25 §2804-F. In-service corrections training

Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 8: MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY

Chapter 341: THE MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY

§2804-F. In-service corrections training

1. Required. As a condition to the continued employment of any person as a full-time corrections officer by a municipality, county, the State or other nonfederal employer, that person shall successfully complete in-service training as prescribed by the board.

[ 1989, c. 521, §§5, 17 (NEW) .]

2. Role of board. The board shall establish in-service training requirements, coordinate delivery of in-service training with post-secondary and other institutions and corrections agencies and administer in-service training programs. The in-service training requirements shall include information on new laws and court decisions. The board shall consider and encourage the use of telecommunications technology in the development and delivery of in-service training programs. In establishing the requirements, the board shall cooperate with the State and local departments and agencies to which the in-service requirements apply to ensure that the standards are appropriate.

[ 1989, c. 521, §§5, 17 (NEW) .]

3. Provisions of in-service training. In-service training programs which meet the requirements established under subsection 2, may be provided by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or the agency employing the corrections officer.

[ 1989, c. 521, §§5, 17 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 521, §§5,17 (NEW).