NAC289.280. Instruction certificate.

     1. The Executive Director shall grant an instruction certificate in a specific subject to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Executive Director that the officer meets the following minimum requirements:

     (a) Two years of experience in the subject for which the certificate is issued or 2 years of education and 1 year of experience in the subject for which the certificate is issued.

     (b) Successful completion of a formal course of instruction in the:

          (1) Subject for which the certificate is issued; and

          (2) Development of instructors.

     (c) Development and submission for approval by the Executive Director of a detailed lesson plan for the subject for which the certificate is issued, including, without limitation, objectives for the performance of the students that can be measured with a written or practical examination.

     (d) Submission to the Executive Director of a current written résumé covering the areas of:

          (1) Personal identification;

          (2) Educational experience;

          (3) Work experience;

          (4) Teaching experience; and

          (5) Recommendation of the employing agency.

Ê Instructors may also be certified on the basis of extraordinary experience, education or expertise in an unusually technical subject area.

     2. To maintain an instructor certificate, an instructor must teach at least one class in the subject for which the certificate is issued during the year immediately preceding each anniversary date of the issuance of the certificate. An instructor must provide evidence of compliance with this requirement upon the request of the Executive Director.

     (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A 8-24-90; R172-97, 1-30-98; A by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R102-99, 11-2-99)