Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
10.1. Annual
in-service training required by the Subcommittee for continued certification
shall consist of a minimum of sixteen (16) hours, exclusive of firearms
qualification.
10.1.a. A maximum of fifty
percent (50%) of this training may be completed as part of on-line or web-based
training program.
10.1.b. Certified
law enforcement instructors may receive up to a maximum of eight (8) hours of
annual in-service training credit for teaching in a Subcommittee approved
annual in-service training course.
10.2. Each law enforcement agency shall
require, at a minimum, semi-annual firearms qualifications of all active
officers, with the officer's primary duty weapon, which unless previously
requested and approved by the Subcommittee shall be considered the officer's
handgun, one of which will be a low light firing for qualification. All
qualifications shall be separated by a minimum period of three (3) months.
10.2.a. Each duty weapon qualification shall:
10.2.a.1. Be with the individual's unmodified
primary service duty weapon;
10.2.a.2. Be on a course of fire requiring a
minimum of thirty two (32) rounds;
10.2.a.3. Range from a distance of no less
than three yards to a minimum of fifteen yards with the number of rounds to be
fired at each distance and whether dominant hand or non-dominant hand assisted
or unassisted to be set and published by the Subcommittee;
10.2.a.4. Be on a target with a scoring area
set and published by the Subcommittee on the website of the Division on the
page supporting the Subcommittee; and
10.2.a.5. Be conducted by a subcommittee
approved firearms officer or firearms instructor.
10.2.b. The required course of fire in
subdivision 10.2.a.3. of this rule established by the Subcommittee shall be
available for review from the Subcommittee and shall be posted on the website
of the Division on the page supporting the Subcommittee.
10.2.c. The minimum passing score for
qualification shall be set and published by the Subcommittee on the website of
the Division on the page supporting the Subcommittee.
10.2.c.1. The employing agency shall submit
the qualification scores for each officer to the Subcommittee. Any law
enforcement agency failing to report firearms qualification shall be listed in
the annual report of the Subcommittee addressing officer training,
qualification and certification actions completed during a training year
(fiscal year cycle) filed with the Governor and the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Delegates of the West Virginia
Legislature.
10.2.d. The
guidelines listed in subdivisions 10.2.a. and 10.2.c. shall be considered
minimum standards and do not prohibit any law enforcement agency from
establishing more stringent qualification standards as an agency
policy.
10.3. To qualify
for funding or credit for continued certification, all in-service curricula
shall be approved in advance by the Subcommittee.
10.3.a. The Subcommittee reserves the right
to review or approve itself or through its designee, on a case-by-case basis,
any curricula that was not approved in advance, as required by subsection 10.3.
of this Rule.
10.4. The
training is preferred to be given in two (2) hour minimums; Provided that,
exceptions may be granted by the Subcommittee or its designee.
10.5. Subject matter shall include the
majority of subjects included in the entry level training curriculum or other
subjects of a specialized nature determined to be relevant for the use by an
officer in completing his or her assigned duties as a law enforcement officer
in this state. Successful completion, as defined by the sponsoring or
presenting training organization, is required for the training to be credited
against the training requirement set forth in subsections 10.1. and 11.2. of
this Rule.
10.6. Requests for
training funds or in-service training credit approval shall consist of the
following:
10.6.a. a list of the program
objectives;
10.6.b. the names,
titles and agencies of the instructors;
10.6.c. the date and time at which the
training is scheduled;
10.6.d. the
facility at which the training will be conducted; and,
10.6.e. the name, title and agency of the
person in charge of the training.
10.7. Regulations of the host agency shall
govern the conduct of the training program; however, each officer is required
to attend and complete the full program and, if examinations are given, attain
at least a 75% on the examination.
