Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-5-6-.06 - DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Qualifications of Program Instructors
(1)
Initial qualifications. To
be certified by the Department, each Applicant for Program Instructor shall
meet the following initial qualifications:
(a)
Clear criminal record. Each
Applicant for Program Instructor shall be subject to a fingerprint-based check
of his or her criminal history, as designated by the Department. No person with
a conviction of a felony or any other crime involving violence or a crime of
moral turpitude or a pattern of misdemeanors that evidences a disregard for the
law, shall be certified by the Department as a Program Instructor, unless he or
she has received a pardon and can produce evidence of same. For the purposes of
this chapter, a plea of nolo contendere and "first offender"
sentences imposed pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
42-8-60,
et seq., shall be considered a conviction.
(b)
Safe driving record. Each
Applicant for Program Instructor shall possess a valid driver's license from
the state of his or her legal residence, unless he or she has a medical
condition that makes him or her ineligible for a driver's license. Each
Applicant for Program Instructor shall be subject to a check of his or her
driving history. No Person whose driver's license or privilege to drive has
been suspended or revoked as the result of any conviction or combination of
convictions during the five (5) year period of immediately preceding
application for Certification shall be certified by the Department as a Program
Instructor.
(c)
Academic and
work experience qualifications. Each Applicant for Program Instructor
shall have the following documented academic and/prior work experience
requirements:
(i) An undergraduate or
graduate degree from an accredited college or university in a human service
related field; or
(ii) An
undergraduate degree in any field of study from an accredited institution, and
two (2) years of work experience (20 hours per week or more) of teaching,
counseling or training experience or three (3) years part-time training
experience; or
(iii) At least two
(2) years of full-time work experience as a licensed, certified, or
credentialed substance abuse counselor with at least six (6) months of
experience in group counseling or group facilitation.
(d)
Age. Each Applicant for
Program Instructor shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(e)
Freedom from substance abuse and
illicit drug use. Each Applicant for Program Instructor shall certify to
the Department that he or she refrains from, and will continue to refrain from,
abusing alcoholic beverages or controlled substances and from using illicit
drugs.
(2)
Ongoing
qualifications. Each Instructor certified by the Department shall
possess the following qualifications, on an ongoing basis:
(a)
Continued clear criminal
record. Each Program Instructor shall maintain a criminal record free of
felony or misdemeanor convictions or pleas. In addition, each Instructor
certified by the Department shall notify the Department if he or she pleads
guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, any felony or misdemeanor
within five (5) business days immediately following such event. Further, each
Program Instructor certified by the Department shall, within five (5) business
days immediately thereafter, report to the Department any arrests, which, if
convicted thereof, would have excluded him or her from becoming initially
certified as a Program Instructor pursuant to Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R.
375-5-6-.06(1)(a). The Department may suspend, revoke, or cancel any Program
Instructor Certification upon receipt of notice of a conviction or arrest.
(b)
Continued safe driving
record. Each Program Instructor shall continue to maintain a safe
driving record during his or her period of Certification by the Department.
Each Program Instructor shall continue to possess a valid driver's license from
the state of his or her legal residence, unless he or she has a medical
condition that makes him or her ineligible for a driver's license. Each Program
Instructor shall notify the Department, within five (5) business days
immediately thereafter, if his or her driver's license or privilege to drive is
cancelled, suspended, or revoked in any jurisdiction, including the State of
Georgia, for any reason. The Department may suspend, revoke, or cancel any
Program Instructor's Certification upon receipt of such notice.
(c)
Continuing education. Each
Program Instructor shall complete a minimum of thirty-two (32) hours of
continuing education in alcohol and drug training or group facilitation
training sponsored or approved by the Department every four (4) years; of
which, a minimum of sixteen (16) hours shall be in Department-designated
refresher courses specific to Program components. Each Program Instructor shall
complete a minimum of sixteen (16) of the required thirty-two (32) hours of
continuing education training biannually and provide proof thereof to the
Department on a biannual basis. The Department may cancel a Program
Instructor's certification for failure to complete a minimum of sixteen (16)
hours of continuing education training and to provide proof thereof to the
Department biannually.
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