Amends
250 IAC 2-7 concerning raising the minimum number of hours an officer must satisfactorily complete, each year, of in-service training to 24. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
Sec. 1. Any person who has successfully completed basic training and has been appointed to a law enforcement department or agency as a law enforcement officer, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is not eligible for continued employment unless the officer successfully completes
the a minimum
required of twenty-four (24) hours of in-service training each year. Subject matter for this training must meet the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of firearms, a minimum of two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of physical tactics/use of force, and a minimum of two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of police vehicle operations. The remaining hours must include subjects included within the minimum basic training curriculum approved by the board or must be approved by the board based upon a need expressed by the law enforcement agency or department employing the officer.
(2) The subject must be presented under one (1) of the following conditions:
(A) By a law enforcement training board-certified instructor.
(B) At a law enforcement training board-certified school or academy.
(C) At a school or academy in another state that has been certified by that state's equivalent to the board, at the federal level, or at an accredited college, university, or vocational school when the subject is determined by the board to be law enforcement related.
(D) By an agency or entity, public or private, that has received written approval by the board, through its executive director, to provide in-service training for Indiana law enforcement officers and has agreed to comply and does comply with the board's rules and guidelines for presenting, evaluating, and reporting the training.
