80B.11D - TRAINING.
80B.11D TRAINING.
1. An individual who is not a certified law enforcement officer
may apply for attendance at a short course of study at an approved
law enforcement training program if such individual is sponsored by a
law enforcement agency. Such individual may be sponsored by a law
enforcement agency that either intends to hire or has hired the
individual as a law enforcement officer.
2. An individual who submits an application pursuant to
subsection 1 shall, at a minimum, meet all minimum hiring standards
as established by academy rules, including the successful completion
of certain psychological and physical testing examinations. In
addition, such individual shall be of good moral character as
determined by a thorough background investigation by the hiring law
enforcement agency. The academy shall conduct the requisite testing
and background investigation for a fee if the law enforcement agency
does not do so, and for such purposes, the academy shall be defined
as a law enforcement agency and shall have the authority to conduct a
background investigation including a fingerprint search of local,
state, and national fingerprint files.
3. An individual who submits an application pursuant to
subsection 1 shall, at a minimum, submit proof of successful
completion of a two-year or four-year police science or criminal
justice program at an accredited educational institution in this
state approved by the academy.
4. An individual shall not be granted permission to attend an
approved law enforcement training program pursuant to subsection 1 if
such acceptance would result in the nonacceptance of another
qualifying applicant who is a law enforcement officer.
5. This section applies only to individuals who apply for
certification through a short course of study as established by rule.
6. An individual who has not been hired by a law enforcement
agency must be hired by a law enforcement agency within eighteen
months of completing the short course of study in order to obtain
certification pursuant to this section. Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 67, §1