Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) Commission staff shall review the
application to determine if the applicant has demonstrated a continuous need
for the school. In addition, Commission staff shall interview the chief
executive of the unit tendering the application and the school director, to
determine whether the school will have the necessary financial and
instructional resources to operate the school. An inspection by Commission
staff of the facility where the training is to be conducted shall be performed
to determine if the facility conforms to the Commission standards.
(b) Commission staff shall submit a written
report to the Commission that shall contain a recommendation with respect to
the application for certification or recertification. Upon receipt of the
report, the Commission shall evaluate the application and either approve or
disapprove the application. Successful applicants must satisfy the following
requirements to receive certification or recertification:
1. Applicants for certification must
demonstrate a commitment to conduct at least two basic courses annually. The
basic courses must consist of one or more of the following:
i. Basic training course for police
officers;
ii. Basic training course
for class two special law enforcement officers; and/or
iii. Basic training course for county
corrections officers;
2.
Applicants for recertification must demonstrate that in each of the three years
prior to the application the school conducted at least two basic training
classes annually. The basic courses must consist of one or more of the
following:
i. Basic training course for
police officers;
ii. Basic training
course for class two special law enforcement officers; and/or
iii. Basic training course for county
corrections officers;
3.
Applicants for certification must demonstrate the ability and commitment to
schedule basic training courses on a regular and predictable basis, so that law
enforcement agencies can coordinate the hiring of newly appointed officers with
scheduled training courses. Applicants for recertification must demonstrate
that in the three years prior to the application, the school conducted basic
training courses on a regular and predictable basis, so that law enforcement
agencies could coordinate the hiring of newly appointed officers with scheduled
training courses;
4. Applicants for
certification must demonstrate that each of its basic police training courses,
basic training courses for class two special law enforcement officers, or basic
training courses for county corrections officers will be conducted with a
minimum of 25 trainees. The total number of trainees may include waiver
candidates and alternate route trainees. Applicants for recertification must
demonstrate that in each of the three years prior to the application the school
conducted each of the foregoing basic training courses with a minimum of 25
trainees;
5. Applicants for
certification and recertification will be evaluated in part on the age,
location, condition, and suitability of the physical facilities where the
training is to be conducted. This evaluation will include compliance with
Federal and State health standards;
6. Where two or more applicants intend to
serve the same jurisdiction, preference will be given to the applicant or
applicants whose facilities are deemed to be superior in terms of age,
location, physical condition, and suitability;
7. Applicants for certification and
recertification will be evaluated in part on the number, qualifications, and
sufficiency of the faculty;
8.
Where two or more applicants intend to serve the same jurisdiction, preference
will be given to the applicant or applicants that can staff basic training
courses with faculty who are subject matter experts in the various disciplines
that are taught during the basic course. Preference will also be given to the
applicant or applicants that can consistently staff basic training courses with
sufficient faculty drawn from a variety of law enforcement agencies and other
disciplines;
9. Applicants for
certification and recertification will be evaluated in part on whether or not
they have an affiliation with an institution of higher learning;
10. Where two or more applicants intend to
serve the same jurisdiction, preference will be given to the applicant or
applicants that have already established an affiliation with an institution of
higher learning. Permissible affiliations will include the use of faculty,
instructional resources, and physical facilities of the institution of higher
learning; and
11. An applicant for
certification or recertification will receive preference if it can demonstrate
the ability to provide a regular schedule of in-service training programs to
law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction. These programs shall include,
but are not limited to, in-service training mandated by statute, policy, or
directive.
(c) Every
chief executive of the agency tendering an application for certification or
recertification, and/or the school director, may be required to appear before
the Commission in support of the application.
(d) Following a review of the report
submitted by staff and based on an evaluation of the factors set forth in (b)1
through 11 above, the Commission shall approve or disapprove the application
and, if necessary, impose any conditions it believes to be
appropriate.
