Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
Basic Police Course and Field Training.
(a)
The curriculum for the Basic Police Course is based on the course breakdown
approved by the Board on October 27, 2022.
(b) The Basic Police Course will consist of
sufficient training hours to satisfy all Board-approved instructional goals
(approximately 640 hours). Training will include, at a minimum:
(A) Training on law, theory, policies and
practices related to pursuit driving;
(B) Vehicle pursuit exercises;
(C) Twenty-four hours of training in the
recognition of mental illnesses as described in ORS 181A.440(2). At least one
hour of mental health training will be dedicated to the appropriate use of the
mental health database maintained by the Department of State Police within the
Law Enforcement Data System;
(D)
The investigation and reporting of cases of missing children and
adults;
(E) The investigation,
identification and reporting of crimes motivated by prejudice based on
perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender,
gender identity, marital status, political affiliation or beliefs, membership
or activity in or on behalf of a labor organization or against a labor
organization, physical or mental disability, age, economic or social status or
citizenship of the victim;
(F)
Investigation, identification and reporting of crimes constituting abuse, as
defined in ORS 419B.005, or domestic violence;
(G) The requirements of the Vienna Convention
on Consular Relations, including situations in which officers are required to
inform a person of the person's rights under the convention; and
(H) At least three hours of training in
airway and circulatory anatomy and physiology.
(c) Field training requires successful
completion of the 2019 Police Officer Field Training Manual or DPSST-approved
equivalent manual.
(2)
Basic Corrections Local Course and Field Training.
(a) The curriculum for the Basic Corrections
Local Course will be based on the course breakdown approved by the Board on
July 25, 2024.
(b) The Basic
Corrections Local Course will consist of sufficient training hours to satisfy
all Board-approved instructional goals (approximately 240 hours).
(c) Field training requires successful
completion of the 2009 Corrections Officer Field Training Manual or
DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(3) Basic Parole and Probation Course and
Field Training.
(a) The curriculum for the
Basic Parole and Probation Course and field training manual will be based on
the critical and essential job tasks identified in the 2015 Job Task Analysis
for Parole and Probation Officers.
(b) The Basic Parole and Probation Course
will consist of sufficient training hours to satisfy all Board-approved
instructional goals (approximately 200 hours).
(c) Field training requires successful
completion of the 2021 Parole & Probation Officer Field Training Manual or
DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(4) Armed Parole and Probation Course.
(a) The Armed Parole and Probation Course is
based on the course curriculum adopted by the Board on January 23,
2020.
(b) The Armed Parole and
Probation Course includes sufficient training hours to satisfy the
Board-approved instructional goals (approximately 74 hours).
(5) Basic Telecommunicator Course
and Field Training.
(a) The curriculum for the
Basic Telecommunicator Course and field training manual will be based on the
critical and essential job tasks identified in the 2015 Job Task Analysis for
Telecommunicators.
(b) The Basic
Telecommunicator Course will consist of sufficient training hours to satisfy
all Board-approved instructional goals (approximately 116 hours).
(c) Field training requires successful
completion of the 2015 Telecommunicator Field Training Manual or DPSST-approved
equivalent manual.
(6)
Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Course and Field Training.
(a) The curriculum for the Basic Emergency
Medical Dispatcher Course will be based on the 1996 National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) Emergency Medical Dispatcher standards.
(b) The Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Course will consist of sufficient training hours to satisfy all NHSTA
instructional goals (approximately 24 hours).
(c) Field training requires successful
completion of the 2016 Emergency Medical Dispatcher Field Training Manual or
DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(d) The Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Course may be delivered by an approved third-party vendor or agency if the
course has been certified as equivalent by Standards and Certification.
(A) Vendors or agencies must submit a Course
Certification Request (Form F-20) to request an equivalency
determination.
(B) Equivalency
determinations are valid for one year and will expire on December 31 of each
year.
(7)
Department of Corrections (DOC) Basic Corrections Course and Field Training.
(a) The curriculum for the DOC Basic
Corrections Course will be based on the 2016 Job Task Analysis for Corrections
Officers.
(b) The DOC Basic
Corrections Course will consist of sufficient training hours to satisfy all
Board-approved instructional goals (approximately 240 hours).
(c) The DOC Basic Corrections Course will
incorporate the DPSST Basic Corrections 2012 Instructional Goals within each of
the following sections:
(A) Section A - Legal
Considerations (Approximately 20 hours);
(B) Section B - Security Procedures
(Approximately 37 hours);
(C)
Section C - Inmate Supervision (Approximately 43 hours);
(D) Section D - Inmate Health Care
(Approximately 16 hours);
(E)
Section E - Professional Skills (Approximately 16 hours);
(F) Section F - Personal Fitness
(Approximately 27 hours);
(G)
Section G - Defensive Tactics (Approximately 41 hours); and
(H) Section H - Firearms (Approximately 26
hours).
(d)
Administrative time will make up approximately 14 hours.
(e) Eighty percent of the DOC Basic
Corrections Course must contain participatory learning activities.
Participatory learning activities will include:
(A) A minimum of 51 hours of Reality Based
Training;
(B) A minimum of three
written incident reports that are complete, accurate, and demonstrate the
report writing fundamentals of content, organization, and mechanics. Each
report must be evaluated by an instructor to ensure the student's ability to
accurately document an incident using report writing components; and
(C) A minimum of four Problem Based Learning
activities consisting of at least eight hours.
(f) Field training requires successful
completion of the 2009 Department of Corrections Officer Field Training
Manual.
(8) Basic Oregon
Liquor and Cannabis Commission Regulatory Specialist Course and Field Training.
(a) The curriculum for the Basic Regulatory
Specialist Course will be based on the 2013 Job Task Analysis for Liquor
Enforcement Inspectors.
(b) The
Basic Regulatory Specialist Course will consist of sufficient training hours to
satisfy all Board-approved instructional goals (approximately 160
hours).
(c) Field training requires
successful completion of the 2016 Regulatory Specialist Field Training
Manual.
(9) Adult
Learning Core Course. The Adult Learning Core Course consists of the
fundamental adult learning concepts that are required training for DPSST
Instructors to deliver any Board-approved curriculum for a mandated training
course. This course requires a minimum of two hours of training to satisfy the
Board-approved instructional goals. The current edition of the Board-approved
Adult Learning Core Course curriculum was adopted by the Board effective July
25, 2019.
(10) Supervision Course.
The curriculum for the Supervision Course will be based on the 2000 Job Task
Analysis for Oregon Public Safety Supervisors and a 2009 Survey of Incumbent
Supervisors.
(11) Management
Course. The curriculum for the Management Course will be based on the 2000 Job
Task Analysis for Oregon Public Safety Middle Managers, a 2007 DACUM for Middle
Management and a 2009 Survey of Incumbent Managers.
(12) Academy Police Career Officer
Development Course (PCOD) and Field Training.
(a) The Academy PCOD will be based on the
2015 Job Task Analysis for Police Officers.
(b) The Academy PCOD will consist of
sufficient training hours to satisfy all Board-approved instructional goals
(approximately 80 hours).
(c) Field
training requires successful completion of the 2019 Police Officer Field
Training Manual or DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(13) Self-Study Police Career Officer
Development Course (PCOD) and Field Training.
(a) The Self-Study PCOD will be based on the
2015 Job Task Analysis for Police Officers.
(b) The Self-Study PCOD will consist of
sufficient training hours to satisfy all Board-approved instructional goals
(approximately 80 hours).
(c) Field
training requires successful completion of the 2019 Police Officer Field
Training Manual or DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(14) Self-Study Corrections Career Officer
Development Course (CCOD) and Field Training.
(a) The Self-Study CCOD will be based on 2016
Job Task Analysis for Corrections Officers.
(b) The Self-Study CCOD will consist of
sufficient training hours to satisfy all Board-approved instructional goals
(approximately 80 hours).
(c) Field
training requires successful completion of the 2009 Corrections Officer Field
Training Manual or DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(15) Self-Study Parole and Probation Career
Officer Development Course (P&PCOD) and Field Training.
(a) The Self-Study P&PCOD will be based
on the 2015 Job Task Analysis for Parole and Probation Officers.
(b) The Self-Study P&PCOD will consist of
sufficient training hours to satisfy all Board-approved instructional goals
(approximately 80 hours).
(c) Field
training requires successful completion of the 2021 Parole and Probation
Officer Field Training Manual or DPSST-approved equivalent manual.
(16) Field Training. All field
training will be conducted under the supervision of the employing
agency.
(17) All course curriculums
must be reviewed and approved by the Board on Public Safety Standards and
Training prior to being delivered.
(18) All course curriculums will be reviewed
following any update to the underlying standards adopted above.
(19) Instructors with primary responsibility
for instruction of any portion of a Board-approved curriculum for a mandated
training course must be certified as required by OAR 259-008-0080.
(20) A public safety officer must have
successfully completed the mandated course for which certification is being
requested in order for the training to satisfy the minimum requirements for
certification. No more than 10% of the course may be missed without the
approval of the Director. Absences must be approved and missed coursework or
training must be remediated as designated by the Department.
(21) Student Performance Measures. All
academic testing and performance evaluation must consist of measures that are
valid, rigorous, and require students to demonstrate knowledge and application
of essential tasks. Successful completion of a mandated course requires the
following:
(a) Basic Police Course students
must:
(A) Successfully complete course
projects and assignments;
(B)
Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the midterm exam and final exam;
(C) Achieve a passing score of 100% on the
use of force exam with remediation as necessary; and
(D) Successfully complete the Oregon Physical
Abilities Test (OR-PAT).
(b) Basic Corrections Local Course students
must:
(A) Successfully complete course
projects and assignments;
(B)
Obtain and maintain a minimum cumulative score of 75% by Quiz 3;
(C) Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the
final exam; and
(D) Achieve a
passing score of 100% on the use of force exam with remediation as
necessary.
(c) Basic
Parole and Probation Course students must:
(A)
Successfully complete course projects and assignments; and
(B) Achieve a passing score of 100% on the
use of force exam with remediation as necessary.
(d) Armed Parole and Probation Course
students must:
(A) Successfully complete the
course projects and assignments; and
(B) Successfully complete the Handgun
Qualification Course.
(e) Basic Telecommunicator Course students
must:
(A) Successfully complete course
projects and assignments; and
(B)
Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the final exam.
(f) Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Course
students must:
(A) Obtain a minimum score of
75% on the exam; and
(B) Achieve a
passing score of 100% on Emergency Medical Dispatcher Protocol Reference System
(EMDPRS).
(g) DOC Basic
Corrections Course students must:
(A)
Successfully complete course projects and assignments;
(B) Obtain a minimum score of 75% on each
academic test; and
(C) Achieve a
passing score of 100% on all academic test questions relating to use of force
topics with remediation as necessary.
(D) DOC Basic Corrections Course students who
fail to achieve a passing score on the final exam after two attempts will be
required to complete the DOC Basic Corrections Course and field training manual
pursuant to section (6) of this rule.
(h) Basic Regulatory Specialist Course
students must:
(A) Successfully complete
course projects and assignments; and
(B) Achieve a passing score of 100% on the
use of force exam with remediation as necessary.
(i) Adult Learning Core Course students must
successfully complete course assignments.
(j) Supervision Course students must
successfully complete course projects and assignments.
(k) Management Course students must
successfully complete course projects and assignments.
(l) Academy PCOD students must:
(A) Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the
exam; and
(B) Achieve a passing
score of 100% on the use of force exam with remediation as necessary.
(C) Academy PCOD students who do not achieve
a passing score on the Academy PCOD exam will be given one opportunity to
retake PCOD through the Academy PCOD Course or the Self-Study PCOD
Course.
(D) PCOD students who fail
to achieve a passing score after completing a second PCOD Course will be
required to complete the Basic Police Course and field training manual pursuant
to section (1) of this rule.
(m) Self-Study PCOD students must:
(A) Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the
exam; and
(B) Achieve a passing
score of 100% on the use of force exam with remediation as necessary.
(C) Self-Study PCOD students who do not
achieve a passing score on the Self-Study PCOD exam will be given one
opportunity to retake PCOD through the Academy PCOD Course or the Self-Study
PCOD Course.
(D) PCOD students who
fail to achieve a passing score after completing a second PCOD Course will be
required to complete the Basic Police Course and field training manual pursuant
to section (1) of this rule.
(n) Self-Study CCOD students must:
(A) Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the
exam; and
(B) Achieve a passing
score of 100% on the use of force exam with remediation as necessary.
(C) Self-Study CCOD students who do not
achieve a passing score on the Self-Study CCOD exam will be given one
opportunity to retake the Self-Study CCOD Course.
(D) Self-Study CCOD students who fail to
achieve a passing score after completing a second Self-Study CCOD Course will
be required to complete the Basic Corrections Local Course and field training
manual pursuant to section (2) of this rule.
(o) Self-Study P&PCOD students must:
(A) Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the
exam; and
(B) Achieve a passing
score of 100% on the use of force exam with remediation as necessary.
(C) Self-Study P&PCOD students who do not
achieve a passing score on the Self-Study P&PCOD exam will be given one
opportunity to retake the Self-Study P&PCOD Course.
(D) Self-Study P&PCOD students who fail
to achieve a passing score after completing a second Self-Study P&PCOD
Course will be required to complete the Basic Parole and Probation Course and
field training manual pursuant to section (3) of this rule.
(p) Basic Telecommunicator Course
Challenge students must successfully complete course projects and assignments
and obtain a minimum score of 75% on the Basic Telecommunicator Course final
exam.
(A) Telecommunicator Challenge students
will be given one opportunity to challenge the basic telecommunications
course.
(B) Telecommunicator
Challenge students who fail to successfully complete course projects and
assignments and obtain a minimum score of 75% on the final exam will be
required to complete the Basic Telecommunicator Course and field training
manual pursuant to section (4) of this rule.
(22) Course Documentation. Prior to being
recognized as meeting the minimum training standards required for
certification, the following documentation must be submitted to Standards &
Certification at the conclusion of each course:
(a) A course attendance roster (Form
F-6);
(b) An official record of
actual course hours or attendance rosters;
(c) Absence reports with documentation of
make-up training;
(d) Class
schedule including the subject hour breakdown and the Department-certified
instructor with primary responsibility for each portion of the
course;
(e) Curriculum, including
master exams and answer sheets;
(f)
Testing results, including individual test scores, individual final average and
class average; and
(g) Deficiency
reports and documentation of completion.
(23) Course Certification. Each mandated
course must be certified annually. All course certifications are valid for one
year and will expire on December 31 of each year.
(24) All mandated courses are subject to
periodic audits by Standards and Certification to ensure compliance with the
minimum training standards found in this rule.
(a) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the
anticipated training dates, training locations and training hours must be
provided to Standards and Certification no later than 14 days prior to the
training.
(b) Standards and
Certification will be notified of remediation training dates, training
locations and training hours no later than 48 hours prior to the training or at
the time of failure.
(c) Standards
and Certification will prepare an audit report for each audited
course.
(d) Issues of
non-compliance will be forwarded to the appropriate department head or designee
for resolution. Failure to respond to non-compliance issues may result in
training not being recognized as meeting the minimum training requirements for
certification.
(e) Standards and
Certification will provide observations made during audits for feedback and
possible suggestions for course enhancements. Observations will not be
indicative of non-compliance of courses.
Forms referenced are available from the
agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 181A.410 & ORS
181A.590
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 181A.410, ORS 181A.590, ORS
181A.440, ORS 181A.460 & ORS
181A.470
