Mississippi § 19-5-355 - Approval and completion of training; training expenses; issuance of certification.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-5-355 — Approval and completion of training; training expenses; issuance of certification., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-5-355. Approval and completion of training; training expenses; issuance of certification.
When it shall be determined that training is required, a request for training shall be submitted to the Board of Emergency Telecommunications Standards and Training for approval of course, course location, estimated cost and base weekly salary of the telecommunicator to attend the course of instruction. Upon approval of training and successful completion of the training course, all expenses associated with the obtaining of such training shall be reimbursed. The local government entity or emergency service provider shall be reimbursed for the full salary and benefits of each telecommunicator completing such training. Upon completion of any course required in these minimum training standards, each telecommunicator shall be issued a certificate which shall signify successful completion of such training. When all minimum standards training has been met, copies of certificates of course completion shall be forwarded to the Board of Emergency Telecommunications Standards and Training which will then issue “Certification of Minimum Standards” to such telecommunicator. Certifications shall be issued separately for law enforcement, fire and emergency medical service telecommunicators.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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