SECTION .0500 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCHOOL DIRECTORS

12 NCAC 09B .0501          CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS

(a)  Any person designated to act as, or who performs the duties of, a School Director in the delivery or presentation of a Commission-certified criminal justice training course shall be and continuously remain certified by the Commission as a school director.

(b)  To qualify for initial certification as a School Director, an applicant shall:

(1)           hold current General Instructor certification as issued by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission;

(2)           furnish documentary evidence to the Standards Division of high school, college, or university graduation as outlined in 12 NCAC 09B .0106.

(3)           attend or must have attended the most current offering of the School Director's orientation as developed and presented by the Commission staff, otherwise an individual orientation with a staff member shall be required; and

(4)           submit a Form F-10 School Director/Qualified Assistant Application to the Commission for the issuance of such certification. This application shall be executed by the executive officer of the institution or agency currently certified, or which may be seeking certification, by the Commission to make presentation of certified training programs and for whom the applicant will be the designated School Director. The F-10 School Director/Qualified Assistant Application shall contain:

(A)          the name of the appointing institution or agency;

(B)          the name, date of birth, social security number (last 4 numbers), phone number, email, instructor certification number, location, and the date the applicant completed orientation training;

(C)          the applicant's educational background, specifically, the dates of attendance, the institution attended, and the degree or diploma attained from each institution;

(D)          the applicant's criminal justice experience, specifically, the agency for which the applicant worked, the applicant's duties in each position, and the dates of employment. The applicant shall have acquired four years of practical experience as a criminal justice officer or as an administrator or specialist in a field directly related to the criminal justice system. At least one year of the required four years experience must have been while actively participating in criminal justice training as a Commission certified instructor;

(E)           the signature of the applicant certifying the accuracy of the contents of the application, and

(F)           the signature of the appointing institution's executive officer signifying recommendation of an applicant to be a School Director; or

(G)          the signature of the School Director signifying recommendation of an applicant to be a Qualified Assistant.

(c)  In addition to the requirements identified in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, to qualify for certification as a School Director in the presentation of the Criminal Justice Instructor Training Course, an applicant shall document completion of the Instructor Training Orientation presented by the North Carolina Justice Academy on delivery of instructor training course and student evaluations.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C‑6;

Eff. January 1, 1985;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2016; November 1, 2015; July 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2023.