CHAPTER 10

 

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

 

 

Section 1.Initial Certification of Schools.

 

(a)An initial request for approval of a school shall be made in writing to the Commission by the school or academy director.

 

(b)Approval of a school may be made on the basis of an on-site inspection conducted by the director or representative of the Commission, with or without advance notice to the school.

 

(c) Any inspection of a school or academy shall be conducted within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request by the director.

 

(d)Approval of a school offering a one-time law enforcement special training course shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year.

 

(e)Certification may be revoked by the Commission, pursuant to W.S. 9-1-703(b) (ii), whenever a school is deemed inadequate or no longer presents certified courses. In such event, the sponsoring school and the head of each department whose trainees participate in the school shall be notified by the Commission. The school may be recertified when the Commission deems that the deficiencies have been corrected.

 

Section 2.Certification of Commission-Mandated Basic Training Programs.

 

(a)Training programs shall be certified by the director. There shall be four (4) general areas to be considered by the director before certifying any program:

 

(i)Curricula. A training curriculum for a mandated course with an approved number of hours of scheduled classroom instruction is required. All training programs offering law enforcement training shall satisfy the qualifications and standards promulgated by the Commission:

(ii)Instructor(s). Instructors in approved law enforcement training shall meet the minimum qualifications as to training and experience provided by Chapter 11 of these rules;

 

(iii)Training Aids. Training aids for law enforcement training should be provided to supplement classroom instruction; and

 

(iv)Facilities. The general requirements for training facilities include, where applicable, adequate space for offices, storage, classrooms, and dormitories; adequate lighting for training areas; adequate classroom acoustics; adequate restrooms; compliance with local and state fire and safety regulations; adequate space for training in defensive tactics; firearms range availability; and emergency vehicle operation training equipment and facilities.

 

(b)Copies of the approved Basic Academy Training program or other non in-service course curriculum of Commission-mandated courses may be obtained from the director.

 

(c)Certification of basic academy training programs or other non in-service courses in the state of Wyoming shall be made on the basis of on-site inspections conducted by the director, unless effective certification can be accomplished without on-site inspection.

 

(d)The director shall annually certify, as appropriate, the training programs of schools, colleges, or academies providing a basic course of law enforcement training similar to the currently approved basic provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.

 

(e)Approval or disapproval of a Commission-mandated training program will be furnished in writing by the director to the administrator of the unit requesting certification within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request by the director. Any disapproval shall include reasonable explanations of deficiency.

 

Section 3.Submission of Amended Training Plans.  The supervisor of each law enforcement unit may submit to the director a proposed plan setting forth recommended changes in the basic training curriculum. The proposed plan may be used by the Commission in drafting or revising certification and accreditation requirements. The decision of the Commission to adopt or reject any proposed plan shall be final and shall not be subject to review.

 

Section 4.Accreditation of In-Service Training Programs.

 

(a)A request for accreditation of in-service training courses shall be completed and submitted to the director with a course outline prior to the start of the scheduled training. The director shall act on the request within five (5) working days after receipt of the completed request form and all required course material.

 

(b)Requirements of in-service training programs, which shall be included in the request for accreditation, included but are not limited to:

 

             (i)Subject matter shall be found by the Director to be related to the duties of the peace officer, detention officer, correctional officer, or dispatcher;

(ii)Accreditation requests for training shall include an outline of the course, which includes content of the course and a breakdown of hours of instruction for the course;

 

(iii)Accreditation requests for training shall provide courses which meet or exceed one (1) hour of training; and

 

(iv)Instructors shall be identified pursuant to Chapter 11 of these Rules.

(c)Accreditation will not be granted for roll-call training, field training programs, or exclusive use of tapes, video tapes, and training films unless prior approval is granted by the director.

 

(d) Any program shall provide for a written attendance record. Students enrolled in the training course shall attend a minimum of ninety-percent (90%) of the course in order to receive accreditation.

 

(e)A Notice of Course Completion Form or a Course Completion Form submitted by electronic filing, shall be completed for each class, which shall meet the following requirements:

 

(i)Be signed by the course coordinator or submitted by electronic filing,

 

(ii)Include post certified instructors and the hours each instructor taught,

 

(iii)Include each POST certified attendee's name, certification status, and employing agency; and

 

(iv)Be returned to POST within five (5) working days of completion of the course. Training hours cannot be validated until the Notice of Course Completion has been received.

 

(f)Firearms Training. Firearms training shall be provided by a person who possesses credentials as a Subject Matter firearms instructor. Firearm contests, competition and weapons testing shall not be accredited training. One hour of training shall be granted for departmental qualification training, not to exceed four (4) hours annually.

 

(g)All training via LETN, video training, internet training, law enforcement teleconferencing, and correspondence courses must be tested.  Additionally,

 

(i)Certification of these different training programs will be left to the discretion of the director;

 

(ii)All training shall be reported to POST within five (5) days of completion of the course or by electronic filing;

 

(iii) Peace officers can acquire full credit for non-classroom training hours with completion of 10 hours of mandated perishable skills training as outlined in chapter 3;

 

(iv)Detention officers, dispatchers and correctional officers can acquire up to one half of the mandated training hours.

 

Section 5.Lateral Transfer.    Credit for training hours received in other states may be granted by the director, provided that certificates of successful completion showing the number of training hours received are sent to the director. If certificates do not show hours attended, a course outline showing training hours shall be sent with the certificate before credit will be granted.