Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES › Subtitle 04 - POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION › Chapter 12.04.06 - Instructor Training and Certification › Section 12.04.06.16 - Instructor Certification Renewal Requirements for Instructor Classifications

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. If a provisional instructor certification for an instructor classification expires, the individual is not required to meet the requirements of this section to renew the same provisional instructor certification classification.
B. The training authority for a law enforcement agency or academy certified under COMAR 12.04.01.10B submitting an application for instructor certification or renewal of instructor certification that the Commission last approved during the individual's most recent term of instructor certification shall affirm that the individual meets the certification requirements specified for the instructor classification under §D of this regulation.
C. Renewal for each instructor classification requires that the individual for which a training authority has submitted an application for instructor certification renewal is recommended for instructor certification renewal by the individual's law enforcement agency or academy certified under COMAR 12.04.01.10B.
D. The following table provides the minimum requirements for an individual's certification renewal of the instructor classifications indicated:
Instructor Classification
Minimum Requirements for Certification Renewal
(1) Academic Instructor
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required to:
(a) Have provided classroom instruction for a training course approved by the Commission or Correctional Training Commission; and
(b) Demonstrate competence in providing classroom instruction while conducting classroom instruction for a training course approved by the Commission or Correctional Training Commission.
(2) Defensive Tactics Instructor
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required:
(a) To demonstrate competence in providing classroom and skills instruction which a Defensive Tactics Instructor is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(b) While conducting instruction for a training course approved by the Commission or the Correctional Training Commission, to have received a minimum of:
(i)One satisfactory evaluation for defensive tactics classroom instruction; and
(ii) One satisfactory evaluation for defensive tactics practical skills instruction.
(3) Electronic Control Device Instructor
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required:
(a) To demonstrate competence in providing classroom and skills instruction which an Electronic Control Device Instructor is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(b) While conducting instruction for a training course approved by the Commission or the Correctional Training Commission, to have received a minimum of:
(i) One satisfactory evaluation for electronic control device classroom instruction; and
(ii) One satisfactory evaluation for electronic control device practical skills instruction.
(4) Emergency Vehicle Course Safety Officer
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required:
(a) To demonstrate competence in providing skills instruction which an Emergency Vehicle Course Safety Officer is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(b) While conducting instruction for a training course approved by the Commission to have received a minimum of one satisfactory evaluation for emergency vehicle practical skills exercise instruction.
(5) Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required:
(a) To demonstrate competence in providing classroom and skills instruction which an Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(b) While conducting instruction for a training course approved by the Commission to have received a minimum of:
(i) One satisfactory evaluation for emergency vehicle classroom instruction; and
(ii) One satisfactory evaluation for emergency vehicle practical skills exercise instruction.
(6) Line Instructor
The individual is required:
(a) Within 60 days immediately preceding submission of the application for renewal to the Commission, to have successfully completed the firearms qualification course of fire requirements under Regulation .12 of this chapter for the firearm type for which the individual is seeking certification renewal; and
(b) During the most recent term of instructor certification to have:
(i) Demonstrated competence in providing skills instruction which a Line Instructor is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(ii) Received a minimum of one satisfactory evaluation while providing firearms firing line operations and skills instruction for a training course approved by the Commission or the Correctional Training Commission.
(7) Firearms Instructor
The individual is required:
(a) Within 60 days immediately preceding submission of the application for renewal to the Commission, to have successfully completed the firearms qualification course of fire requirements under Regulation .12 of this chapter for the firearm type for which the individual is seeking certification renewal; and
(b) During the most recent term of instructor certification to have:
(i) Demonstrated competence in providing classroom and skills instruction which a Firearms Instructor is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(ii) While conducting a training course approved by the Commission or the Correctional Training Commission, received a minimum of one satisfactory evaluation for firearms classroom instruction, and one satisfactory evaluation for firearms firing line operations and skills instruction.
(8) Motorcycle Operator Course Safety Officer
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required:
(a) To demonstrate competence in providing skills instruction which a Motorcycle Operator Course Safety Officer is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(b) While conducting instruction for a training course approved by the Commission to have received a minimum of one satisfactory evaluation for motorcycle operator practical skills exercise instruction.
(9) Motorcycle Operator Instructor
During the most recent term of certification the individual is required:
(a) To demonstrate competence in providing classroom and skills instruction which a Motorcycle Operator Instructor is authorized to provide under this chapter; and
(b) While conducting instruction for a training course approved by the Commission to have received a minimum of:
(i) One satisfactory evaluation for motorcycle operator classroom instruction; and
(ii) One satisfactory evaluation for motorcycle operator practical skills exercise instruction.