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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 80B.11D TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS
1 2 WHO ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
1 3 1. The director of the academy, subject to the approval of
1 4 the council, shall adopt rules pursuant to this section and
1 5 chapter 17A, that provide for the acceptance of an application
1 6 for attendance at an approved law enforcement training school
1 7 from an individual who, at the time of submitting the
1 8 application for attendance, is not a law enforcement officer,
1 9 but who intends to become certified as a law enforcement
1 10 officer. An individual who submits an application pursuant to
1 11 this section shall, at a minimum, submit proof of successful
1 12 completion of a two-year or four-year police science or
1 13 criminal justice program accredited by the academy at an
1 14 accredited educational institution.
1 15 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, an individual shall not
1 16 be accepted at an approved law enforcement training school
1 17 pursuant to subsection 1 if such acceptance would result in
1 18 the nonacceptance of another qualifying applicant who is a law
1 19 enforcement officer.
1 20 3. This section shall apply only to individuals who apply
1 21 for certification through a short course of study as
1 22 established by rule.
1 23 4. a. A law enforcement agency may sponsor an individual
1 24 who intends to become certified as a law enforcement officer
1 25 at an approved law enforcement training school that conducts
1 26 training on or after January 1, 2003, if all of the following
1 27 conditions are met:
1 28 (1) The individual submits proof of successful completion
1 29 of all requisite approved law enforcement training courses,
1 30 from colleges in this state offering a two-year or four-year
1 31 degree program and meeting the standards of the law
1 32 enforcement academy.
1 33 (2) The individual submits a letter of intent to accept
1 34 employment with the sponsoring law enforcement agency or is
1 35 hired by a law enforcement agency and is certified after
2 1 completion of the training program within a twelve-month
2 2 period.
2 3 b. An individual who meets the requirements of paragraph
2 4 "a" shall apply through the Iowa law enforcement academy for
2 5 acceptance into the program and also be required to attend the
2 6 academy for testing and certification purposes relating to the
2 7 required standards.
2 8 EXPLANATION
2 9 This bill relates to the training of an individual who is
2 10 not a law enforcement officer but who intends to become a law
2 11 enforcement officer.
2 12 The bill requires the director of the law enforcement
2 13 academy, subject to the approval of the law enforcement
2 14 academy council, to adopt administrative rules that provide
2 15 for the acceptance of an application for attendance at an
2 16 approved law enforcement training school from an individual
2 17 who is not a law enforcement officer but who intends to become
2 18 a law enforcement officer. The bill provides that an
2 19 individual who submits an application shall submit proof of
2 20 successful completion of either a two-year or four-year police
2 21 science or criminal justice program at an accredited
2 22 educational institution.
2 23 The bill only applies to individuals who apply for
2 24 certification through a short course of study as established
2 25 by administrative rule of the director.
2 26 The bill further provides that a law enforcement agency may
2 27 sponsor an individual who intends to become certified as a law
2 28 enforcement officer that conducts training on or after January
2 29 1, 2003, the individual submits proof of successful completion
2 30 of all requisite approved law enforcement training courses and
2 31 the individual submits a letter of intent to accept employment
2 32 with the sponsoring law enforcement agency or is hired by a
2 33 law enforcement agency and is certified after completion of
2 34 the training program within a 12-month period. In addition,
2 35 such individual shall receive all testing and subsequent
3 1 certification through the Iowa law enforcement academy.
3 2 LSB 2207HV 80
3 3 rh/cf/24
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