N.J. Admin. Code § 8:23A-2.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:23A-2.7 - Animal Cruelty Investigator course approval

(a) An applicant may submit an application to conduct the training course to the IZDP, specifying the following:

1. The name of the accredited college, university or school approved by the Police Training Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:1-3 that plans to conduct the course and the name of the individual responsible for the course;

2. A description of the public outreach efforts to be made by the applicant to inform the appropriate potential trainees of course availability;

3. A detailed course outline and description, including the amount of time allotted for each topic, a list of the instructors for each topic, and the credentials of instructors;

4. Copies of written material to be distributed as part of the training course; and

5. A copy of the written examinations to be administered to the trainees by the training agency.

(b) The Department shall review the application. If the applicant's proposed training course satisfies the curriculum requirements set forth in 8:23A-2.6, the Department shall issue written approval of the course.

(c) All instructors teaching an approved Animal Cruelty Investigator course of study shall be Police Instructors or Special Instructors with the appropriate expertise in the topics which they are teaching.

(d) Approved training agencies shall maintain the following records:

1. Class attendance records bearing the signature of the course instructor;

2. Copies of the examinations administered by the training agency;

3. Grades received by each student on all examinations; and

4. Copies of instructor performance review records.

(e) Training agencies conducting Animal Cruelty Investigator courses of study shall permit representatives of the Department to inspect and evaluate the records maintained pursuant to (d) above. Upon request by the Department, training agencies shall provide copies of all training records for the purpose of inspection, evaluation and compliance. At the request of the Department, representatives of the Department shall be allowed to audit the training courses free of charge.

(f) Training agencies authorized to conduct Animal Cruelty Investigator courses of study shall maintain training records for a minimum of five years. Upon a training agency's cessation of the conduct of training, the training agency shall notify the IZDP and shall provide the Department, through the IZDP, with the opportunity to take possession of all training records.

(g) Training agencies authorized to conduct Animal Cruelty Investigator courses of study shall notify the IZDP, in writing, in advance of any changes in information submitted on the course application.

(h) Training agencies authorized to conduct Animal Cruelty Investigator courses of study shall cooperate fully with the Department in all matters relating to the conduct of the courses of study and the administration of the examinations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:23A-2.7

Amended by R.2007 d.98, effective 4/16/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4606(a), 39 N.J.R. 1474(a).
In (a), substituted "IZDP" for "Department of Health and Senior Services"; in (b), deleted "of Health and Senior Services" following the first occurrence of "Department"; in (e), substituted "Department" for "New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services" throughout, and inserted "of the Department shall be allowed"; in (f), deleted "New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services shall be notified by the" following "training, the", and substituted "shall notify the IZDP and shall provide the Department, through the IZDP, with" for "and be given"; in (g), substituted "IZDP" for "New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services"; and in (h), substituted "Department" for "New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services".