S.C. Code Regs. § § 37-062
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024
Section 37-062 - Training to Take Place within One Year of HireA. No operator employed or appointed on or after the effective date of these regulations by any agency in this State is authorized to receive, process, transmit and/or dispatch emergency and non-emergency calls for police, fire, emergency medical and other public safety services via communication devices unless he or she has been certified as qualified by the Council, except that any agency in this State may appoint or employ as an operator, a person who is not certified if, within one year after the date of employment or appointment, the person secures certification from the Council. Exceptions to the one-year rule may be granted by the Director in these cases: 1. military leave or injury occurring during the first year which would preclude the receiving of training within the usual period of time; or2. in the event of the timely filing of application for training, which application, under circumstances of time and physical limitations, cannot be honored by the training academy within the prescribed period; or3. upon presentation of documentary evidence that the candidate has successfully completed equivalent training in one of the other states which by law regulate and supervise the quality of operator training and which require a minimum basic or recruit course of duration and content at least equivalent to that provided in these regulations or by standards set by the Council; or4. if it is determined by documentary evidence that the training will result in undue hardship to the requesting agency, the requesting agency must propose an alternate training schedule for approval.B. Notwithstanding another provision of law, in the case of a candidate for certification who begins one or more periods of state or federal military service within one year after his date of employment or appointment, the period of time within which he must obtain the certification required to become an operator is automatically extended for an additional period equal to the aggregate period of time the candidate performed active duty or active duty for training as a member of the National Guard, the State Guard, or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, plus one hundred and eighty days. The Director must take all necessary and proper action to ensure that a candidate for certification as an operator who performs military service within one year of his employment or appointment is not prejudiced in obtaining certification as a result of having performed state or federal military service.Added by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014.