the instructor to
vehicle ratio requirements.
(c) For
instruction of the Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics Course or Defensive
Tactics Instructor Course, there shall be one lead defensive tactics instructor
that shall be counted in the instructor to student ratio of one
Commission-certified defensive tactics instructor for every eight students
actively engaged in defensive tactics. Actively engaged is defined as "a
student engaged in the practical performance of any one of the approved
defensive tactics techniques."
(d)
For instruction of the First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers Course and First
Aid Instructor Course, at least one Commission-certified First Aid Instructor
shall be required for every ten students actively engaged in the practical and
performance areas of the training. Actively engaged is defined as "a student
involved in the practical performance of any first aid skills training." CPR
instructors, who possess an active CPR instructor certification from the
American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), American Safety
& Health Institute (ASHI), or other entity referenced in Rule
64J-1.022, F.A.C., are permitted
to instruct CPR only in the First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers Course and
may be used to meet the required instructor to student ratio for demonstration
of CPR proficiency skills only in the First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers
Course. A copy of the Instructor Exemption Application form CJSTC-82 and a copy
of the CPR instructor's active CPR Instructor Certification shall be maintained
in the course file. Form CJSTC-82 can be obtained at by contacting Commission
staff at (850)410-8615 or at the following FDLE Internet address
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/Forms.aspx.
(e) For instruction of the Speed Measurement
Course or the Speed Measurement Instructor Course, there shall be one
Commission-certified Speed Measurement Instructor for each class. Speed
Measurement Device Operators are authorized to instruct the practical exercises
in the Speed Measurement Course or the Speed Measurement Instructor Course
under the supervision of a certified Speed Measurement Instructor. A copy of
the Instructor Exemption form CJSTC-82 shall be maintained in the course
file.
(f) For instruction of the
Breath Test Instructor Course, there shall be at least one Commission-certified
Breath Test Instructor, who shall also be Alcohol Testing Program staff, for
each class. An individual, who has a professional or technical certification or
three years of experience in the specified subject matter to be instructed,
shall be authorized to instruct the relevant topic under the supervision of the
FDLE Alcohol Testing Program Commission-certified instructor. A copy of the
Instructor Exemption form CJSTC-82 shall be maintained in the course
file.
(g) For instruction of the
Breath Test Instructor Renewal Course, there shall be at least one
Commission-certified Breath Test Instructor, who shall also be Alcohol Testing
Program staff, for each class. An individual, who has a professional or
technical certification or three years of experience in the specified subject
matter to be instructed, shall be authorized to instruct the relevant topic
under the supervision of the Commission-certified Breath Test Instructor. A
copy of the Instructor Exemption form CJSTC-82 shall be maintained in the
course file.
(h) For instruction of
the Underwater Police Science and Technology course, there shall be at least
one Commission-certified Criminal Justice Diving Instructor for each eight
students actively engaged in water activities. Training centers are permitted
to use qualified safety divers in assisting the instructor with water
exercises. For each qualified safety diver, two additional students are
permitted to actively engage in water activities. A maximum of two qualified
safety divers are permitted per instructor. Qualified safety divers shall not
be enrolled as students in the course in which they are assisting and shall not
be included as an instructor to comply with the instructor to student ratio
requirements. Actively engaged is defined as "a student in the water
participating in the practical performance of any dive activities." Qualified
safety diver is defined as "an individual who possesses a current Advanced Open
Water Dive Certification, is an active or former member of a criminal justice
dive team, and is approved by the training center director or designee to
assist the instructor with water exercises." A copy of the Instructor Exemption
form CJSTC-82 shall be maintained in the course file.
(i) For instruction of the Canine Team
Training Course number 1198, there shall be at least one Commission-certified
instructor for eight student canine teams while actively engaged in canine team
activities. Individuals with three years of documented experience working with
canines and approved by the training center director or designee are allowed to
assist the instructor during practical exercises and shall not be included as
an instructor to comply with the instructor to student ratio requirements.
Actively engaged is defined as a student canine team actively working and
performing practical exercises. A copy of the Instructor Exemption form
CJSTC-82 shall be maintained in the course file.
(j) For instruction of the Canine Team
Training Instructor Course number 1199, there shall be at least one
Commission-certified instructor for eight student canine teams while actively
engaged in canine team activities. Individuals approved by the training center
director or designee are allowed to assist the instructor during practical
exercises and shall not be included as an instructor to comply with the
instructor to student ratio requirements. Actively engaged is defined as a
student canine team actively working and performing practical exercises. A copy
of the Instructor Exemption form CJSTC-82 shall be maintained in the course
file.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 943.03(4), 943.12(1), (2), 943.14(3), 943.17 FS. Law Implemented 943.12(5), 943.17 FS.
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