Chapter 112-2 RULES FOR CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
A qualified coroner is a person duly elected or appointed who,
except for meeting the training requirements, meets all the qualifications set
forth in O.C.G.A. 45-16-1. A qualified deputy coroner is a person duly
appointed who, except for meeting the training requirements, meets all the
qualifications set forth in O.C.G.A. 45-16-7.
| (1) |
A qualified
coroner shall make application for certification to the Council on a form
approved by the Council. Such application shall become a permanent record of
the Council. It is the responsibility of the coroner to keep the information on
such application current during the period of certification. |
| (2) |
A qualified coroner shall successfully
complete the next scheduled class for the basic training course provided by the
Georgia Police Academy no longer than 180 days after such coroner's election or
appointment. |
| (3) |
Such coroner shall
cause the director of the Georgia Police Academy when said coroner has
satisfactorily completed the basic training course to submit to the Council a
verification on form approved by the Council that such coroner has completed
the training requirements. |
| (4) |
Upon
receipt of a completed application and verification, the Council shall issue a
certificate of training. |
| (5) |
No
coroner shall charge or collect any fee, charge, or cost of any kind for his
services unless such coroner is properly certified. |
| (1) |
A qualified
deputy coroner shall make application for certification to the Council on a
form approved by the Council. Such application shall become a permanent record
of the Council. It is the responsibility of the deputy coroner to keep the
information on such application current during the period of
certification. |
| (2) |
A qualified
deputy coroner shall successfully complete the basic training course provided
by the Georgia Police Academy as soon as possible after employment, but prior
to assuming the duties of a deputy coroner or coroner. |
| (3) |
Such deputy coroner shall cause the
director of the Georgia Police Academy when said deputy coroner has
satisfactorily completed the basic training course to submit to the Council a
verification on form approved by the Council that such deputy coroner has
completed the training requirements. |
| (4) |
Upon receipt of a completed application
and verification, the Council shall issue a certificate of training. |
| (5) |
No deputy coroner shall charge or collect
any fee, charge, or cost of any kind for his services unless such deputy
coroner is properly certified. |
| (1) |
For each
calendar year following the year of Initial certification, each certified
coroner and deputy coroner shall complete 24 hours of additional training in
approved courses in order to maintain such certification. It is the
responsibility of the coroner or deputy coroner to submit evidence of
completion of the required hours of additional annual training to the Council
no later than December 31 of the year that the training was required. Approved
annual training shall only be attended and credit provided once during the
calendar year beginning each January 1 and ending December 31. |
| (2) |
Any coroner or deputy coroner who fails
to obtain the required annual training or a waiver of the required training
shall not continue to serve as coroner or deputy coroner and shall subject
his/her certification to withdrawal pursuant to the procedure set forth in
Chapter 112-4. |
| (3) |
A coroner or
deputy coroner may have the requirement of annual training waived by the
Council for personal illness or other providential cause. Such coroner or
deputy coroner shall request such waiver from the Council in writing no later
than December 31 of the year the training was required. If the request concerns
personal illness, such request must be accompanied by a certification from a
duly licensed physician. Such request shall be considered by the Council at its
next scheduled meeting and the Council shall notify the coroner or deputy
coroner of its decision within five (5) working days following the Council
meeting. For purposes of this paragraph,"personal illness" means an illness
lasting greater than six (6) months, and "providential cause" means an act of
God or nature. The Council may waive the annual training requirement entirely
or may require such training hours to be obtained in the following year along
with the annual training hours required for such year. |
| (4) |
Anyone attending a coroner's basic or
in-service course, other than a coroner, coroner-elect/appointed or deputy
coroner, must have written permission from the coroner of the county of
residence. |
| (5) |
Annual training
attended by each coroner and deputy coroner shall be sponsored by the Georgia
Coroner's Training Council at least three years out of each four year term. A
request may be made for alternative training not sponsored by the Georgia
Coroner's Training Council only one year out of each four year term.
Alternative training shall be approved 45 days in advance of the attendance
date by the Georgia Coroner's Training Council. Prior to approval a syllabus
shall be forwarded to the Council for review. |
| (1) |
The Council
shall formulate and promulgate a program of instruction for coroners and deputy
coroners it deems necessary, which shall be designated as the Basic Course. The
Basic Course shall be of such duration as the Council may provide and shall be
scheduled at least twice a year. |
| (2) |
A Basic Course shall employ performance
oriented instructional methods that provide opportunities for each coroner and
deputy coroner to demonstrate successful achievement of established performance
objectives. |
| (3) |
Course evaluation
questionnaire shall be designed to reflect performance objectives. |
| (4) |
The Council shall regularly conduct an
on-site observation of Basic Course training operations at each certified
school. An on-site observation shall include, but not be limited to:
| (a) |
observation of instruction
conducted. |
| (b) |
a comparison of
performance objectives with actual instructional content. |
| (c) |
a comparison of lesson plan content with
actual instructional content. |
| (d) |
an administrative inspection to insure compliance with all adopted
regulations. |
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| (5) |
The
Council shall review each Basic Course to assure that the courses contain
current doctrine; that instructional units selected for training are valid;
that training hours established for instructional units are apportioned
approximately; and that performance objectives of the courses are consistent
with those skills needed for effective duty performance at the basic
level. |
| (6) |
Annual training shall be
any training program of an ongoing nature which usually consists of a minimum
of 24 approved credit hours. This shall include seminars and courses covered in
successive days.
| (a) |
The Annual training shall
be obtained in such courses approved by the Council which are directed at
refreshing or updating the skills and knowledge of coroners and deputy
coroners. |
| (b) |
Any coroner or deputy
coroner is eligible for recognition of completion of an approved course
provided that the school or sponsor maintains accurate records of attendance
for submission to the Council in such form as may be prescribed. |
| (c) |
A coroner or deputy coroner may miss up
to 10% of the course hours without being required to make up the time missed.
In the event that a coroner or deputy coroner should miss more than 10% of the
course, he/she will make up the time missed. |
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| (7) |
Instructors. The Council may approve of
an instructor for Basic Training and Annual training. The Council may request
such information as is necessary to determine the competency of the instructor.
The Council may withdraw approval of an instructor by written notification to
said instructor. |
