501—13.5 (80B) Instructors for basic training courses.
	 13.5(1) Experience. Instructors must have a minimum of two years of telecommunicator experience. This requirement may be modified by the telecommunicator’s agency administrator with telecommunicator training board approval in exceptional cases reflecting outstanding education or experience.
	 13.5(2) Education. Instructors must have a minimum of a high school education with a diploma or possess a GED equivalency certificate.
	 13.5(3) Training. Instructors must have successfully completed an instructor training course consisting of a minimum of 40 hours of instruction or have provided a minimum of 80 hours of telecommunicator instruction within the past two years and can verify same.
	 13.5(4) Period of validity. Instructor approval shall be valid for a period of 36 months.