LANNY D. LARSON
    Office of Workforce Education
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1352 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0446 • www.fldoe.org
     
     
    FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    JIM HORNE
    Commissioner of Education
     
      
     
     
     
    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
      
     
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
     
     
    Members
     
    SALLY BRADSHAW
     
    LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
     
    CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
     
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
     
    WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
      
     
     
     
     
    June 25, 2003
     
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
    TO: Community College Presidents
    School District Superintendents
     
    FROM: Lanny D. Larson, Vice Chancellor
    Office of Workforce Education
     
    SUBJECT: 2003 Workforce Education Related Legislation
     
    Several bills passed the 2003 Legislative Session that are of interest to workforce educators.
    These bills are:
     
    •
    SB 1650 - Relating to Criminal Justice Standards Commission. This act exempts
    students in basic skills training academies certified by the commission from the basic
    skills testing requirements of s. 1004.91. This act takes effect upon becoming law but has
    not yet been approved by the Governor. The Police Standards Training Commission will
    issue a technical assistance paper upon approval.
    •
    SB 2002 – Relating to Law Enforcement Officer Training. This act requires a law
    enforcement trainee who terminates his or her employment within two years after
    graduation to reimburse the employing agency’s basic recruit training program for all
    tuition, wages, and benefits. The effective date is July 1, 2003. SB 2002 has not yet been
    approved by the Governor.
     
     
     
     
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    SB 2190 – Relating to Continuing Education/Public Adjuster. All public
    adjusters (insurance) will be required to have 24 hours of continuing education
    every two years with two hours being related to ethics. Current law requires the
    continuing education only for public adjusters who work on behalf of workers’
    compensation insurance. This act was effective upon becoming law. It was
    signed by the Governor on June 4, 2003.
    •
    SB 2446 – Relating to Child Care. Adds early literacy and language development
    training to the mandatory training topics for a child care worker to be employed in
    a licensed child care facility. The amount of in-service training required for child
    care workers is increased from 8 to 10 clock hours. This act was signed by the
    Governor on June 10, 2003 and is effective July 1, 2003.
     
    If further information is required on any of these bills, please contact Ms. Sally Kiser in
    the Office of Workforce Education, (850) 245-9033, SC 205-9033 sally.kiser@fldoe.org.
     
    LL/skg
     
    C: School District Local Vocational Directors
    Technical Center Directors
    Adult Education Directors
    Community College Occupational Deans
    Community College Continuing and Adult Education Directors
     
     
       
     

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