SECTION .0500 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCHOOL DIRECTORS

12 NCAC 09B .0501          CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS

(a)  Any person designated to act as, or who performs the duties of, a School Director in the delivery or presentation of a Commission-approved criminal justice training course shall be and remain certified by the Commission as a school director while serving in such role.

(b)  To qualify for initial certification as a School Director, an applicant shall:

(1)           hold current General Instructor certification as issued by the Commission, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09B .0302 and .0303;

(2)           furnish documentary evidence to the Standards Division of high school, college, or university graduation as outlined in 12 NCAC 09B .0106;

(3)           attend or have attended the most current offering of the School Director's orientation as developed and presented by the Commission staff, otherwise an individual orientation with a staff member shall be required; and

(4)           submit a Form F-10 School Director/Qualified Assistant Application, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09I .0104, to the Commission for the issuance of such certification. This application shall be executed by the executive officer of the institution or agency currently accredited, or which may be seeking accreditation by the Commission to make presentation of Commission-approved training programs and for whom the applicant will be the designated School Director.

(c)  In addition to the requirements identified in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, to qualify for certification as a School Director in the presentation of the Criminal Justice Instructor Training Course, an applicant shall document completion of the Instructor Training Orientation presented by the North Carolina Justice Academy on delivery of instructor training course and student evaluations.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C‑6;

Eff. January 1, 1985;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2016; November 1, 2015; July 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026; December 1, 2023.