Section 50. Compliance with compulsory minimum training standards

A. The compulsory minimum training standards shall be accomplished by satisfactory completion of the academy training objectives at a certified training academy and the successful completion of on-the-job training objectives as provided by 6VAC20-60-30 B.

B. Dispatchers attending compulsory minimum training at a certified training academy are required to attend all classes and should not be placed on duty or call except in cases of emergency.

C. The Criminal Justice Services Board will provide a transition period for implementation of this chapter. The transition period shall begin January 1, 2002. During the transition period, certified training academies may conduct dispatcher entry-level training using the performance objectives within the "Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Dispatchers," effective January 1, 1994, or the performance outcomes and training objectives. Accordingly, any certified training academy may institute a curriculum transition by replacing existing performance objectives with the revised performance outcomes and training objectives. Effective January 1, 2003, all entry-level training programs shall meet the requirements of 6VAC20-60-100.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-5 § 5, eff. July 5, 1989; amended, Volume 10, Issue 04, eff. January 1, 1994; Volume 18, Issue 11, eff. January 1, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.