Kan. Admin. Regs. § 106-2-1 - General definitions
Each of the following terms, as used in the commission's regulations and the Kansas law enforcement training act, shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:
(a)
"Applicant" means a person seeking certification as an officer.
(b) "Appointing authority" means a person or
group of persons empowered by a statute, local ordinance, or other lawful
authority to make human resource decisions that affect the employment of
officers. A sheriff shall be deemed to be that individual's own appointing
authority.
(c) "Basic training
course" means a curriculum of instruction that meets the training requirements
for certification as an officer.
(d) "Criminal history record information" has
the meaning specified for that term in K.S.A. 22-4701, and amendments
thereto.
(e) "Legitimate law
enforcement purpose" means a goal within the lawful authority of an officer
that is to be achieved through methods or conduct condoned by the officer's
appointing authority.
(f) "Officer"
means a "police officer" or "law enforcement officer," as defined in K.S.A. 74-5602 and amendments thereto, who has been granted any certification by the
commission.
(g) "Official document
or official communication" means information created or transferred, in any
medium, in the course of performing the duties of an officer required by law or
by policies or procedures of an appointing authority or in response to an
internal or criminal investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency or
training school.
(h) "Other
training authority" means an organization or individual with a curriculum of
instruction and assessments in firearms or emergency vehicle operation that the
director of police training has determined may provide training equivalent to
instructor courses offered at the training center.
(i) "Public safety concern" means reason to
believe that the health, safety, or welfare of the public at large would be
adversely affected as a result of the reduced availability of law enforcement
officers.
(j) "Trainee" means a
person who is enrolled in a basic training course at a training
school.
(k) "Training school" means
a training organization operated by a law enforcement agency to provide basic
training courses. This term shall include the training center.
Notes
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