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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".23" citation="COMAR 12.10.01.23" title_num="12" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="Field Training.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual shall complete field training before the Commission certifies the individual in a mandated position.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A correctional unit's field training for a mandated position:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall be designed by the correctional unit and include activities to familiarize the individual with the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Duties of the mandated position; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Policies, procedures, and practices of the correctional unit;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May be conducted in conjunction with, or separately from, Commission-approved entrance-level training;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall be a minimum of 80 hours;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>May not be used to meet the minimum Commission entrance-level training hourly requirement; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Shall be managed by a Commission-certified mandated employee, the agency head, or a designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Documenting Field Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The agency head, or a designee, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Complete and submit a written statement to the Commission documenting an individual's successful completion of field training under this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Date and sign the written statement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Upon receipt of the notice from an agency head, or a designee, documenting an individual's completion of field training, the Commission shall process the individual's application for certification under Regulation .06 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>