Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 31 - Public Safety
Part 601 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
Chapter 10 - Certification Based on Equivalency of Training
Rule 31-601-10.2 - Policy

A. The state certification of any emergency telecommunicator shall lapse after a break in service of more than four years. Telecommunicators who have successfully completed a training course equivalent (as deemed by the Board staff) to the currently accepted Board courses, and meet established employment guidelines, will be eligible for certification upon completion of the required paperwork.

B. All individuals applying for certification from another jurisdiction must have been certified and completed an acceptable emergency telecommunicator training course similar to those presently required by this Board. An acceptable training course would be one that meets or exceeds the approved state standard for mandated training and includes comparable training as that provided by Board-approved training courses. This would include similar course work subject matter and length of time the material is presented. If there is subject matter found to be lacking in the course in question, then the Board staff would review and make a ruling as to meeting the minimum standards.

C. In situations where the course predated state statutory requirements for emergency telecommunications training or the course was administered by a federal agency, the course curriculum will be compared to one that is approved by the Board.

D. In reviewing a course to be compared, the Board staff will measure the curriculums offered during the same period in this state. In addition to the courses listed, the staff will review the standards for successful graduation, the duration of the course, and the training delivery method. The course must equal or exceed the existing standards to be considered an acceptable course.