Alabama Administrative Code
Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS
Chapter 650-X-11 - CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
Section 650-X-11-.04 - Correctional Officer Waiver For Lateral Entry Equivalency Training
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) The Commission may waiver the completion of any course required by Rule 650-X-11-.01 of the regulations upon presentation of documentary evidence by the Department of Corrections that a gainfully employed (full-time or part-time) officer has received equivalent training in another jurisdiction or through federal, or department of defense correctional experience.
(2) The Commission will review the documentation of equivalent training presented by the Department of Corrections and use a point system, as described later in this rule, to determine if comparative compliance is achieved.
(3) If equivalency training is approved, the officer will qualify to attend an 80 hour Correctional Officer Refresher Course to equate previous training with current standards.
(4) Equivalency of Training Point System. For the purpose of determining equivalency of training, the terms listed below shall have the following meaning and values:
Years of full-time Correctional Experience:
Less than one (1) 0
One (1) to five (5) years 5
Five years, 1 day, to 10 years 6
Ten years, 1 day, to 15 years 7
Fifteen years, 1 day, to 20 years 8
Twenty years and one day or more 9
Basic Correctional Training than 280 hours 0
280 hours - 319 hours 1
320 hours - 479 hours 2
480 hours - 639 hours 3
640 hours - 800 hours 4
801 hours - 959 hours 5
960 hours or more 6
Post-secondary Degrees
Associate Degree 1
Bachelor Degree 2
Masters Degree or above 3
(correspondence courses not accepted)
(5) Eligibility. An applicant requesting lateral entry to the correctional field in Alabama must meet the following requirements:
(6) Refresher Course. Those applicants who have received an acceptable evaluation of their experience, education, and training are required to attend an eighty (80) hour refresher training course o be conducted at the corrections basic training academy. The general curriculum will be developed and updated as needed by the departmental curriculum development committee and approved by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. No credit will be given for a partially completed training course. Trainees shall not be absent more than 5% of the required training hours. The following are mandated subjects and must be passed. Any trainee who fails to pass (a), (b), or (c) shall be required to attend the 480 hour corrections basic Academy.
(7) Definitions:
(8) Procedures:
Author: Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 36-21-40, 36-21-51.