Regulation .15 Voluntary Attendance — Commission-Approved Mandated Employee Entrance-Level Training.
Regulation .15 Voluntary Attendance — Commission-Approved Mandated Employee Entrance-Level Training.LinkCopy Citation
A.
An individual may voluntarily attend Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training if the individual meets the requirements under this regulation, and is not:
(1)
Employed in a mandated position;
(2)
Currently employed by a correctional unit and required to comply with requirements for a mandated position; or
(3)
An applicant for a mandated position.
B.
Standards for Voluntary Attendance — Commission-approved Mandated Employee Entrance-Level Training.
(1)
An individual who is not an applicant for or employed in a mandated position requesting to voluntarily attend Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training shall:
(a)
Meet selection standards established for the academy conducting the Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training;
(b)
Authorize the training director to conduct a records check of the National Criminal Information Center;
(c)
Submit to a medical examination conducted by a licensed health care professional and receive written certification from the licensed health care profession that the individual is physically able to participate in the Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training;
(d)
Be 18 years old or older at the time the individual enters the academy;
(e)
Receive from the training director a copy of the selection standards for the mandated position under Regulation .04 of this chapter; and
(f)
Acknowledge an understanding, in writing, that successful completion of the Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training does not guarantee Commission certification in a mandated position.
C.
An agency head hiring an individual for a mandated position may request a waiver, according to Regulation .19 of this chapter, of the Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training requirement, if the individual, before applying for the mandated position, voluntarily attended and successfully completed Commission-approved mandated employee entrance-level training for the mandated position within 2 years of being hired by the agency head.