(1) All state and contracted direct care staff shall successfully complete, at a minimum, 24 hours of in-service training requirements each calendar year after the completion of certification (state) and training (provider).

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    (a) The required topics, web-based and instructor led, are as follows:
    1. Active Shooter Preparedness,
    2. CPR/First Aid/AED annual demonstration of skill competency is required. Application for re-certification does not need to be submitted to the certifying authority in non-certification renewal years.
    3. Human Trafficking Intervention (every other year),
    4. Information Security Awareness,
    5. Mental Health and Substance Abuse,
    6. PREA (every other year),
    7. RI Update,
    8. Professionalism, Interpersonal Communication, and Ethics including Standards of Conduct,
    9. Sexual Harassment (every other year),
    10. Suicide Awareness and Prevention,
    11. Trauma Responsive Practices.
    (b) In addition to the required 24 hours of in-service training, supervisory direct care staff shall complete, at a minimum, an additional 8 hours of training in the areas of coaching, leadership, or personal accountability each calendar year.
    (c) Medication administration/delivery curriculum shall be approved by the Office of Health Services (OHS) and shall be limited to staff delegation under Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 64B9-14
    (2) All department support staff shall successfully complete, at a minimum, 8 hours of in-service training each calendar year after the year of hire.
    (a) The required topics, web-based and instructor-led, shall include:
    1. Active Shooter Preparedness,
    2. DJJ Safety Training,
    3. Information Security Awareness,
    4. PREA (every other year),
    5. Professionalism, Interpersonal Communication, and Ethics including Standards of Conduct,
    6. Quality Customer Service,
    7. Sexual Harassment (every other year),
    8. Trauma Responsive Practices.
    (b) In addition to the required 24 hours of in-service training, supervisory department staff shall complete, at a minimum, an additional 8 hours of training in the areas of coaching, leadership, or personal accountability each calendar year.
Rulemaking Authority 985.601, 985.645 FS. Law Implemented 985.02(3), 985.601, 985.645 FS. History—New 3-6-22, Amended 8-3-23.