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I candidate will be married to a person illegally present within the United States or knowingly have family or. any other associations which could adversely impact their ability to perform ICE functions under this MOU. All candidates must he approved by ICE and must be able to qualify for appropriate security clearances. Should a candidate not be approved, a substitute candidate may be submitted, so long as such substitution happens in a timely manner and does not delay the start of training. Any future expansion in the number of Participating MCSO Personnel or scheduling of additional training classes may be based on an oral agreement of the parties, but will be subject to all the requirements of this MOU. MCSO will endeavor not to reassign approved candidates from their primary place of duty for a period of at least two years following training and certification of approved candidates as outlined in this MOU. Further, to the extent possible and practicable, MCSO will give ICE sixty (60) days notice of its intent to reassign any approved candidate. VI. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL ICE will provide appropriate training of nominated MCSO personnel tailored to the designated immigration functions and types of cases typically encountered by MCSO. Training of such MCSO personnel will be at a mutually designated site in Charlotte, North Carolina, utilizing ICE designated curriculum and competency testing. Training will include but not necessarily be limited to, presentations on this agreement and elements of this MOU, the scope of immigration officer authority, cross-cultural issues, the ICE Use Of Force Policy, civil rights law, the Department of Justice "Guidance Regarding The Use of Race By Federal Law Enforcement Agencies" dated June 2003, public outreach and complaint procedures, liability, and other relevant issues. ICE will provide all training materials. MCSO is responsible for the salaries and benefits for any of its personnel being trained or performing duties under this MOU. MCSO will cover the costs of all candidates' travel, housing and per diem while involved in training required for participation in this agreement. All nominated and accepted personnel will receive specific training regarding their obligations under federal law and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations to make proper notification upon the arrest or detention of a foreign national. Approximately one year after the Participating MCSO Personnel are trained and certified, unless any party terminates this MOU pursuant to Section XVII below, ICE will provide such personnel with additional updated training on relevant administrative, legal and operational issues related to the performance of immigration officer functions. Local training on relevant administrative, legal and operational issues will be provided on an ongoing and timely basis by ICE supervisors. VII. CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATION The ICE Training Division will certify in writing to the ICE Special Agent in Charge in Atlanta, Georgia, the names of those MCSO personnel who successfully complete training and pass all required testing. Upon receipt of the ICE Training Division certification, the Special Agent in Charge, Atlanta, Georgia, will provide to the Participating MCSO Personnel a signed authorization to perform specified functions of an immigration officer for an initial period of one