Florida Senate - 2012 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 514
Barcode 816076
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: 1/AD/2R .
03/01/2012 10:50 AM .
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Senator Dean moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (j) of subsection (2) of
6 section 401.465, Florida Statutes, are amended, paragraph (k) of
7 that subsection is redesignated as paragraph (l), and a new
8 paragraph (k) is added to that subsection, to read:
9 401.465 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.—
10 (2) PERSONNEL; STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION.—
11 (d) The department shall determine whether the applicant
12 meets the requirements specified in this section and in rules of
13 the department and shall issue a certificate to any person who
14 meets such requirements. Such requirements must include the
15 following:
16 1. Completion of an appropriate 911 public safety
17 telecommunication training program;
18 2. Certification under oath that the applicant is not
19 addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance;
20 3. Certification under oath that the applicant is free from
21 any physical or mental defect or disease that might impair the
22 applicant’s ability to perform his or her duties;
23 4. Submission of the application fee prescribed in
24 subsection (3);
25 5. Submission of a completed application to the department
26 which indicates compliance with subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3.;
27 and
28 6. Effective October 1, 2012, passage of an examination
29 approved administered by the department which measures the
30 applicant’s competency and proficiency in the subject material
31 of the public safety telecommunication training program.
32 (j) If a person was employed as a 911 public safety
33 telecommunicator, a sworn state-certified law enforcement
34 officer, or a state-certified firefighter before April 1, 2012,
35 he or she must pass the examination approved administered by the
36 department which measures the competency and proficiency in the
37 subject material of the public safety telecommunication program,
38 as defined in paragraph (1)(c). Upon passage of the examination,
39 the completion of the public safety telecommunication training
40 program is shall be waived.
41 (k)1. The requirement for certification as a 911 public
42 safety telecommunicator is waived for a person employed as a
43 sworn state-certified law enforcement officer, provided the
44 officer:
45 a. Is selected by his or her chief executive to perform as
46 a 911 public safety telecommunicator;
47 b. Performs as a 911 public safety telecommunicator on an
48 occasional or limited basis; and
49 c. Passes the department-approved examination that measures
50 the competency and proficiency of an applicant in the subject
51 material comprising the public safety telecommunication program.
52 2. A sworn state-certified law enforcement officer who
53 fails an examination taken under subparagraph 1. must take a
54 department-approved public safety telecommunication training
55 program prior to retaking the examination.
56 3. The testing required under this paragraph is exempt from
57 the examination fee required under subsection (3).
58 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.
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60 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
61 And the title is amended as follows:
62 Delete everything before the enacting clause
63 and insert:
64 A bill to be entitled
65 An act relating to certification of 911 public safety
66 telecommunicators; amending s. 401.465, F.S.; revising
67 requirements for certification of 911 public safety
68 telecommunicators; providing conditions under which
69 the requirement for certification as a 911 public
70 safety telecommunicator may be waived for certain law
71 enforcement officers; providing for exemption from the
72 examination fee; providing an effective date.