Text: HF00541 Text: HF00543 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 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
Text: HF00541 Text: HF00543 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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