Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 801 - Veterans Affairs, Iowa Department Of › Chapter 7 - County Commissions of Veteran Affairs Fund and Training Program › Rule 801-7.2 - County Commission of Veteran Affairs Training Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department shall provide training for county veteran
				service officers in accordance with Iowa Code section
				35A.5(9)
				 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130,
				and Iowa Code section
				35A.17
				as enacted by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130.
(1) Training provided by the department shall
			 meet the continuing education requirements as established by NACVSO and shall
			 ensure that each officer and support staff are proficient in the use of
			 electronic mail, computers, and the Internet in order to access information
			 regarding facilities, benefits, and services available to veterans and their
			 families.
(2) A county veteran
			 service officer shall attend and support staff may attend an annual school of
			 instruction provided by the department or a national school of accreditation
			 provided by NACVSO. After attending the annual school of instruction or
			 national school of accreditation, the county veteran service officer must
			 present to the department a certificate of satisfactory completion of national
			 accreditation training from NACVSO. The department shall certify the possession
			 of a document indicating that the county veteran service officer has completed
			 a course of accreditation and satisfactorily passed an examination for NACVSO
			 accreditation. County veteran service officers shall be certified by the
			 department by June 30, 2010, or within one year from the date of
			 appointment.
(3) A county veteran
			 service officer shall maintain certification to remain in office.
a. To maintain certification, a county
			 veteran service officer shall attend an annual school of instruction and meet
			 the continuing education requirements of NACVSO for accreditation. The
			 department shall issue an Iowa certificate of training to the county veteran
			 service officer upon completion of the NACVSO continuing education requirements
			 or upon issuance of a certificate of accreditation by NACVSO.
b. Attendance at training courses sponsored
			 and directed by veterans organizations other than the department or NACVSO may
			 be substituted for the annual school of instruction if the training is
			 sufficient to meet NACVSO accreditation continuing education
			 requirements.
c. County veteran
			 service officers who fail to become accredited by June 30, 2010, or within one
			 year of beginning their employment as provided for in Iowa Code section
			 35B.6
			 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130, and 2009 Iowa Acts, House File 283,
			 shall be removed from their position by the chair of the county commission of
			 veteran affairs. Knowing violation of this provision constitutes noncompliance
			 as provided in paragraph 7.1(4)
"c, "
and individuals who
			 knowingly fail to comply may be charged with a serious misdemeanor for
			 nonfelonious misconduct in office as provided by Iowa Code section
			 721.2(6).