Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 40, October 4, 2024
Section 149-2-6 - Training Academy Policies6.1. Attendance. -- Trainees shall attend all classes and class functions, including all items listed in the course curriculum, unless excused by the Director. Absences may be excused for illness or injury of the trainee or for other causes approved by the Director. An unexcused absence constitutes grounds for dismissal. Work missed while absent shall be made up.6.2. Scholastic Grades. -- The minimum passing grade on an examination is seventy-five percent (75%). Trainees failing to obtain 75% on an examination may be allowed to retake the examination within five (5) days. In the event the trainee passes the make-up examination, he or she shall be retained in the training program. The scores of the original examination and the make-up examination will be recorded on the trainee's class record. Provided that trainees may retake a maximum of two (2) separate failed examinations during the course of the program. Any trainee failing to pass after the second examination shall be dismissed as a scholastic failure.6.3. Skills Training -- Trainees will be given three (3) attempts to successfully complete all skills examinations pursuant to criteria approved by the Director of Training. Any trainee failing to pass any skill examination after three attempts shall be dismissed as a scholastic failure.6.4. Reentry. -- Reentry to a subsequent basic training for trainees who have withdrawn from a program because of an injury, extended illness, hardship, or circumstances beyond their control is at the discretion of the Director. If denied reentry by the Director the trainee, or his or her agency head, may appeal this denial to the Subcommittee.6.5. Dismissal. -- The Director may dismiss a trainee for disobedience of staff orders, a flagrant or repeated violation of academy regulations, or misconduct. 6.5.a. The Director shall provide written notice to the head of the agency employing the dismissed trainee. The Director shall also provide a copy of the written notice to the affected trainee and to the Subcommittee.6.5.b. Any trainee dismissed for reasons other than scholastic failure may appeal the dismissal to the Subcommittee. An appeal of the decision made by the Subcommittee will be as set forth in section of this rule.6.5.c. Any trainee resigning for voluntary reasons, other than hardship as set forth in subsection 6.4. of this rule, may not appeal his or her resignation to the subcommittee.6.6. Salary. -- The trainee's salary for a forty-hour work week while undergoing training and his or her travel costs to and from the training site are the responsibility of the employing agency. The cost of training uniforms, fatigues and other personal equipment required for training shall be paid for by the employing agency. The employing agency may be required by the Subcommittee to provide proof of such salary or items payment.6.7. Costs. 6.7.a. The cost for food, lodging and training materials for trainees attending a residential entry-level training academy may be paid by the Subcommittee.6.7.b. The Subcommittee, upon submission of a grant application, shall review other costs relating to the operation and presentation of entry-level or in-service training programs. Costs approved by such review may be paid by the Subcommittee.6.7.c. Awards for the payment of costs approved by the Subcommittee shall be from the special revenue account established by W. Va. Code § 30-20-4.