§ 11-47-15.3 - Commission on law enforcement standards and training.
SECTION 11-47-15.3
§ 11-47-15.3 Commission on law enforcementstandards and training. – (a) In lieu of the provisions of §§ 11-47-15.1, 11-47-15.2 and11-47-17, each law enforcement department of this state and its politicalsubdivisions may, on an annual basis, submit to the commission on lawenforcement standards and training, referred to in this section as the"commission", a proposal for the training and qualification of their officerson all firearms which they are authorized to carry or use in the performance oftheir official duties.
(b) Each proposal shall include training and qualification inthe following areas:
(1) Decision shooting;
(2) Reduced light shooting;
(3) Moving targets;
(4) Use of cover;
(5) Non-dominate hand shooting;
(6) Alternate position shooting;
(7) Reloading drills;
(8) Malfunction drills.
(c) A minimum number of one hundred (100) rounds shall befired by each officer during the training and qualification.
(d) Qualification shall be no less than twenty percent (20%)nor more than fifty percent (50%) of the total rounds fired. A minimumqualifying score shall be sixty-six percent (66%) of the rounds fired duringthe qualification phase.
(e) The commission shall review each proposal and, withinfourteen (14) days, notify the department, in writing, whether the proposal isaccepted or rejected. In the case of rejection, the commission shall makerecommendations to the department which, if implemented, would make theproposal acceptable. Upon receipt of this notification, the department shallhave fourteen (14) days to submit a new proposal that is acceptable to thecommission.
(f) In the event that a department neglects to submit aproposal to the commission or fails to submit a proposal that is approved bythe commission, the officers of that department shall be required to fulfillthe requirements for qualification as set out in § 11-47-15.1, 11-47-15.2,11-47-17 or 11-47-17.1.
(g) All law enforcement officers of this state and itspolitical subdivisions whose permanent appointment shall take place after July1, 1997, will be required to qualify under the provisions of this section withall weapons which they are authorized to carry or use in the execution of theirofficial duties.
(h) Any law enforcement officer of this state and itspolitical subdivisions whose permanent appointment took place prior to July 1,1997, may elect to qualify under the applicable provisions of §11-47-15.1, 11-47-15.2, 11-47-17 or 11-47-17.1.