House Amendment 1248


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend House File 542 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  By striking everything after the enacting
     1  3 clause and inserting the following:
     1  4    <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  80B.11D  TRAINING.
     1  5    1.  An individual who is not a certified law
     1  6 enforcement officer may apply for attendance at a
     1  7 short course of study at an approved law enforcement
     1  8 training program if such individual is sponsored by a
     1  9 law enforcement agency.  Such individual may be
     1 10 sponsored by a law enforcement agency that either
     1 11 intends to hire or has hired the individual as a law
     1 12 enforcement officer.
     1 13    2.  An individual who submits an application
     1 14 pursuant to subsection 1 shall, at a minimum, meet all
     1 15 minimum hiring standards as established by academy
     1 16 rules, including the successful completion of certain
     1 17 psychological and physical testing examinations.  In
     1 18 addition, such individual shall be of good moral
     1 19 character as determined by a thorough background
     1 20 investigation by the hiring law enforcement agency.
     1 21 The academy shall conduct the requisite testing and
     1 22 background investigation for a fee if the law
     1 23 enforcement agency does not do so, and for such
     1 24 purposes, the academy shall be defined as a law
     1 25 enforcement agency and shall have the authority to
     1 26 conduct a background investigation including a
     1 27 fingerprint search of local, state, and national
     1 28 fingerprint files.
     1 29    3.  An individual who submits an application
     1 30 pursuant to subsection 1 shall, at a minimum, submit
     1 31 proof of successful completion of a two=year or four=
     1 32 year police science or criminal justice program at an
     1 33 accredited educational institution in this state
     1 34 approved by the academy.
     1 35    4.  An individual shall not be granted permission
     1 36 to attend an approved law enforcement training program
     1 37 pursuant to subsection 1 if such acceptance would
     1 38 result in the nonacceptance of another qualifying
     1 39 applicant who is a law enforcement officer.
     1 40    5.  This section applies only to individuals who
     1 41 apply for certification through a short course of
     1 42 study as established by rule.
     1 43    6.  An individual who has not been hired by a law
     1 44 enforcement agency must be hired by a law enforcement
     1 45 agency within eighteen months of completing the short
     1 46 course of study in order to obtain certification
     1 47 pursuant to this section.>
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     2  1 BAUDLER of Adair
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     2  5 J. R. VAN FOSSEN of Scott
     2  6 HF 542.302 80
     2  7 rh/cf

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