Pennsylvania Code
Title 37 - LAW
Part VI - Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Chapter 421 - DEPUTY SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 421.4 - Waiver of training
Universal Citation: 37 PA Code ยง 421.4
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The Board upon request and for cause shown may extend the time up to 1 year for a newly-hired deputy sheriff to fulfill the basic training requirements of the act. Examples of good cause are:
(1) A medical
problem.
(2) A family crisis or
obligation.
(3) A conflict with
other employment.
(b) The Board upon request may grant a deputy sheriff a reduction in the hours of basic training generally required. The determination will be based upon the Board's evaluation of the prior education, training or experience of the deputy sheriff under the following criteria:
(1) The Board
will grant a full waiver of basic training upon application by a deputy sheriff
who has served a full, 4-year term as sheriff within this
Commonwealth.
(2) A deputy sheriff
in one or more of the following categories may apply for a partial waiver of
basic training:
(i) Trained by the State
Police and previously employed as a member of the State Police.
(ii) Certified as a municipal police officer
in this Commonwealth.
(iii)
Graduated from a course of basic training approved by the Municipal Police
Officers' Education and Training Commission.
(3) The Board will grant a partial waiver of
basic training to a deputy sheriff in one or more of the categories in
paragraph (2) who holds current certifications in basic first aid or its
equivalent, adult/child/infant cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and police
firearms range qualification.
(4) A
deputy sheriff who has been granted a partial waiver of basic training shall be
required to attend a waiver course of not more than 100 hours administered by
the Board, attain at least a minimum score established by the Board on each
written test and demonstrate proficiency in all practical skills. Prior to the
commencement of instruction for which a test will be administered, the Board
will notify the deputy sheriff of the minimum score required.
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