CHAPTER 8
MANDATORY IN-SERVICE AND SPECIALTY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
501—8.1(80B) Mandatory in-service training requirements. All regular law enforcement officers shall meet the following in-service training requirements. The elected or appointed official designated as the head of the agency employing the regular law enforcement officer shall ensure compliance with the training requirements listed.
	8.1(1) Mandatory training and certification requirements. A regular law enforcement officer must receive in-service training from a course of study approved by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
	a. 	Annual firearms qualification
	b. 	National crime information center (NCIC) certification (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
	c. 	Hazard communications (OSHA Standard 1910.1200(h))
	d. 	Hazardous materials (OSHA Standard 1910.120(q)(8)(i))
	e. 	Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA Standard 1910.1030(g)(2))	1 hour per year
	f. 	Implicit bias/de-escalation training (Iowa Code section 80B.11G)	4 hours per year
	g. 	Mental health training (Iowa Code section 80B.11(1)“c”(3))	1 hour per year
	h. 	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), AED and foreign body airway obstruction for all age groups. (Standards defined by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation)
	i. 	Mandatory reporter training for child and dependent adult abuse provided by the department of human services (Iowa Code sections 232.69(1)“b”(11), 232.69(3)“b,” 235B.3(2)“b” and 235B.16(5)“b”). A child abuse or dependent adult abuse training certificate relating to the identification and reporting of child abuse or dependent adult abuse issued prior to July 1, 2019, remains effective and continues in effect as issued for the five-year period following its issuance.
	8.1(2) General training. In addition to the requirements of subrule 8.1(1), a regular law enforcement officer must receive a minimum of 12 hours per year of law enforcement-related in-service training. Whether training is law enforcement-related shall be determined by the employing agency administrator.
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501—8.2(80B) Instructors.
	8.2(1) A peace officer instructor who instructs in a law enforcement-related training area, as determined by the law enforcement agency administrator, may receive hour-for-hour credit toward the in-service training requirement for the subject taught.
	8.2(2) In-service training programs, specialized classes, or other courses of instruction that are not Iowa law enforcement academy instructor certifying schools, may be developed and instructed by any individual deemed qualified by the law enforcement agency administrator.
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501—8.3(80B) In-service training requirements for former regular law enforcement officers who return to law enforcement.  Any individual who leaves and then returns to an Iowa law enforcement officer position must complete all requirements outlined in subrule 8.1(1) within one year of the individual’s hiring date. Additionally, the individual must complete additional general in-service requirements of law enforcement-related training as defined in subrule 8.1(2) plus the appropriate hours listed below:

 	Period Outside of Iowa Law Enforcement	 	In-Service Training Required	 	
 	More than 12 months to 24 months	 	24 hours	 	
 	More than 24 months to 36 months	 	36 hours	 	
 	More than 36 months	 	60 hours	 	
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501—8.4(80B) Time frame—tolled. The time frame requirements for completion of any mandatory training are tolled during the period a law enforcement officer is called to active military service.
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501—8.5(80F) Training officers on interviewing/investigating an officer subject to a complaint.
	8.5(1) An agency employing full-time or part-time officers shall provide training to any officer or supervisor who performs or supervises an investigation under Iowa Code section 80F.1 and shall maintain documentation of completed training.
	8.5(2)  Pursuant to Iowa Code section 80F.1(22), a peace officer or supervisor who performs or supervises an investigation of an officer who is the subject of a complaint shall receive a minimum of two hours of training on the fundamentals of interviewing. It is recommended that a peace officer who performs active investigations of officers who are the subject of complaints also receive additional training.
	8.5(3) Pursuant to Iowa Code section 80F.1(22), a peace officer or supervisor who performs or supervises an investigation of an officer who is the subject of a complaint shall complete a minimum of two hours of training on the following areas:
	a. 	Peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights (Iowa Code section 80F.1).
	b. 	Garrity warning (Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493 (1967)).
	c. 	Peace officer disciplinary hearing (with applicable agency policy).
The training required under this subrule shall be conducted by a licensed attorney familiar with Iowa law. It is recommended that a peace officer who performs active investigations of officers who are the subject of complaints also receive additional training.
[ARC 6264C, IAB 3/23/22, effective 4/27/22]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 80B.11, 80B.11G and 80F.1(21).
[Filed 11/17/88, Notice 9/7/88—published 12/14/88, effective 1/18/89]
[Filed emergency 3/5/91—published 4/3/91, effective 3/5/91]
[Filed 1/20/06, Notice 10/26/05—published 2/15/06, effective 3/22/06]
[Filed ARC 0962C (Notice ARC 0782C, IAB 6/12/13), IAB 8/21/13, effective 9/25/13]
[Filed ARC 5006C (Notice ARC 4866C, IAB 1/15/20), IAB 3/25/20, effective 4/29/20]
[Filed ARC 5572C (Notice ARC 5402C, IAB 1/27/21), IAB 4/21/21, effective 5/26/21]
[Filed ARC 6264C (Notice ARC 6154C, IAB 1/26/22), IAB 3/23/22, effective 4/27/22]