SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 347, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 100000
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11  Senator Mitchell moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 2, line 11,
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17         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 121.0515, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         121.0515  Special risk membership.--
20         (2)  CRITERIA.--A member, to be designated as a special
21  risk member, must meet the following criteria:
22         (a)  The member must be employed as a law enforcement
23  officer and be certified, or required to be certified, in
24  compliance with s. 943.1395; however, sheriffs and elected
25  police chiefs shall be excluded from meeting the certification
26  requirements of this paragraph.  In addition, the member's
27  duties and responsibilities must include the pursuit,
28  apprehension, and arrest of law violators or suspected law
29  violators; or the member must be an active member of a bomb
30  disposal unit whose primary responsibility is the location,
31  handling, and disposal of explosive devices; or the member
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 347, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 100000 1 must be the supervisor or command officer of a member or 2 members who have such responsibilities; provided, however, 3 administrative support personnel, including, but not limited 4 to, those whose primary duties and responsibilities are in 5 accounting, purchasing, legal, and personnel, shall not be 6 included; 7 (b) The member must be employed as a firefighter and 8 be certified, or required to be certified, in compliance with 9 s. 633.35 and be employed solely within the fire department of 10 a local government the employer or an agency of state 11 government with firefighting responsibilities. In addition, 12 the member's duties and responsibilities must include 13 on-the-scene fighting of fires or direct supervision of 14 firefighting units or aerial firefighting surveillance 15 performed by fixed-wing pilots employed by the Division of 16 Forestry of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 17 Services, or the member must be the supervisor or command 18 officer of a member or members who have such responsibilities; 19 provided, however, administrative support personnel, 20 including, but not limited to, those whose primary duties and 21 responsibilities are in accounting, purchasing, legal, and 22 personnel, shall not be included; 23 (c) The member must be employed as a correctional 24 officer and be certified, or required to be certified, in 25 compliance with s. 943.1395. In addition, the member's 26 primary duties and responsibilities must be the custody, and 27 physical restraint when necessary, of prisoners or inmates 28 within a prison, jail, or other criminal detention facility, 29 or while on work detail outside the facility, or while being 30 transported; or the member must be the supervisor or command 31 officer of a member or members who have such responsibilities; 2 8:00 AM 04/26/01 h0347c1c-04j02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 347, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 100000 1 provided, however, administrative support personnel, 2 including, but not limited to, those whose primary duties and 3 responsibilities are in accounting, purchasing, legal, and 4 personnel, shall not be included; however, wardens and 5 assistant wardens, as defined by rule, shall participate in 6 the Special Risk Class; 7 (d) The member must be employed by a licensed Advance 8 Life Support (ALS) or Basic Life Support (BLS) employer as an 9 emergency medical technician or a paramedic and be certified 10 in compliance with s. 401.27. In addition, the member's 11 primary duties and responsibilities must include on-the-scene 12 emergency medical care. However, administrative support 13 personnel, including, but not limited to, those whose primary 14 responsibilities are in accounting, purchasing, legal, and 15 personnel, shall not be included; 16 (e) The member must be employed as a community-based 17 correctional probation officer and be certified, or required 18 to be certified, in compliance with s. 943.1395. In addition, 19 the member's primary duties and responsibilities must be the 20 supervised custody, surveillance, control, investigation, and 21 counseling of assigned inmates, probationers, parolees, or 22 community controllees within the community; or the member must 23 be the supervisor of a member or members who have such 24 responsibilities. Administrative support personnel, including, 25 but not limited to, those whose primary duties and 26 responsibilities are in accounting, purchasing, legal 27 services, and personnel management, shall not be included; 28 however, probation and parole circuit and deputy circuit 29 administrators shall participate in the Special Risk Class; or 30 (f) The member must be employed in one of the 31 following classes and must spend at least 75 percent of his or 3 8:00 AM 04/26/01 h0347c1c-04j02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 347, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 100000 1 her time performing duties which involve contact with patients 2 or inmates in a correctional or forensic facility or 3 institution: 4 1. Dietitian (class codes 5203 and 5204). 5 2. Public health nutrition consultant (class code 6 5224). 7 3. Psychological specialist (class codes 5230 and 8 5231). 9 4. Psychologist (class code 5234). 10 5. Senior psychologist (class codes 5237 and 5238). 11 6. Regional mental health consultant (class code 12 5240). 13 7. Psychological Services Director--DCF (class code 14 5242). 15 8. Pharmacist (class codes 5245 and 5246). 16 9. Senior pharmacist (class codes 5248 and 5249). 17 10. Dentist (class code 5266). 18 11. Senior dentist (class code 5269). 19 12. Registered nurse (class codes 5290 and 5291). 20 13. Senior registered nurse (class codes 5292 and 21 5293). 22 14. Registered nurse specialist (class codes 5294 and 23 5295). 24 15. Clinical associate (class codes 5298 and 5299). 25 16. Advanced registered nurse practitioner (class 26 codes 5297 and 5300). 27 17. Advanced registered nurse practitioner specialist 28 (class codes 5304 and 5305). 29 18. Registered nurse supervisor (class codes 5306 and 30 5307). 31 19. Senior registered nurse supervisor (class codes 4 8:00 AM 04/26/01 h0347c1c-04j02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 347, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 100000 1 5308 and 5309). 2 20. Registered nursing consultant (class codes 5312 3 and 5313). 4 21. Quality management program supervisor (class code 5 5314). 6 22. Executive nursing director (class codes 5320 and 7 5321). 8 23. Speech and hearing therapist (class code 5406); or 9 24. Pharmacy manager (class code 5251). 10 11 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 12 13 14 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 15 And the title is amended as follows: 16 On page 1, lines 2 and 3, delete those lines 17 18 and insert: 19 An act relating to the Florida Retirement 20 System; amending s. 121.0515, F.S., relating to 21 special risk membership; revising criteria for 22 firefighters; creating the "Officer 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 8:00 AM 04/26/01 h0347c1c-04j02