North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 12 - JUSTICE › Chapter 09 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPLOYMENT: EDUCATION: AND TRAINING › Section .0300 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTRUCTORS › Section 09B .0305 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) An applicant meeting the requirements for
				  Specialized Instructor Certification as set forth in Rule .0304 of this Section
				  shall be issued a certification to expire three years from the date of
				  issuance. The applicant shall apply for certification as a Specialized
				  Instructor within 60 days after the date the applicant achieved a passing score
				  on the state comprehensive exam for the respective Specialized Instructor
				  training course.
(b) Where
				  certification for both General Probationary Instructor as set forth in Rule
				  .0303 of this Section and Specialized Instructor Certification are issued on
				  the same date, the instructor is required to instruct, within three years after
				  certification, a minimum of 12 hours in each of the topics for which
				  Specialized Instructor Certification was granted, and that instruction was
				  provided in a Commission-accredited basic training, Specialized Instructor
				  Training, Commission-recognized in-service training course, or training course
				  delivered pursuant to
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0601,
				  10B .1302, or .2005. The
				  instructor may satisfy the teaching requirement for the General Probationary
				  Instructor certification by teaching any specialized topic for which
				  certification has been issued.
(c)
				  When Specialized Instructor Certification is issued during an existing period
				  of General Probationary Instructor Certification, the specialized instructor
				  may satisfy the teaching requirement for the General Probationary Certification
				  by teaching the specialized subject for which certification has been
				  issued.
(d) The term of
				  certification as a specialized instructor shall be three years. An application
				  for renewal shall contain, in addition to the requirements listed in Rule .0304
				  of this Section, documentary evidence that the applicant has remained active in
				  the instructional process during the previous three-year period. Such
				  documentary evidence shall include the following:
(1) proof that the applicant has, within the
				  three-year period preceding application for renewal, instructed at least 12
				  hours in each of the topics for which Specialized Instructor Certification was
				  granted, and that instruction was provided in a Commission-accredited basic
				  training, Specialized Instructor Training, Commission-recognized in-service
				  training course, or training course delivered pursuant to
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0601,
				  10B .1302, or .2005. Acceptable
				  documentary evidence shall include official Commission records submitted by
				  School Directors or In-Service Training Coordinators and written certification
				  from a School Director or In-Service Training Coordinator;
(2) proof that the applicant has, within the
				  three-year period preceding application for renewal, attended and completed all
				  instructor updates that have been issued by the Commission. Acceptable
				  documentary evidence shall include official Commission records submitted by
				  School Directors or In-Service Training Coordinators, or copies of certificates
				  of completion issued by the institution which provided the instructor updates;
				  and
(A) a favorable written recommendation
				  from a School Director or In-Service Training Coordinator completed on a
				  Commission Application for Instructor and Professional Lecturer Certification
				  Form (Form F-12) stating the instructor taught at least 12 hours in each of the
				  topics for which Specialized Instructor Certification was granted. The teaching
				  shall have been provided in a Commission-accredited basic training, Specialized
				  Instructor Training course, pursuant to Rule
				  12 NCAC
				  09C .0401, Commission-recognized in-service
				  training course, or training course delivered pursuant to
				  12 NCAC
				  09F .0101,
				  12 NCAC
				  09H,
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0601,
				  10B .1302, or .2005;
(B) a favorable written evaluation by a
				  School Director, Qualified Assistant, In-Service Training Coordinator, or
				  another Specialized Instructor certified in the same specialized subject, based
				  on an on-site classroom evaluation of a presentation by the instructor in a
				  Commission-accredited basic training, Specialized Instructor Training,
				  Commission-recognized in-service training course, or in-service training course
				  delivered pursuant to
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0601,
				  10B .1302, or .2005 during the
				  three-year period of Specialized Instructor Certification. Such evaluation
				  shall be certified on a Criminal Justice Instructor Evaluation Form F-16,
				  located on the agency's website:
				  http://www.ncdoj.gov/getdoc/c2eba6aa-12bc-4303-bf4b-5fa0431ef5a1/F-16-6-11.aspx;
(C) proof that the applicant has met the
				  requirement set forth in Rule .0303(d) of this Section;
(D) proof that the individual applying for
				  renewal as a Specialized Firearms Instructor has achieved a minimum score of 92
				  on the day and night Basic Law Enforcement Training firearms qualification
				  courses, administered by a certified Specialized Firearms Instructor, within
				  the three-year period preceding the application for renewal;
(E) proof that the individual applying for
				  renewal as a Specialized Physical Fitness Instructor has passed the Basic Law
				  Enforcement Training Police Officer Physical Abilities Test, administered by a
				  certified Specialized Physical Fitness Instructor, within the three-year period
				  preceding the application for renewal.
(F) proof that the individual applying for
				  renewal as a Specialized Driver Instructor has achieved the following minimum
				  scores in accordance with the procedural and evaluative requirements listed in
				  the "Course Description Packet (CDP) for Driver Instructor Certification
				  Renewal" as published by the North Carolina Justice Academy within the
				  three-year period preceding the application for renewal. The individual
				  applying for renewal must achieve a minimum score of 85 on two out of three
				  attempts for the "Off-Set Lane Maneuver" and "Serpentine" courses during the
				  daytime, a minimum score of 85 on two out of three attempts for the "Precision"
				  course during both day and night evaluation, a score of "Pass" on two out of
				  three attempts for each command for the "Evasive Action/Maneuver" course during
				  the daytime, and a score of Pass on two out of three attempts in each direction
				  for the "Fixed Radius Curve" course during the daytime. Evaluations will be
				  administered by a certified Specialized Driving Instructor.
(G) proof that the individual applying for
				  renewal as a Specialized Subject Control Arrest Techniques Instructor has
				  satisfactorily completed the technique evaluations skills of the Basic Law
				  Enforcement Training SCAT courses, administered by a certified Specialized SCAT
				  Instructor, within the three-year period preceding the application for
				  renewal.