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course at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy approved by the board. | Thereafter, as | | requirement was a result of that person's failure to satisfy any of | | the admission standards applicable to the basic training course and | | that person is subsequently employed as a full-time law enforcement | | officer within 12 months of termination of the initial employment | | by a municipality, a county, the State or any other nonfederal | | employer, the person must have satisfied all the admission | | standards to the satisfaction of the board at the time of hire. As | | a condition of continued employment as a full-time law enforcement | | officer, the officer must satisfactorily maintain the basic | | certification by completing the recertification requirements | | prescribed by the board. The board, under extenuating and | emergency circumstances in individual cases, may extend that | 12-month period for not more than 90 | | individual cases, may waive the basic training requirement when the | | facts indicate that an equivalent course has been successfully | | completed. This section does not apply to any person employed as a | | full-time law enforcement officer by a municipality on September | | 23, 1971 or by a county on July 1, 1972. |
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| | | Sec. 22. 25 MRSA §2804-C, sub-§4, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. | | 744, §6, are amended to read: |
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| | | B. Provide a structured residential program that balances | | the goals of professional policing with public services | | emphasis; and |
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| | | C. Incorporate a community policing philosophy in its | training program; and |
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| | | Sec. 23. 25 MRSA §2804-C, sub-§4, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 744, | | §6, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 24. 25 MRSA §2805-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 521, §§8 | | and 17, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. New officers. Whenever a law enforcement officer or a | full-time | | department or agency head shall send notice of appointment within | | 30 days to the board on a form provided for that purpose. The | form shall be | | training program or for other certification as required by this | | chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 25. 25 MRSA §2805-B, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3.__Termination of officers.__Whenever the employment of a law | | enforcement officer or corrections officer is terminated, the | | official or department or agency head shall send notice of the |
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