9-1-703. Director; appointment; term; powers and duties.

(a) The director of the commission shall be appointed by the commission with the approval of the governor. The director shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission and with the concurrence of the governor. He shall perform the functions and duties assigned to him by the chairman of the commission.

(b) With the approval of the commission, the director may:

(i) Appoint officers, employees, agents and consultants and prescribe their duties;

(ii) Inspect and approve peace officer and correctional officer training academies, issue certificates of approval to academies and revoke approval or certificates;

(iii) Certify as qualified instructors at approved peace officer and correctional officer training academies and issue appropriate certificates to instructors;

(iv) Certify peace officers, correctional officers and dispatchers who have satisfactorily completed the basic training programs as outlined in this act and issue appropriate certificates to peace officers, correctional officers and dispatchers;

(v) Cause surveys to be made relating to the establishment and operation of peace officer and correctional officer training academies;

(vi) Consult and cooperate with peace officer and correctional officer training academies for the development of the basic and advanced training programs for peace officers;

(vii) Consult and cooperate with universities, colleges, junior colleges and other institutions for the development of specialized courses of study in the state for peace officers in the areas of police science, police administration and the social sciences and other related areas;

(viii) Consult and cooperate with other departments and agencies concerned with peace officer and correctional officer training;

(ix) Report to the commission at regular meetings of the commission and at other times as required and recommend denial, suspension or revocation of certification of a peace officer, correctional officer or dispatcher to the commission as deemed necessary;

(x) Consult and cooperate with universities, colleges, junior colleges and other institutions for the development of specialized courses of study in the state for correctional officers in the areas of inmate management, group dynamics, correctional facility operations, the social sciences and other related areas.