Sec.28-30-10. Maintaining certification

(a) All certified public safety telecommunicators or private safety telecommunicators, except those automatically certified under the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes subsection (f) of section 28-30, shall renew their certification every five (5) years.

(b) The Department of Public Safety, Office of State-Wide Emergency Telecommunications shall renew the certification of a public safety telecommunicator or private safety telecommunicator who has performed the duties for which certification was granted, has maintained minimum skills and documents employment in good standing as a public safety telecommunicator or private safety telecommunicator for no less than four (4) years over the five (5) year period.

(c) Public safety telecommunicators and private safety telecommunicators seeking renewal of certification shall submit documented proof of employment in good standing to the Department of Public Safety, Office of State-Wide Emergency Telecommunications, 1111 Country Club Road, P.O. Box 2794, Middletown, Connecticut 06457- 9294, one (1) month prior to the expiration of their current certification.

(d) Public or private safety telecommunicators who fail to meet requirements for recertification, under subsection (b) of this section, must retake the written examination and achieve a passing grade in order to be recertified. Public and private safety telecommunicators seeking recertification, who are not currently employed as public or private safety telecommunicators, are subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 28-30-6 of these regulations.

(Adopted effective October 21, 1996)