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(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, an instructor in the probation, parole, or correctional officer training program must be certified by the council as qualified to provide instruction to probation, parole, or correctional candidates for certification under 13 AAC 85.230.
(b) The council will certify an instructor who meets the following minimum qualifications in the following areas of education, training, and experience:
(1) A person applying for certification to teach probation, parole, or correctional subjects must meet the following minimum criteria:
(A) a high school diploma or its equivalent if seeking to teach correctional subjects, or a baccalaureate degree if seeking to teach probation or parole subjects;
(B) three years of experience in probation, parole, or corrections;
(C) 40 hours of verified training in each subject to be taught;
(D) at least 40 hours of instructor development training approved by the council, including training in the areas of communication, psychology of learning, techniques of instruction, use of instructional aids, preparation and use of lesson plans, preparing and administering tests, teaching resources, and motivation; and
(E) the recommendation of the director of the Department of Corrections training program established under 13 AAC 87.050.
(2) A person applying for certification to teach general subjects, including management, administration, or human relations must have
(A) a baccalaureate degree;
(B) at least three years of experience in the subject to be taught;
(C) 40 hours of verified training in each subject to be taught; and
(D) the recommendation of the director of the Department of Corrections' training program established under 13 AAC 87.050.
(c) The council will, in its discretion, waive any part of the requirements of (b) of this section if it finds that a person is qualified to be an instructor based upon education, training, or experience, despite the person's inability to meet the specific requirements of (b) of this section.
(d) An instructor used on a one-time basis for a specialized subject area of a training program may be classified as a guest lecturer. Requirements for application and certification as an instructor do not apply to a guest lecturer. A guest lecturer is defined as a person who, by reason of position or experience, can make a worthwhile contribution to a training program. A guest lecturer must be experienced in a specialized area, and the instruction limited to that area of experience.
(e) The director of the Department of Corrections training program shall supervise all instructors to ensure instructional excellence is maintained.
(f) Instructor certification will, in the council's discretion, be revoked if an instructor is found by the council to be no longer qualified. Revocation of instructor certification will be considered by the council if
(1) the instructor is terminated, is asked to resign, or resigns instead of discharge for cause by the Department of Corrections;
(2) there is a recommendation to revoke certification by the Department of Corrections for failure of the instructor to provide adequate instruction; or
(3) the holder of the instructor certificate falsified or omitted required information on any application for certification or on supporting documents.
(g) A person who is currently certified or licensed by the State of Alaska or a nationally recognized certifying body need not be certified by the council to teach probation, parole, or correctional officer candidates in the subject for which the person is certified or licensed.
(h) The director of the Department of Corrections training program must furnish the council documentary verification of the certification or licensure of a person described in (g) of this section before council approval as an instructor will be considered.
(i) An instructor certificate becomes inactive if the holder of the certificate does not instruct at least one course certified by the council during an interval of three consecutive years.
(j) An inactive instructor certificate may be reactivated upon written request of the Department of Corrections following the applicant's instruction of at least one course, certified by the council, under direct supervision of a currently certified instructor.
History: Eff. 8/8/90, Register 115
Authority: AS 18.65.220
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