Mandatory Retraining Requirements
All full-time, part-time, or auxiliary officers shall successfully complete at least 40 hours of in-service training or Advanced, Specialized, or Career Development Training courses every four years.
Salary Incentive vs. Mandatory Retraining
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College credit, Advanced Training, and Career Development Training courses may be counted for either salary incentive or mandatory retraining credit.
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The agency administrator’s written approval is required for an officer to attend Advanced and Career Development Training courses.
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The agency administrator shall specify whether the officer is to receive mandatory retraining or salary incentive credit for completion of the course(s).
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The written notification shall be in a format agreed upon by the agency and a Commission-certified criminal justice training school and shall be forwarded from the agency to the training school
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College credit courses may be counted towards mandatory retraining requirements provided the courses are NOT used to meet the requirements for a college degree for which the officer will qualify for Educational Salary Incentive. Forty hours of mandatory retraining credit will be granted for the successful completion of three credit hours or four quarter hours of college course work.
Mandatory Retraining Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers
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Human Diversity - There is no hour requirement for this training. Completion of Discriminatory Profiling and Professional Traffic Stops training may satisfy this training requirement at the discretion of the agency administrator.
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Domestic Violence - There is no hour requirement for this training.
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Juvenile Sexual Offender Investigations - There is no hour requirement for this training.
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Discriminatory Profiling and Professional Traffic Stops - There is no hour requirement for this training.
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Use-of-Force - There is no hour requirement for this training, but the training must include instruction in scenario-based firearms training, physiological response dynamics training, less-lethal force options available within the agency, agency use of force policies and legal aspects regarding use-of-force.
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Firearms Qualification - This requirement must be completed every two years and reported every even numbered year.
Mandatory Retraining Requirements for Correctional Officers
Mandatory Retraining Requirements for Correctional Probation Officers
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Human Diversity - There is no hour requirement for this training.
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Use-of-Force - There is no hour requirement for this training, but the training must include instruction in physiological response dynamics training, less-lethal force options available within the agency, agency use of force policies and legal aspects regarding use-of-force.
Failure to Complete Mandatory Retraining