TITLE 250 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BOARD

Amends 250 IAC 2-7-1 to increase mandatory annual defensive tactics training hours and add an active participation requirement. Amends 250 IAC 2-8-3 to advance the submission date of the annual training status report. Effective 30 days after filing with the publisher.

Notice of First Public Comment Period: November 8, 2023, Indiana Register (DIN: 20231108-IR-250230732FNA).

Notice of First Public Hearing: November 8, 2023, Indiana Register (DIN: 20231108-IR-250230732PHA).

Date of First Public Hearing: December 11, 2023.

SECTION 1. 250 IAC 2-7-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 5-2-1-9; IC 36-8-3-20

Sec. 1. Any A person who has successfully completed basic training and has been appointed to a law enforcement department or agency as a law enforcement officer or reserve police officer, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is not eligible for continued employment under IC 5-2-1-9(g) unless the officer successfully completes a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of in-service training each calendar year. Subject matter for this training must meet the following requirements:

(1) A minimum of:

(A) two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of firearms; a minimum of two (2)

(B) four (4) of these hours must be of active participation in the subject of physical tactics/use of force defensive tactics/use of force, using the categories of techniques stated in the uniform statewide defensive tactics policy and training program; and a minimum of

(C) two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of police vehicle operations.

The remaining hours must include subjects mandated by IC 5-2-1-9(g), as well as any other subjects included within the minimum basic training curriculum approved by the board. or Additional subjects 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.

SECTION 2. 250 IAC 2-8-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 5-2-1-1

Sec. 3. The annual training status report required by this rule shall be is submitted either electronically or on paper between January 1 and March 31 on or before January 31 of each year and shall include includes all training received by every each law enforcement officer and reserve police officer of the department during the previous calendar year.

DIN: 20240306-IR-250230732FRA

Composed: Jun 01,2024 2:00:10PM EDT

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