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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 14.40.04.02" title_num="14" subtitle_num="40" chapter_num="04" heading="School Safety Coordinator Certification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Center shall certify a school safety coordinator upon completion of the following training:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Center’s curriculum for school safety coordinators and any annual updates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The National Incident Management System, Incident Command System, independent study courses 100, 200, 700, and 800; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent study course, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Supplemental Instruction.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school safety coordinator shall complete an additional 4 hours of supplemental instruction annually in content areas approved by the Center to maintain certification.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Retroactive requests for approval of a particular course to maintain certification by the Center shall be denied.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A school safety coordinator shall submit certificates of completion to the Center within 30 days of completion of the coursework.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>