41-2824. Training institute; training
institute fund


A. A training institute is established within the department of juvenile
corrections to train those persons who work with committed youth in juvenile justice.


B. The director shall establish and maintain training institutes under the
jurisdiction of the department.


C. The director may:


1. Employ personnel and any faculty necessary to operate the training institute.


2. Solicit, accept and expend gifts and grants.


3. Adopt training standards.


4. Approve the training curriculum, including continuing education and advanced and
specialized training courses.


5. Issue a certificate of completion to a person who satisfactorily completes a
training program of not less than two hundred forty hours.


D. A postsecondary institution may provide the training courses the director may
approve under subsection C, paragraph 4 of this section.


E. The director shall adopt rules for reimbursing reasonable tuition and fees for
employees who attend the training institute. If an agency other than the department
sends an employee to the training institute, the agency shall pay all of its employee's
tuition and fees.


F. A training institute fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant
to any grant, gift, donation, service or other financial assistance received from an
individual, corporation, government or other organization. The department of juvenile
corrections shall administer the fund. On notice from the department, the state
treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and
monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.