Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 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.
