(1) An individual
who has not yet been hired or started employment as an Iowa sworn peace officer
may apply for attendance at the Iowa law enforcement academy (ILEA) or, if
qualified as provided for in subrule 3.4(1), at a short course of study at an
approved law enforcement training program if such individual is sponsored by an
Iowa law enforcement agency.
a. The individual
must submit an application packet approved and provided by the Iowa law
enforcement academy at least 30 days in advance of the course of study that the
person wants to attend. An administrative fee, to be established by the
academy, shall accompany the application packet.
b. The sponsoring Iowa law enforcement agency
must certify that the agency intends to hire the individual within the next 12
months.
c. The fees to attend the
Iowa law enforcement academy will be collected as follows:
(1) 25 percent at the time position in class
is reserved. (This fee is nonrefundable.)
(2) 25 percent on first day of the academy
class.
(3) The remaining amount to
reach full payment of all ILEA training fees must be received by the end of the
fourth week or the individual will be dismissed from the academy.
d. The fees to attend a short
course of study at an approved law enforcement training program will be
collected as determined by that entity.
(2) Hiring standards. An individual who files
an application under subrule 3.12(1) must meet all hiring standards as
established by the academy in rules
501-2.1 (80B) and
501-2.2 (80B).
a. The sponsoring law enforcement agency may
conduct required testing including medical/psychological/cognitive
examinations, thorough background investigation and other matters as required
by rules
501-2.1 (80B) and
501-2.2 (80B). The sponsoring law enforcement agency
that conducts the required testing must certify that all hiring standards have
been met and submit proof of the same as required by Iowa law enforcement
academy administrative rules and on forms provided by the academy.
b. The academy shall conduct the required
testing including medical/psychological/cognitive examinations, thorough
background investigation and other matters as required by rules
501-2.1 (80B)
and
501-2.2 (80B) if the sponsoring agency has not done so. The academy will
establish fees for conducting the hiring standards requirements, including the
background check, to be paid by the individual filing the application. The fees
must be paid before the testing occurs.
(3) Application for a short course of study
at an approved law enforcement training program. An individual applying for
attendance at a short course of study at an approved law enforcement training
program shall submit proof of successful completion of a two-year or four-year
police science or criminal justice program at an accredited educational
institution in this state as approved by the academy. The proof must include a
letter from the registrar certifying the person's graduation and a certified
transcript of courses taken and grades received. The proof must be submitted 30
days in advance of the course of study that the person wants to
attend.
(4) Permission to attend.
An individual shall not be granted permission to attend an approved law
enforcement training program if such acceptance would result in the
nonacceptance of another qualifying applicant who is a law enforcement
officer.
(5) Certification.
a. The academy will not grant certification
until an individual is employed by an Iowa law enforcement agency and has met
required hiring standards and successfully completed certification
testing.
b. An individual may be
certified in the following areas only after being employed by an Iowa law
enforcement agency:
(1) Iowa law enforcement
emergency care provider.
(2)
Implied consent.
(3) Standardized
field sobriety testing.
(4)
Firearms qualification with the hiring agency's weapon and ammunition.
Certification will be awarded in the above areas if the
individual is employed by an Iowa law enforcement agency within the first 12
months following completion of the basic training course of study and when the
following requirements are met. All individuals, once employed by an Iowa law
enforcement agency, must undergo testing in the firearms qualifications with
the hiring agency's weapon and ammunition at the direction of an instructor
certified in firearms by the Iowa law enforcement academy. Documentation of
this testing and scores must be submitted to the Iowa law enforcement academy.
The individual will be certified upon successful completion of the firearms
qualification and review of the testing results completed during training at
the Iowa law enforcement academy or at a short course of study at an approved
law enforcement training program.
(6) Employment within 12 months. The
individual must be employed by an Iowa law enforcement agency within 12 months
of completion of the course of study in order to receive certification. An
individual shall not be certified under rule
501-3.12 (80B) if the individual is
not employed by an Iowa law enforcement agency within 12 months of completion
of the course of study.
This rule is intended to implement 2003 Iowa Acts, Senate Files
352 and 453.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 501-3.12
Amended by
IAB
March 23, 2022/Volume XLIV, Number 19, effective
4/27/2022
