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instructor. The commission or the executive secretary may authorize an individual to act as a firearms instructor under § 2:01:06:17.01, if the individual successfully completes the following courses: (1) A law enforcement handgun instructor course which, at a minimum, addresses the following subject areas: (a) Liability and use of force; (b) Safety and basic handgun nomenclature; (c) Basic handling and operation of handguns; (d) Fundamentals of shooting and remediation of shooting errors; and (e) Skill building and testing; and (2) An instructor development course or a similar course of study that includes the development of lesson plans, teaching objectives, and test questions. A firearms instructor must successfully complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education in the areas listed in subdivision (1) or (2), every four calendar years, beginning January 1, 2009. If a firearms instructor fails to meet or maintain the training requirements listed in this section, the instructor's authorization to act as a commission-approved firearms instructor is suspended until such time as the appropriate training has been successfully completed and approved by the commission or executive secretary.
Source: 35 SDR 171, effective December 30, 2008.