12 NCAC 09C .0401. CERTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCHOOLS

(a)  The Commission shall establish a standing subcommittee, called the Certification Committee, of the Education and Training Committee for the purposes of evaluating Request for School Certification applications and making recommendations to the Education and Training committee on the granting of certification to institutions and agencies.  The Certification Committee shall be comprised of two members appointed by the School Directors' Advisory Committee and two members who shall be Commission members to include the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges' representative to the Commission.  The Chairman of the Commission shall appoint the Chairman of the Certification Committee.

(b)  Any school requesting certification meeting the minimum requirements contained in 12 NCAC 09B .0200 must submit a completed Request for School Certification application.  Upon receipt of a completed Request for School Certification application:

(1)           The Standards Division staff shall review the application for any omissions and clarifications and conduct a site visit to tour facilities, confirm information on the application, and determine if and where deficiencies exist;

(2)           The Standards Division Staff shall contact the applying institution or agency concerning deficiencies and shall provide assistance on correcting problem areas;

(3)           The Standards Division staff shall make a recommendation to the Certification Committee when the accredited institution has satisfied the requirements outlined in 12 NCAC 09B .0200;

(4)           The Standards Division staff shall submit the application and staff reports to the Certification Committee for review;

(5)           The Certification Committee shall then submit a recommendation to the Education and Training Committee on the approval or denial of the application; and

(6)           The Education and Training Committee shall recommend to the full Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting the approval or denial of certification for the applicant institution or agency.

(c)  Certification of a school shall remain effective for five years from issuance unless earlier suspended or revoked for failure to maintain compliance with the requirements outlined in 12 NCAC 09B .0200, Minimum Standards for Criminal Justice Schools and Criminal Justice Training Programs or Courses of Instruction.

(d)  The identity of those schools certified under this Rule shall be published and distributed annually by the Standards Division together with the name and business address of the school director and the schedule of criminal justice training courses planned for delivery during the succeeding year.

(e)  A school may apply for recertification to the Commission by submitting a completed Request for School Certification application.  The application for recertification shall contain information on changes in facilities, equipment, and staffing. Upon receipt of a completed application:

(1)           The Standards Division staff shall review the application for any omissions and clarification;

(2)           The Standards Division staff shall attach copies of the reports of site visits conducted during the last period of certification to the application;

(3)           The Standards Division staff shall submit the application and staff reports to the Certification Committee for Review;

(4)           The Certification Committee shall submit a recommendation to the Education and Training Committee on the approval or denial of the application; and

(5)           The Education and Training Committee shall recommend to the full Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting the approval or denial of certification of the applicant institution or agency.

(f)  In instances where certified schools have been found to be in compliance with 12 NCAC 09B .0200 through favorable site visit reports, Standards Division staff shall recertify on behalf of the Commission.  Such action shall be reported to the Commission through the Certification Committee and the Education and Training Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

(g)  The Commission may suspend or revoke a school's certification when it finds that the school has failed to meet or continuously maintain any requirement, standard, or procedure for school or course certification.

(h)  The certification of a school whose certification is scheduled to expire in calendar year 2006 and who has submitted a request for recertification is extended for a maximum of two years under the following conditions:

(1)           certification has not expired;

(2)           the school has submitted a request for recertification along with the required documentation by December 31, 2006;

(3)           the Standards Division staff is unable to complete the recertification process by December 31, 2006; and

(4)           the school is not denied recertification prior to the expiration of the current certification. Certification or certification extension according to this Paragraph expires when recertification is denied or revoked or the Standards Division staff is able to complete the recertification process and it is determined that the school is in compliance with the Rules for recertification. If the school recertification is denied or revoked, the school must not deliver Commission certified criminal justice courses until such recertification has been granted or reinstated by the Commission.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C‑6;

Eff. January 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2004, January 1, 1996;

Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2007;

Temporary Amendment Expired October 13, 2007;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2008.