Section 13 AAC 87.080 - Municipal correctional officer training program requirements(a) The basic program of instruction for municipal correctional officers must include a minimum of 120 hours of instruction and must include the following topics of instruction: (1) security and search procedures;(2) supervision of inmates(3) use of force and methods of self-defense;(4) diversity and disability awareness;(6) rights and responsibilities of inmates;(7) fire and emergency procedures;(9) communication skills and interpersonal relations;(10) special needs inmates;(11) recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and retardation;(13) physical deficiencies;(14) suicide-prone behavior and suicide prevention;(15) the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA);(16) cross-cultural awareness;(17) legal issues and liability;(18) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and(19) first aid instruction sufficient to qualify students for a standard Red Cross first aid certificate or a council-approved equivalent.(b) To receive credit for the municipal correctional officer training program for purposes of certification under 13 AAC 85.235, a person must attend all sessions of the course, except for absences approved by the head of the program, and be awarded a certificate of graduation by the head of the program. A person may not be certified for successful completion of the municipal correctional officer program if the person (1) has excused absences exceeding 10 percent of the total hours of instruction;(2) fails to achieve a passing grade of 70 percent or higher in each block of instruction; or(3) fails to achieve a cumulative average of 70 percent or higher.Eff. 4/12/2001, Register 158; am 9/24/2016, Register 219, October 2016Authority:AS 18.65.220
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