Current through December 12, 2024
1. The Executive
Director shall certify basic training courses presented by agencies or approved
by the Commission which meet the following requirements:
(a) The length of the course must meet the
minimum standards for training established by the Commission.
(b) A person enrolling in the course may be
required to pass a physical fitness examination not sooner than 30 days before
the commencement of the course and not later than 14 days after the
commencement of the course. To pass such a physical fitness examination, the
person must:
(1) For category I and reserve
training:
(I) Complete a vertical jump of not
less than 11.5 inches.
(II)
Complete not less than 24 sit-ups in 1 minute.
(III) Complete not less than 18
push-ups.
(IV) Run 300 meters in
not more than 1 minute and 22 seconds.
(V) Walk or run 1.5 miles in not more than 20
minutes and 20 seconds.
(VI)
Complete an agility run in not more than 23.4 seconds.
(2) For category II training:
(I) Complete a vertical jump of not less than
12 inches.
(II) Complete not less
than 23 sit-ups in 1 minute.
(III)
Complete not less than 12 push-ups.
(IV) Run 300 meters in not more than 1 minute
and 36 seconds.
(V) Walk or run 1.5
miles in not more than 24 minutes and 10 seconds.
(VI) Complete an agility run in not more than
24.9 seconds.
(3) For
category III training:
(I) Complete a
vertical jump of not less than 12 inches.
(II) Complete not less than 16
push-ups.
(III) Run 300 meters in
not more than 1 minute and 29 seconds.
(IV) Walk or run 1.5 miles in not more than
21 minutes and 10 seconds.
(V)
Complete an agility run in not more than 24.5 seconds.
(c) Each course submitted to the
Executive Director for certification must have a curriculum that contains the
following elements:
(1) Each topic of
instruction for which the Commission has not established standardized
performance objectives must have specifically defined objectives for the
performance of the students which are based upon known work
requirements;
(2) Each topic of
instruction for which the Commission has established standardized performance
objectives must include, at a minimum, the standardized performance objectives
established by the Commission;
(3)
Each topic of instruction must have a detailed lesson plan that specifically
describes what the student is taught; and
(4) Each topic of instruction must be
assigned a specific amount of time.
(d) Each course must employ
performance-oriented instructional methods that provide opportunities for each
student to demonstrate achievement of the objectives.
(e) For each course, there must be a system
of written or practical examinations, or both, that will measure on a pass or
fail basis the success of each student in achieving the objectives, including
an examination at the beginning and end of each course.
(f) Each agency submitting a course for
certification shall provide an instructional facility that meets the following
requirements:
(1) A classroom with adequate
heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and space and an environment conducive
to learning;
(2) Comfortable chairs
with tables or arms for writing;
(3) Audiovisual equipment necessary to
support the course;
(4)
Instructional films and videotapes necessary to support the course;
and
(5) A firing range adequate to
train officers safely in the use of firearms.
(g) If an agency authorizes the use of the
carotid restraint or the lateral vascular neck restraint, the course must
include at least 8 hours of instruction in that restraint and include
presentations on the use of force, the rules of the agency relating to safety,
medical implications, approved techniques, and instruction on care and control
measures. The course provided by such an agency must also include a written
test of at least 10 questions requiring a minimum score of 70 percent and a
proficiency test requiring a minimum score of 85 percent. The agency shall
maintain records of each student's performance in the course.
2. Certification of courses will
be made and maintained on the basis of on-site inspections conducted by the
Executive Director or the staff of the Executive Director. Inspections will be
conducted at the discretion of the Executive Director. The agency shall notify
the Executive Director of any proposed changes regarding courses, instructors
and facilities.
3. The Executive
Director shall deny, suspend or revoke the certification of any course for
failure of the agency to maintain the minimum curriculum, qualified instructors
or requirements for the facility established by the Commission. The Executive
Director shall automatically suspend the certification of a course that ceases
operation for 24 consecutive months.
4. An agency requesting certification of a
course shall make the request in writing to the Executive Director at least 60
days before the course is scheduled to begin. The training course must be
reviewed and the request signed by the administrator of the agency and the
legal adviser.
The Executive Director shall acknowledge receipt of the request
within 5 working days. The Executive Director shall respond with a detailed
review of the course within 30 days and rule on the request within 45 days
after receipt of the request.
[Peace Officers'
Standards & Training Com., §VII, eff. 5-7-82]-(NAC A 12-17-87;
8-24-90; 4-28-94; R024-97, 10-1-97; R169-97, 1-30-98; A by Peace Officers'
Standards & Training Comm'n by R102-99, 11-2-99; R005-01, 11-1-2001;
R100-02, 11-12-2002; R166-05, 6-1-2006, eff. 1-1-2007; R118-09, 1-28-2010); A
by
R005-23A,
eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 289.510, as amended by
section 7 of Senate Bill No. 225, chapter 422, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
2546, section 1 of Senate Bill No. 323, chapter 158, Statutes of Nevada 2023,
at page 839
