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

## Subtitle 10 — Correctional Training Commission

### Chapter 01 — General Regulations

#### Regulation .15 Voluntary Attendance — Commission-Approved Mandated Employee Entrance-Level Training.

*COMAR 12.10.01.15*

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.