CHAPTER 630
S.P. 215 - L.D. 637
An Act to Amend the Law Enforcement Officer Certification Standards
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2803-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. O, §2, is further amended to read:
1. Training and certification of all law enforcement officers in State. In accordance with this chapter, to establish training and certification standards for all law enforcement officers, set requirements for board-approved courses, prescribe curriculum and certify both graduates of board-approved courses and persons for whom the board has waived the training requirements of this chapter. Certification must be based on the officer's demonstration of having acquired specific knowledge and skills directly related to job performance.
No later than March 1, 1995, the board shall design joint training and certification standards combining into a single basic training course the present State Police course and the basic municipal and county course. The joint training course must equal or exceed any curriculum training requirements of the State Police effective on December 31, 1994. The board shall report its recommendations and the necessary implementing legislation for a basic training course to the Legislature by April 1, 1995. The Legislature must approve the associated costs of the joint training course before it may be implemented.
Until joint training and certification standards are implemented pursuant to this subsection, the Chief of the State Police shall approve the basic training requirements for enlisted personnel of the State Police for graduation from the academy. The board shall certify State Police enlisted personnel who meet the approved basic training requirements.;
No later than July 1, 1998, the board shall adopt rules identifying the permissible duties of part-time law enforcement officers who have completed the training courses described in section 2804-B. The rules adopted are major substantive rules for the purposes of Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A and must be implemented no later than December 31, 2001;
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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