HB 563 Summary

• Adds certified 911 public safety telecommunicators to Florida's Special Risk Class of public employees, effective July 1, 2015

• Requires 911 telecommunicators' retirement benefits to be calculated under Regular Class provisions rather than Special Risk Class provisions upon retirement

• Makes technical clarifications to law enforcement officer certification requirements, specifying that sheriffs and elected police chiefs are not required to be certified

• Makes minor grammatical and technical amendments to criteria for other Special Risk Class members including correctional officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel