Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title I - General › Chapter 12 - Conservation Education › Rule 571-12.25 - Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of Instructor Certification or a Mentors Approved Status

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department may, at any time, seek to revoke or suspend
				  the mentor status or instructor certification of any person who:
1. Fails to meet the instructor or mentor
				responsibilities and requirements as outlined in rule
				571-12.24(321G,321I,462A,483A).
2.
				Fails to follow the policies and procedures of the department.
3. Falsifies any information that may be
				required by the department. Falsifying information is understood to mean
				purposefully supplying information that is inaccurate or misleading or the
				intentional omission of information.
4. Handles any equipment in an unsafe manner,
				or allows any student or other instructor to handle equipment in a reckless or
				unsafe manner.
5. Is convicted of
				or forfeits a bond for any fish and game, snowmobile, ATV, or navigation
				violation of this state or any other state. Anyone who has a privilege to
				operate a motor vehicle suspended, barred, or revoked shall not be eligible to
				be an instructor for the snowmobile, ATV, or snow groomer operator education
				programs.
6. Uses profanity or
				inappropriate language, such as any type of lewd, sexist, or racial references
				or generalities; engages in any kind of discriminatory conduct due to race,
				color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation;
				or otherwise acts in an unprofessional manner.
7. Engages in the physical punishment of a
				student, including the use of unreasonable or unnecessary physical force or
				physical contact made with the intent to cause pain, or any type of indecent
				contact with a child as defined by the Iowa Code.
8. Participates in a course while under the
				influence of alcohol or any illegal drug or while ingesting prescription
				medication in a manner contrary to the dosing directions given by the
				prescribing physician. The physician shall be a licensed physician, osteopathic
				physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse
				practitioner.
9. Has substantiated
				complaints filed against the instructor by the public, department personnel, or
				another certified instructor.
10.
				Is under investigation for committing, is in the process of a judicial
				proceeding based on the allegation of committing, or is convicted of committing
				a felony or a misdemeanor as defined in the statutes of this state or another
				state, except for simple misdemeanors under Iowa Code chapter 321 or its
				counterparts in other states. Every certified instructor or mentor is subject
				to a criminal history check and conservation violation check at any time during
				the instructor's or mentor's tenure as an instructor or mentor.
11. Receives compensation directly or
				indirectly from students for time spent preparing for or participating in an
				education course or mentorship.
12.
				Teaches an education course without another adult present without prior
				department approval.