37 Pa. Code § 95.221 - Personnel

The following minimum requirements apply to personnel at county prisons:

(1) Before being assigned duties, all corrections personnel shall be given training as to the contents/application of this chapter and in their general and specific responsibilities, including the use of force, prohibition on the seeking and dispensing of favors to and from the inmate population and instruction in the prison's code of conduct and ethics. A record of this training shall be documented in each employe's personnel file.

(2) Full time corrections personnel shall receive basic training from a training program approved by the Department within 12 months of assuming their duties.

(3) Part-time corrections personnel shall be provided training required under paragraph (1). Part-time corrections personnel who have not completed an approved training program under paragraph (2) may not be permitted to work without close supervisory direction by a person who has received the training.

(4) Written local policy must provide for training and staff development as described in paragraphs (1)-(3).

(5) An annual training plan shall be prepared that identifies the subjects and number of hours required for preassignment, basic and staff development training. Training may occur onsite, at an academy or training center, during professional meetings, through supervised on-the-job training or computer-based training. The training plan shall be reviewed annually by the prison administrator or designee.

(6) Written local policy must provide for a personnel policy manual that is available for employee reference. This manual must include, but not be limited to:

(i) Organizational chart.

(ii) Recruitment and promotion.

(iii) Job specifications and qualifications.

(iv) Code of conduct and ethics.

(v) Sexual harassment/sexual misconduct provisions.

(vi) Employe evaluation.

(vii) Staff disciplinary process.

(viii) Grievance and appeals process.

(7) The prison administrator or a designee shall conduct a documented review of the prison personnel policy manual annually and revise as needed.

(8) Written local policy must mandate a drug-free workplace for all prison staff including the following:

(i) Prohibition on the use of illegal drugs.

(ii) Prohibition of possession of any illegal drug except in the performance of job duties.

(iii) Procedures to ensure compliance.

(iv) Availability of treatment or counseling, or both, for drug abuse.

(v) Penalties for violation of the policy.

(9) Written local policy must specifically and strictly prohibit sexual misconduct and sexual harassment by prison staff. Written local policy must inform prison staff that they may be subject to disciplinary action or criminal charges, or both, if found to have engaged in that conduct.

Notes

37 Pa. Code § 95.221

The provisions of this § 95.221 readopted May 18, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1619; amended February 18, 2000, effective 2/19/2000, 30 Pa.B. 866; amended October 10, 2008, effective 10/13/2009, 38 Pa.B. 5627.

The provisions of this § 95.221 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186); amended under section 3(3) and (4) of the act of December 27, 1965 (P. L. 1237, No. 502) (61 P. S. § 460.3(3) and (4)).

This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 95.220b (relating to scope).