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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 242 By: Thompson
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to law enforcement training ; amending
Section 1, Chapter 254, O. S.L. 2018, as amended by
Section 1, Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 3311.17), which relates to courses and
training provided by technology center s chools;
creating certain response deadlin e; authorizing
resubmittal; limiting size of application; removing
maximum annual approval; allowing certain
contracting; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 254, O.S.L.
2018, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2019 (7 0 O.S.
Supp. 2020, Section 3311.17), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3311.17. A. Any state-supported technology center
school in the State of Oklahoma this state operating under the State
Board of Career and Technology Education or any higher edu cation
institution in this state shall be authorized to, upon application
and approval of the Council on Law Enfo rcement Education and
Training (CLEET), offer courses of study for law enforcement
certification, basic peace officer certification academies a nd other
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law-enforcement-related training. Commissioned and noncommissioned
individuals and those individuals ap pointed or not appointed by a
law enforcement agency may attend the courses or training offer ed by
the technology center school or higher educa tion institution. CLEET
shall vote to approve or deny an application to offer cour ses or
training offered pursua nt to this section within sixty (60) days of
receipt of the completed application . Notice of denial of
application shall include a clear and co ncise statement for which
the denial is based. If an entity is denied approval, t he entity
may resubmit an amended application at a ny time. The application
created by CLEET shall not exceed twenty (20) p ages in total form.
CLEET may authorize up to two new entities each year to offer
courses or training. Courses and training offered b y authorized
entities shall consist of actual classroom training at each entity
location. All non-classroom Authorized entities may contract with
CLEET for nonclassroom training shall be provided at the CLEET
training facility, unless approved otherwise by CLEET.
B. Any courses or training offered pursuant to this section
shall meet minimum standards established for peace o fficers as set
forth in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
title and meet all applicab le eligibility requirements for studen ts
to receive benefits pursuant to any of the federal G.I. bills. All
participants in any courses or training o ffered pursuant to th is
section shall be required t o submit all background investigation
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requirements as set forth in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma Statutes this title.
C. Any state-supported technology center school in the State of
Oklahoma this state operating under the State Board of Career and
Technology Education or any higher education institution in this
state shall be authorized to set and administe r their own rates for
tuition and fees for courses or training offered pursuant to this
section.
D. Notwithstanding any other provis ion of law, any materials
and records provided by CLEET to any institution of higher education
or state-supported technology center school conducting a basic law
enforcement training shall remain the property o f CLEET and retain
confidential status and sha ll not be released except under the
conditions contained in Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. In additio n, any materials and records provided by any
institution of higher education or state -supported technology center
school conducting basic law enforcement training to CLEET shall be
subject to these same limitations on release. Such materials and
records include, but are not limited to, all records maintained
pursuant to Section 3311 of this title and records relating to any
employed or certified full-time officer, reserve officer, retired
officer or other person; teach er lesson plans, tests and other
teaching materials; and personal communications concerning
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individual students except under the circumstances set forth in
Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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