R156-63b-602. Division Approval and Operating Standards - Training Program for Armored Car Security Officers

  (1) To obtain Division approval of a training program for armored car security officers, the program owner shall submit to the Division:

  (a) an application in a form prescribed by the Division;

  (b) a fee for the approval of the program; and

  (c) a written education and training manual which includes:

  (i) a course syllabus with an hourly breakdown of the course outline and training schedule;

  (ii) a course curriculum;

  (iii) a four-hour instructor training program;

  (iv) testing tools; and

  (v) if an online curriculum or multi-media learning tools are used, a copy of the original medium.

  (2) If any individual or entity uses a Division-approved training program that the user does not own, the user shall submit to and maintain with the Division a current copy of the user's written contract with the program owner, which identifies the duration allowed for use. The user shall promptly update this information in writing with the Division as necessary.

  (3) A course curriculum shall include the following content:

  (a) for a basic education and training program, the content established in Section R156-63b-603; and

  (b) for a basic firearms training program, the content established in Section R156-63b-604.

  (4) All instructors teaching an approved basic education and training program shall:

  (a) have at least three years of supervisory experience reasonably related to providing armored car security services; and

  (b) have completed a four-hour instructor training program which shall include the following:

  (i) motivation and the learning process;

  (ii) teacher preparation and teaching methods;

  (iii) classroom management;

  (iv) testing; and

  (v) instructional evaluation.

  (5) All instructors teaching an approved basic firearms training program shall have the following qualifications:

  (a) current Peace Officers Standards and Training firearms instructor certification; or

  (b) current certification as a firearms instructor by:

  (i) the National Rifle Association;

  (ii) a Utah law enforcement agency;

  (iii) a Federal law enforcement agency;

  (iv) a branch of the United States military; or

  (v) other qualification or certification determined by the Division, in collaboration with the Board, to be equivalent.

  (6) When an instructor for a Division-approved training program begins providing instruction, the user of the Division-approved training program shall report the instructor's name to the Division, on a form supplied by the Division.

  (7) When an instructor for a Division-approved training program ceases to instruct for that program, or no longer meets instructor requirements, the user of the Division-approved training program shall report that information and the instructor's name to the Division, on a form supplied by the Division.

  (8) All approved training programs shall maintain training records on each individual trained, including the dates of attendance at training, a copy of the instruction given, and the location of the training. These records shall be maintained in the program's files for at least three years.

  (9) If an approved training program provider ceases to engage in business, the provider shall establish a method approved by the Division by which the records of the education and training shall continue to be available for a period of at least three years after the education and training is provided.