| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to firefighters; amending s. 633.382, |
| 3 | F.S.; specifying qualifications for and amount of |
| 4 | supplemental compensation for a firefighter receiving a |
| 5 | master's degree; increasing the amount of supplemental |
| 6 | compensation for a firefighter receiving an associate or |
| 7 | bachelor's degree; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 633.382, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 13 | 633.382 Firefighters; supplemental compensation.-- |
| 14 | (2) QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION.-- |
| 15 | (a) In addition to the compensation now paid by an |
| 16 | employing agency to any firefighter, every firefighter shall be |
| 17 | paid supplemental compensation by the employing agency when such |
| 18 | firefighter has complied with one of the following criteria: |
| 19 | 1. Any firefighter who receives an associate degree from a |
| 20 | college, which degree is applicable to fire department duties, |
| 21 | as outlined in policy guidelines of the division, shall be |
| 22 | additionally compensated as outlined in paragraph (3)(a). |
| 23 | 2. Any firefighter, regardless of whether or not she or he |
| 24 | earned an associate degree earlier, who receives from an |
| 25 | accredited college or university a bachelor's degree, which |
| 26 | bachelor's degree is applicable to fire department duties, as |
| 27 | outlined in policy guidelines of the division, shall receive |
| 28 | compensation as outlined in paragraph (3)(b). |
| 29 | 3. Any firefighter, regardless of whether or not she or he |
| 30 | earned a bachelor's degree earlier, who receives from an |
| 31 | accredited college or university a master's degree, which |
| 32 | master's degree is applicable to fire department duties, as |
| 33 | outlined in policy guidelines of the division, shall receive |
| 34 | compensation as outlined in paragraph (3)(c). |
| 35 | (b) Whenever any question arises as to the eligibility of |
| 36 | any firefighter to receive supplemental compensation as provided |
| 37 | in this section, the question, together with all facts relating |
| 38 | thereto, shall be submitted to the division for determination, |
| 39 | and the decision of the division with regard to determination of |
| 40 | eligibility shall be final, subject to the provisions of chapter |
| 41 | 120. |
| 42 | (3) SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION.--Supplemental compensation |
| 43 | shall be determined as follows: |
| 44 | (a) One hundred and twenty-five Fifty dollars shall be |
| 45 | paid monthly to each firefighter who qualifies under the |
| 46 | provisions of subparagraph (2)(a)1. |
| 47 | (b) Two One hundred and ten dollars shall be paid monthly |
| 48 | to each firefighter who qualifies under the provisions of |
| 49 | subparagraph (2)(a)2. |
| 50 | (c) Three hundred dollars shall be paid monthly to each |
| 51 | firefighter who qualifies under subparagraph (2)(a)3. |
| 52 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |