The following shall apply to firearms instructor qualifications:

1. (a) To be approved by the council as a firearms instructor, police, corrections or probation/parole officers shall submit his or her credentials to the director prior to commencement of a firearms training course;
2. (b) The officer shall be approved if he or she successfully completes the council firearms instructor school;

3. (c) The officer shall be approved if he or she:

   1. (1) Successfully completes one of the following:

      1. a. F.B.I. firearms instructor school;
      2. b. National Rifle Association police firearms instructor course; or
      3. c. Another firearms instructor course which, upon review of the course curriculum, the director has determined is equivalent to the council firearms instructor course and requires the officer to demonstrate the equivalent level of skills and knowledge with a semi-automatic pistol which the course noted in Pol 404.03(b) and (c) provides, taking into consideration the make and type of weapon used;
   2. (2) Demonstrate proficiency by qualifying twice consecutively on a council sponsored qualification course with a minimum score of 80% to the bib area of PSTC’s silhouette target; and
   3. (3) Attend one hour of council sponsored instruction for new firearms instructors; and

4. (d) To maintain instructor certification, an instructor shall:

   1. (1) Instructor assist in at least one firearms training program each calendar year; and
   2. (2) Attend one annual council sponsored firearms instructor refresher course every second calendar year.

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