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ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE GENERAL ORDER Effective Date: September 13, 2023  Amends - GO 18.1.2 ( May 7, 2010 ) Number: 18.1.2 Distribution: All Personnel Review Month: November Reviewing Authority: Undersheriff / Fiscal Management Subject: Distribution Of Discretionary Training Funds (0 04) This order consists of the following: 1. Purpose 2. Policy 3. Definitions 4. Procedures 1. Purpose The purpose of Discretionary Law Enforcement Training Funds (0 04) is to provide education and training to increase the knowledge and skills of law enforcement officers and agency support personnel. 2. Policy Discretionary funds are allocated to the Office of the Undersheriff for training agency employees . The training includes criminal justice education degree programs and specialized training courses with a direct relationship to the employee ’s job. It is the policy that these funds are to be used to pay for expenses relating to attending conferences, seminars and classes including travel, food, lodging and registration. 3. Definitions Discretionary Law Enforcement Training Funds (004) - training monies allocated to the agency from the State of Florida specifically for training purposes. 4. Procedures A. Discretionary funds will be allocated to the Office of the Unders heriff . B. Fiscal Management shall provide a monthly financial ("0 04") report reflecting expenditures and balances. C. The Office of the Undersheriff will reserve funds designated for participants to attend Executive Develop ment programs including but not limited to the following: 1. FBI National Academy 2. Southern Police Institute 3. Leadership Orlando D. Every request will require approval from th e originator's chain of command to the Unders heriff . E. Division Commanders shall forward all approved "0 04" requests to the Office of 18.1.2, Page 2 of 2 the Undersheriff for approval. F. The Unders heriff shall forward approval requests to the Comptroller for processing payment and posting to the appropriate “0 04” Account. G. Fiscal Management will reconcile the “004” account and send a monthly list of expenditures to the Board of County Commissioners - Office of Management and Budget for reimbursement. H. Employees shall forward a copy of the approved and posted training request to the Training Section Commander or designee. All certificates from classes attended at the CJI at Valencia, Seminole Criminal Justice Institute, Brevard Criminal Justice Institute, Lake County Criminal Justic e Insti tute and classes sponsored by FDLE are sent directly to the Training Section. Upon receipt of the employee’s training certificate, the Training Section Commander shall confirm the employee is credited for such training, a copy of the training certi ficate is placed in the employee’s training file, and a copy is sent to Human Resources for the employee’s personnel file. Training sends the original certificate to the employee after the training information is documented. For all other training school s/seminars it is the employee’s responsibility to send a copy of the training certificate(s) to the Training Section Commander and the Human Resource Division Commander. Upon receipt of the employee’s training certificate, the Training Section Commander shall confirm the employee is credited for such training, and the copy of the training certificate is placed in the employee’s training file. I. In the event a training certificate is not awarded to the employee by the facilitator, the employee shall forward a memorandum to the Training Section Commander or designee, via chain of command, with the following information: 1. Type of training received 2. Location of school/seminar 3. Status of completion 4. Number of training hours to be credited This documentation will be made part of the employee’s training file. J. Education al tuition reimbursement requests will be completed in accordance with GO 4.3.2