12 NCAC 09B .0232 SPECIALIZED COMPLIANCE AND CONTROL TACTICS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
(a) The instructor training course required for Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Certification shall consist of a minimum of 29 hours of classroom instruction plus time required to complete the tasks associated with Compliance and Control Tactics Instructional Methods and Demonstration, presented during a continuous period of not more than two weeks. If the Governor declares a State of Emergency pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.3(19), the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division shall allow breaks in a specific course delivery when the Director determines that doing so is necessary based on consideration of the following factors:
(1) Whether instruction has begun in the course or whether course initiation may be postponed;
(2) The risk of harm to students that may be caused by continuation of the course;
(3) Whether those enrolled in the course have been or will likely be called to action to help address the State of Emergency;
(4) The specific need for the waiver; and
(5) The degree of benefit to the public in allowing a break in instruction.
Notice of waivers granted pursuant to the Section shall be posted on the CJETS website https://ncdoj.gov/law- enforcement-training/criminal-justice/. The waivers granted pursuant to this Section shall only apply to courses that began during the effective period of the State of Emergency.
(b) Each Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Training course shall provide the trainee with the skills and knowledge to perform the function of a criminal justice Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor in the Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course or a Law Enforcement Officers' Annual In-Service Training Program.
(c) Each applicant for Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Training shall:
(1) have completed the Instructor Training course, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09B .0209;
(2) present a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who holds a current license in the United States to practice medicine, as issued by a state medical board, stating the applicant's physical fitness to participate in the course;
(3) present a written endorsement by either
(A) a certified School Director indicating the student is qualified to instruct Compliance and Control Tactics in the Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course; or
(B) a Department Head, certified School Director, or In-Service Training Coordinator indicating the student may be utilized to instruct Compliance and Control Tactics for the Law Enforcement Officers' Annual In-Service Training program; and
(4) Within 365 days prior to enrollment in the Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Training course the prospective student shall complete the following assessments administered by the North Carolina Justice Academy:
(A) a qualification requiring the individual to demonstrate 100 percent proficiency on the Basic Law Enforcement Training Compliance and Control Tactics; and
(B) achieve at least the 60th percentile on a physical fitness assessment.
(d) Each Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Training course shall include the following identified topic areas and minimum instructional hours for each area:
(1) Orientation 1 Hour
(2) Response to Injury 4 Hours
(3) Combat Conditioning 4 Hours
(4) Safety Guidelines/Rules 2 Hours
(5) Fundamentals of Professional Liability 4 Hours
(6) Practical Skills Enhancement 4 Hours
(7) Student Instructional Practicum 6 Hours
(8) BLET Lesson Plan Review 4 Hours
History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6;
Eff. February 1, 1987;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2016; January 1, 2015; February 1, 2013; December 1, 2009; August
1, 2006; August 1, 2000; November 1, 1998; August 1, 1995; March 1, 1990; July 1, 1989; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2025; April 1, 2022; January 1, 2021.