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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 at least one of the following:
1 13 a. A two-year or four-year police science or criminal
1 14 justice program at an accredited educational institution.
1 15 b. A law enforcement training program in another state
1 16 commensurate with a law enforcement training program in this
1 17 state.
1 18 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, an individual shall not
1 19 be accepted at an approved law enforcement training school
1 20 pursuant to subsection 1 if such acceptance would result in
1 21 the nonacceptance of another qualifying applicant who is a law
1 22 enforcement officer.
1 23 3. This section shall apply only to individuals who apply
1 24 for certification through a short course of study as
1 25 established by rule.
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 This bill relates to the training of an individual who is
1 28 not a law enforcement officer but who intends to become a law
1 29 enforcement officer.
1 30 The bill requires the director of the law enforcement
1 31 academy, subject to the approval of the law enforcement
1 32 academy council, to adopt administrative rules that provide
1 33 for the acceptance of an application for attendance at an
1 34 approved law enforcement training school from an individual
1 35 who is not a law enforcement officer but who intends to become
2 1 a law enforcement officer. The bill provides that an
2 2 individual who submits an application shall submit proof of
2 3 successful completion of either a two-year or four-year degree
2 4 from a police science or criminal justice program from an
2 5 accredited educational institution or a law enforcement
2 6 training program in another state commensurate with a law
2 7 enforcement training program in this state.
2 8 The bill only applies to individuals who apply for
2 9 certification through a short course of study as established
2 10 by administrative rule of the director.
2 11 LSB 2207XS 80
2 12 rh/cf/24.1
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