Section 81-2-004 - Staffing004.01 After the effective date of these Standards, applicants for positions working in direct and continuing contact with inmates must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for employment: 004.01A Citizen of the United States;004.01B At least nineteen (19) years of age or older;004.01C Be free of any convictions of crimes punishable by imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary for a term of one (1) year or more from which a pardon has not been received. At the time of employment, new employees shall be fingerprinted and their fingerprint cards shall be promptly submitted to the Nebraska State Patrol for a criminal history search; and004.01D Have graduated from high school or possess a certificate which certifies an educational development of at least a high school graduation level.004.02 All jail facilities shall maintain around the-clock supervision of inmates by trained facility employees. 004.02A Female employees shall provide around-the-clock supervision of all female inmates housed in a jail facility.004.02B The facility administrator shall insure that inmates are viewed personally by facility employees often enough to maintain their safekeeping, but in no event less than one time per hour and document it.004.02C Where audio or visual electronic surveillance is used, it should be located primarily in hallways, elevators, corridors, or at entrance and exit points of the security perimeter. Electronic surveillance shall not substitute for periodic personal observations by facility employees, as required in paragraph 004.02B.004.02D Where electronic surveillance does not provide adequate continuous coverage, facility employees shall be stationed adjacent to the inmate housing areas to respond promptly to emergencies.81 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 004