# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 10 — Correctional Training Commission

### Chapter 01 — General Regulations

#### Regulation .13 Minimum Standards for Attending an Academy Providing Commission-Approved Mandated Employee Entrance-Level Training.

*COMAR 12.10.01.13*

A. In addition to Commission requirements for selection and attending an academy providing Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training, the individual may be required to meet standards established by the agency head.

B. Before an individual may attend Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training, the agency head, or a designee, shall:

  (1) Have the individual complete the requirement for a medical examination under regulation .04 of this chapter that indicates that the individual is physically able to participate in the Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training;

  (2) Conduct a criminal history record check of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) files that meets selection requirements under Regulation .04 of this chapter;

  (3) Provide the individual with a copy of the selection standards under Regulation .04 of this chapter; and

  (4) Have the individual attending the training acknowledge in writing that the individual is aware that completion of the Commission-approved entrance-level training is not a guarantee of Commission certification in a mandated position.

C. Entrance-Level Firearms Training.

  (1) A mandated employee authorized to use a firearm shall successfully complete the entrance-level firearms training program under COMAR 12.10.04 before being issued or permitted to carry a firearm.

  (2) A firearms program may be taken as part of an entrance-level training program or taken separately.