Florida Senate - 2023                                     SB 980
       
       
        
       By Senator Brodeur
       
       
       
       
       
       10-00431-23                                            2023980__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to 911 public safety telecommunicator
    3         certifications; amending s. 401.465, F.S.; increasing
    4         the timeframe within which an inactive 911 public
    5         safety telecommunicator certificate may be reactivated
    6         before it permanently expires; providing an effective
    7         date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
   12  401.465, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         401.465 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.—
   14         (2) PERSONNEL; STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION.—
   15         (f) A 911 public safety telecommunicator certificate
   16  expires automatically if not renewed at the end of the 2-year
   17  period and may be renewed if the holder meets the qualifications
   18  for renewal as established by the department. A certificate that
   19  is not renewed at the end of the 2-year period automatically
   20  reverts to an inactive status for a period that may not exceed 6
   21  years 180 days. Such certificate may be reactivated and renewed
   22  within the 6-year 180-day period if the certificateholder meets
   23  all other qualifications for renewal and pays a $50 late fee.
   24  Reactivation shall be in a manner and on forms prescribed by
   25  department rule.
   26         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.