Notice of Variances and Waivers

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Family Safety and Preservation Program
Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
65C-33.003: Child Welfare Pre-Service Training
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 20, 2011, the Department of Children and Families, received a petition for waiver of paragraph 65C-33.003(2)(b), Florida Administrative Code, from Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, assigned Case No. 11-003W. Paragraph 65C-33.003(2)(b), F.A.C. requires pre-service classroom instruction involves the delivery and facilitation of approved, mandatory child welfare/child protection curricula by a least one Certified Child Welfare Trainer in the classroom at all times with the exception of interns. However, a training entity or employing agency may arrange for non-employed individuals to participate in pre-service classroom instruction, but these individuals shall not be administered the waiver test, pre-test, or post-test.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Department of Children and Families, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 2, Room 204, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700.