Title 19 Part 171

Courses of instruction may be given by any college or university accredited by the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, any public and/or private vocational school, any bail enforcement professional society or organization.

An application for approval to conduct a 25-hour bail enforcement course shall be made 60 days before the proposed course is to begin and shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the department. The application shall include the following:

The following are the subject to be included in the 25-hour course of instruction for bail enforcement agents. All approved schools must use this course outline in their programs.

To receive credit, a student must complete the entire 25-hour course of instruction.

Upon satisfactory completion of the 25-hour course of instruction by a student, the school must give the student a certificate of completion which shall be signed and dated by the school's course coordinator. The certificate must include the following information:

An individual who wishes to teach any part of the 25-hour course shall submit a resume to the Department of State along with evidence that the applicant meets one of the following qualifications:

Schools conducting approved courses shall retain records for students completing the school's courses for a period of three years after completion of the course. Such records shall, at all times during that period, be available for inspection by a duly authorized representative of the Department of State.

Each 25-hour course shall be presented at a facility as necessary to properly present the course.

A duly authorized representative of the Department of State may audit any course, verify attendance and inspect the records of attendance, at any time during its presentation and for a period of three years after the completion of the course.

The Department of State may grant credit for equivalent education if the applicant provides evidence, satisfactory to the Department of State, of having completed a course of study at an accredited college or university, which course of study includes course work substantially similar to that set forth in section 171.3 of this Part. To qualify for credit, the equivalent education may not be less than 25 hours.

Each registration or renewal period for an approved course shall be 12 months or a part thereof. The registration or renewal period shall commence on January 1st or on the date on which the course is approved and shall expire on December 31st of the same year. The fee for registering a course with the Department of State shall be $25.00 for each registration period. Those registrants who wish to provide courses at locations other than the primary location listed on their initial application shall pay a fee of $25.00 for each additional location.