Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) An applicant meeting the requirements for
Specialized Instructor Certification as set forth in Rule .0304 of this Section
shall be issued a certification to expire three years from the date of
issuance. The applicant shall apply for certification as a Specialized
Instructor within 60 days after the date the applicant achieved a passing score
on the state comprehensive exam for the respective Specialized Instructor
training course.
(b) Where
certification for both General Probationary Instructor as set forth in Rule
.0303 of this Section and Specialized Instructor Certification are issued on
the same date, the instructor is required to instruct, within three years after
certification, a minimum of 12 hours in each of the topics for which
Specialized Instructor Certification was granted, and that instruction was
provided in a Commission-accredited basic training, Specialized Instructor
Training, Commission-recognized in-service training course, or training course
delivered pursuant to
12 NCAC
10B .0601,
10B .1302, or .2005. The
instructor may satisfy the teaching requirement for the General Probationary
Instructor certification by teaching any specialized topic for which
certification has been issued.
(c)
When Specialized Instructor Certification is issued during an existing period
of General Probationary Instructor Certification, the specialized instructor
may satisfy the teaching requirement for the General Probationary Certification
by teaching the specialized subject for which certification has been
issued.
(d) The term of
certification as a specialized instructor shall be three years. An application
for renewal shall contain, in addition to the requirements listed in Rule .0304
of this Section, documentary evidence that the applicant has remained active in
the instructional process during the previous three-year period. Such
documentary evidence shall include the following:
(1) proof that the applicant has, within the
three-year period preceding application for renewal, instructed at least 12
hours in each of the topics for which Specialized Instructor Certification was
granted, and that instruction was provided in a Commission-accredited basic
training, Specialized Instructor Training, Commission-recognized in-service
training course, or training course delivered pursuant to
12 NCAC
10B .0601,
10B .1302, or .2005. Acceptable
documentary evidence shall include official Commission records submitted by
School Directors or In-Service Training Coordinators and written certification
from a School Director or In-Service Training Coordinator;
(2) proof that the applicant has, within the
three-year period preceding application for renewal, attended and completed all
instructor updates that have been issued by the Commission. Acceptable
documentary evidence shall include official Commission records submitted by
School Directors or In-Service Training Coordinators, or copies of certificates
of completion issued by the institution which provided the instructor updates;
and
(A) a favorable written recommendation
from a School Director or In-Service Training Coordinator completed on a
Commission Application for Instructor and Professional Lecturer Certification
Form (Form F-12) stating the instructor taught at least 12 hours in each of the
topics for which Specialized Instructor Certification was granted. The teaching
shall have been provided in a Commission-accredited basic training, Specialized
Instructor Training course, pursuant to Rule
12 NCAC
09C .0401, Commission-recognized in-service
training course, or training course delivered pursuant to
12 NCAC
09F .0101,
12 NCAC
09H,
12 NCAC
10B .0601,
10B .1302, or .2005;
(B) a favorable written evaluation by a
School Director, Qualified Assistant, In-Service Training Coordinator, or
another Specialized Instructor certified in the same specialized subject, based
on an on-site classroom evaluation of a presentation by the instructor in a
Commission-accredited basic training, Specialized Instructor Training,
Commission-recognized in-service training course, or in-service training course
delivered pursuant to
12 NCAC
10B .0601,
10B .1302, or .2005 during the
three-year period of Specialized Instructor Certification. Such evaluation
shall be certified on a Criminal Justice Instructor Evaluation Form F-16,
located on the agency's website:
http://www.ncdoj.gov/getdoc/c2eba6aa-12bc-4303-bf4b-5fa0431ef5a1/F-16-6-11.aspx;
(C) proof that the applicant has met the
requirement set forth in Rule .0303(d) of this Section;
(D) proof that the individual applying for
renewal as a Specialized Firearms Instructor has achieved a minimum score of 92
on the day and night Basic Law Enforcement Training firearms qualification
courses, administered by a certified Specialized Firearms Instructor, within
the three-year period preceding the application for renewal;
(E) proof that the individual applying for
renewal as a Specialized Physical Fitness Instructor has passed the Basic Law
Enforcement Training Police Officer Physical Abilities Test, administered by a
certified Specialized Physical Fitness Instructor, within the three-year period
preceding the application for renewal.
(F) proof that the individual applying for
renewal as a Specialized Driver Instructor has achieved the following minimum
scores in accordance with the procedural and evaluative requirements listed in
the "Course Description Packet (CDP) for Driver Instructor Certification
Renewal" as published by the North Carolina Justice Academy within the
three-year period preceding the application for renewal. The individual
applying for renewal must achieve a minimum score of 85 on two out of three
attempts for the "Off-Set Lane Maneuver" and "Serpentine" courses during the
daytime, a minimum score of 85 on two out of three attempts for the "Precision"
course during both day and night evaluation, a score of "Pass" on two out of
three attempts for each command for the "Evasive Action/Maneuver" course during
the daytime, and a score of Pass on two out of three attempts in each direction
for the "Fixed Radius Curve" course during the daytime. Evaluations will be
administered by a certified Specialized Driving Instructor.
(G) proof that the individual applying for
renewal as a Specialized Subject Control Arrest Techniques Instructor has
satisfactorily completed the technique evaluations skills of the Basic Law
Enforcement Training SCAT courses, administered by a certified Specialized SCAT
Instructor, within the three-year period preceding the application for
renewal.
(e)
Certification as a Specialized Instructor in the First Responder, Physical
Fitness, Explosive and Hazardous Materials, and Juvenile Justice Medical
Emergencies topic areas as outlined in Rule .0304(d)(1), (g)(2), (i)(1), and
(j)(1) of this Section shall remain in effect for 36 months from the date of
issuance. During the 36 month term all non-Commission certificates required in
Rule .0304(d)(1), (g)(2), (i)(1), and (j)(1) for Specialized Instructor
certification in the First Responder, Physical Fitness, Explosive and Hazardous
Materials, and Juvenile Justice Medical Emergencies topical areas shall be
maintained.
(f) Those individuals
who have previously held Specialized Instructor Certification and have not
exceeded a three year time period from when his or her Specialized Instructor
Certification expired are eligible to reapply for re-issuance of the previously
held Specialized Instructor Certification. An application for re-issuance shall
contain documentation that the applicant:
(1)
holds a current General Instructor certification;
(2) has completed all pre-qualification
requirements for that specialty;
(3) has passed the state examination for that
specialty with a minimum score of 75;
(4) has completed eight hours of evaluated
instruction in the specialty where re-issuance of certification is taught, as
documented on an F-16 located on the agency's website:
https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement
training/criminal-justice/forms-and-publications/. The eight hours of
instruction shall be taught within 60 days of the Specialized Instructor
Certification being reissued and evaluated by a Specialized Instructor
certified in that specialty. Failure to complete the required eight hours of
evaluated instruction will result in the reissued Specialized Instructor
Certification being revoked; and
(5) has maintained non-Commission
certificates required in Rule .0304(d)(1), (g)(2), (i)(1), and (j)(1) for
Specialized Instructor certification in the First Responder, Physical Fitness,
Explosive and Hazardous Materials, and Juvenile Justice Medical Emergencies
topical areas.
(g)
Applicants for re-issuance of the Specialized Instructor Certification shall
have one opportunity to pass the prequalification skills assessment and the
state examination for that specialty. Should an applicant not achieve a passing
score on either the prequalification skills assessment or the state examination
for that specialty, the applicant shall complete the specific Specialized
Instructor Course in its entirety.
(h) Applicants whose Specialized Instructor
Certification is suspended or revoked shall not qualify for re-issuance. The
applicant shall complete the specific Specialized Instructor Course in its
entirety.
(i) The use of guest
participants in a delivery of the "Basic Law Enforcement Training Course" shall
be permissible. However, such guest participants are subject to the on-site
supervision of a Commission-certified instructor and shall be authorized by the
School Director. A guest participant shall be used only to complement the
primary certified instructor of the block of instruction and shall not replace
the primary instructor.
Authority
G.S.
17C-6;
Eff. January 1,
1981;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2017; February 1, 2016; August 1,
2015; May 1, 2014; June 1, 2012; November 1, 2007; January 1, 2006; December 1,
2004; August 1, 2004; August 1, 2000; July 1, 1991; July 1, 1989; December 1,
1987; February 1, 1987;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;
Amended Eff. January
1, 2022; January 1, 2020; August 1, 2019.
