Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 501 - Law Enforcement Academy
Chapter 4 - Instructor Certification Criteria for the Training of Peace Officers, Reserve Officers, Jailers and Public Safety Telecommunicators
Rule 501-4.1 - Instructors for the Training of Peace Officers, Reserve Officers, Jailers and Public Safety Telecommunicators
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1) Instructor designation. All instructors will be designated as either general or a subject matter expert (SME). General instructors will be peace officers, jailers, jail administrators or public safety telecommunicators instructing in subjects relevant to their profession. Subject matter expert instructors will be those instructing subjects in the areas requiring a specialized academic degree, certification, licensure or experience. Final decision as to whether an instructor is in the general or SME area rests with the academy council or the academy director.
(2) Certification of instructors. All certification of instructors will be the responsibility of the academy council.
(3) Request for instructional certification.
(4) Instructor qualifications. Instructors will be certified on the basis of minimum qualifications in the areas of education, training, experience and background. The actual evaluation and selection of instructors will remain the responsibility of the administrator who is ultimately responsible for the instruction provided.
(5) Granting or revocation of instructor certification.
(6) Responsibility for ensuring instructional excellence. It is the continuing responsibility of the administrator who is ultimately responsible for the instruction provided to ensure that the instructors are assigned only topics that they are qualified to teach and are supervised on a regular basis to ensure that instructional excellence is maintained.
(7) Endorsement of application for instructor certification. Applications for instructor (general or subject matter expert) certification will be endorsed by the administrator who is ultimately responsible for the instruction provided and, where applicable, by the applicant's department head.