Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Applications for certification for which waivers of
training are requested shall be submitted by the applicant's employing police
department. An applicant for a waiver of training shall:
(1) Be employed as a police
officer.
(2) Satisfy one of the
following conditions:
(i) Successfully
completed a Pennsylvania basic police training course approved by the
Commission.
(ii) Previously was a
Commission-certified police officer and left this position in good
standing.
(iii) Previously was
employed as a full-time police officer in this Commonwealth before June 18,
1974, who was not required to obtain certification from the Commission, and
worked as a full-time police officer for at least 5 years.
(iv) Previously or currently employed as a
full-time police officer of another state and met the certification standards
of that state, provided that certification had been based on the completion of
an approved basic police course comparable to that of the act.
(3) Undergo proficiency testing in
the following three areas. Documentary proof of each qualification shall
accompany the waiver of training application.
(i)
Firearms. Applicants
shall qualify on a police firearms course conducted by a certified police
firearms instructor with the weapons the applicant will use in the performance
of his police duties. The Commission will publish the requirements for a police
firearms course in the Commission newsletter on an annual basis.
(ii)
First Aid/CPR.
Applicants shall have valid certification in first aid and adult, child and
infant CPR, from the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the
Department of Health or other agency approved by the Department of
Health.
(iii)
Patrol
vehicle operation. Applicants shall successfully pass the patrol
vehicle operation test required in the basic police training course at a
certified school or by a certified instructor.
(4) Take a certification examination
administered by the Commission at a location and time designated by the
Commission. The schedule for the examinations may be obtained by writing the
Commission office.
(i) The minimum passing
score will be established by the Commission. The Commission will publish a
notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and in the Commission
newsletter whenever the minimum passing score.
(ii) An applicant for a waiver of training
shall be permitted to take the certification examination a maximum of three
times and only once in any day.
(iii) Applicants will not be certified
without obtaining a passing score on the certification examination. Failure to
pass the certification examination after three attempts shall result in the
applicant being required to take and pass the entire basic training course to
qualify for certification.
(iv)
Previously or currently employed as a full-time police officer of another state
and met the certification standards of that state, provided that certification
had been based on the completion of an approved basic police course comparable
to that of the act.
The provisions of this § 203.12 amended under
53 Pa.C.S. §
2164(1), (8) and
(14).
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
203.11 (relating to
qualifications).
