1. A. Selection Standards for Instructor Certification. If an application is submitted to the Commission requesting certification of an individual for an instructor classification, at a minimum, the individual shall meet the following standards:

   1. (1) Possess a:

      1. (a) High school diploma issued by a high school or recognized by the State Board of Education; or
      2. (b) General Education Development (GED) certificate or diploma issued by Maryland or other state, or recognized by the State Board of Education.

   2. (2) Be currently employed by or providing instruction under the supervision of:

      1. (a) A correctional unit;
      2. (b) An academy certified under COMAR 12.10.01.14; or
      3. (c) The Department of Juvenile Services;
   3. (3) Satisfies requirements of this chapter for the instructor classification for which instructor certification is requested; and
   4. (4) Be in compliance with applicable Commission regulations.

2. B. Application for Instructor Certification.

   1. (1) An individual applying for instructor certification shall complete and sign a Commission instructor certification application for the requested instructor classification and submit the completed application to the training authority for the correctional unit, academy certified under COMAR 12.10.01.14, or Department of Juvenile Services that:

      1. (a) Employs the individual; or
      2. (b) Supervises where the individual provides instruction.
   2. (2) A training authority may not approve or sign the training authority’s own instructor certification application.

   3. (3) If a training authority approves an individual making application for instructor certification and determines that the individual requesting certification meets requirements under this chapter for instructor certification for the instructor classification requested, the training authority shall:

      1. (a) Sign the application and submit the application to the Commission; and
      2. (b) Provide, with the application, documentation required by the Commission establishing that the individual requesting certification meets requirements under this chapter for the instructor classification for which certification is requested.

3. C. Instructor Previously Certified by the Police Training Commission. If an application for instructor certification is submitted to the Commission by a training authority for an individual who was previously certified as an instructor by the Police Training Commission no more than three years before the date of the application, the Commission may certify the individual as an instructor for the instructor classification formerly certified by the Police Training Commission, if the individual meets:

   1. (1) The selection standards under this regulation;
   2. (2) The applicable instructor renewal requirements under Regulation .13 of this chapter; and
   3. (3) Additional criteria that the Commission may require.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, Title 8, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 1, 2013 (39:16 Md. R. 1081)

Regulation .06A amended effective May 26, 2014 (41:10 Md. R. 561)