(1) The academy administrator shall not accept admittance of any individual who has not met the minimum selection standards under the provision of ARM 23.14.402 as set by the board of crime control except elected sheriffs and those peace officers hired before the effective date (12/5/73) of the rule.   Waivers may be authorized by the board of crime control for good cause and unusual circumstances for those individuals who do not meet the selection standards upon the written application of that individual's agency head submitted at least 15 days prior to the commencement of the course.

(2) Trainees enrolled in any POST certified course shall be admitted only in accordance with rules of eligibility and admission as either contained herein or contained in the course announcement.

(3) No individual shall be admitted to any course unless he is 18 years of age.

(4) Each trainee shall be required to attend all sessions of any training course in which he is enrolled except for absences approved by the academy administrator or his designated representative. No trainee shall receive credits for certification if his absences exceed 10% of the total hours for the course. The academy administrator or his designated representative shall terminate any trainee whose unexcused absences exceed 10%.

(5) The academy administrator shall immediately advise in writing to the head of the trainee's employing agency and to the council any trainee who voluntarily or involuntarily terminates his training before the completion of any course. The academy administrator shall write a detailed report to the head of the trainee's employing agency and to the council any conduct that is unbecoming or unethical on the part of any trainee.

(6) Each trainee enrolled in any training courses may be required to personally prepare and maintain an acceptable notebook for permanent retention of class notes and supplementary material. Notebooks will be examined by the academy staff to ensure neatness, content, organization and style to assist in determining final grade score.

(7) To receive credit for certification of any training course, the trainee must achieve 75% out of total possible 100% in a final grade score. Pretest scores shall not be considered in developing final grade scores on course completion.

(8) Percentage development for final grade score must have the approval of the POST advisory council.

(9) The trainee enrolled in the basic course shall achieve a firearms qualification of not less than 80% out of a possible 100% to receive credit for certification. The trainees enrolled in all other courses which include firearms qualification in the curriculum shall achieve a firearms qualification score of not less than 80% out of a possible 100% to receive credit for certification.

(10) The maximum number of trainees for the basic course shall be 32, unless otherwise approved by the POST council.

(11) Any trainee who fails to comply with these rules pertaining to his attendance, performance and behavior may be denied credits for certification.

(12) Failure on the part of the academy staff, training instructors or heads of law enforcement agencies to comply with the rules contained herein or other guidelines for instructor conduct may result in either denial of course certification or a revocation of course certification.

(13) Waivers may be authorized by the board for good cause and unusual circumstances shown upon the written application of the academy administrator.