Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES › Section 79-16-006 - Academies training students not employed by the academy agency

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 The agency head shall appoint an
				employee as the Academy Director. The Academy Director shall serve as the point
				of contact with the Center and Director or designee and should be the
				individual responsible for managing the academy.
006.02 The Director shall arrange dates for
				an annual inspection with the academy directors and provide fifteen days notice
				of the inspection to allow for the preparation of documents and
				reports.
006.03 The Director or
				representative(s) shall conduct unannounced on-site inspections of the academy
				while basic training is in progress during each basic training session. These
				sessions may be audio recorded or videotaped for future review. The academy
				director will provide the Director or representative(s) copies of the lesson
				plans being taught during the time of the inspection to review in context with
				the classes being taught. The Director may require additional inspections if
				deficiencies are identified during the inspections.
006.04 The Director or representative(s)
				shall monitor the comprehensive practical testing as defined in Chapter 5 at
				the academy to ensure that testing standards are being followed.
006.05 The Director shall inspect and/or
				review all of the academy elements listed above in accordance with this chapter
				during the annual inspection. In addition, the Director shall ensure the
				academy's basic certification training program is the same as the State
				curriculum and training program of the NLETC in the following areas:
006.05A All class topics in the State
				curriculum are being taught under the same titles in the academy curriculum in
				each course are being provided at the Center. Practical application hours shall
				be adequate to conduct all scenario based and skills development training as
				provided in the State curriculum.
006.05B All learning and performance
				objectives in the State curriculum are being taught in each class topic and are
				readily identified in lesson plans.
006.05C All learning objectives, performance
				objectives and comprehensive practicals tested in the State curriculum provided
				at the NLETC are tested in the academy under the same standards set forth in
				Title 79, Chapter 5.
006.05D The
				academy has test banks for each course that provide for test construction from
				multiple questions over each learning objective.
006.05E The academy has documentation
				demonstrating learning objectives are linked to test questions.
006.05F The academy keep records on each
				student documenting academic and skills performance in addition to any
				incidents of violation of standards or rules.
006.05G The academy has rules and regulations
				that govern student academic performance and discipline that are consistent
				with the rules and regulations governing students at the NLETC.
006.05H The academy has formalized procedures
				to notify the NLETC Director or representative of all unacceptable non-employee
				student performance, academic and discipline within two days of such an
				event.
006.05I The academy has
				identified all instructors who will teach at the academy and has submitted
				instructor certification applications for each instructor.