Section 501.10.211. Minimum qualifications for certification of specialist instructor.

The minimum qualifications for certification of a specialist instructor include the following.

       10.211(1) The individual must have successfully completed a specialty course in the area to be instructed when required. The individual must have successfully met all requirements of the issuing agency granting the certification as an instructor in the specialty area requiring instructor certification. The specialty areas requiring certification include force management (ILEA), defensive tactics (ILEA), precision driving (ILEA), Hazmat awareness, blood-borne pathogens, and mandatory reporting. Certification from the issuing agency must be in force and valid at the time of application in order for the individual to be considered as a specialist instructor.

       10.211(2) An instructor of the role of emergency communications must have completed the 40-hour basic telecommunication training approved by the academy or have been employed as a telecommunication specialist since July 1998.

       10.211(3) An instructor of juvenile law must be a juvenile probation officer or department of human services social worker or be listed under “legal instructor.”

       10.211(4) An instructor of weather preparedness must have experience with the National Weather Service or be listed as a general instructor as defined above.

       10.211(5) An instructor of current drug trends/investigations will be qualified by training and experience in drug investigations such as serving on a drug task force, attending DNE/DEA 40-hour training, or attending DRE training.