Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The
Commission shall issue a Specialized Instructor Certification to an applicant
who has developed specific motor skills and abilities by virtue of special
training and demonstrated experience in one or more of the following topical
areas:
(1) Subject Control Arrest
Techniques;
(2) First
Responder;
(3) Firearms;
(4) Law Enforcement Driver
Training;
(5) Physical
Fitness;
(6) Restraint, Control and
Defense Techniques (Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction
and Juvenile Justice);
(7) Medical
Emergencies (Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and
Juvenile Justice); or
(8) Explosive
and Hazardous Materials Emergencies.
(b) To qualify for and maintain any
Specialized Instructor Certification, an applicant shall possess a valid CPR
Certification that includes cognitive and skills testing, through the American
Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or
National Safety Council.
(c) An
applicant shall achieve a minimum score of 75 percent on the comprehensive
written exam, as specified in Rule .0414 of this Subchapter in order to qualify
for Specialized Instructor Certification in the following topical areas:
(1) Subject Control Arrest
Techniques;
(2) Firearms;
(3) Law Enforcement Driver
Training;
(4) Physical Fitness;
and
(5) Explosive and Hazardous
Materials Emergencies.
(d) To qualify for Specialized Instructor
Certification in the Subject Control Arrest Techniques topical area, an
applicant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Hold General Instructor Certification,
either probationary status or full general instructor status, as specified in
Rule .0303 of this Section:
(2)
Complete the pertinent Commission-approved specialized instructor course;
and
(3) Obtain the recommendation
of a Commission-certified school director or in-service training
coordinator.
(e) To
qualify for Specialized Instructor Certification in the First Responder topical
area, an applicant shall satisfy one of the following two options:
(1) The first option is:
(A) Hold CPR instructor certification through
the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health
Institute, or National Safety Council;
(B) Hold, or have held, basic Emergency
Medical Technician certification;
(C) Have completed the Department of
Transportation's 40 hour EMT Instructor Course or equivalent within the last
three years or hold a North Carolina Professional Educator's License, issued by
the Department of Public Instruction; and
(D) Obtain the recommendation of a
Commission-certified school director or in-service training
coordinator.
(2) The
second option is:
(A) Hold General Instructor
Certification, either probationary status or full general instructor status, as
specified in Rule .0303 of this Section;
(B) Hold CPR instructor certification through
the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health
Institute or National Safety Council;
(C) Hold, or have held, basic EMT
certification; and
(D) Obtain the
recommendation of a Commission-certified school director or in-service training
coordinator.
(f) To qualify for Specialized Instructor
Certification in the Firearms topical area, an applicant shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) Hold General
Instructor Certification, either probationary status or full general instructor
status, as specified in Rule .0303 of this Section;
(2) Complete the Commission-approved
specialized firearms instructor training course; and
(3) Obtain the recommendation of a
Commission-certified school director or in-service training
coordinator.
(g) To
qualify for Specialized Instructor Certification in the Law Enforcement Driver
Training topical area, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Hold General Instructor Certification,
either probationary status or full general instructor status, as specified in
Rule .0303 of this Section;
(2)
Complete the Commission-approved specialized driver instructor training course;
and
(3) Obtain the recommendation
of a Commission-certified school director or in-service training
coordinator.
(h) To
qualify for Specialized Instructor Certification in the Physical Fitness
topical area, an applicant shall become certified through one of the following
two methods:
(1) The first method is:
(A) hold General Instructor Certification,
either probationary status or full general instructor status, as specified in
Rule .0303 of this Section;
(B)
complete the Commission-approved specialized physical fitness instructor
training course; and
(C) obtain the
recommendation of a Commission-certified School Director.
(2) The second method is:
(A) Complete the Commission-approved
specialized physical fitness instructor training course;
(B) obtain the recommendation of a
Commission-certified School director or in-service training coordinator;
and
(C) meet one of the following
qualifications:
(i) hold a valid North
Carolina Professional Educator's License, issued by the Department of Public
Instruction, hold a baccalaureate degree in physical education, and be
presently teaching in physical education topics; or
(ii) be presently instructing physical
education topics in a community college, college, or university and hold a
baccalaureate degree in physical education.
(i) To qualify for Specialized
Instructor Certification in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult
Correction and Juvenile Justice Restraint, Control and Defense Techniques
topical area, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Hold General Instructor Certification,
either probationary status or full general instructor status, as specified in
Rule .0303 of this Section;
(2)
Complete the Commission-approved corrections specialized instructor training -
controls, restraints, and defensive techniques course; and
(3) Obtain the recommendation of a
Commission-certified school director.
(j) To qualify for Specialized Instructor
Certification in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction
and Juvenile Justice Medical Emergencies topical area, an applicant shall meet
the following requirements:
(1) Have
completed a Commission-certified basic instructor training course or an
equivalent instructor training course utilizing the Instructional Systems
Design model, an international model with applications in education, military
training, and private enterprise;
(2) Hold instructor certification in CPR and
First Aid by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American
Safety and Health Institute, or National Safety Council; and
(3) Obtain the recommendation of a
Commission-certified school director.
(k) To qualify for Specialized Instructor
Certification in the Explosive and Hazardous Materials Emergencies topical
area, an applicant shall satisfy one of the following two options:
(1) The first option is:
(A) hold General Instructor Certification,
either probationary status or full general instructor status, as specified in
Rule .0303 of this Section;
(B)
Complete the Commission-approved specialized explosives and hazardous materials
instructor training course; and
(C)
obtain the recommendation of a Commission-certified school director or
in-service training coordinator.
(2) The second option is:
(A) have completed the Fire Service
Instructor Methodology Course or the equivalent utilizing the Instructional
Systems Design model, an international model with applications in education,
military training, and private enterprise;
(B) Complete the Commission-approved
specialized explosives and hazardous materials instructor training course;
and
(C) obtain the recommendation
of a Commission-certified school director or in-service training
coordinator.
Authority
G.S.
17C-6;
Eff. January 1,
1981;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2000; July 1, 1991; March 1, 1990;
July 1, 1989; December 1, 1987;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1,
2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; June 1, 2013; April 1, 2009;
August 1, 2006; January 1, 2006; December 1, 2004; August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. May 25,
2019.
