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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 1 - CHILD CARE, PURCHASE OF SERVICE GENERAL › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of these rules or the application thereof to
				  any person, program, service or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
				  shall not affect other provisions or applications of these rules. To the extent
				  that these rules can be given effect without the invalid provision, the
				  provisions of these rules are severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 1 - CHILD CARE, PURCHASE OF SERVICE GENERAL › Section 1-4 - General Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
All references to deadlines will be calculated according to
				  calendar days, rather than business days. For the purposes of deadlines
				  specified in Chapter 9 of the POST rules and regulations, the relevant time
				  period shall commence upon service as provided in Chapter 9, section
				  3(d).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 1 - CHILD CARE, PURCHASE OF SERVICE GENERAL › Section 1-5 - Director Unavailable

Current through July 13, 2024
In the event that the director is unavailable to perform the
				  duties set forth in these rules, the Commission shall appoint a Commission
				  member or another qualified individual to carry out the Director's obligations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS PEACE OFFICERS, DETENTION OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS › Section 2-1 - General Provisions for Employment of Peace Officers, Detention Officers, and Correctional Officers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Every applicant
				for employment as a peace officer, detention officer or correctional officer,
				within the State of Wyoming shall satisfy the following requirements before
				being employed unless exempt under subsection (d):
(i) Be a United States citizen;
(ii) Be an adult;
(iii) Be fingerprinted. Local, state, and
				national fingerprint files shall be searched to determine whether the applicant
				has a criminal record;
(A) Fingerprint checks
				shall be no older than one (1) year from date of appointment; and
(B) Copies of responses shall be sent to
				POST;
(iv) Not have been
				convicted of any crime for which the applicant could have been imprisoned in a
				federal or state penitentiary;
(v)
				Hold a high school diploma or evidence of an equivalent achievement;
(A) Copies of proof shall be sent to
				POST;
(vi) Be of good
				moral character. The hiring agency shall complete a background investigation;
(A) A background investigation, including,
				but not limited to, the following shall be completed by the hiring agency
				before an applicant may be appointed:
(I)
				Check for current drug and alcohol abuse;
(II) Interview applicant's spouse or
				significant other;
(III) Check
				personal references;
(IV) Check
				employment history;
(V) Check
				school records;
(VI) Check military
				records;
(VII) Check DCI & FBI
				fingerprint files to determine if applicant has a criminal record. (The check
				shall be made in every state where the applicant has resided.);
(VIII) Check driving record;
(IX) Check present and past employment
				references. (This should include a check with the applicant's immediate
				supervisor and other co-workers);
(X) Check credit history; and
(XI) Check Wyoming POST files and any other
				prior certification history files of other certifying or licensing agencies.
				(The check shall be made in every state where the applicant has been
				employed.)
(vii) Be free of any physical, emotional, or
				mental condition which might adversely affect the applicant's performance of
				duty.
(A) Emotional and mental conditions
				shall be evaluated by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist;
(B) A licensed physician, physician's
				assistant or nurse practitioner shall certify that an applicant is physically
				able to perform the duties of the position;
(viii) Pass an oral interview examination by
				the hiring agency
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS PEACE OFFICERS, DETENTION OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS › Section 2-2 - General Provisions for Dispatchers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Every applicant
				for employment as a dispatcher within the State of Wyoming shall satisfy the
				requirements under Section 1(a)-(d), and (f), as listed above.
(b) No person shall be employed or continue
				to be employed as a dispatcher while receiving benefits for total or partial
				disability pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-432.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS PEACE OFFICERS, DETENTION OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS › Section 2-3 - Certification Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person
				appointed as a full-time peace officer and/or detention officer for any law
				enforcement unit in or for the State of Wyoming shall forfeit his/her position
				unless within one (1) year from the date of appointment the officer has been
				awarded a certificate by the Commission attesting to the satisfactory
				completion of a Commission approved peace officer and/or detention officer
				basic training program.
(b) Any
				person appointed as a dispatcher on a full or part-time basis for any law
				enforcement unit in or for the State of Wyoming shall forfeit his/her position
				unless within two (2) years from the date of appointment the person has been
				awarded a certificate by the Commission attesting to the satisfactory
				completion of a Commission approved dispatcher basic training
				program.
(c) Any person who is
				appointed as a part-time or reserve peace officer and/or a reserve detention
				officer for any law enforcement unit in or for the State of Wyoming shall
				forfeit his/her position unless within two (2) years from the date of
				appointment the officer has been awarded a certificate by the Commission
				attesting to the satisfactory completion of a Commission approved peace officer
				and/or detention officer basic training program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-2 - Reserve Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				reserve certification an officer shall meet the provisions of Chapter 2 Section
				1.
(b) No person shall receive a reserve
				certification unless within two (2) years from the date of employment such
				person has completed a Commission approved peace officer basic training program
				and holds an appointment as a peace officer by a Wyoming law enforcement
				agency.
(c) A reserve officer
				certification awarded to an individual complying with this section shall be
				valid for a period of two (2) years from date of issuance.
(d) Officers awarded reserve certification
				shall meet continuing training requirements of twenty (20) hours every two (2)
				years to maintain their reserve certification. Verification of the required
				training shall be provided to the Commission within two (2) years of the date
				of reserve certification, and every two (2) years thereafter.
(e) Failure of a reserve officer to complete
				the requirements of this section shall result in the denial of recertification
				by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-3 - Basic Peace Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				basic certification an officer shall:
(i)
				Meet the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1;
(ii) Be a permanent full-time employee of a
				law enforcement agency in the State of Wyoming; and
(iii) Have completed a Commission approved
				peace officer basic training program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-4 - Advanced Peace Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Advanced
				certification shall be awarded to an officer who meets the following
				requirements:
(i) Holds a permanent
				appointment and a basic certification as a peace officer in any law enforcement
				agency in the State of Wyoming;
(ii) Has completed (1) year of additional
				experience as a peace officer; and
(iii) Has satisfactorily completed an
				additional eighty (80) hours of Commission approved training;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-5 - Professional Peace Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Professional
				certification shall be awarded to an officer who meets any of the following
				requirements:
(i) Has been awarded advanced
				certification, has completed an additional eighty (80) hours of Commission
				approved training, and has acquired three (3) additional years of experience as
				a full-time peace officer; or
(ii)
				Has been awarded an associate's degree, has been awarded advanced
				certification, has completed an additional forty (40) hours of Commission
				approved training, and has two (2) additional years of experience as a
				full-time peace officer; or
(iii)
				Has been awarded a baccalaureate degree or beyond, has been awarded advanced
				certification, and has completed one (1) year additional experience as a
				full-time peace officer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-6 - Extension of Time Requirements for Training

Current through July 13, 2024
The director may grant an extension of time for completion of
				  continuing training required by these rules upon a presentation of evidence by
				  the department that an officer is unable to complete the required training
				  within the time prescribed because of illness, injury, military service,
				  special duty assigned or required in the public interest of the concerned
				  jurisdiction, or because of restriction on the availability of required
				  training.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-7 - Waiver of basic training program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The director
				may, upon recommendation of the employing agency, waive the basic, or mini
				basic, peace officer training program and certify those applicants who can pass
				a written examination provided by the Commission and an oral interview
				attesting to the applicant's ability and core competencies.
(b) The applicant shall prove that he
				satisfactorily completed a basic peace officer training program which in the
				Commission's opinion is comparable to that required by this section before
				waiver is granted.
(c) The
				applicant must complete the Wyoming Criminal Law and Procedure course as
				outlined by WLEA.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-8 - Employment with an Additional Wyoming Law Enforcement Agency

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An agency may
				appoint an applicant to a certified position without further investigation if:
(i) The agency has received certification
				from the Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission that the
				applicant holds current certification for the position; and
(ii) The agency has verified the applicant is
				employed in good standing by another law enforcement unit in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-9 - Employment of a Currently Certified Peace Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
Currently certified Wyoming peace officers may be employed
				  subject to the following conditions:
(a) Currently certified officers who are not
				currently employed, may be employed provided the employing agency completes all
				the requirements set forth in Chapter 2, Section
				1(c)(vii); and
(b) The employing agency shall submit an
				Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in
				writing or by electronic filing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-10 - Certification of peace officers previously, but not currently certified in Wyoming

Current through July 13, 2024
Peace officers previously, but not currently, certified in
				  Wyoming may be certified subject to the following conditions:
(a) The employing agency shall submit an
				Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in
				writing or by electronic filing.
(b) Those officers who do not have current
				certification and have been out of law enforcement less than three (3) years
				may be certified provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2,
				Section 1.
(c) Those officers who have been out of law
				enforcement for more than three (3) years but less than five (5) years may be
				certified provided the applicant satisfies the provision of Chapter 2, Section
				1, and:
(i) Passes a written challenge examination
				provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
(ii) Successfully completes the Wyoming
				Criminal Law and Procedures Course provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement
				Academy for peace officer basic;
(iii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing
				the WLEA firearms qualification course required for the peace officer basic.
				The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST
				certified firearms instructor from another agency, who is qualified as a WLEA
				firearms instructor, and the test will be fired on WLEA qualification
				targets;
(iv) Provides proof of
				current CPR certification; and
(v)
				Successfully completes a Commission approved domestic violence
				course.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-11 - Certification of peace officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming

Current through July 13, 2024
Officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming may
				  be certified as long as the individual meets the following criteria:
(a) The employing agency shall submit an
				Initial Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of
				appointment in writing or by electronic filing.
(b) Those applicants who have previously
				established certification or completed basic training in states other than
				Wyoming may petition the Commission for certification only when the applicant
				has met the following conditions:
(i) Has been
				out of law enforcement less than five (5) years;
(ii) Can provide documentation of successful
				completion of a peace officer basic program that is, in the Commission's
				opinion, comparable to the Wyoming peace officer basic offered during the same
				period;
(iii) Satisfies the
				provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1;
(iv) Passes a written challenge examination
				provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
(v) Successfully completes the Wyoming
				Criminal Law and Procedures Course provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement
				Academy for peace officer basic;
(vi) Successfully completes a Commission
				approved domestic violence course;
(vii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing
				the WLEA firearms qualification course required for the peace officer basic.
				The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST
				certified firearms instructor from another agency, qualified as a WLEA firearms
				instructor, and fired on WLEA qualification targets; and
(viii) Provides proof of current CPR
				certification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-12 - Pre-service Graduate Requirements for Peace Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A pre-service
				graduate who meets the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1 may be employed and certified if employed
				by a Wyoming law enforcement agency within two (2) years from date of
				graduation.
(b) A pre-service
				graduate who meets the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1 may be employed and certified if employed
				by a Wyoming law enforcement agency more than two (2) years but less than five
				(5) years from the date of graduation upon successful completion of the peace
				officer challenge process.
(c) A
				pre-service graduate whose fifth anniversary since graduation has passed shall
				successfully complete the current peace officer basic course.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-13 - Credit for Wyoming Highway Patrol Academy

Current through July 13, 2024
Graduates of the Wyoming Highway Patrol Academy shall be
				  granted a number of hours toward advanced and professional certification which
				  shall be determined by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PEACE OFFICERS › Section 3-14 - Credit for Accredited College Semester Hours

Current through July 13, 2024
Peace officers may receive training hours for accredited
				  college credits as follows:
(a)
				Job-related semester credits will be equivalent to ten (10) Commission training
				hours per credit hour earned.
(b)
				If a college is using the quarter system, the quarter hours are equivalent to
				seven (7) Commission training hours per hour earned.
(c) College hours can only be applied to
				continuing training requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-2 - Reserve Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				reserve certification a detention officer shall meet the provisions of Chapter
				2, Section
				1.
(b) No person shall receive a reserve
				certification unless within two (2) years from the date of employment such
				person has completed a Commission approved detention officer basic training
				program and holds an appointment as a detention officer by a Wyoming law
				enforcement agency.
(c) A reserve
				detention officer certification awarded to an individual complying with this
				section shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from date of
				issuance.
(d) Detention officers
				awarded reserve certification shall meet continuing training requirements of
				twenty (20) hours every two (2) years to maintain their reserve certification.
				Verification of the required training shall be provided to the Commission
				within two (2) years of the date of reserve certification and every two (2)
				years thereafter.
(e) Failure of
				any reserve detention officer to complete the requirements of this section
				shall result in the denial of recertification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-3 - Basic Detention Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				basic certification a detention officer shall:
(i) Meet the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1.
(ii) Be a permanent full-time employee of a
				law enforcement agency in the State of Wyoming; and
(iii) Have completed a Commission approved
				detention officer basic training program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-4 - Advanced Detention Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Advanced
				certification shall be awarded to an officer who meets the following
				requirements:
(i) Holds a permanent
				appointment and a basic certification as a detention officer in any law
				enforcement agency in the State of Wyoming;
(ii) Completes an additional twenty (20)
				hours of Commission approved training; and:
(iii) Has completed one (1) year of
				additional experience as a detention officer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-5 - Professional Detention Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Professional
				certification shall be awarded to a detention officer who meets any of the
				following requirements:
(i) Has been awarded
				advanced certification, has completed an additional forty (40) hours of
				Commission approved training, and has acquired three (3) additional years of
				experience as a full-time detention officer; or
(ii) Has been awarded an associate's degree,
				has been awarded advanced certification, has completed an additional twenty
				(20) hours of Commission approved training, and has two (2) additional years of
				experience as a full-time detention officer; or
(iii) Has been awarded a baccalaureate degree
				or beyond, has been awarded advanced certification, and has completed one (1)
				year additional experience as a full-time detention officer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-6 - Extension of Time Requirements for Training

Current through July 13, 2024
The director may grant an extension of time for completion of
				  continuing training required by these rules upon a presentation of evidence by
				  the department that a detention officer is unable to complete the required
				  training within the time prescribed because of illness, injury, military
				  service, special duty assigned or required in the public interest of the
				  concerned jurisdiction, or because of restriction on the availability of
				  required training.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-7 - Waiver of Basic Training Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The director
				may, upon recommendation of the employing agency, waive the basic, or mini
				basic, detention officer training program and certify those applicants who can
				pass a written examination provided by the Commission and an oral interview
				attesting to the applicant's ability and core competencies in
				corrections.
(b) The applicant
				shall prove that he satisfactorily completed a basic, or mini basic, detention
				officer training program which in the Commission's opinion is comparable to
				that required by this section before waiver is granted.
(c) The applicant must complete the Wyoming
				Criminal Law and Procedure course as outlined by WLEA.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-8 - Employment with an Additional Agency

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An agency may
				appoint an applicant to a certified position without further investigation if:
(i) The agency has received certification
				from the Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission that the
				applicant holds current certification for the position; and
(ii) The agency has verified the applicant is
				employed in good standing by another law enforcement unit in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-9 - Employment of Currently Certified Detention Officers

Current through July 13, 2024
Currently certified Wyoming detention officers may be
				  employed subject to the following conditions:
(a) Those currently certified detention
				officers who do not meet the requirements of POST Rules Chapter 4, Section
				7 may be employed provided the employing
				agency completes all the requirements set forth in Chapter 2, Section
				1(c) (vii); and
(b) The employing agency shall submit an
				Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in
				writing or by electronic filing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-10 - Certification of previously, but not currently, Certified Detention Officers

Current through July 13, 2024
Detention officers previously, but not currently, certified
				  in Wyoming may be certified subject to the following conditions:
(a) The employing agency shall submit an
				Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in
				writing or by electronic filing.
(b) Those applicants who have been employed
				as a detention officer within the past three (3) years may be certified
				provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1.
(c) Those applicants who have not been
				employed as a full time or part time detention officers more than three (3)
				years but less than five (5) years may be certified provided the applicant
				satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1, and completes the following:
(i) Passes a written challenge examination
				provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
(ii) Successfully completes the Wyoming
				Criminal Law and Procedures Course provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement
				Academy (WLEA) for detention basic;
(iii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing
				the WLEA firearms qualification course required for detention basic. The POST
				firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST certified
				instructor from another agency, qualified as a WLEA firearms instructor, and
				fired on WLEA qualification targets; and
(iv) Provides proof of current CPR
				certification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-11 - Certification of Detention Officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Those applicants who have previously
				established certification or completed basic training in states other than
				Wyoming may petition the Commission for certification only when the applicant
				completes the following conditions:
(i) The
				employing agency shall submit an Initial Employment Form to the Commission
				within fifteen (15) days of appointment in writing, or by electronic
				filing.
(ii) Has been employed as
				either a full time or part time detention officer within the past five (5)
				years;
(iii) Can provide
				documentation of the successful completion of a detention officer basic program
				that is, as determined by the Commission, comparable to the Wyoming detention
				officer basic offered during the same time period;
(iv) Meets the provisions of Chapter 2,
				Section 1;
(v) Passes a written challenge examination
				provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
(vi) Successfully completes the Wyoming
				criminal law and procedures course provided by the WLEA for Detention
				basic;
(vii) Proves firearms
				proficiency by passing the WLEA firearms qualification course required for
				detention basic. The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be
				conducted by a POST certified firearms instructor from another agency,
				qualified as a WLEA firearms instructor, and fired on WLEA qualification
				targets; and
(viii) Provides proof
				of current CPR certification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-12 - Pre-service Graduate Requirements for Detention Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				records concerning the licensing of facilities are open to public inspection
				with some exceptions as stated in this Section.
(b) Anyone wishing to read or obtain
				information from a record not available on the Department's website shall make
				a written request to the Department. Parts of the record that are not available
				for public inspection are:
(i) Names and
				personal information of children or their relatives, and names of complainants;
(ii) Personal information of the
				provider and/or director and staff, such as but not limited to, social security
				numbers, date of birth, background check results, physician's statements;
				and
(iii) Any information that is
				confidential by law.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-13 - Currently Certified Correctional Officer seeking Detention Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Currently
				certified Wyoming Correctional Officers may be considered for certification if
				the applicant:
(i) Successfully completes the
				POST approved mini detention basic in lieu of the full detention basic
				course;
(ii) Successfully completes
				the POST approved detention basic firearms course;
(iii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing
				the WLEA firearms qualification course required for detention officer basic.
				The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST
				certified firearms instructor from another agency, qualified as a WLEA firearms
				instructor course and fired on WLEA qualification targets;
(iv) Successfully passes a written challenge
				examination provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken
				twice); and
(v) Provides proof of
				current CPR certification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-14 - Previously Certified Correctional Officers seeking Detention Officer Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Correctional
				officers not holding a current Wyoming detention officer certification, who
				have previously established certification or completed a correctional officer
				basic training course and have been employed as a correctional officer within
				the past 5 years may receive a detention officer certification if the applicant
				meets the following:
(i) Successfully
				completes the POST approved mini detention basic in lieu of the full detention
				basic course;
(ii) Successfully
				completes the POST approved detention basic firearms course;
(iii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing
				the WLEA firearms qualification course required for detention officer basic.
				The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST
				certified firearms instructor from another agency, qualified as a WLEA firearms
				instructor course and fired on WLEA qualification targets;
(iv) Successfully passes a written challenge
				examination provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken
				twice);
(v) Provides proof of
				current CPR certification; and
(vi)
				Satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-15 - Credit for Accredited College Semester Hours

Current through July 13, 2024
Detention officers may receive training hours for accredited
				  college credits as follows:
(a)
				Job-related semester credits will be equivalent to ten (10) Commission training
				hours per credit hour earned.
(b)
				If a college is using the quarter system, the quarter hours are equivalent to
				seven (7) Commission training hours per hour earned.
(c) College hours can only be applied to
				continuing training requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-16 - Detention Officers Working with Juveniles in Collocated Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Detention
				officers who work with both juvenile and adult inmates in collocated facilities
				shall be trained and certified to work with juveniles. The training program
				shall include, at a minimum, the following areas:
(i) Youth development;
(ii) Adolescent physical health;
(iii) Adolescent mental health; and
(iv) Nonviolent crises intervention.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-2 - Basic Dispatcher Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No person shall
				receive a basic dispatcher certification unless such person has completed a
				Commission approved dispatcher basic training program and is employed as a
				dispatcher in Wyoming.
(b) A
				dispatcher shall have two (2) years from the date of employment to complete a
				Commission approved dispatcher basic training program.
(c) Basic certification of permanent
				employees shall be valid for two (2) years from date of issuance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-3 - Extension of Time Requirement for Basic Training

Current through July 13, 2024
The director may grant an extension of the two (2) year time
				  requirement upon the written application of the dispatcher and his/her
				  employer. The application shall explain the circumstances which make an
				  extension necessary. Factors which the director may consider in granting or
				  denying an extension include the illness of the dispatcher or a member of
				  his/her immediate family or the absence of reasonable access to the basic
				  course. The director shall not grant an extension exceeding two hundred ten
				  (210) days.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-4 - Advanced Dispatcher Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Advanced
				certification shall be awarded to a dispatcher who meets any of the following
				requirements:
(i) Holds a permanent
				appointment and holds a basic certification as a dispatcher in any law
				enforcement agency in the State of Wyoming;
(ii) Completes an additional twenty (20)
				hours of Commission approved training;
(iii) Completes one (1) year of additional
				experience as a dispatcher.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-5 - Professional Dispatcher Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Professional
				certification shall be awarded to a dispatcher who meets any of the following
				requirements:
(i) Has been awarded advanced
				certification, has completed an additional forty (40) hours of Commission
				approved training, and has acquired three (3) additional years of experience as
				a full-time dispatcher;
(ii) Has
				been awarded an associate's degree, has been awarded advanced certification,
				has completed an additional twenty (20) hours of Commission approved training,
				and has two (2) additional years of experience as a full-time dispatcher;
				or
(iii) Has been awarded a
				baccalaureate degree or beyond, has been awarded advanced certification, and
				has completed one (1) year additional experience as a full-time
				dispatcher.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-6 - Extension of Time Requirements for Training

Current through July 13, 2024
The Director may grant an extension of time for completion of
				  continuing training required by these rules upon a presentation of evidence by
				  the Agency that a dispatcher is unable to complete the required training within
				  the time prescribed because of illness, injury, military service, special duty
				  assigned or required in the public interest of the concerned jurisdiction, or
				  because of restriction on the availability of required
				  training.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-7 - Waiver of basic training program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The director
				may, upon recommendation of the employing agency, waive the basic, or mini
				basic, dispatcher training program and certify those applicants who can pass a
				written examination provided by the Commission and an oral interview attesting
				to the applicant's ability and core competencies in dispatch.
(b) The applicant shall prove that he
				satisfactorily completed a basic dispatcher officer training program which in
				the Commission's opinion is comparable to that required by this section before
				waiver is granted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-8 - Employment with an Additional Wyoming Law Enforcement Agency

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An agency may
				appoint an applicant to a certified position without further investigation if:
(i) The agency has received certification
				from the Commission that the applicant holds current certification for the
				position; and
(ii) The agency has
				verified the applicant is employed in good standing by another law enforcement
				unit in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-9 - Employment of a Currently Certified Dispatcher

Current through July 13, 2024
A currently certified Wyoming dispatcher may be employed
				  subject to the following conditions:
(a) Those currently certified dispatchers who
				do not meet the requirements of POST Rules Chapter 5, Section
				7 may be employed provided the employing
				agency completes all the requirements set forth in Chapter 2, Section
				1(c)(vii); and
(b) The employing agency shall submit an
				Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in
				writing or by electronic filing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-10 - Certification of previously but not currently, Certified Wyoming Dispatchers

Current through July 13, 2024
Dispatchers previously, but not currently, certified in
				  Wyoming may be certified subject to the following conditions:
(a) The employing agency shall submit an
				Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in
				writing or by electronic filing.
(b) Those applicant dispatchers have been
				employed as a dispatcher within the past three (3) years may be recertified,
				provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1;
(c) Those applicant dispatchers who were last
				employed as dispatchers more than three (3) years but less than five (5) years
				ago may be recertified provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of
				Chapter 2, Section
				1 and passes a written challenge examination
				provided the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice)
				and;
(d) Applicant dispatchers last
				employed as a dispatcher more than five (5) years ago shall satisfy the
				provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1 and attend the current Commission approved
				dispatcher basic training course.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-11 - Certification of Dispatchers Certified/trained in states other than Wyoming

Current through July 13, 2024
Those applicants who have previously established
				  certification or completed basic training in states other than Wyoming may
				  petition the Commission for certification only upon the following
				  conditions:
(a) Has been employed as a
				dispatcher within the last five (5) years;
(b) Can provide documentation of successful
				completion of a dispatcher basic program that is, in the Commission's opinion,
				comparable to the Wyoming dispatcher basic offered during the same time
				period;
(c) Satisfies the
				provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1 and;
(d) Passes a written challenge examination
				provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-12 - Pre-Service Graduate Requirements for Dispatcher Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A pre-service
				graduate who meets the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1 may be employed and certified if employed
				by a Wyoming law enforcement agency within two (2) years from date of
				graduation.
(b) A pre-service
				graduate who meets the provisions of Chapter 2, Section
				1 may be employed and certified if employed
				by a Wyoming law enforcement agency more than two (2) years but less than five
				(5) years from the date of graduation upon successful completion of the
				challenge process.
(c) A
				pre-service graduate whose fifth anniversary since graduation has passed shall
				successfully complete the current dispatcher basic course.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DISPATCHERS › Section 5-13 - Credit for Accredited College Semester Hours

Current through July 13, 2024
Dispatchers may receive training hours for accredited college
				  credits as follows:
(a) Job-related
				semester credits will be equivalent to ten (10) Commission training hours per
				credit hour earned.
(b) If a
				college is using the quarter system, the quarter hours are equivalent to seven
				(7) Commission training hours per hour earned.
(c) College hours can only be applied to
				continuing training requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0009 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS › Section 6-1 - General Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Within fifteen
				(15) days after the appointment, termination, resignation, or death of any
				correctional officer or certified correctional officer, written notice thereof
				shall be given to the Commission by his/her employing agency (W.S.
				9-1-710(a) ).
(b) A state agency or any other person
				authorized by law to appoint correctional officers in the state shall not
				appoint any person as a correctional officer on or after July 1, 2005, who does
				not meet the following qualifications. The person shall:
(i) Be a United States citizen;
(ii) Be an adult;
(iii) Submit to fingerprinting and a search
				of local, state, and national fingerprint files to determine whether the
				applicant has a criminal record (copies of responses shall be sent to
				P.O.S.T.);
(iv) Not have been
				convicted of any crime for which the applicant could have been punished by
				imprisonment in a federal or a state penitentiary, unless the conviction has
				been reversed or annulled or he/she has been pardoned;
(v) Hold a high school diploma or equivalent
				achievement (proof shall be sent to P.O.S.T.);
(A) "High school diploma or equivalent
				achievement" is defined as a diploma from a high school which is accredited by
				any State; a general equivalency diploma; a home school diploma which evidences
				successful completion of a home school curriculum which has been accredited by
				any nationally recognized accrediting organization; a home school diploma
plus
matriculation in a college which is
				accredited by any nationally recognized accrediting organization; or a degree
				issued by an institution of higher learning which is accredited by any
				nationally recognized accrediting association. For the purpose of this
				definition, "nationally recognized accrediting organization" means an
				association which has been recognized by the Secretary of the United States
				Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education
				Accreditation.
(vi) Be
				of good moral character as determined by a background investigation. The hiring
				agency shall complete a background investigation, as prescribed by the
				Commission, of any new applicant for employment as a correctional officer
				before the applicant may be employed or begin training as a correctional
				officer.
(vii) Be free of any
				physical, emotional, or mental condition which might adversely affect the
				applicant's performance as a correctional officer. Physical condition shall be
				evaluated by a person licensed to practice medicine and by application of a
				standardized physical fitness performance test as specified by the hiring
				agency. Emotional and mental conditions shall be evaluated by a licensed
				psychologist or psychiatrist; and
(viii) Successfully pass an oral interview
				examination and other pre-employment examinations specified by the hiring
				agency.