Summary Document
Next Generation Occupational Standards for CTE

Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety and Security

Chair: Daryl Johnston, Director, Santé Fe College
Co-Chair: Dr. Stacy Dickson, Jr., Central Florida Community College
Status Reports
Date	Comments	
11/8/11

10/15/11

10/1/11

10/1/11

7/1/11

7/7/2011

2/2/2011

12/8-9/2010

10/29/10

8/26/10

05/5/10  	Steering Committee Meeting.

Accredited Legal Secretary added to Criminal Justice Operations 4 as an option for industry certification.

Revised Public Safety Telecommunication curriculum disseminated by Florida Department of Health.

FDLE Correctional Officer (Traditional Correctional BRTP) hours reduced from 552 to 420 hours.

Separated Secondary and PSAV Fire Fighter Program into two separate programs.

FDLE Curriculum Review

NGOSCTE Steering Committee Meeting

Academic Alignment
•	Fire Fighter (8918100)

Public Safety Telecommunication (P090101)
•	A group of Subject Matter Experts throughout the state have begun the development of the examination for Public Safety Telecommunications.  The group is comprised of representatives from fire services, EMS services, sheriff’s offices, police departments, FHP and FWC.  Once the curriculum is developed, DOH will be sending it out for comment so everyone can have input.  
•	Visit:  http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/programs/pdf/Certification2010Presentation.pdf for additional resources

New Program Submitted by Valencia Community College
•	Criminal Justice Technology Specialist (CIP 0743010304) has been approved and will be ready for 11-12 academic year.

Public Safety Telecommunication (P090101)
•	The bill amends Section 401.465, Florida Statutes, requiring the Department of Health to certify 911 public safety telecommunicators.
•	The bill allows for the employment of a 911 public safety telecommunicator trainee in accordance with rules established by the Department of Health. 
•	The bill defines a public safety telecommunications training program as one that is equivalent to the most recently Department of Education approved public safety telecommunication career and technical certificate curriculum framework and consists of not less than 232 hours.

•	Effective October 1, 2012, the Department of Health will administer proficiency examinations for the public safety telecommunication training program. To be certified as a public safety telecommunicator, applicants must pass the proficiency examination and satisfy other criteria.

•	The bill requires that a rule be established by the Department of Health to develop a procedure that includes an additional 20 hours of training for renewal certification.

	•	The bill requires that a rule be established by the Department of Health to develop a procedure for the approval of public safety telecommunication training programs.

•	The bill allows for a “state-of-emergency-waiver” of the requirements of section 3 amending section 401.465, Florida Statutes.

•	Process began 2/26/2010 at Santa Fe College - revisions to the existing frameworks by more than 200 telecommunications supervisors and staff across the state;

•	A core group of 911 Telecommunications staff from various areas will do a final review and suggest final changes to the 911 Telecommunications framework; 

•	Final comments will be incorporated and the framework will be presented to the Law, Public Safety and Security work group for review; and 

•	The new framework will be posted online by June 2010 to meet the implementation date of the proposed law.  

The Florida Department of Education (DOE) will continue to partner with the Florida Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the rules established by DOH for mandatory certification of 911 telecommunications personnel is mirrored and captured in the framework and training programs. Additionally, the DOE will continue to monitor the DOH activities related to the new provisions and provide technical assistance to postsecondary institutions offering these programs on an as needed basis. 

05/5/10  	•	work group for review; and 

•	The new framework will be posted online by June 2010 to meet the implementation date of the proposed law. (Revised framework posted online May 24, 2010)

The Florida Department of Education (DOE) will continue to partner with the Florida Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the rules established by DOH for mandatory certification of 911 telecommunications personnel is mirrored and captured in the framework and training programs. Additionally, the DOE will continue to monitor the DOH activities related to the new provisions and provide technical assistance to postsecondary institutions offering these programs on an as needed basis. 

•	Conference called scheduled for May 13, 2010, with core group of 911 telecommunicators to incorporate and finalize draft framework.

•	Final version of framework was sent out to 911 telecommunicators across the state; the final version is scheduled to be posted on the website May 24, 2010. (Revised framework posted online May 24, 2010—process completed)

9/1/2010

6/16/10

6/28/10	

Juvenile Justice Detention/Residential Officer

Program available 2010-1011 academic year:  http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/1011/law/rtf/L100100.rtf

Process began to create a Juvenile Justice Detention/Residential Officer program October of 2009
Draft framework has been completed from the Department of Juvenile Justice and is currently being reviewed by DOE staff for Bloom’s Taxonomy

The other four programs (Criminal Justice Operations, Bail Bond Agent, Paralegal Studies, and Security Management and Administration) a timeline and core constituents are being created to review and revise.
Meeting with Department of Juvenile Justice to finalize the Juvenile Justice Detention/Residential Officer framework.

Finalization of framework; inclusion into the CCD for 2010 and posting online to be completed by the end of July.  Process was escalated to meet the need of the industry.