| (a) A continuing education course is any training course
that is recognized by the commission, specifically:
(1) legislatively required continuing education curricula
and learning objectives developed by the commission;
(2) training in excess of basic licensing course requirements;
(3) training courses consistent with assigned duties;
or
(4) training not included in a basic licensing course.
(b) A law enforcement agency submitting continuing
education courses under the chief administrator's approval through
a departmental report of training, must have the following on file
and readily accessible to the commission:
(1) lesson plans; or
(2) certificate of completion with hours indicated
on the certificate;
(3) attendees' critique of the course that includes:
(A) written evaluation of the instructor; and
(B) an assessment of how this training was applicable
to their assigned duties;
(4) number of students attending from the agency;
(5) copy of course outline (if available); and
(6) copy of available handouts.
(c) The commission may refuse credit for:
(1) a course that does not contain a final examination
or other skills test, if appropriate, as determined by the training
provider;
(2) annual firearms proficiency;
(3) an out-of-state course not approved by that state's
POST;
(4) training that fails to meet any commission established
length and published learning objectives;
(5) an instructor claiming credit for a basic licensing
course or more than one presentation of a non-licensing course by
an instructor, per 24 month unit of a training cycle;
(6) course(s) claimed by deceitful means;
(7) courses provided by the same training provider
and taken more than two times within one training unit; or
(8) legislatively mandated or certification courses
reported by unlicensed or non-contractual training providers.
(d) The training provider or agency must report to
the commission and keep on file in a format readily accessible to
the commission, a copy of all continuing education course training
reports.
(e) The effective date of this section is February
1, 2014.
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