# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 40 — Maryland Center for School Safety

### Chapter 04 — Certification and Training for School Security Employees and School Resource Officers

#### Regulation .02 School Safety Coordinator Certification.

*COMAR 14.40.04.02*

A. The Center shall certify a school safety coordinator upon completion of the following training:

  (1) The Center’s curriculum for school safety coordinators and any annual updates;

  (2) The National Incident Management System, Incident Command System, independent study courses 100, 200, 700, and 800; and

  (3) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent study course, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools.

B. Supplemental Instruction.

  (1) A school safety coordinator shall complete an additional 4 hours of supplemental instruction annually in content areas approved by the Center to maintain certification.

  (2) A request for enrollment in a particular course of supplemental instruction shall be made by the school safety coordinator to the Center in advance of enrollment in a course to ensure that the course is approved.

  (3) Retroactive requests for approval of a particular course to maintain certification by the Center shall be denied.

  (4) A school safety coordinator shall submit certificates of completion to the Center within 30 days of completion of the coursework.