Sec.7-294e-7. Requirements for law enforcement instructor certification

(a) Persons Required to Hold Certificates. Any person providing basic law enforcement instruction or review training instruction to police personnel in Connecticut shall hold a valid certificate as a law enforcement instructor with endorsements for each defined subject area in which certifiable instruction is authorized.

(b) Application Procedures. Application for instructor certificates shall be executed on forms furnished by, and filed with, the Certification, Assessment and Audit Division's Law Enforcement Instructor Certification Unit of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut 06450-4891. Forms and information concerning application requirements may be obtained directly from the Instructor Certification Unit.

(c) Documents Required of Applicants. To apply for certification, an applicant shall submit the following documents to the Instructor Certification Unit at the above address:

(1) Completed application form (obtained from the Instructor Certification Unit).

(2) Written statement from the applicant's department of record that the applicant has the necessary qualities of personal fitness for teaching and that the applicant is competent to fill the instructor position for which the applicant is seeking certification.

(3) Written statement from the applicant's chief executive officer, or other employing agent for whom the applicant has worked, describing the amount of time and nature of the applicant's experience in each field of expertise for which certification is being sought.

(Effective November 29, 1995)