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Sheriff raises question about certification rule requiring 850 academy hours
Summary
Sheriff Rob Blair told the commission he received emails indicating West Virginia requires 850 academy hours for an officer to be considered certified. He asked the commission to consider documentation for certification in a background under review.
Sheriff Rob Blair briefed the commission on a certification question tied to a background check under review, citing emails from Captain Heckman and from Daniel Jarrett suggesting that an officer must have 850 academy hours to count as a certified officer in West Virginia.
Blair described the referral chain of information: an email to Captain Repan prompted a follow-up regarding the certification hours. He presented the matter to the commission to resolve whether the training-hour threshold should determine certification status in the case under review.
The commission did not issue a decision during the meeting; Blair’s remarks placed the certification-hours requirement on the commission’s agenda for further review and possible documentation requests.
The commission will consider the documentation and any clarifying information provided by the sheriff’s office and training authorities before reaching a formal determination.
