| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to assisted living facilities; amending s. |
| 3 | 429.52, F.S.; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs |
| 4 | to develop a staff training curriculum; requiring trainers |
| 5 | to be registered with the department; requiring trainers |
| 6 | to document experience and credentials; requiring the |
| 7 | adoption of rules; providing appropriations; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 429.52, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended, and subsections (9) through (11) are added |
| 14 | to that section, to read: |
| 15 | 429.52 Staff training and educational programs; core |
| 16 | educational requirement.-- |
| 17 | (8) The department shall adopt rules related to these |
| 18 | training requirements, the competency test, necessary |
| 19 | procedures, and competency test fees and shall adopt or contract |
| 20 | with another entity to develop a curriculum, which shall be used |
| 21 | as the minimum core training requirements. The department shall |
| 22 | consult with representatives of stakeholder associations and |
| 23 | agencies in the development of the curriculum. |
| 24 | (9) The training required by this section shall be |
| 25 | conducted by persons registered with the department as having |
| 26 | the requisite experience and credentials to conduct the |
| 27 | training. A person seeking to register as a trainer must provide |
| 28 | the department with proof of completion of the minimum core |
| 29 | training education requirements, successful passage of the |
| 30 | competency test established under this section, and proof of |
| 31 | compliance with the continuing education requirement in |
| 32 | subsection (4). |
| 33 | (10) A person seeking to register as a trainer must also: |
| 34 | (a) Provide proof of completion of a 4-year degree from an |
| 35 | accredited college or university and must have worked in a |
| 36 | management position in an assisted living facility for 3 years |
| 37 | after being core certified; |
| 38 | (b) Have worked in a management position in an assisted |
| 39 | living facility for 5 years after being core certified and have |
| 40 | 1 year of teaching experience as an educator or staff trainer |
| 41 | for persons who work in assisted living facilities or other |
| 42 | long-term care settings; |
| 43 | (c) Have been previously employed for 1 year by the agency |
| 44 | as a surveyor of assisted living facilities; or |
| 45 | (d) Have been previously employed as a core trainer for |
| 46 | the department. |
| 47 | (11) The department shall adopt rules to establish trainer |
| 48 | registration requirements. |
| 49 | Section 2. For fiscal year 2007-2008, funds shall be |
| 50 | appropriated to the Department of Elderly Affairs for the |
| 51 | purpose of paying the salary and other administrative expenses |
| 52 | for one full-time equivalent Senior Management Analyst II to |
| 53 | implement the provisions of this act. Recurring funds shall be |
| 54 | appropriated in the amounts of $63,079 for salary and benefits, |
| 55 | $6,489 for expenses, and $401 for human resources services. |
| 56 | Nonrecurring funds shall be appropriated in the amounts of |
| 57 | $3,426 for expenses and $1,300 for operating capital outlay. |
| 58 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |