Opinion ID: 1129427
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Administrative Responsibility

Text: Administrative responsibility for implementation of the provisions of chapter 44, Florida Statutes; rule 10.100, Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators; and this administrative order shall be with the Dispute Resolution Center of the Office of the State Courts Administrator. All certification, application, renewal, and late fees shall be deposited in the Supreme Court's Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund to be used to provide support for implementing the applicable statutes, rules, and this administrative order. DONE AND ORDERED at Tallahassee, Florida, on May 11, 2006. /s/ Barbara J. Pariente Chief Justice Barbara J. Pariente TABLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points Needed Per Area of Certification Minimum Points Required in Each Area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County 100 30 certified county mediation training; 10 education (minimum HS Diploma/GED); 60 mentorship -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family 100 30 certified family mediation training; 25 education/mediation experience (minimum Bachelor's Degree); 30 mentorship [and requires 15 additional points] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dependency 100 30 certified dependency mediation training; 25 education/mediation experience (minimum Bachelor's Degree); 40 mentorship [and requires 5 additional points] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Circuit 100 30 certified circuit mediation training; 25 education/mediation experience (minimum Bachelor's Degree); 30 mentorship [and requires 15 additional points] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional points may be earned for education/mediation experience, mentorship, and miscellaneous activities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Education/Mediation Experience (points awarded for highest level of education received) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HS Diploma/GED 10 points Master's Degree in Conflict Resolution 30 points -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associate's Degree 15 points Doctorate (e.g., J.D., M.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., LL.M.) 30 points -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bachelor's Degree 20 points Ph.D. from accredited CR Program 40 points -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master's Degree 25 points Graduate Certificate CR Program +5 points -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida certified mediator: 1 point per year in which mediated at least 15 mediations (any type) OR any mediator: 5 points for minimum of 100 mediations (any type) over a 5-year period. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mentorship  must work with at least 2 different certified mediators and must be completed for the type of certification sought -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation 5 points each session -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supervised Mediation 10 points each complete mediation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous Points -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensed to practice law, psychology, accounting, social work, mental health, 5 points (total) health care, education, or mediation in any US jurisdiction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Certified Mediator 5 points (total) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Language Conversational Ability as demonstrated by certification by 5 points (total) ACFTL Oral Proficiency Test; qualified as a court interpreter; or accredited by the American Translators Association; Sign Language Interpreter as demonstrated by approval by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion of an additional mediation training program (minimum 30 hours in 5 points (total) length) certified/approved by a state or court other than Florida --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------