Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) (Important) Jail support staff with
occasional contact shall receive training in pertinent agency policies and
procedures prior to or in conjunction with assignment to jail duties.
Two hours of in-service training each subsequent year of
employment addressing specific job assignments and/or jail related
issues.
(B) (Important)
Correctional officers or staff with routine contact and who are not currently
appointed as a peace officer, shall receive training as follows:
(1) Training in jail policies and procedures
prior to or in within sixty days of assignment to jail duties.
(2) During the first year of assignment, they
shall receive the jailer basic training consistent with Chapter 109:2-11 of the
Administrative Code.
Correctional officers
that present proof of completion of the "New Employee Orientation" (NEO)
training through the Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction satisfy
the training requirement in Chapter 109:2-9 of the Administrative
Code.
(3) Eight
hours of in-service training each subsequent year of employment addressing
specific job assignments and/or jail related issues. These training hours are
in addition to training mandated by other standards.
(C) (Important) Currently appointed peace
officers working in the jail shall receive training as
follows:
(1) Training in jail policies and
procedures prior to or in conjunction with assignment to jail duties.
(2) During the first year of assignment,
receive training in inmate rights, civil liability, overview of jail standards,
basic security duties, inmate discipline, admission, classification, and
release, suicide prevention, and medical/mental health issues.
(3) Eight hours of in-service training each
subsequent year of employment addressing specific job assignments and/or jail
related issues. These training hours are in addition to training mandated by
other standards.
(D)
(Important) Administrators and supervisors shall receive training in addition
to the training specified in paragraph (B) or (C) of this rule as follows:
(1) Training in jail policies and procedures
prior to or in conjunction with assignment to jail duties.
(2) During the first year of assignment, an
additional forty hours of training specified in paragraph (B) or (C) of this
rule, which may include legal aspects of jail management, managerial
principles, labor relations, and records/information management.
(3) Eight hours of in-service training each
subsequent year of employment addressing special issues, skills-enhancement and
other assignment related topics.
(E) (Important) The jail's policies and
procedures shall be available to jail staff, reviewed annually and updated by
the jail administrator or designee as needed.
