Senate Bill sb2338

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2338

    By Senator Wise





    5-1457-07                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to firefighters; amending s.

  3         633.382, F.S.; specifying qualifications for

  4         and amount of supplemental compensation for a

  5         firefighter receiving a master's degree;

  6         providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 633.382,

11  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

12         633.382  Firefighters; supplemental compensation.--

13         (2)  QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION.--

14         (a)  In addition to the compensation now paid by an

15  employing agency to any firefighter, every firefighter shall

16  be paid supplemental compensation by the employing agency when

17  such firefighter has complied with one of the following

18  criteria:

19         1.  Any firefighter who receives an associate degree

20  from a college, which degree is applicable to fire department

21  duties, as outlined in policy guidelines of the division,

22  shall be additionally compensated as outlined in paragraph

23  (3)(a).

24         2.  Any firefighter, regardless of whether or not she

25  or he earned an associate degree earlier, who receives from an

26  accredited college or university a bachelor's degree, which

27  bachelor's degree is applicable to fire department duties, as

28  outlined in policy guidelines of the division, shall receive

29  compensation as outlined in paragraph (3)(b).

30         3.  Any firefighter, regardless of whether or not she

31  or he earned a bachelor's degree earlier, who receives from an

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2338
    5-1457-07                                               See HB




 1  accredited college or university a master's degree, which

 2  master's degree is applicable to fire department duties, as

 3  outlined in policy guidelines of the division, shall receive

 4  compensation as outlined in paragraph (3)(c).

 5         (b)  Whenever any question arises as to the eligibility

 6  of any firefighter to receive supplemental compensation as

 7  provided in this section, the question, together with all

 8  facts relating thereto, shall be submitted to the division for

 9  determination, and the decision of the division with regard to

10  determination of eligibility shall be final, subject to the

11  provisions of chapter 120.

12         (3)  SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION.--Supplemental

13  compensation shall be determined as follows:

14         (a)  Fifty dollars shall be paid monthly to each

15  firefighter who qualifies under the provisions of subparagraph

16  (2)(a)1.

17         (b)  One hundred and ten dollars shall be paid monthly

18  to each firefighter who qualifies under the provisions of

19  subparagraph (2)(a)2.

20         (c)  Three hundred dollars shall be paid monthly to

21  each firefighter who qualifies under subparagraph (2)(a)3.

22         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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