Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-6 - Basic Course Training Program for Criminal Investigators Employed by State Public Defender › Section 109:2-6-03 - Approval of school

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The commander of a school shall,
			 twenty-one days prior to the beginning date, complete and forward to the
			 executive director on forms supplied by the executive director, an application,
			 a training calendar, and a preliminary enrollment list.
(B) The school approved by the executive
			 director shall include topics in the following units: administration, legal,
			 investigation, firearms, defensive tactics, human relations, emergency aid, and
			 other subject matter as prescribed by the executive director.
(C) The preliminary enrollment list shall
			 include the name of each criminal investigator. The list shall be signed by the
			 commander stating that he has personal knowledge that each attendee has been
			 authorized by the state public defender to attend the school.
(D) Prior to any training being conducted at
			 a given site, an on-site inspection shall be conducted by a commission staff
			 member. Each school shall have available all necessary classroom space,
			 training aids, access to a firearms range, and other equipment deemed necessary
			 by the executive director for the training of criminal investigators.
(E) A school will not be approved
			 that has less than ten students unless the commander certifies that there are
			 less than ten criminal investigators who need training; that has less than six
			 approved instructors; or which extends more than sixteen weeks. The executive
			 director may grant an extension when circumstances beyond the control of the
			 commander, prevent the completion of the school within sixteen weeks.
(F) The executive director shall
			 indicate in writing to the commander of the school approval to begin training.
(G) Revocation of school approval
(1) The executive director may revoke the
			 approval of any school for failure to maintain the minimum standards as set
			 forth in this chapter. The executive director shall notify the commander of the
			 school in writing of the revocation and shall send notice by registered mail,
			 return receipt requested, not later than the business day next succeeding such
			 order. Such notice shall state the reasons for the executive director's action,
			 applicable statutes or rules, and state that the party will be afforded a
			 hearing if requested within thirty days of the date of mailing. A copy of such
			 notice shall be mailed to the attorney or other representative of record
			 representing the party. Notice of hearings shall be made in accordance with
			 section 119.06 of the Revised Code.
(2) The commission shall conduct
			 the hearing in conformance with the provisions of sections
			 119.01 to
			 119.13 of the Revised Code.
(3) Upon the receipt of the notice
			 of revocation by the commander, the commander shall cease operation of the
			 school even though a hearing has been requested in accordance with sections
			 119.01 to
			 119.13 of the Revised Code.