Section 1230.40  Instructors Qualifications and Approval

a)         Trainer Qualifications.  A person shall be approved to teach the courses listed in Section 1230.30(a) who has the following qualifications:

1)         Is a detection of deception examiner licensed in Illinois or in another state with substantially equivalent requirements;

2)         Has a license in good standing;

3)         Has a minimum of 3 years of experience as a licensed detection of deception examiner; and

4)         Currently administers examinations on a regular basis.

b)         Specialized Instructors Qualifications.  A person shall be approved as a specialized instructor:

1)         To teach Psychological Aspects, if he or she has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with at least 20 semester hours in psychology courses;

2)         To teach Physiological Aspects, if he or she has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with at least 20 semester hours in life science courses, including one course in human physiology;

3)         To teach Legal Aspects, if he or she has a law degree from an accredited law school.

c)         Application for Approval

1)         An applicant for approval as a trainer or specialized instructor shall submit an application and a general course outline to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division).  The course outline shall include a list of the books to be used, the number of hours to be devoted to each subject, a brief description of the content of the instruction in each subject, and a course syllabus outlining the expected progression of the course.

2)         Trainer applicants not licensed in Illinois must also submit proof of licensure and substantially equivalent qualifications.

3)         Specialized instructor applicants shall also submit certified transcripts from the college or university attended indicating that the appropriate number of hours have been earned and/or the appropriate degree granted.

4)         The applicant may be required to appear before the Director of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Director) or his or her designee for an interview if the Director has any questions relating to the applicant's qualifications or the sufficiency of the course outline.

5)         Approval granted under this Section is good for a period of five years and may be renewed only upon a showing that the applicant meets the qualifications then required of a trainer or specialized instructor.

d)         Withdrawal of Approval

1)         The Director may withdraw, suspend or place on probation the approval of a trainer or specialized instructor when it is found, after a hearing before the Division, that the trainer or specialized instructor has violated any provision of Section 14 of the Act in his or her actions as a trainer or specialized instructor.

2)         In the case of an Illinois licensed trainer, any hearing for suspension or revocation of the trainer's detection of deception examiner license shall also serve as a hearing on his or her approval as a trainer.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 16416, effective October 13, 2005)