An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1026 By: Worthen of the House
and
Montgomery of the Senate
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 .
SUBJECT: Council on Law Enforcement Ed ucation and Training
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. 1. 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 commissioned or
appointed by a law enforcement agen cy under rules established by the
Council.
2. CLEET may establish and certify additional law enforcement
and criminal justice programs at state -supported technology center
schools in the State of Oklahoma operating under the State Board of
Career and Technology Education for teaching students between
sixteen (16) and nineteen (19) years of age. The tuition or fees
for law enforcement and criminal justice -related programs shall be ENR. H. B. NO. 1026 Page 2
similar in cost as other vocational and technical education courses
and subjects offered at technology center schools and shall be
determined by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
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 Statues
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 Secti on
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 CLEET p rior to
acceptance.
D. The Council is authorized to promulgate emergency rules to
effectuate the provisions of this subsection section.
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.
ENR. H. B. NO. 1026 Page 3
Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 13th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of t he Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklaho ma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _________ _
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________