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Board approves $2,500 tuition fee to open sheriff's corrections academy to public trainees
Summary
Tulare County supervisors approved a $2,500 tuition to allow public enrollment in the county's corrections academy, aiming to speed hiring and reduce overtime costs from staff pulled for state-required certification.
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. ' The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on April 30 approved a $2,500 tuition fee to open the county's Adult Corrections Core Academy to the public, a new step the sheriff's department says will expedite screening and reduce overtime backfill costs.
The sheriff's sergeant presenting the plan described the tuition-based academy as a way to let prospective correctional officers complete the state-mandated academy prior to or alongside hiring. "What we're proposing is to open it up to the public. We'd like to open up our…
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