Section 18.65.242. Standards for municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officers.

   (a) The council shall establish qualifications for employment of persons as municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officers, including
        (1) minimum age, physical and mental standards, citizenship, moral character, and experience; and
        (2) minimum education standards.
   (b) The council shall
        (1) prescribe the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of the requirements set out in (a) of this section; and
        (2) issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the requirements of (a) of this section to an applicant who
             (A) satisfies the requirements of (a)(1) of this section; and
             (B) meets the minimum education standards of (a)(2) of this section by satisfactorily completing a training program for municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officers established under AS 18.65.230, including training regarding domestic violence that contains the subjects set out in AS 18.66.310(d), or a course of instruction in another jurisdiction equivalent in content and quality to that required by the council for approved municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer education and training programs in this state.
   (c) In the evaluation of applicants against the mental standards developed under (a)(1) of this section, the council shall use evaluation methods that do not discriminate against applicants of different ethnic origins.

Authorities

18.65.245;18.65.248

Notes

Implemented As

13 AAC 85.200
13 AAC 85.210
13 AAC 85.215
13 AAC 85.220
13 AAC 85.230
13 AAC 85.235
13 AAC 85.240
13 AAC 85.260
13 AAC 85.270
13 AAC 85.275
13 AAC 85.280
13 AAC 85.900
13 AAC 87.050
13 AAC 87.060
13 AAC 87.070
13 AAC 87.075
13 AAC 87.080
13 AAC 87.085

References

AS 18.65.245 Denial or revocation of certificate of municipal correctional, correctional, probation, or parole officer.
AS 18.65.248 Employment of correctional, probation, and parole officers.

History

(Sec. 6 ch 112 SLA 1988; am Sec. 25 ch 64 SLA 1996; am Sec. 4, 5 ch 126 SLA 1998)