Iowa Admin. Code r. 501-4.2 - Minimum qualifications for certification of instructor (general)
(1)
Experience and training.
The following are minimum experience and training requirements that an
instructor (general) must meet in order to become certified:
a. A minimum of three years' certified
experience (peace officer, jailer or public safety telecommunicator) with a
majority portion of this experience in the subject area to be instructed;
and
b. Successful completion of an
instructor training course consisting of a minimum of 16 hours of instruction
or have provided a minimum of 60 hours of instruction within the past three
years and be able to verify the same upon request.
(2)
Specific requirements to instruct
specialized areas. Special training or valid certification is required
to instruct certain subject areas, including but not limited to those listed
below:
a.
Arson and bombing
instructor. Must have attended a specialty school in police/military
explosives handling and a recognized arson school.
b.
Collision investigation
instructor. Must have successfully completed a two-week collision
investigation school at the Iowa law enforcement academy or other training
recognized by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
c.
Defensive tactics
instructor. Must have successfully completed a defensive tactics
instructor school at the Iowa law enforcement academy or other training
recognized by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
d.
Fingerprint instructor.
Must have successfully completed the basic and advanced Federal Bureau of
Investigation fingerprint schools or a program approved by the Iowa law
enforcement academy.
e.
Firearms instructor. Must have successfully completed a
firearms instructor school at the Iowa law enforcement academy or other
training recognized by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
f.
Iowa law enforcement emergency
care provider instructor. Must be certified as an ILEECP by the Iowa
law enforcement academy or maintain current emergency medical care provider, or
higher level of medical certification.
g.
Less lethal and chemical munitions
instructor. Must have attended a school recognized by the Iowa law
enforcement academy in less lethal and chemical munitions.
h.
OWI/implied consent and
standardized field sobriety test (SFST) instructor. Must have
successfully completed a standardized field sobriety test instructor school at
the Iowa law enforcement academy or other training recognized by the Iowa law
enforcement academy.
i.
Precision driving instructor. Must have successfully completed
a precision driving instructor school at the Iowa law enforcement academy or
other training recognized by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
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