503 KAR 3:070. Telecommunications academy (non-CJIS).

      RELATES TO: KRS 15.530, 15.560

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 15.590

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 15.590 requires the Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to promulgate administrative regulations regarding training and telecommunications practices. This administrative regulation establishes the course and graduation requirements of the Telecommunications Academy - non-CJIS.

      Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Academy" means the 128 hour Telecommunications Academy course conducted by the department that does not include training on the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS).

      (2) "KLEC" means the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.

      Section 2. Academy Content. The academy shall consist of the following six (6) areas:

      (1) Basic telecommunications;

      (2) Emergency medical dispatch;

      (3) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);

      (4) Critical incidents;

      (5) Spanish for the telecommunicator; and

      (6) Incident command, Homeland Security.

      Section 3. Academy Graduation Requirements. (1) To graduate from the academy, a trainee shall:

      (a) Successfully complete a minimum of 128 hours of KLEC-approved training;

      (b) Attain a passing score on all examinations for which a numerical score is assigned, as follows:

      1. Eighty (80) percent on the emergency medical dispatch written examination;

      2. Eighty (80) percent on the CPR written examination; and

      3. Seventy (70) percent on all other examinations for which a numerical score is assigned;

      (c) Pass all examinations for which a pass or fail designation is assigned; and

      (d) Successfully complete all other assignments, exercises, and projects included in the academy. After-hours assignments may be required, and if required, they shall be successfully completed to pass the training area for which they were assigned.

      (2) A trainee shall be considered to have failed the academy if the trainee does not meet the requirements established in subsection (1) of this section.

      (3) To avoid unnecessary repetition of coursework:

      (a) A telecommunicator who attends the Non-CJIS Telecommunications Academy and has previously successfully completed basic telecommunications or any other area of the Non-CJIS Telecommunications Academy, as established in Section 2 of this administrative regulation, shall:

      1. Receive credit for that training area; and

      2. Not be required to repeat that training area of the Non-CJIS Telecommunications Academy; and

      (b) The Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training may, upon written request, award a certificate of completion to a law enforcement telecommunicator who has successfully completed all of the training areas that compose the Non-CJIS Telecommunications Academy.

      Section 4. Reexaminations. (1) A trainee shall be permitted one (1) reexamination.

      (2) A trainee who fails an examination shall not be reexamined:

      (a) Earlier than forty-eight (48) hours from the original examination; or

      (b) Later than the last scheduled day of the academy.

      (3) A trainee shall be considered to have failed the academy if the trainee fails a reexamination.

      Section 5. Failure and Repetition of Academy. (1) A trainee who has failed an academy shall be permitted to repeat one (1) academy in its entirety during the following twelve (12) months.

      (2) The trainee or his agency shall pay all fees for the repeated academy.

      Section 6. Absence. (1) A trainee may have excused absences from the academy with approval of the Professional Development Branch manager or telecommunications training section supervisor.

      (2) If an excused absence causes a trainee to miss any of the 128 hours of the academy, the training shall be made up through an additional training assignment.

      Section 7. Circumstances Preventing Completion of the Academy. If a trainee is prevented from completing the academy due to extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the trainee, including injury, illness, personal tragedy, or agency emergency, he shall be permitted to complete the unfinished areas of the academy within 180 days immediately following the termination of the extenuating circumstance, if the:

      (1) Extenuating circumstance preventing completion of the academy does not last for a period longer than one (1) year; and

      (2) Failure to complete is not caused by a preexisting physical injury or preexisting physiological condition.

      Section 8. Termination of Employment While Enrolled. (1) If, while enrolled in the academy, a trainee’s employment as a telecommunicator is terminated by resignation or dismissal and he is unable to complete the academy, he may complete the remaining training within one (1) year of reemployment as a telecommunicator.

      (2) The trainee shall repeat the academy in its entirety if:

      (a) The break in employment exceeds one (1) year; or

      (b) The termination of employment is a result, directly or indirectly, of disciplinary action taken by the department against the trainee while enrolled in the academy.

      Section 9. Maintenance of Records. All training records shall be:

      (1) Available to the KLEC and the Secretary of the Justice Cabinet for inspection or other appropriate purposes; and

                (2) Maintained in accordance with KRS Chapter 171. (28 Ky.R. 757; Am. 1118; eff. 11-12-2001; 30 Ky.R. 421; 863; eff. 10-31-03; 32 Ky.R. 2149; 33 Ky.R. 102; eff. 8-7-06.)