Minnesota Administrative Rules

7506.2700 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 1.

License renewal.

Every employee, as well as license holders, qualified representatives, Minnesota managers, or partners, shall complete six hours of training in board-certified continuing training programs annually. In addition, armed license holders and employees must complete an additional six hours of training in the weapons used in the course of their employment. At the time of license renewal, license holders shall submit to the board an affidavit listing all employees and attesting to the fact that they have met all training requirements. A private detective or protective agent license must not be renewed without written proof that all employees have met all training requirements.

Subp. 2.

Continuing education.

Continuing education for all license holders and employees means mandatory, board-certified training directly related to the field of private detective/investigator or protective agent. Armed license holders and employees must:

A.

complete an additional six hours of training annually in the weapons used in the course of employment, including annual certification on the firing range for those who carry a firearm;

B.

complete an approved first aid training course; and

C.

provide the board with evidence of certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.

Subp. 3.

Equivalent training.

A particular subject area in subpart 1 may be waived by the board upon satisfactory evidence of approved, equivalent training.

Subp. 4.

Certificate of completion.

At the conclusion of each certified training course, each student who has successfully completed training must be provided by the presenting instructor or person administering the course with evidence of completion, showing the subject area covered by each course completed and the number of hours completed.

Subp. 5.

Teaching credit.

Continuing education credit awarded to presenting instructors for teaching in a certified course must be equivalent to the amount of time spent in preparing for and teaching the course.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326.3361

History:

22 SR 711

Published Electronically:

May 27, 2003