Administrative hearing officers and release hearing officers - qualifications - duties

(1) (a) To be eligible to serve as an administrative hearing officer or administrative law judge under contract with the board, an attorney shall have five years' experience in the practice of law and be knowledgeable of parole laws and guidelines, offender rehabilitation, correctional administration, the functioning of the criminal justice system, issues associated with victims of crime, the duties of parole board members, and actuarial risk assessment instruments and other offender assessment instruments used by the board and the department of corrections. (b) An administrative hearing officer or administrative law judge under contract with the board is required to complete twelve hours annually of continuing education or training consistent with section 17-2-201 (1)(e). (c) An administrative hearing officer or administrative law judge under contract with the board shall comply with the data and information collection on decision-making as required by section 17-22.5-404 (6) and shall transmit this information as directed by the chairperson or board policy. (d) The sole remedy for failure to comply with training and data collection requirements shall be termination of the employee, and the failure to comply with training and data collection requirements shall not create any right for any offender. (2) (a) A release hearing officer shall have three years of relevant experience and be knowledgeable of parole laws and guidelines, offender rehabilitation, correctional administration, the functioning of the criminal justice system, the issues associated with victims of crime, the duties of parole board members, and actuarial risk assessment instruments and other offender assessment instruments used by the board and the department of corrections. (b) A release hearing officer under contract with the board is required to complete twelve hours annually of continuing education or training consistent with section 17-2-201 (1)(e). (c) A release hearing officer shall comply with the data and information collection on decision-making required by section 17-22.5-404 (6) and shall transmit this information as directed by the chairperson or board policy. (d) The sole remedy for failure to comply with training and data collection requirements shall be termination of the employee, and the failure to comply with training and data collection requirements shall not create any right for any offender.