FL H0345

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission must implement, administer, maintain, and revise a basic abilities examination for all applicants for basic recruit training in law enforcement and corrections by January 1, 2019.

Commission shall establish by rule procedures for administering the basic abilities examination and establish standards for acceptable performance.

Commission may set a basic abilities examination fee not to exceed $23 per examination attempt, with fees being nonrefundable and deposited in the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust Fund.

Entrance into basic recruit training programs for law enforcement and correctional officers shall be limited to those who have passed the basic abilities examination based on a job task analysis.

The act takes effect July 1, 2017, except the examination fee provision takes effect upon implementation of the revised basic abilities examination on or before January 1, 2019.