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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1026 By: Worthen of the House
and
Montgomery of the Senate
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to Council on Law Enforcement
Education and Training; amending Section 1, Chapter
168, O.S.L. 2018 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
3311.16), which relates to authority of CLEET to
conduct training; allowing CLEET to establish and
certify certain programs at technology center
schools; updating language and internal citations;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 168, O.S.L.
2018 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3311.16), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 3311.16 A. The Council on Law Enforcement Education
and Training (CLEET) is authorized to conduct full -time Basic Peace
Officer Certification Academies and other law enforcement related
training for individuals not commissione d or appointed by a law
enforcement agency under rules established by the Council. CLEET
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may establish and certify additional law enforcement and criminal
justice programs at state -supported technology center schools in the
State of Oklahoma operating und er the State Board of Career and
Technology Education for teaching students between sixteen (16) and
nineteen (19) years of age.
B. The tuition and/or or fees for attending the Basic Peace
Officer Certification Academies and/or or other law enforcement
related training will be at a rate established by CLEET and approved
by the Council. Tuition and/or or fees charged under this section
will shall be deposited in the Peace Officer Revolving Fund
established in Section 3311.7 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Stat ues
this title.
C. Individuals not commissioned or appointed by a law
enforcement agency who are trained in the Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academies will shall be required to meet minimum
requirements established for peace officers as set forth in Section
3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title. Any fees
relating to meeting these requirements shall be the responsibility
of the individual. Individuals applying for the Academies will
shall be required to submit a fingerprint check to CL EET prior to
acceptance.
D. The Council is authorized to promulgate emergency rules to
effectuate the provisions of this subsection section.
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E. Upon successful completion of the Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academy, the individual's CLEET certification will of
the individual shall become effective upon employment by an Oklahoma
law enforcement agency. Employment and certification must be
obtained within two (2) years of completion of the Basic Peace
Officer Certification Academy.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, dated 02/23/2021 -
DO PASS, As Coauthored.