Iowa Admin. Code r. 501-4.1 - Instructors for the training of peace officers, reserve officers, jailers and public safety telecommunicators
(1)
Instructor designation. All instructors will be designated as
either general or a subject matter expert (SME). General instructors will be
peace officers, jailers, jail administrators or public safety telecommunicators
instructing in subjects relevant to their profession. Subject matter expert
instructors will be those instructing subjects in the areas requiring a
specialized academic degree, certification, licensure or experience. Final
decision as to whether an instructor is in the general or SME area rests with
the academy council or the academy director.
(2)
Certification of
instructors. All certification of instructors will be the
responsibility of the academy council.
(3)
Request for instructional
certification.
a. All instructors
requesting certification must submit this request to the academy council on an
application which can be obtained from the Iowa law enforcement academy.
Minimum qualifications for the certification of instructors (general and
subject matter expert) apply to all applicants.
b. All applications for instructors must be
submitted to the academy 20 days prior to a regularly scheduled academy council
meeting. Any applications not received 20 days prior to a regularly scheduled
meeting may not be considered and may be added to the agenda of the next
subsequent meeting.
(4)
Instructor qualifications. Instructors will be certified on
the basis of minimum qualifications in the areas of education, training,
experience and background. The actual evaluation and selection of instructors
will remain the responsibility of the administrator who is ultimately
responsible for the instruction provided.
(5)
Granting or revocation of
instructor certification.
a. The
granting of instructor certification will be determined by a vote of the
academy council. The academy shall issue instructor certification to an
applicant upon approval of the academy council. In the event of denial of
instructor certification, the applicant may file a written notice of appeal to
the academy council within 30 days of notification of the action. The appeal
notice should be addressed to Director, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, P.O. Box
130, Johnston, Iowa 50131. A hearing on this matter will be held by the academy
council within 60 days of the receipt of the appeal notice.
b. All instructor certification will be
issued for a period of three years. Once certified, an instructor is certified
to instruct throughout the state. At the end of a three-year period,
certification may be renewed if the instructor has maintained the training
requirements for certification, has instructed in a certified training program
during the three-year period, remains in good standing, and is recommended by
the administrator under whose supervision the individual has
instructed.
c. The certification
may be revoked or suspended in writing at the discretion of the academy council
or the academy director subject to subsequent council review. In the event of
denial of recertification or revocation of certification, the certificate
holder may file a written notice of appeal to the academy council within 30
days of notification of the action. The appeal notice should be addressed to
Director, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, P.O. Box 130, Johnston, Iowa 50131. A
hearing on this matter will be held by the academy council within 60 days of
the receipt of the appeal notice.
d. Good standing determination is in the sole
discretion of the academy council or academy director subject to subsequent
council review. A person who has been dismissed for good cause from previous
employment; who leaves, who voluntarily quits, or whose position is eliminated
when disciplinary action was imminent or pending that could have resulted in
removal for good cause as defined in rule 501-1.1 (80B); or who is currently
involved in the decertification process shall not be considered in good
standing.
(6)
Responsibility for ensuring instructional excellence. It is
the continuing responsibility of the administrator who is ultimately
responsible for the instruction provided to ensure that the instructors are
assigned only topics that they are qualified to teach and are supervised on a
regular basis to ensure that instructional excellence is maintained.
(7)
Endorsement of application for
instructor certification. Applications for instructor (general or
subject matter expert) certification will be endorsed by the administrator who
is ultimately responsible for the instruction provided and, where applicable,
by the applicant's department head.
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