Rule 464-13-.09. Management Certification Requirements

Each person applying for Management level certification must:

1. (a) Currently hold a management position and have done so for at least one year prior to certification. A management position is defined as one where the holder occupies a management position in a law enforcement agency which falls between the supervisor and the executive. This position typically involves planning, organizing, public relations, discipline. and general administrative work. Determination will be based on job function and not position title.

2. (b) Complete one (1) of the following POST approved management courses:

   * POST Approved Management Development Course- Levels I, II, and III (120 Hours)

   * GPSTC Management Program - Levels I, II, and III (120 Hours Total)

   * Carl Vinson Institute - Management Development Course (120 Hours)

   * Command College PMP Program (160 Hours)

   * SPI Administrative Officers Course

   * Northwestern University School of Police Staff & Command

   * Georgia State Management Development Program

   * Georgia Southern Management Development Course

   Other Management courses will be evaluated on a case-by-case bases.

Authority: O.C.G.A. § 35-8-7(16).

History. Original Rule entitled "Management Certification Requirements" adopted. F. Jan. 11, 1991; eff. Jan. 31, 1991.

Repealed: New Rule, same title adopted. F. Mar. 19, 1998; eff. Apr. 8, 1998.

Amended: F. Oct. 8, 2008; eff. Oct. 28, 2008.

Amended: F. Sept. 29, 2025; eff. Oct. 19, 2025.