Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 109:2-1-06 | Approval of instructors.

                                                
All persons requesting approval or renewal as an
		instructor on or after January 1, 2000, shall submit a statement of
		qualifications for each subject or unit of subjects for which the person is
		seeking approval on a form provided by the executive director. The course
		content of the peace officer basic training program shall be as outlined in
		rule 109:2-1-16 of the Administrative Code.
(A) Minimum qualifications for unit
		  instructor certification shall be as follows:
(1) High school graduate
			 or possession of a "General Education Development"
			 certificate;
(2) Five years of
			 relevant, full-time law enforcement experience;
(3) Completion of an
			 instructor training program approved by the executive director consisting of a
			 minimum of forty clock hours which shall include instruction in the theories of
			 learning and adult education, teaching techniques, lesson plan development and
			 usage, behavioral objectives, student evaluation and measurement, role playing,
			 the use of audio-visual aids and an exercise in practice teaching.
Instructor training programs taught at the Ohio
			 peace officer training academy; by the department of education; the state
			 highway patrol; a college or educational institution or other programs which in
			 the opinion of the executive director are equivalent to those set out, will be
			 acceptable;
(4) Completion of an
			 instructor-level training program approved by the executive director, which
			 will allow a person to learn specific knowledge and skills in a unit for which
			 certification is requested; and
(5) Recommendation of a
			 current basic training school commander.
(B) Minimum qualifications for special
		  subject instructor certification shall be as follows:
(1) A high school
			 graduate or possession of a "General Education Development"
			 certificate; and
(a) Possession of a
				license in a particular discipline such as medical doctors, attorneys, nurses,
				judges, teachers of special subjects related to the basic course;
				or
(b) Recognition for
				competency in law enforcement related areas such as probation, corrections,
				health, fire, drug enforcement, traffic or other special subject or skill areas
				in which the person has a minimum of five years of full-time experience and
				training in the subject area to be taught, three years of which must be based
				on full-time experience.
(2) Recommendation of a current basic
			 training school commander;
(3) Special subject instructors shall not
			 be eligible for approval for the driving or firearms units and in no case shall
			 a special subject instructor be approved for more than five topics in the basic
			 course.
(C) Renewal of unit and special subject
		  instructor certification:
(1) Instructors certified
			 by unit shall renew their certificate every three years. At least sixty days
			 and no more than ninety days prior to expiration of the certificate, the
			 instructor shall file with the executive director an application for renewal on
			 a form supplied by the executive director. The instructor shall also
			 file:
(a) Written evidence from the educational or training facility
				where the instructor received the training documenting that the instructor has
				successfully completed, within the past three years, a minimum of twenty-four
				clock hours of training in topics related to the basic training
				curriculum.
(b) Written evidence from the school commander or administrator
				that the instructor has taught in two approved peace officer basic training
				schools for a minimum total of twenty-four teaching hours within the past three
				years.
(2) Persons certified as
			 special subject instructors shall renew their certificate every three years. At
			 least sixty days and no more than ninety days prior to expiration of the
			 certificate, the instructor shall file with the executive director an
			 application for renewal on a form supplied by the executive director. The
			 instructor shall also file:
(a) Written evidence from the educational or training facility
				where the instructor received the training documenting that the instructor has
				successfully completed, within the past three years, a minimum of twelve clock
				hours of training in topics related to the basic training
				curriculum.
(b) Written evidence from the school commander or administrator
				that the instructor has taught in two approved peace officer basic training
				schools for a minimum total of twelve teaching hours within the past three
				years.
(D) Denial of certification, denial of
		  renewal of certification, suspension of certification, or revocation of
		  certification:
Should the executive director refuse to issue or
		  renew a certificate, or should the executive director suspend or revoke a
		  certificate, notice of this action shall be sent to the applicant. Unless the
		  decision is of a ministerial nature, the applicant shall be advised that he or
		  she may request a hearing before the commission as provided in sections 119.06
		  and 119.07 of the Revised Code. The commission shall conduct the hearing as
		  required by sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.
(E) Grounds for denial or revocation of
		  instructor certification
(1) Failure to meet the
			 minimum qualifications for instructor certification listed in paragraphs (A)
			 and (B) of this rule.
(2) Failure to meet renewal
			 criteria;
(3) Failure to meet renewal
			 deadline;
(4) Submission of falsified records,
			 application, or other documentation;
(5) Unacceptable performance
			 evaluations;
(6) Conviction of a felony, a crime of
			 moral turpitude, an offense of violence, a sexually oriented or child-victim
			 oriented offense, or any other peace officer disqualifying
			 offense;
(7) Any other good cause
			 shown.
If an instructor's certification is
			 revoked for any of the listed reasons, notice of this action shall be sent and
			 any requested hearing shall be conducted as required in paragraph (D)(1) of
			 this rule.
(F) The executive director may suspend
		  the certification of any instructor that is charged with any felony, crime of
		  moral turpitude, offense of violence, sexually oriented or child-victim
		  oriented offense, or any other peace officer disqualifying
		  offense.