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2014 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII INSURANCE
Chapter 633 FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL Entire Chapter
SECTION 414
Retention of firefighter certification.
F.S. 633.414
633.414 Retention of firefighter certification.—
(1) In order for a firefighter to retain her or his Firefighter Certificate of Compliance, every 4 years he or she must:
(a) Be active as a firefighter;
(b) Maintain a current and valid fire service instructor certificate, instruct at least 40 hours during the 4-year period, and provide proof of such instruction to the division, which proof must be registered in an electronic database designated by the division;
(c) Successfully complete a refresher course consisting of a minimum of 40 hours of training to be prescribed by rule; or
(d) Within 6 months before the 4-year period expires, successfully retake and pass the Minimum Standards Course examination.
(2) In order for a volunteer firefighter to retain her or his Volunteer Firefighter Certificate of Completion, every 4 years he or she must:
(a) Be active as a volunteer firefighter; or
(b) Successfully complete a refresher course consisting of a minimum of 40 hours of training to be prescribed by rule.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to state-certified firefighters who are certified and employed full-time, as determined by the fire service provider, as firesafety inspectors or fire investigators, regardless of her or his employment status as a firefighter.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the term “active” means being employed as a firefighter or providing service as a volunteer firefighter for a cumulative 6 months within a 4-year period.
(5) The 4-year period begins:
(a) If the individual is certified on or after July 1, 2013, on the date the certificate is issued or upon termination of employment or service with a fire department.
(b) If the individual is certified before July 1, 2013, on July 1, 2014, or upon termination of employment or service thereafter.
History.—s. 17, ch. 95-379; s. 437, ch. 97-102; s. 54, ch. 2010-176; s. 61, ch. 2013-183.
Note.—Former s. 633.352.