16-227 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 5 - In-Service Training - Pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. Section 2804-E and Section 2804-F

A. As a condition to continued employment as a municipal, county, state and other non-federal law enforcement officer, a person must successfully complete an annual in service training program conducted or certified by the Academy. The in-service training requirements shall include information on new laws and court decisions and on new enforcement practices demonstrated to reduce crime or increase officer safety. The Board may prescribe the extent of such training in the Specifications.

1. Any certified law enforcement officer who leaves such employment for any reason and is not employed in a law enforcement capacity for a period of 2 years after termination shall no longer be considered qualified under §2804-B and §2804-C.

a. If an individual is employed as a law enforcement officer after a 2 year period of inactivity, the Board may issue a Provisional Certificate of Eligibility to be valid for a period not to exceed 12 months. During this provisional period, the Board shall review the individual's background and shall have the options of recertification, requiring attendance at a pre-service course and/or conducting an examination prior to issuing a further certificate of eligibility.

B. As a condition to continued employment, every municipal, county, state or non-federal corrections officer must successfully complete an annual in-service training program conducted or certified by the Board. The in-service training requirements shall include information on new laws and court decisions.

C. Extension of time limit for In-Service Training. The Board may grant an extension of time for completion of the required in-service training requirement of Title 25 M.R.S.A. §2804 E(1) and §2804 F(1) upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that a law enforcement or corrections officer is unable to complete the required in-service training within the time limit prescribed because of illness, injury, military service, or special duty assignment required and made in the public interest of the concerned agency; or, in the discretion of the Board, upon presentation of evidence by a department that a law enforcement or corrections officer is unable to complete the required in-service training within the time prescribed. Time extensions granted under this subsection shall not exceed that which is reasonable, bearing in mind each individual's circumstances.

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16-227 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 5