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331 BILL NO. 2869 By: Wallace of the House
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11-An Act relating to the Council on Law Enforcement
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40+[ Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training –
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47+AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Paxton
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49+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the stricken title, enacting clause
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53+“An Act relating to the Council on Law Enforcement
1254 Education and Training; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Sectio n
1355 156, which relates to the prohibition against
1456 purchasing automobiles or buses with public funds;
1557 updating statutory reference; broadening certain
1658 exception; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.1,
1759 which relates to the use of state -owned motor
1860 vehicles for private use; updating statutory
1961 reference; broadening certain permission; amending 70
2062 O.S. 2021, Section 3311, which relates to the Council
2163 on Law Enforcement Education and Training; updating
2264 statutory reference; allowing the Executive Director
2365 of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
2466 Training to hire an Assistant Director; and providing
2567 an effective date.
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29-SUBJECT: Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
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3171 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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3398 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156, is
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36100 Section 156. A. Unless otherwise provided for by law, no state
37101 board, commission, department, institution, official, or employee,
38102 except the following, shall purchase any pa ssenger automobile or bus
39103 with public funds:
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45106 3. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services;
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51109 6. The State Department of Education;
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53110 7. The Oklahoma Sch ool of Science and Mathematics;
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55111 8. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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58113 9. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
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62115 11. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Fo od, and Forestry;
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64116 12. The State Department of Health;
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69119 14. The J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental
70120 Disabilities;
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72121 15. The Military Depart ment of the State of Oklahoma;
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74148 16. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department;
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76149 17. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission;
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80151 19. The Department of Mines;
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84153 21. The Oklahoma Dep artment of Veteran Veterans Affairs;
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88155 23. The District Attorneys Council and Oklahoma district
89156 attorneys, provided adequate funding exists;
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157+24. The Oklahoma Boll Weevil Eradication Organization; and
92158 25. The Oklahoma Horse Racing C ommission; and
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94159 26. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.
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96160 B. 1. The Oklahoma School for the Deaf at Sulphur, the
97161 Oklahoma School for the Blind at Muskogee, and any state institution
98162 of higher education may purchase, own, or keep if now owned, or
99163 acquire by lease or gift, and use and maintain such station wagons,
100164 automobiles, trucks, or buses as are reasonably necessary for the
101165 implementation of the educational programs of said institutions.
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103166 2. No bus operated, owned, or used by such educational
104167 institutions shall be permi tted to carry any person other than
105168 students, faculty members, employees, or volunteers of such
106169 institutions. The provisions of this section shall not be construed
107170 to prohibit:
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109197 a. the operation of intracampus buses or buses routed
110198 directly between portion s of the campus of any
111199 institution not adjacent to each other, nor to
112200 prohibit the collection of fares from such students,
113201 faculty members, or employees of such institutions,
114202 sufficient in amount to cover the reasonable cost of
115203 such transportation, or
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117204 b. the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma
118205 School for the Deaf from entering into agreements with
119206 local public school districts pursuant to the
120207 Interlocal Cooperation Act for the mutual use of the
121208 schools’ and the districts’ vehicles. Such use may
122209 include, but is not limited to, the transportation of
123210 students from local school districts with students
124211 from the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma
125212 School for the Deaf in vehicles owned by the Oklahoma
126213 School for the Blind or the Oklahoma School for the
127214 Deaf when traveling to school-related activities.
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129215 C. The J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental
130216 Disabilities, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the Oklahoma
131217 Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Oklahoma Veterans Centers
132218 may own and maintain such passenger vehicles as those institutions
133219 have acquired prior to May 1, 1981.
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135246 D. The use of station wagons, automobiles, and buses, other
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247+than as provided for in this section, shall be permitted only upon
137248 written request for such use by heads of departments of the
138249 institution, approved in writing by the president of said
139250 institution or by some administrative official of said institution
140251 authorized by the president to grant said approval. Such use shall
141252 be permitted only for official ins titutional business or activities
142253 connected therewith. Such use shall be subject to the provisions of
143254 Section 156.1 of this title forbidding personal use of such
144255 vehicles, and to the penalties therein declared.
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146256 E. Any person convicted of violating the pr ovisions of this
147257 section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
148258 fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided for in Section 156.1 of
149259 this title.
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151260 F. For the purpose of this section and Section 156.3 of this
152261 title, a station wagon is classi fied as a passenger automobile and
153262 may not be purchased solely for the use of transporting property.
154263 Such vehicles shall include, but not be limited to, all vehicles
155264 which have no separate luggage compartment or trunk but which do not
156265 have open beds, whet her the same are called station wagons, vans,
157266 suburbans, town and country, blazers, or any other names. All state
158267 boards, commissions, departments, and institutions may own and
159268 maintain station wagons purchased solely for the purpose of
160269 transporting property if acquired prior to July 1, 1985.
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162296 G. The provisions of this section and Section 156.1 of this
163297 title shall not apply to public officials who are statewide elected
164298 commissioners.
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166299 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.1, is
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169-Section 156.1 A. It shall be unlawful for any state official,
301+Section 156.1. A. It shall be unlawful for any state official,
170302 officer or employee, except any essential employees a pproved by the
171303 Governor and those officers or employees authorized in subsection B
172304 of this section, to ride to or f rom the place of residence of the
173305 employee in a state-owned or state-leased automobile, truck or
174306 pickup, except in the performance of the off icial duty of the
175307 employee, or to use or permit the use of any such automobile, truck,
176308 ambulance or pickup for othe r personal or private purposes. Any
177309 person convicted of violating the provisions of this sect ion shall
178310 be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not
179311 more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the
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181313 said fine and imprisonment, and in addition th ereto, shall be
182314 discharged from state employmen t.
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184315 B. 1. Any state employee, other than the individuals provided
185316 for in paragraph 2 of this subsection and any em ployee of the
186317 Department of Public Safety who is an employee in the Driver License
187318 Examining Services Division or the Driver Compliance Division or a
188319 wrecker inspector or auditor of the Wrecker Services Division as
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189346 provided for in paragraph 3 of this subse ction, who receives
190347 emergency telephone calls regularly at the residence of the employee
191348 when the employee is not on duty and is regularly called upon to use
192349 a vehicle after normal work hours in response to such emergency
193350 calls, may be permitted to use a v ehicle belonging to the state to
194351 provide transportation between the residence of the employee and the
195352 assigned place of employment, provided such dist ance does not exceed
196353 seventy-five (75) miles in any round trip or is within the county
197354 where the assigned place of employment is located. Provided
198355 further, an employee may be permitted to use a state -owned or state-
199356 leased vehicle to provide temporary tran sportation between a
200357 specific work location other than the assigned place of employment
201358 and the residence of the employee, if such use shall result in a
202359 monetary saving to the agency, and such authorization sh all not be
203360 subject to the distance or area rest rictions provided for in this
204361 paragraph. Authorization for temporary use of a state -owned or
205362 state-leased vehicle for a specific project shall be in writing
206363 stating the justification for this use and the savi ng expected to
207364 result. Such authorization shal l be valid for not to exceed sixty
208365 (60) days. Any state entity other than law enforcement that avails
209366 itself of this provision shall keep a monthly record of all
210367 participating employees, the number of emergen cy calls received and
211368 the number of times that a state vehicle was used in the performance
212369 of such emergency calls.
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214396 2. Any employee of the Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma
215397 Department of Corrections, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
216398 Dangerous Drugs Control, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investiga tion,
217399 Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, Oklahoma Horse
218400 Racing Commission, Oklahoma Departmen t of Agriculture, Food, and
219401 Forestry, Office of the Inspector General within the Department of
220402 Human Services or Office of the State Fire Marshal, who is a law
221403 enforcement officer or criminalist, Public Information officer,
222404 Special Investigator or Assistant Director of the Oklahoma State
223405 Bureau of Investigation, the Executive Director of CLEET, CLEET-
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226408 to use a state-owned or state-leased vehicle to provide
227409 transportation between the residence of the employee and the
228410 assigned place of employment and between the residence and any
229411 location other than the assigne d place of employment to which the
230412 employee travels in the performance o f the official duty of the
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234415 employee in the Driver License Examining Services Division, an
235416 employee of the Driver Complian ce Division, a wrecker inspector or
236417 auditor of the Wrecker Serv ices Division, or a noncommissioned pilot
237418 may be permitted, as determined by the Commissioner, to use a state-
238419 owned or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the
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239446 residence of the employee and the assigned place of employment and
240447 between the residence and any location other than the assigned place
241448 of employment to which the employee travels i n the performance of
242449 the official duty of the employee.
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245451 of the Department of Wildlife Co nservation, as authorized by the
246452 Wildlife Conservation Com mission, may be permitted to use a state -
247453 owned or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the
248454 residence of the employee and the assigned place of employment and
249455 between the residence and any location other than the assigned place
250456 of employment to which the employee travels in the perf ormance of
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254459 other essential employees of the Department of Corrections, as
255460 authorized by the Director, may be permitt ed to use a state-owned or
256461 state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the residence
257462 of the employee and the assigned place of employment and between the
258463 residence and any location other than the assigned place of
259464 employment to which the employe e travels in the performance of the
260465 official duty of the employee.
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262466 C. The principal administrator of the state agency with which
263467 the employee is employed shall so designate the status of the
264468 employee in writing or provide a copy of the temporary authoriza tion
265469 to the Governor, the President Pro Te mpore of the Senate and the
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266496 Speaker of the House of Representatives . Such employee status
267497 report shall also be provided to the State Fleet Manager of the
268498 Division of Fleet Management if the motor vehicle for emerg ency use
269499 is provided by said Division.
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271500 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311, is
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274502 Section 3311. A. There is hereby created a Council on Law
275503 Enforcement Education and Training which shall be, and is hereby
276504 declared to be, a governmental law enforcement agency of the State
277505 of Oklahoma, body politic and corporate, with powers of government
278506 and with the authority to exercise the r ights, privileges and
279507 functions necessary to ensure the professiona l training and
280508 continuing education of law enforcement officers in the State of
281509 Oklahoma this state. These rights, privileges and functions
282510 include, but are not limited to, those specified in Secti ons 3311
283511 through 3311.15 of this title and in the Oklahoma Security G uard and
284512 Private Investigator Act and the Oklahoma Bail Enforcement and
285513 Licensing Act. The Counci l shall be authorized to require agency
286514 employees and the employees of agency contractors in positions to
287515 have access to Oklahoma Peace Officer records, Oklahoma Security
288516 Guard and Private Investigator records, Oklahoma Bail Enforcement
289517 and Licensing Act records, to be subject to a criminal history
290518 search by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Invest igation, as well as be
291519 fingerprinted for submission of the fingerprin ts through the
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292546 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to the Federal Bureau of
293547 Investigation for a national criminal history check. The Council
294548 shall be the recipient of the results of t he record check. In
295549 accordance with Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
296550 this includes a national criminal record with a finger print
297551 analysis. The Council shall be composed of thirteen (13) members as
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300553 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, or
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304556 Dangerous Drugs Control, or designee;
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310560 enforcement administrator representing a trib al law enforcement
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317565 6. One member appointed by th e Board of Directors of the
318566 Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association who shall be a sheriff of a county
319567 with a population under twenty -five thousand (25,000), as determined
320568 by the latest Federal De cennial Census;
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323596 Chiefs Chiefs of Police who shall be a chief of police representing
324597 a municipality with a population over ten thousand (10,000), as
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328600 the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association who shall be a sheriff of a
329601 county with a population of twenty -five thousand (25,000) or more,
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333604 Fraternal Order of Police who s hall have experience as a training
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337607 who shall be a representative of East Central University;
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340609 Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Off icers Association who shall be a
341610 full-time law enforcement officer in good standing with CLEET wit hin
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345613 member from a list of three or mo re nominees submitted by a
346614 statewide organization representing cities and towns that is exempt
347615 from taxation under federal law and designated pursuant to the
348616 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a);
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351644 13. The Speaker of the Ho use of Representatives shall appoint
352645 one member from a list of three or more nominees submitted by an
353646 organization that assists in the establishment of accreditation
354647 standards and training programs for law enforcement agencies
355648 throughout the State of Oklahoma this state.
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358650 officio member of the Council a nd shall act as Secretary. The
359651 Council on Law Enforcement Ed ucation and Training shall select a
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652+chair and vice-chair from among its members. Members of the Council
361653 on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall not receive a salary
362654 for duties performed as members of the Council, but shall be
363655 reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
364656 performance of Council duties pursuant to the provi sions of the
365657 State Travel Reimbursement Act.
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370660 1. Appoint a larger Advisory Council to discuss problems and
371661 hear recommendations concerning necessary research, m inimum
372662 standards, educational needs, and other matters imperative to
373663 upgrading Oklahoma law enforc ement to professional status;
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376665 certification, revocation, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement
377666 of certification, minimum courses of study, testing and test scores,
378667 attendance requirements, equipment a nd facilities, minimum
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379694 qualifications for instructors, minimu m standards for basic and
380695 advanced in-service courses, and seminars for Oklahoma police and
381696 peace officers;
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383697 3. Authorize research, basic and advanced courses, and seminars
384698 to assist in program p lanning directly and through subcommittees;
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389701 5. Recommend legislation necessary t o upgrade Oklahoma law
390702 enforcement to professional status;
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393704 geographic and police unit distributio n, and admission requirements
394705 of those receiving tuition or scholarship aid available through the
395706 Council. Such waiver of costs shall be limited to duly appointed
396707 members of legally constituted local, county, and state law
397708 enforcement agencies on the basi s of educational and financial need;
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400710 direct the staff, inform the Council of compliance with the
401711 provisions of this section and perf orm such other duties imposed on
402712 the Council by law. An Exec utive Director appointed by the Council
403713 must qualify for the position with a bachelor or higher d egree in
404714 law enforcement from an accredited college or university, or a
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406716 and a minimum of five (5) years of active law enforcement experience
407717 including, but not limited to, responsibility for enforcement,
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412747 Education and Training may hire an Assistant Director to perform
413748 such duties as directed by the Executive Director.
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416750 Education and Training may commission CLEET staff as peace officers
417751 for purposes consistent with the duties of CLEET as set out in state
418752 law. The powers and duties conferred on the Executive Di rector or
419753 any staff member appointed by the Executive Director as a peace
420754 officer shall not limit the powers and duties of other peace
421755 officers of this state o r any political subdivision thereof. The
422756 Executive Director or any staff member appointed by the Executive
423757 Director as a peace officer may, upon request, assist any federal,
424758 state, county or municipal law enforcement agency;
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427760 classroom space, food, and lodging expenses as may be necessary for
428761 law enforcement officers attending any official course of
429762 instruction approved or conducted by the Council. Such expenses may
430763 be paid directly to the contract ing agency or business
431764 establishment. The food and lodging expenses for each law
432765 enforcement officer shall not exceed the authorized rates as
433766 provided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act; provided,
434767 however, the Council may provide food and lodging t o law enforcement
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435794 officials attending any official course of instruction approved or
436795 conducted by the Council rather than paying for the provision of
437796 such food and lodging by an outside contracting agency or business
438797 establishment;
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440798 9. a. Certify canine teams, consisting of a dog and a
441799 handler working together as a team, trained to detect:
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451806 dog, and any dog of a certified canine team who has
452807 been previously certified as either a drug dog or a
453808 bomb dog shall not be eligible at any time to be
454809 certified in the other category.
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457811 certified to perform, the law enforcement department
458812 that handled the dog shall retain possession of the
459813 dog. The handler shall have first option of adopting
460814 the dog. If that option is not exercised, the law
461815 enforcement department shall provide for its adoption.
462816 Once adopted the dog shall not be placed back into
463817 active service;
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465844 10. Enter into a lease, loan or other agreement with the
466845 Oklahoma Development Finance Authority o r a local public trust for
467846 the purpose of facilitating the financing of a new facility for its
468847 operations and use and pledge, to the extent authorized by law, all
469848 or a portion of its receipts of the assessment penalty herein
470849 referenced for the payment of i ts obligations under such lease, loan
471850 or other agreement. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase
472851 the assessment penalty to such a level or appropriate sufficient
473852 monies to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to
474853 make payments on the lease, loan or other agreement for the purpose
475854 of retiring the bonds to be issued by the Okla homa Development
476855 Finance Authority or local public trust. Such lease, loan or other
477856 agreement and the bonds issued to finance such facilities shall not
478857 constitute an indebtedness of the State of Oklahoma this state or be
479858 backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Oklahoma this
480859 state, and the lease, loan or other agreement and the bonds shall
481860 contain a statement to such effect;
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484862 public or private, of real or personal property;
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486863 12. Appoint an advisory commit tee composed of representatives
487864 from security guard and private investigative agencies to advise the
488865 Council concerning necessary researc h, minimum standards for
489866 licensure, education, and other matters related to licensure of
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490893 security guards, security guar d agencies, private investigators, and
491894 private investigative agencies;
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496898 overtime costs incurred as a result of the user ’s requests to
497899 schedule functions after -hours, on weekends, or anytime such
498900 requests extend staff beyond its normal capacity, whereby
499901 contracting individuals, educational institutions, agencies, and
500902 business and tribal entities shall pay a fee to be determined by the
501903 Council by rule. All fees collected pursuant to facilities usage
502904 shall be deposited to the credit of the C.L.E.E.T. Training C enter
503905 Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3311.6 of this titl e.
504906 All other fees collected pursuant to these agreements shall be
505907 deposited to the credit of the Peace Officer Revolving Fund created
506908 pursuant to Section 3311.7 of this title. The Counci l is authorized
507909 to promulgate emergency rules to effectuate the prov isions of this
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510911 14. Promulgate rules to establish a state firearms
511912 requalification standard for active peace officers and meet any
512913 requirements imposed on the Council by the fed eral Law Enforcement
513914 Officers Safety Act of 2004;
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516916 of police administrative training pursuant to Section 34 -102 of
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517943 Title 11 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes, assist in developing a course of
518944 training for a Police Chief Administrative School, and approve all
519945 police chief administrative training offered in this state;
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521946 16. Appoint a Curriculum Review Board to be composed of six (6)
522947 members as follows:
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524948 a. one member shall be selected by the Chancellor for
525949 Higher Education, who possesses a background of
526950 creation and review o f curriculum and experience
527951 teaching criminal justice or law enforcement courses,
528952 who shall serve an initial term of one (1) year,
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531954 with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more
532955 and who shall be a management-level CLEET-certified
533956 training officer, who shall serve an initial term of
534957 two (2) years,
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537959 a population of fifty thousa nd (50,000) or more and
538960 who shall be a management -level CLEET-certified
539961 training officer, who shall serve an initial term of
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541963 d. one member shall represent a municipal jurisdiction
542964 with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000)
543965 and who shall be a CLEET -certified training officer,
544966 who shall serve an initial term of two (2) years,
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546993 e. one member shall represent a county jurisdiction with
547994 a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) and
548995 who shall be a CLEET-certified training office r, who
549996 shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, and
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551997 f. one member selected by the Oklahoma Department of
552998 Career and Technology, who shall have experience in
553999 the creation and review of curriculum as wel l as
5541000 experience in teaching criminal justice or law
5551001 enforcement courses, who shall serve an initial term
5561002 of three (3) years.
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5591004 appointed to serve three -year terms. Any member may be reappointed
5601005 to serve consecutive terms. Members shall serve without
5611006 compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to
5621007 the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Board shall review and
5631008 establish curriculum for all CLEET academies and training courses
5641009 pursuant to procedures established by the Council on Law En forcement
5651010 Education and Training;
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5671011 17. Conduct review and verificati on of any records relating to
5681012 the statutory duties of CLEET;
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5701013 18. Receive requested reports including investigative reports,
5711014 court documents, statements, or other applicable information fr om
5721015 local, county and state agencies and other agencies for use in
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5731042 actions where a certification or license issued by CLEET may be
5741043 subject to disciplinary or other actions provided by law;
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5761044 19. Summarily suspend a certification of a peace officer,
5771045 without prior notice but otherwise subject to administrative
5781046 proceedings, if CLEET finds that the actions of the certified peace
5791047 officer may present a danger to the peace officer, the public, a
5801048 family or household member, or involve a crime against a minor. A
5811049 certified copy of the information or indictment charging such a
5821050 crime shall be considered clear and convincing evidence of the
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5861053 accordance with the following:
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5891055 statute or by the Constitution to crea te a law
5901056 enforcement agency or police department and
5911057 commission, appoint, or employ officers that first
5921058 creates or reactivates an inactiv e law enforcement
5931059 agency or police department and f irst begins to
5941060 commission, appoint, or employ officers on or after
5951061 November 1, 2011,
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5981063 (60) days prior to creation of the law enforcement
5991064 agency or police department, information regarding:
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6011091 (1) the need for the law enforcement agency or police
6021092 department in the communit y,
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6041093 (2) the funding sources for the law enforcement
6051094 agency or police department, and proof that no
6061095 more than fifty percent (50%) of the fu nding of
6071096 the entity will be derived from ticket rev enue or
6081097 fines,
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6131100 agency or police department will operate
6141101 including descriptions of the evidence room,
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6161103 area,
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6381141 (6) the administrative structure of the law
6391142 enforcement agency or police department,
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6451145 c. within sixty (60) days of receiving an entity ’s
6461146 request, CLEET will forward to the entity by certified
6471147 mail, return receipt requested, a letter of
6481148 authorization or denial to create a law enforcement
6491149 agency or police depa rtment and commission, appoint,
6501150 or employ officers, signed by the Executive Director
6511151 of CLEET, and
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6531152 d. in cases of denial, the entity may appeal the decision
6541153 of the Executive Director to the full CLEET Council.
6551154 The Executive Director shall ensure that the final
6561155 report is provided to all members of the Council. The
6571156 Council shall review and make recommendations
6581157 concerning the report at the first meeting of the
6591158 Council to occur after all members of the Council have
6601159 received the report. The Council may, by ma jority
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6661163 Executive Director, or
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6701191 C. 1. Payment of any fee provided for in this section may be
6711192 made by a nationally recogn ized credit or debit card issued to the
6721193 applicant. The Council may publicly post and collect a fee for the
6731194 acceptance of the nationally recognized credit or debit card not to
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6751196 of this subsection, “nationally recognized credit card” means any
6761197 instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit pla te,
6771198 charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an
6781199 issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, service s,
6791200 or anything else of value and which is accepted by over one thousand
6801201 merchants in this state. “Debit card” means an identification card
6811202 or device issued to a person by a business organization which
6821203 permits such person to obtain access to or activate a consumer
6831204 banking electronic facility. The Council shall determine which
6841205 nationally recognized credit or debit cards wi ll be accepted as
6851206 payment for fees.
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6871207 2. Payment for any fee provided for in this title may be made
6881208 by a business check. The Council may:
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6901209 a. add an amount equal to the amount of the servic e
6911210 charge incurred, not to exceed three percent (3%) of
6921211 the amount of the check as a service charge for the
6931212 acceptance and verification of the check, or
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6961214 a service charge for the acceptance and verific ation
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6971241 of a check. For purposes of this subsection,
6981242 “business check” shall not mean a money order,
6991243 cashier’s check, or bank certified check.
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7011244 D. Failure of the Legislature to appropriate necessary funds to
7021245 provide for expenses and operations of the Council on Law
7031246 Enforcement Education and Training shall not invalidate othe r
7041247 provisions of this section relating to the creation and duties of
7051248 the Council.
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7071249 E. 1. No person shall be eligible for employment as a peace
7081250 officer or reserve peace officer until the em ploying law enforcement
7091251 agency has conducted a background investigat ion of such person
7101252 consisting of the following:
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7131254 Bureau of Investigation with a re turn report to the
7141255 submitting agency that such pers on has no felony
7151256 record,
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7191259 submitting agency that such person has no felony
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7231262 a psychologist licensed by the State of Oklahoma and
7241263 has been evaluated to be suitab le to serve as a peace
7251264 officer in the State of Oklahoma ,
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7271291 d. the employing agency has verified that such person has
7281292 a high school diploma or a GED equivalency certificate
7291293 as recognized by state law,
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7311294 e. such person is not participating in a deferred
7321295 sentence agreement for a felony, a crime involving
7331296 moral turpitude or a crime of domestic violence, and
7341297 does not have any criminal charges pendin g in any
7351298 court in this state, another state, in tri bal court or
7361299 pursuant to the United States Code,
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7381300 f. such person is not currently subject to an order of
7391301 the Council revoking, suspending, or accepting a
7401302 voluntary surrender of peace officer certification,
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7421303 g. such person is not currently undergoing treatment for
7431304 a mental illness, condition or disorder. For purposes
7441305 of this subsection, “currently undergoing treatment
7451306 for mental illness, condition or disorder ” means the
7461307 person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician,
7471308 psychologist, or licensed mental health professional
7481309 as being afflicted with a substantial disorder of
7491310 thought, mood, perception, psychological orientation
7501311 or memory that significantly impairs judgment,
7511312 behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to
7521313 meet the ordinary demands of life and such condition
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7551341 h. such person is twenty -one (21) years of age.
7561342 Provided, this requirement shall not affect those
7571343 persons who are already employed as a police or peace
7581344 officer prior to November 1, 1985, and
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7611346 citizenship or resident alien status, pursuan t to an
7621347 employment eligibility verification form from the
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7641349 2. To aid the evaluating p sychologist in interpreting the test
7651350 results including automated scoring and interpretations, the
7661351 employing agency shal l provide the psychologist a statement
7671352 confirming the identity of the individual taking the test as the
7681353 person who is employed or seeking employment as a peace officer of
7691354 the agency and attesting that it administered the psychological
7701355 instrument in accorda nce with standards within the test document.
7711356 The psychologist shall report to the employing agency the evaluation
7721357 of the assessment inst rument and may include any additional
7731358 recommendations to assist the employing agency in determining
7741359 whether to certify to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
7751360 Training that the person being evaluated is suitable to serve as a
7761361 peace officer in the State of Oklahoma this state. No additional
7771362 procedures or requirements shall be imposed for performance of the
7781363 psychological evaluation. The psychological instrument utilized
7791364 shall be evaluated by a psychologist licensed by the State of
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7801391 Oklahoma, and the employing agency shall certify to the Council that
7811392 the evaluation was conducted in accordance with this provision and
7821393 that the employee or applicant is suitable to serve as a peace
7831394 officer in the State of Oklahoma this state.
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7851395 a. Any person found not to be suitable for employment or
7861396 certification by the Council shall not be empl oyed,
7871397 retained in employment as a peace officer, or
7881398 certified by the Council for at least one (1) year, at
7891399 which time the employee or applicant may be
7901400 reevaluated by a psychologist li censed by the State of
7911401 Oklahoma. This section shall also be applicable t o
7921402 all reserve peace officers in the State of Oklahoma
7931403 this state.
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7951404 b. Any person who is certified by CLEET and has undergone
7961405 the psychological evaluation required by this
7971406 subparagraph and has been found to be suitable as a
7981407 peace officer shall not be required to be ree valuated
7991408 for any subsequent employment as a peace officer
8001409 following retirement or any break in service as a
8011410 peace officer, unless such break in service exceeds
8021411 five (5) years or the Council determines that a peace
8031412 officer may present a danger to himself or herself,
8041413 the public, or a family or household member.
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8061440 c. All persons seeking certification shall have their
8071441 name, gender, date of birth, and address of such
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8091443 and Substance Abuse Services by the Council. The
8101444 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
8111445 Services shall respond to the Council within ten (10)
8121446 days whether the computerized records of the
8131447 Department indicate the applicant has ever been
8141448 involuntarily committed to an Oklahoma state mental
8151449 institution. In the event that the Department of
8161450 Mental Health and Subst ance Abuse Services reports to
8171451 the Council that the applicant has been involuntarily
8181452 committed, the Council shall immediately inform the
8191453 employing agency.
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8211454 All basic police courses shall in clude a minimum of four (4)
8221455 hours of education and training in recog nizing and managing a person
8231456 appearing to require mental health treatment or services. The
8241457 training shall include training in crime and drug prevention, crisis
8251458 intervention, youth and fam ily intervention techniques, recognizing,
8261459 investigating and preventi ng abuse and exploitation of elderly
8271460 persons, mental health issues, and criminal jurisdiction on
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8301488 Subject to the availability of funding, for full -time salaried
8311489 police or peace officers a basic police course academy shall consist
8321490 of a minimum of six hundred (600) hours.
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8341491 For reserve deputies a basic reserve academy shall consist of a
8351492 minimum of two hundred forty (240) hours.
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8371493 3. Beginning January 1, 2018, any reserve pe ace officer who has
8381494 completed the two-hundred-forty-hour reserve peace officer
8391495 certification program and who has been in active service in that
8401496 capacity for the past six (6) months shall be eligible to attend a
8411497 three-hundred-sixty-hour basic full-time training academy to become
8421498 certified as a full-time peace or police offi cer.
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8441499 4. Every person who has not been certified as a police or peace
8451500 officer and is duly appointed or elected as a police or peace
8461501 officer shall hold such position on a temporary basis on ly, and
8471502 shall, within six (6) months from the date of appointment or taking
8481503 office, qualify as required in this subsection or forfeit such
8491504 position. In computing the tim e for qualification, all service
8501505 shall be cumulative from date of first appointment or taking office
8511506 as a police or peace officer with any department in t his state.
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8541508 in this paragraph for good cause a s determined by the
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8571536 b. A duty is hereby imposed upon the employing agency to
8581537 withhold payment of the compensation or wage of such
8591538 unqualified officer.
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8611539 c. If the police or peace officer fails to forfeit the
8621540 position or the employing agency fails to require the
8631541 officer to forfeit the position, the district attorney
8641542 shall file the proper action to cause the forfeiting
8651543 of such position. The district c ourt of the county
8661544 where the officer is employed shall have jurisdiction
8671545 to hear the case.
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8691546 5. The Council may certify officers who have completed a course
8701547 of study in another state deemed by the Council to meet standards
8711548 for Oklahoma peace officers provid ing the officer’s certification in
8721549 the other state has not been revoked or voluntarily surrendered and
8731550 is not currently under suspension.
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8761552 defined as a full-time duly appointed or elected office r who is paid
8771553 for working more than twenty -five (25) hours per week and whose
8781554 duties are to preserve t he public peace, protect life and property,
8791555 prevent crime, serve warrants, transport p risoners, and enforce laws
8801556 and ordinances of this state, or any poli tical subdivision thereof;
8811557 provided, elected sheriffs and their deputies and elected,
8821558 appointed, or acting chiefs of police shall meet the requirements of
8831559 this subsection within the first six (6) months after assuming the
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8841586 duties of the office to which they are elected or appointed or for
8851587 which they are an acting chief; provided further, that this section
8861588 shall not apply to persons designated by the Director of the
8871589 Department of Corrections as peace officers pursuant to Section 510
8881590 of Title 57 of the Oklahom a Statutes.
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8901591 F. No person shall be certified as a police or peace officer by
8911592 the Council or be employe d by the state, a county, a city, or any
8921593 political subdivision thereof, who is current ly subject to an order
8931594 of the Council revoking, suspending, or accep ting a voluntary
8941595 surrender of peace officer certification or who has been convicted
8951596 of a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of
8961597 domestic violence, unless a full pardon ha s been granted by the
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1598+proper agency; however, any person who has bee n trained and
8981599 certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
8991600 and is actively emplo yed as a full-time peace officer as of November
9001601 1, 1985, shall not be subject to the p rovisions of this subsection
9011602 for convictions occurring prior to Nove mber 1, 1985.
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9031603 G. 1. The Council is hereby authorized to provide to any
9041604 employing agency the followin g information regarding a person who is
9051605 or has applied for employment as a police or p eace officer of such
9061606 employing agency:
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9091608 Bureau of Investigation reports,
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9151638 certification,
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9201641 certification.
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9231643 arising out of the release of contents of personnel information
9241644 relevant to the qualifications or ability of a person to perform the
9251645 duties of a police or peace officer when such information is
9261646 released pursuant to written authorization for release of
9271647 information signed by such person and is provided to another
9281648 employing agency which h as employed or has received an application
9291649 for employment from such person.
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9321651 political subdivision or law enforc ement agency which either has
9331652 employed or received an employment application from a pe rson who, if
9341653 employed, would be subject to this section.
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9371655 officers in this state shall report the hiring, resign ation, or
9381656 termination for any reason of a police or peace officer to the
9391657 Council within ten (10) days. Failure to comply with the provisions
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9411685 participating in training programs sponsored by th e Council. Every
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9431687 state shall submit to CLEET on or before October 1 of each calendar
9441688 year a complete list of all commissioned employees with a current
9451689 mailing address and phone number for e ach such employee. In
9461690 addition to the above, CLEET may impose an administrative fine for
9471691 violations of this section.
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9491692 2. A tribal law enforcement agency that has peace officers
9501693 commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency pursuant to a
9511694 cross-deputization agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any
9521695 political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the
9531696 provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes
9541697 shall report the commissioning, resignation, or terminati on of
9551698 commission for any reason of a cross-deputized tribal police or
9561699 peace officer to CLEET within ten (10) days of the commissioning,
9571700 resignation, or termination. Failure to comply with the provisions
9581701 of this subsection may disqualify a tribal law enfor cement agency
9591702 from participating in training programs sponsored by the Council.
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9621704 statement in an application to CLEET kno wing the statement is false
9631705 or intentionally commit fraud in any application to the Council for
9641706 attendance in any CLEET-conducted or CLEET-approved peace officer
9651707 academy or Collegiate Offi cer Program or for the purpose of
9661708 obtaining peace officer certificat ion or reinstatement. It is
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9681736 documents relating to continuing education rosters, transcripts or
9691737 certificates, or any canine license application. Any person
9701738 convicted of a violation of this su bsection shall be guilty of a
9711739 felony punishable by imprisonment in the Departmen t of Corrections
9721740 for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5)
9731741 years, or by a fine not ex ceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
9741742 or by both such fine and i mprisonment. In addition to the above,
9751743 CLEET may impose an administrative fine.
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9771744 J. 1. A police or pea ce officer shall be subject to
9781745 disciplinary action to include a denial, suspension, revocation or
9791746 acceptance of voluntary surrender of peace officer cer tification
9801747 upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence for the following:
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9831749 violence,
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9861751 provided, if the conviction is a single isolated
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9881753 and the Council is satisfied that the pe rson has been
9891754 sufficiently rehabilitated, the Council may, in its
9901755 discretion, certify such person providing that all
9911756 other statutory requirements have been met,
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9941758 nolo contendere or an “Alford” plea or any plea other
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9951785 than a not guilty plea for a felony offense, a crime
9961786 of moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic violence,
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9981787 d. falsification or a willful misrepresentation of
9991788 information in an employment application or
10001789 application to the Council on Law Enforcem ent
10011790 Education and Traini ng, records of evidence, or in
10021791 testimony under oath,
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10041792 e. revocation or voluntary surr ender of police or peace
10051793 officer certification in another state for a violation
10061794 of any law or rule or in settlement of any
10071795 disciplinary action in su ch state,
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10091796 f. involuntary commitment of a reserve or peace officer
10101797 in a mental institution or licensed privat e mental
10111798 health facility for any mental illness, condition or
10121799 disorder that is diagnosed by a licensed physician,
10131800 psychologist or a licensed mental health professional
10141801 as a substantial disorder of thought, mood,
10151802 perception, psychological orientation, or me mory that
10161803 significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to
10171804 recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary
10181805 demands of life. Provided, the p eace officer
10191806 certification may be reinstated upon the Council
10201807 receiving notification of a psychological eval uation
10211808 conducted by a licensed physician, psychologist or
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10231836 states by affidavit that the officer and the
10241837 evaluation test data of the officer have been examined
10251838 and that, in the professional opinion of the
10261839 physician, psychologist or licensed mental health
10271840 professional, the officer is psychologically suitable
10281841 to return to duty as a peace officer. Notw ithstanding
10291842 any other provision of state law pertaining to
10301843 confidentiality of hospital or other medical reco rds,
10311844 and as allowable under federal law, CLEET may subpoena
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10331846 assure compliance with these provisi ons. Any
10341847 confidential information received by CLEET for such
10351848 purpose shall retain its confidential characte r while
10361849 in the possession of CLEET,
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10411852 or officer, or
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10431853 i. any violation of the Oklahoma Private Se curity
10441854 Licensing Act.
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10461855 2. Disciplinary proceedings shall be commenced by filing a
10471856 complaint with the Council on a form approved by the Council. Any
10481857 employing agency or other person having information may submit such
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10491884 information to the Council for consider ation as provided in this
10501885 subsection.
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10521886 3. Upon the filing of the complaint, a prelim inary
10531887 investigation shall be conducted to determine whether:
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10551888 a. there is reason to believe the person has violated any
10561889 provision of this subsection or any other provision o f
10571890 law or rule, or
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10591891 b. there is reason to believe the person has been
10601892 convicted of a felony, a crime involving moral
10611893 turpitude or a domestic violence offe nse or is
10621894 currently participating in a deferred sentence for
10631895 such offenses.
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10651896 4. When the investigation o f a complaint does not find the
10661897 person has violated any of the provisions of this su bsection, or
10671898 finds that the person is sufficiently rehabilitated as provided in
10681899 subparagraph b or f of paragraph 1 of this subsection, no
10691900 disciplinary action shall be requi red and the person shall remain
10701901 certified as a police or peace officer. When the in vestigation of a
10711902 complaint finds that the person has violated any of the provisions
10721903 of this subsection, the matter shall be referred for disciplinar y
10731904 proceedings. The disc iplinary proceedings shall be in accordance
10741905 with Articles I and II of the Administra tive Procedures Act.
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10781934 a crime involving mora l turpitude or a domestic violence offense or
10791935 has entered a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere or an “Alford” plea
10801936 or any plea other than a not guilty p lea for a felony offense, a
10811937 crime of moral turpitude or a crime of domestic viol ence or is the
10821938 respondent in a final Victims Protective Order victim protective
10831939 order; provided, that if the conviction has been rev ersed, vacated
10841940 or otherwise invalidated by an appellate court, such conviction
10851941 shall not be the basis for revocation of cert ification; provided
10861942 further, that any person who has been trained and certified by the
10871943 Council on Law Enforcement Education and Trai ning and is actively
10881944 employed as a full-time peace officer as of Nov ember 1, 1985, shall
10891945 not be subject to the provisions of this subsection for con victions
10901946 occurring prior to November 1, 1985. The sole issue to be
10911947 determined at the hearing shall be wheth er the person has been
10921948 convicted of a felony, a crime involving mora l turpitude or a
10931949 domestic violence offense or is the nam ed respondent/defendant in a
10941950 final Victims Protective Order victim protective order.
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10971952 upon determining that such person has received a deferred sentence
10981953 for a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude or a domestic
10991954 violence offense.
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11021956 a determination that such person has been involuntaril y committed to
11031957 a mental institution or mental health facility for a mental illness,
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11041984 condition or disorder as provided in sub paragraph f of paragraph 1
11051985 of this subsection.
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11071986 8. Every law enforcement agency in this state shall, within
11081987 thirty (30) days of a fi nal order of termination or resignation
11091988 while under investigation of a CLEET-certified peace officer, report
11101989 such order or resignation in writing to the Executive Director of
11111990 the Council. Any report, upon receipt by the Council, shall be
11121991 considered as personnel records and shall be afforded confidential
11131992 protection pursuant to Sections 24A.7 and 24A.8 of Title 51 of the
11141993 Oklahoma Statutes. Any medical or other confidential records
11151994 obtained by subpoena pursuant to this subsection shall not be made a
11161995 part of such report. The Executive Director shall ensure that the
11171996 report is provided to all members of the Council. The Council sh all
11181997 review and make recommendations concerning the report at the first
11191998 meeting of the Council to occur after all members of the Coun cil
11201999 have received the report. The Council may, by a majority vote,
11212000 order the suspension, for a given period of time, or rev ocation of
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2001+the CLEET certification of the peace officer in question if there
11232002 are grounds for such actions pursuant to this section a nd the peace
11242003 officer in question has been provided with notice and a n opportunity
11252004 for a hearing pursuant to the Administrati ve Procedures Act.
11262005 Suspension or revocation of CLEET certification pursuant to this
11272006 paragraph shall be reported to the district att orney for the
11282007 jurisdiction in which the peace officer was employed, to the
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11292034 liability insurance company of the law enforcemen t agency that
11302035 employed the peace officer, the chief elected official of the
11312036 governing body of the law enforcement agency and the chi ef law
11322037 enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency.
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11342038 9. For all other violations of this subsection, the hearing
11352039 examiner shall take into consideration the severity of the
11362040 violation, any mitigating circumstances offered by the person
11372041 subject to disciplinary action, and any other evidence relevant to
11382042 the person’s character to determine the appropriate disciplinary
11392043 action.
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11412044 10. a. A police or peace officer may voluntarily surrender
11422045 and relinquish the peace officer certification to
11432046 CLEET. Pursuant to suc h surrender or relinquishment,
11442047 the person surrendering the certifica tion shall be
11452048 prohibited from applying to CLEET for rein statement
11462049 within five (5) years of the date of the surrender or
11472050 relinquishment, unless otherwise provided by law for
11482051 reinstatement.
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11502052 b. No person who has had a police or peace officer
11512053 certification from another state revoked or
11522054 voluntarily surrendered and h as not been reinstated by
11532055 that state shall be considered for certification by
11542056 CLEET.
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11562083 c. Any person seeking reinstatement of police o r peace
11572084 officer certification which has been suspended,
11582085 revoked, or voluntarily surrendered may apply for
11592086 reinstatement pursuant to promulgated CLEET rules
11602087 governing reinstatement. Except as provided in this
11612088 subsection, any person whose certification has been
11622089 revoked, suspended or voluntarily surrendered for any
11632090 reason including failure to comply with mandatory
11642091 education and training requirements, shall pay a
11652092 reinstatement fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars
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11672094 Officer Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section
11682095 3311.7 of this title.
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11702096 11. A duty is hereby imposed upon the district a ttorney who, on
11712097 behalf of the State of Oklahoma, prosecutes a person holding police
11722098 or peace officer or reserve peace officer certif ication for a
11732099 felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic
11742100 violence in which a plea of guilty, nolo con tendere, or an “Alford”
11752101 plea or any other plea other than a not guilty plea or other finding
11762102 of guilt is entered by, against or on b ehalf of a certified police
11772103 or peace officer to report such plea, ag reement, or other finding of
11782104 guilt to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
11792105 within ten (10) days of such plea agreement or the finding of guilt.
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11822133 information pursuant to this section to the Council shall be immune
11832134 from liability arising f rom the submission of the information as
11842135 long as the information was submitted in good faith and without
11852136 malice.
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11872137 13. Any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency in
11882138 this state which has int ernal discipline policies and procedures on
11892139 file with CLEET shall be exempt from the disciplinary proceedings
11902140 and actions provided for in this subsection; provided, however, such
11912141 exemption shall not apply if the peace officer has been convicted of
11922142 a felony crime, a crime of moral turpitude, or a crime of domest ic
11932143 violence.
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11962145 certified peace officer or reserve peace officer shall be repor ted
11972146 by the officer to CLEET immediately after arrest or discovery of the
11982147 filing of such criminal proceeding. All CLEET -certified peace
11992148 officers and reserve peace officers shall be required to report when
12002149 a Victim Protective Order victim protective order has been issued
12012150 against the officer including orders issued on an emergency basis
12022151 and all final orders of protection. Failure to give notice pursuant
12032152 to the provisions of this paragraph may be cause to initiate an
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12122185 criminal laws of this state or municipal ordina nces,
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12162188 dismissal from employment provided after all
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12212192 resignation from employment of a peace officer who is
12222193 under investigation for any felony violation of law, a
12232194 crime of moral turpitude, a crime of domestic
12242195 violence, or the resignation from employment of a
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12292199 controlled dangerous substances shall be certified, by test, in the
12302200 detection of such controlled dangerous substances and shall be
12312201 recertified annually so long as the canine is us ed for such
12322202 detection purposes. The certification test and annua l
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12362232 controlled dangerous substances by the United States Cust oms
12372233 Service. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or
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12422237 needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines
12432238 and canine teams trained to detect controlled dangerous substances.
12442239 The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the recommendations of
12452240 the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council shall
12462241 include, but need not be limited to, a commissioned officer with
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12632252 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per canine team. A ret est fee of
12642253 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be charged if the team fails the test.
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12722286 which could be used to construct an explosive device shall be
12732287 certified, by test, in the detection of such explosives and
12742288 materials and shall be recertified annually so long as the canine is
12752289 used for such detection purposes. The certification test and annu al
12762290 recertification test provisions of this subsection shall not b e
12772291 applicable to canines that are owned by a law enforcement agency if
12782292 such canines are certified and annually recertified in the detection
12792293 of explosives and materials by the United States Dep artment of
12802294 Defense. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or
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12852298 needs, and other matters impe rative to the certification of canines
12862299 and canine teams trained t o detect explosives, explosive materials,
12872300 explosive devices and materials which could be used to construct an
12882301 explosive device. The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the
12892302 recommendations of the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory
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13042338 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) p er canine team. A retest fee of
13052339 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be c harged if the team fails the test.
13062340 No such fee shall be charged to any local, state or federal
13072341 government agency. The fees provided for in this paragraph shall be
13082342 deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund created pursuant to
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13132346 pursuant to a cross-deputization agreemen t with the State of
13142347 Oklahoma or any political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma
13152348 pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the
13162349 Oklahoma Statutes shall be eligible for peace officer certification
13172350 under the same terms and conditions require d of members of the law
13182351 enforcement agencies of the State of Oklahoma and its political
13192352 subdivisions. CLEET shall issue peace officer certification to
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13222381 agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision of
13232382 the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of
13242383 Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and have met the training and
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13282386 paid for CLEET training and the salary of a person while that person
13292387 is completing in this state a basic police course approved by the
13302388 Council and if within one (1) year afte r initial employment with the
13312389 original employing agency that person resigns and is hired by
13322390 another law enforcement agency in this state, the second agency or
13332391 the person receiving the training shall reimburse the original
13342392 employing agency for the cost of C LEET training and salary paid to
13352393 the person while completing the bas ic police course by the original
13362394 employing agency. If the person leaves the original employing
13372395 agency later than one (l) year, but less than two (2) years, after
13382396 the initial employment, t he second agency or the person r eceiving
13392397 the training shall reimburs e the original employing agency fifty
13402398 percent (50%) of the cost of CLEET training and salary paid to the
13412399 person while completing the basic police course by the original
13422400 employing agency. CLEET shall not be a party to an y court action
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13462429 its discretion, may waive all or part of any moneys due to the
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13502432 officers, agencies, b ail enforcers, security guards and private
13512433 investigators shall maintain with the Council current mailing
13522434 addresses and shall notify the Council, in writing, of any change of
13532435 address or name. Notification of change of na me shall require
13542436 certified copies of any marriage license or other court document
13552437 which reflects the change of name. Notice of change of address or
13562438 telephone number must be made within ten (10) days of the effected
13572439 change. Notices shall not be accepted o ver the phone. In any
13582440 proceeding in which the Council is required to serve notice or an
13592441 order on an individual or an agency, the Council may send a letter
13602442 to the mailing address on file with the Council. If the letter is
13612443 returned and a notation of the U. S. Postal Service indicates
13622444 “unclaimed”, or “moved”, or “refused” or any other nondelivery
13632445 markings and the records of the Council indicate that no change of
13642446 address as required by this subsection has been received by the
13652447 Council, the notice and any subseq uent notices or orders shall be
13662448 deemed by the Court as having been legally served for all purposes.
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2450+compliance with this section and the Oklahoma Bail Enforcement and
2451+Licensing Act. All recor ds in CLEET possession concerning ot her
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2480+SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.”
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2532+[ Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training –
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2537+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
2538+SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311, is
2539+amended to read as follows:
2540+Section 3311. A. There is hereby created a Council on Law
2541+Enforcement Education and Training which shall be, and is hereby
2542+declared to be, a governmental law enforcement agency of the State
2543+of Oklahoma, body politic and corporate, with powers of government
2544+and with the authority to e xercise the rights, pr ivileges and
2545+functions necessary to ensure the professional training and,
2546+continuing education, and high moral and ethical character of law
2547+enforcement officers in the State of Oklahoma. These r ights,
2548+privileges and functions include , but are not limited to, those
2549+specified in Sections 3311 through 3311.15 of this title and in the
2550+Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act and the
2551+Oklahoma Bail Enforcement and Licen sing Act. The Counci l shall be
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2579+contractors in positions to have access to Oklahoma Peace Offic er
2580+records, Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator records,
2581+Oklahoma Bail Enforcemen t and Licensing Act r ecords, to be subject
2582+to a criminal history search by the Okl ahoma State Bureau of
2583+Investigation, as well as be fingerprinted for submission of the
2584+fingerprints through the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to
2585+the Federal Bureau o f Investigation for a national criminal history
2586+check. The Council shall be the r ecipient of the resul ts of the
2587+record check. In accordance with Section 150.9 o f Title 74 of the
2588+Oklahoma Statutes, this includes a national criminal record with a
2589+finger print analysis. The Co uncil shall be composed of thirteen
2590+(13) members as follows:
2591+1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, or
2592+designee;
2593+2. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
2594+Dangerous Drugs Control, or designee;
2595+3. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,
2596+or designee;
2597+4. One member appointed by t he Governor who shall be a law
2598+enforcement administrator re presenting a tribal law enforcement
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2627+police of a municipality with a population ov er one hundred thousan d
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2629+6. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the
2630+Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association who shall be a she riff of a county
2631+with a population under twenty -five thousand (25,000), as determi ned
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2633+7. One member appointed by the Okla homa Association of Police
2634+Chiefs who shall be a chief of police representing a municipality
2635+with a population over ten thousand (10,000), as determined b y the
2636+latest Federal Decennial Census;
2637+8. One member shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of
2638+the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association who shall be a sheriff of a
2639+county with a population of twe nty-five thousand (25,000) or more,
2640+as determined by the lat est Federal Decennial Census;
2641+9. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the
2642+Fraternal Order of Police who shall have experience as a training
2643+officer;
2644+10. One member appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education
2645+who shall be a representative of East Central Unive rsity;
2646+11. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the
2647+Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association who shall be a
2648+full-time law enforcement officer in good st anding with CLEET wit hin
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2677+member from a list of three or more nominees submitted by a
2678+statewide organization representing cities and tow ns that is exempt
2679+from taxation under federal law and design ated pursuant to the
2680+provisions of the Inte rnal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a);
2681+and
2682+13. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
2683+one member from a list of three or more nominees submitted by an
2684+organization that assists in the es tablishment of accredi tation
2685+standards and training programs for law enforcement agencies
2686+throughout the State of Oklahoma.
2687+The Executive Director selected by the Council shall be an ex
2688+officio member of the Council a nd shall act as Secretary. The
2689+Council on Law Enforcement Ed ucation and Training shall select a
2690+chair and vice-chair from among its members. Members of the Council
2691+on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall not receive a salary
2692+for duties performed as members of the Council, but shall be
2693+reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
2694+performance of Council duties purs uant to the provisions of the
2695+State Travel Reimbursement Act.
2696+B. The Council on Law Enforceme nt Education and Trai ning is
2697+hereby authorized and directed to:
2698+1. Appoint a larger Advisory Council t o discuss problems and
2699+hear recommendations concerning nece ssary research, minimum
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2727+upgrading Oklahoma law enforc ement to professional status;
2728+2. Promulgate rules with respe ct to such matters as
2729+certification, revocation, suspension, withdrawal and rein statement
2730+of certification, minimum courses of study, testing and test scores,
2731+attendance requirements, equipment a nd facilities, minimum
2732+qualifications for instructors, minimu m standards for basic and
2733+advanced in-service courses, and seminars for Oklahoma police and
2734+peace officers;
2735+3. Authorize research, basic and advanced courses, and seminars
2736+to assist in program p lanning directly and through subcommitt ees;
2737+4. Authorize additional staff and ser vices necessary for
2738+program expansion;
2739+5. Recommend legisl ation necessary to upgrade Oklahoma law
2740+enforcement to professional status;
2741+6. Establish policies and regulations concerning the number,
2742+geographic and police unit distributio n, and admission requ irements
2743+of those receiving tuition or scholarship aid avai lable through the
2744+Council. Such waiver of costs shall be limited to duly appointed
2745+members of legally constituted local, county, and state law
2746+enforcement agencies on the basi s of educational and financial need;
2747+7. Appoint an Executive Director and an As sistant Director to
2748+direct the staff, inform the Council of compliance with the
2749+provisions of this section and perf orm such other duties imposed on
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2777+must qualify for the position with a bac helor or higher degree in
2778+law enforcement from an accredited college or university, or a
2779+bachelor or higher degree in a law-enforcement-related subject area,
2780+and a minimum of five (5) years of acti ve law enforcement experience
2781+including, but not limited to , responsibility for enforcement,
2782+investigation, administration, training, or curriculum
2783+implementation.
2784+The Executive Director of the Council on Law Enfo rcement
2785+Education and Training may commissi on CLEET staff as peace officers
2786+for purposes consistent wi th the duties of CLEET as set out in state
2787+law. The powers and duties conferred on the Execut ive Director or
2788+any staff member appointed by the Executive Director as a peace
2789+officer shall not limit the powers and duties of other peace
2790+officers of this stat e or any political subdivision thereof. The
2791+Executive Director or any staff member appointed by the Executive
2792+Director as a peace officer may, upon reque st, assist any federal ,
2793+state, county or municipal law enforcement agency;
2794+8. Enter into contracts an d agreements for the payment of
2795+classroom space, food, and lodging expenses as may be necessar y for
2796+law enforcement officers attending any official course of
2797+instruction approved or conducted by th e Council. Such expenses may
2798+be paid directly to the contr acting agency or business
2799+establishment. The food and lodging expenses for each law
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2828+however, the Council may provide food and lodgin g to law enforcement
2829+officials attending any official course of instruction approved or
2830+conducted by the Council ra ther than paying for the provision of
2831+such food and lodging b y an outside contract ing agency or business
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2833+9. a. Certify canine teams, consisting of a dog and a
2834+handler working together as a team, trained to detect:
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2837+devices, or materials which could be used to
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2840+be certified at any time as both a drug dog and a bomb
2841+dog, and any dog of a certified canine team who h as
2842+been previously certified as either a dr ug dog or a
2843+bomb dog shall not be eligible at any time to b e
2844+certified in the other category.
2845+b. Upon retiring the dog from the service it was
2846+certified to perform, the law e nforcement department
2847+that handled the dog shall retain posse ssion of the
2848+dog. The handler shall have first option of adopting
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2879+10. Enter into a lease, loan or oth er agreement with the
2880+Oklahoma Development Finance Authorit y or a local public trust for
2881+the purpose of facilitating the financing of a new facility for its
2882+operations and use and pledge, to the extent authorized by law, all
2883+or a portion of its receipts of the assessment penalty herein
2884+referenced for the payment o f its obligations under such lease, loan
2885+or other agreement. It is the intent of the Legislat ure to increase
2886+the assessment penalty to such a level or ap propriate sufficient
2887+monies to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to
2888+make payments on the lease, loan or other agreement for the purpose
2889+of retiring the bonds to be issued by th e Oklahoma Developmen t
2890+Finance Authority or local public tru st. Such lease, loan or other
2891+agreement and the bonds issued to finance such facilities shall not
2892+constitute an indebtedness of the State of Oklahoma or be backed by
2893+the full faith and credit of the State of Oklahoma , and the lease,
2894+loan or other agreemen t and the bonds shall contain a statement t o
2895+such effect;
2896+11. Accept gifts, bequests, devises, contri butions and grants,
2897+public or private, of real or personal property;
2898+12. Appoint an advisory committee composed of representatives
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2927+licensure, education, and other matters related to licensure of
2928+security guards, securit y guard agencies, pri vate investigators, and
2929+private investigative agencies;
2930+13. Enter into agreements with individuals, educational
2931+institutions, agencies, and business and tribal entities for
2932+professional services, the use of facilities and supplies, an d staff
2933+overtime costs incurred as a result of the user 's requests to
2934+schedule functions after-hours, on weekends, or anytime such
2935+requests extend staff beyond it s normal capacity, whereby
2936+contracting individuals, educational institutions, agencies, and
2937+business and tribal ent ities shall pay a fee to be determined by the
2938+Council by rule. All fees collected pursuant to facilities usage
2939+shall be deposited to the cre dit of the C.L.E.E.T. Training Center
2940+Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3311.6 of thi s title.
2941+All other fees collected pursuant to these agreeme nts shall be
2942+deposited to the credit of the Peace Officer Revolving Fund created
2943+pursuant to Section 3 311.7 of this title. The Council is authorized
2944+to promulgate emergency rules to effectuate th e provisions of this
2945+paragraph;
2946+14. Promulgate rules to est ablish a state firearm s
2947+requalification standard for active peace officers and meet any
2948+requirements imposed on the Council by the federal Law Enforcement
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2977+of police administrative traini ng pursuant to Sectio n 34-102 of
2978+Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, assist in de veloping a course of
2979+training for a Police Chief Administrative School, and approve all
2980+police chief administrative training offered in this state;
2981+16. Appoint a Curriculum Re view Board to be comp osed of six (6)
2982+members as follows:
2983+a. one member shall be selected by the Chancellor for
2984+Higher Education, who possesses a background of
2985+creation and review of curriculum an d experience
2986+teaching criminal justice or law enforcement cou rses,
2987+who shall serve an initial term of one (1) year,
2988+b. one member shall repre sent a municipal jurisdiction
2989+with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more
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2991+training officer, who shall serve an init ial term of
2992+two (2) years,
2993+c. one member shall represent a county jurisdiction w ith
2994+a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more and
2995+who shall be a management -level CLEET-certified
2996+training officer, who shall serve an initial term of
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3030+who shall be a CLEET-certified training officer, who
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3032+f. one member selected by t he Oklahoma Department of
3033+Career and Technology, who shall ha ve experience in
3034+the creation and review of curriculum as well as
3035+experience in teaching criminal justice or law
3036+enforcement courses, who shall serve an initial term
3037+of three (3) years.
3038+After the initial terms of office, all members s hall be
3039+appointed to serve three-year terms. Any member may be reappointed
3040+to serve consecutive terms . Members shall serve without
3041+compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuan t to
3042+the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Board shall re view and
3043+establish curriculum for all CLEET academies and training courses
3044+pursuant to procedures esta blished by the Council on Law Enforcement
3045+Education and Training;
3046+17. Conduct review and veri fication of any recor ds relating to
3047+the statutory duties of CLEET;
3048+18. Receive requested reports inclu ding investigative reports,
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3077+actions where a certification or license issued by CLEET may be
3078+subject to disciplinary or other ac tions provided by law;
3079+19. Summarily suspend a certificati on of a peace officer,
3080+without prior notice but otherwise subject to administrative
3081+proceedings, if CLEET finds tha t the actions of the certified peace
3082+officer may present a da nger to the peace off icer, the public, a
3083+family or household member, or involve a crime against a minor ,
3084+result in termination from em ployment for violation of municipal
3085+policy, state or federal law regarding use of force, or a finding of
3086+untruthfulness in the exercise of off icial duties by a federal,
3087+state, or municipal judge . A certified copy of the information or
3088+indictment charging such a crime , or documentation showing final
3089+determination of termination fr om the employing agency , shall be
3090+considered clear and convincing evidence of the charge; and
3091+20. Approve law enforcement age ncies and police departments in
3092+accordance with the following:
3093+a. this section applies only to an entity authorized by
3094+statute or by the Constitution to c reate a law
3095+enforcement agency or police d epartment and
3096+commission, appoint, or employ officers that f irst
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3127+b. the entity shall submit to CLEET, a minimum of sixty
3128+(60) days prior to creatio n of the law enforcement
3129+agency or police department, information reg arding:
3130+(1) the need for the law enforcement agency or police
3131+department in the commu nity,
3132+(2) the funding sources for the law enforcement
3133+agency or police department, and proof that no
3134+more than fifty percent (50%) of the funding of
3135+the entity will be der ived from ticket revenue or
3136+fines,
3137+(3) the physical resources available to officers,
3138+(4) the physical facilities that the law e nforcement
3139+agency or police department will operate
3140+including descriptions of the evidence room,
3141+dispatch area, restroom faciliti es, and public
3142+area,
3143+(5) law enforcement policies of the law enforcement
3144+agency or police department including published
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3181+enforcement agency or police department,
3182+(7) liability insurance, and
3183+(8) any other information CLEET requires by rule ,
3184+c. within sixty (60) days of receiving an entity 's
3185+request, CLEET will forward to t he entity by certified
3186+mail, return receipt requested, a letter of
3187+authorization or denial to create a law enforcement
3188+agency or police department and commission, appoint,
3189+or employ officers, signed by the Executive Director
3190+of CLEET, and
3191+d. in cases of denial, the entity may appeal the decision
3192+of the Executive Director to the full CLEET Council.
3193+The Executive Director shall ensure that the final
3194+report is provided to all members of the Council. The
3195+Council shall review and make r ecommendations
3196+concerning the report at the first meeting of the
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3226+(1) order additional information be provided,
3227+(2) order confirmation of the opi nion of the
3228+Executive Director, or
3229+(3) order authorization of the entity.
3230+C. 1. Payment of any fee provided for in this sect ion may be
3231+made by a nationally recognized credit or debit card issue d to the
3232+applicant. The Council may publicly post and collec t a fee for the
3233+acceptance of the nationally recognized credit or debit card not to
3234+exceed five percent (5%) of the amount of the payment. For purposes
3235+of this subsection, "nationally recognized credit card" means any
3236+instrument or device, whether known a s a credit card, credit plate,
3237+charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an
3238+issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, services,
3239+or anything else of value an d which is accepted by over one thousand
3240+merchants in this st ate. "Debit card" means an identification card
3241+or device issued to a person by a business organization which
3242+permits such person to obtain access to or activate a consumer
3243+banking electronic fac ility. The Council shall determine which
3244+nationally recognized credit or debit cards will be accepted as
3245+payment for fees.
3246+2. Payment for any fee provided for in this title may be made
3247+by a business check. The Council may:
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3275+charge incurred, not to exceed three pe rcent (3%) of
3276+the amount of the check as a service charge for the
3277+acceptance and verification of the check, or
3278+b. add an amount of no more than Five Dollars ($5.00) as
3279+a service charge for the ac ceptance and verification
3280+of a check. For purposes of this s ubsection,
3281+"business check" shall not mean a money order,
3282+cashier's check, or bank certified check.
3283+D. Failure of the Legisla ture to appropriate necessary funds to
3284+provide for expenses and opera tions of the Council on Law
3285+Enforcement Education and Trainin g shall not invalidate o ther
3286+provisions of this section relating t o the creation and duties of
3287+the Council.
3288+E. 1. No person shall be eligible for employment as a peace
3289+officer or reserve peace officer until the employing law enforcement
3290+agency has conducted a background investi gation of such person
3291+consisting of the fo llowing:
3292+a. a fingerprint search submitted to the Oklahoma S tate
3293+Bureau of Investigation with a return report to the
3294+submitting agency that such person has no felony
3295+record,
3296+b. a fingerprint search submitted to the Federal Bureau
3297+of Investigation with a re turn report to the
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3326+c. such person has undergone psychological evaluation by
3327+a psychologist licensed by the State of Oklahoma and
3328+has been evaluated to be sui table to serve as a peace
3329+officer in the State of Oklahoma,
3330+d. the employing agency has verified that such person has
3331+a high school diploma or a GED equivalency certificat e
3332+as recognized by state law,
3333+e. such person is not participa ting in a deferred
3334+sentence agreement for a felony, a crime involv ing
3335+moral turpitude or a crime of domestic violence, and
3336+does not have any criminal charges pending in any
3337+court in this state, a nother state, in tribal court or
3338+pursuant to the United State s Code,
3339+f. such person is not currently subject to an order of
3340+the Council revoking, suspending, or accepting a
3341+voluntary surrender of peace officer certification,
3342+g. such person is not currently undergoing treatment for
3343+a mental illness, condition or diso rder. For purposes
3344+of this subsection, "currently undergoing trea tment
3345+for mental illness, condition or disorder " means the
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3376+or memory that significantly impairs judgment,
3377+behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to
3378+meet the ordinary demands of life and such condition
3379+continues to exist,
3380+h. such person is twenty-one (21) years of age.
3381+Provided, this require ment shall not affect those
3382+persons who are already employed as a police or peace
3383+officer prior to November 1, 1985, and
3384+i. such person has provided proof of United States
3385+citizenship or resident alien status, purs uant to an
3386+employment eligibility verifica tion form from the
3387+United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
3388+2. To aid the evaluating psychologist in interpreting the test
3389+results including automated scoring and interpretations , the
3390+employing agency shall provide the psychologist a statement
3391+confirming the identity of the individual taking the test as the
3392+person who is employed or seeking employment as a peace officer of
3393+the agency and attesting that it administered the psycholo gical
3394+instrument in accordance with standards within the test docu ment.
3395+The psychologist shall report to the employing agency the evaluation
3396+of the assessment instrument and may include any addi tional
3397+recommendations to assist the employing agency in dete rmining
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3425+Training that the person being evaluated is suitabl e to serve as a
3426+peace officer in the State of Oklahoma. No additiona l procedures or
3427+requirements shall be imposed for performance of the psychological
3428+evaluation. The psychological instrument ut ilized shall be
3429+evaluated by a psychologist licensed by the State of Oklahoma, and
3430+the employing agency shall certify to the Coun cil that the
3431+evaluation was conducted in accordance with this provision and that
3432+the employee or applicant is suitable to serve as a peace officer in
3433+the State of Oklahoma.
3434+a. Any person found not to be suitable for employment or
3435+certification by the Counc il shall not be employed,
3436+retained in employment as a peace o fficer, or
3437+certified by the Council for at least one (1) year, at
3438+which time the employee or applicant may be
3439+reevaluated by a psychologist licensed by the State of
3440+Oklahoma. This section shall also be applicable to
3441+all reserve peace officers in the State of Oklahoma.
3442+b. Any person who is certified by CLEET and has unde rgone
3443+the psychological evaluation required by this
3444+subparagraph and has been found to be suitable as a
3445+peace officer shall not b e required to be reevaluated
3446+for any subsequent employment as a peace officer
3447+following retirement or any break in service as a
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3475+five (5) years or the Council determines that a peace
3476+officer may present a danger to himself or herself,
3477+the public, or a family or hous ehold member.
3478+c. All persons seeking certification shall have thei r
3479+name, gender, date of birth, and address of such
3480+person submitted to the Department of Mental Health
3481+and Substance Abuse Servic es by the Council. The
3482+Department of Mental Health and Subst ance Abuse
3483+Services shall respond to the Council within ten (10)
3484+days whether the computerized records of the
3485+Department indicate the applicant has ever been
3486+involuntarily committed to an Oklahom a state mental
3487+institution. In the event that the Department of
3488+Mental Health and Su bstance Abuse Services reports to
3489+the Council that the applicant has been involuntarily
3490+committed, the Council shall immediately inform the
3491+employing agency.
3492+All basic police courses shall include a minimum of four (4)
3493+hours of education and training in re cognizing and managing a person
3494+appearing to require mental health treatment or services. The
3495+training shall include training in crime and drug prevention, crisis
3496+intervention, youth and family intervention techniques, recognizing,
3497+investigating and preve nting abuse and exploitation of elderly
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3526+Subject to the availability of funding, for full -time salaried
3527+police or peace officers a basic police course academy shall consist
3528+of a minimum of six hundred (600) hours.
3529+For reserve deputies a basic reserve academy shall consist of a
3530+minimum of two hundred forty (240) hours.
3531+3. Beginning January 1, 2018, any reserve peace officer who has
3532+completed the two-hundred-forty-hour reserve peace officer
3533+certification program and wh o has been in active service in that
3534+capacity for the past s ix (6) months shall be eligible to attend a
3535+three-hundred-sixty-hour basic full-time training academy to become
3536+certified as a full-time peace or police o fficer.
3537+4. Every person who has not been certified as a police or peace
3538+officer and is duly appointed or elected as a police or peace
3539+officer shall hold such position on a temporary basis only, and
3540+shall, within six (6) months from the date of appointment or taking
3541+office, qualify as required in this subsection or forfeit such
3542+position. In computing the time for qualification, all service
3543+shall be cumulative from date of first appointment or taking office
3544+as a police or peace offic er with any department i n this state.
3545+a. The Council may extend th e time requirement specified
3546+in this paragraph for good caus e as determined by the
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3575+withhold payment of the compensation or w age of such
3576+unqualified officer.
3577+c. If the police or peace officer fails to forfeit the
3578+position or the employing agency fails to require the
3579+officer to forfeit the position, the district attorne y
3580+shall file the proper action to cause the forfeiting
3581+of such position. The distric t court of the county
3582+where the officer is employed shall have jurisdiction
3583+to hear the case.
3584+5. The Council may certify officers who have completed a course
3585+of study in another state deemed by the Council to meet standards
3586+for Oklahoma peace officers pro viding the officer's certification in
3587+the other state has not been revoked or voluntarily surrendered and
3588+is not currently under suspension.
3589+6. For purposes of this secti on, a police or peace officer is
3590+defined as a full-time duly appointed or elected off icer who is paid
3591+for working more than twe nty-five (25) hours per week and whose
3592+duties are to preserv e the public peace, protect life and property,
3593+prevent crime, serve w arrants, transport prisoners, and enforce laws
3594+and ordinances of this state, or any p olitical subdivision thereof;
3595+provided, elected sheriffs and their deputies and elected,
3596+appointed, or acting chiefs of police shall meet the requirements of
3597+this subsection within the first six (6) months after assuming the
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3625+which they are an acting chief; provided further, that this sectio n
3626+shall not apply to persons designated by the Director of the
3627+Department of Corrections as peace officers pursuant to Section 510
3628+of Title 57 of the Okla homa Statutes.
3629+F. No person shall be cert ified as a police or peace officer by
3630+the Council or be empl oyed by the state, a county, a city, or any
3631+political subdivision the reof, who is currently subject to an order
3632+of the Council revoking, suspending, or ac cepting a voluntary
3633+surrender of peace off icer certification or who has been convicted
3634+of a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of
3635+domestic violence, unl ess a full pardon has been granted by the
3636+proper agency; however, any person who has been trained and
3637+certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
3638+and is actively employed as a full-time peace officer as of November
3639+1, 1985, shall not be subject to the provisions of this subsection
3640+for convictions occurring prior to N ovember 1, 1985.
3641+G. 1. The Council is he reby authorized to provide to any
3642+employing agency the follo wing information regarding a person who is
3643+or has applied for employm ent as a police or peace officer of such
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3645+a. Oklahoma State Bureau o f Investigation and Federal
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3680+2. An employing agency shall not be liable in any action
3681+arising out of the release of contents of personnel informati on
3682+relevant to the qualifications or ability of a person to p erform the
3683+duties of a police or peace officer when such informati on is
3684+released pursuant to written authorization for release of
3685+information signed by such person and is provided to another
3686+employing agency which has employed or has received an applicatio n
3687+for employment from su ch person.
3688+3. As used in this subsection, "employing agency" means a
3689+political subdivision or law enf orcement agency which either has
3690+employed or received an employment a pplication from a person who, if
3691+employed, would be subject t o this section.
3692+H. 1. A law enforcement agency employing police or peace
3693+officers in this state shall report the hiring, res ignation, or
3694+termination for any reason of a police or peace officer to the
3695+Council within ten (10) days. Failure to comply with the provisions
3696+of this subsection may disqualify a law enforcement agency from
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3724+law enforcement agency employing police or peace officers in this
3725+state shall submit to CLEET on or before Oc tober 1 of each calendar
3726+year a complete list of all commissioned employees with a current
3727+mailing address and phone number fo r each such employee. In
3728+addition to the above, CLEET may impose an administrative fine for
3729+violations of this section.
3730+2. A tribal law enforcement agen cy that has peace officers
3731+commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency pursuant to a
3732+cross-deputization agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any
3733+political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the
3734+provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes
3735+shall report the commissioning, resignation, or termination of
3736+commission for any reason of a cross -deputized tribal police or
3737+peace officer to CLEET within ten (10) days of the commissioning,
3738+resignation, or termination. Failure to comply with the provisions
3739+of this subsection may disqualify a tribal law enforcement agency
3740+from participating in training programs sponsored by the Council.
3741+I. It is unlawful for any person to willfully make any
3742+statement in an application to CLEET knowing the statement is false
3743+or intentionally commit fraud in any application to the Council for
3744+attendance in any CLEET-conducted or CLEET-approved peace officer
3745+academy or Collegiate Officer Program or for the purpose of
3746+obtaining peace officer certifi cation or reinstatement. It is
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3774+documents relating to continuing education rosters, transcripts or
3775+certificates, or any canine license application. Any person
3776+convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a
3777+felony punishable by imprisonment in the Department of Corrections
3778+for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5)
3779+years, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
3780+or by both such fine an d imprisonment. In addition to the above,
3781+CLEET may impose an administrative fine.
3782+J. 1. A police or peace officer shall be subject to
3783+disciplinary action to include a denial, suspension, revocation or
3784+acceptance of voluntary sur render of peace officer certification
3785+upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence for the following:
3786+a. conviction of a felony or a crime of domestic
3787+violence,
3788+b. conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
3789+provided, if the conviction is a s ingle isolated
3790+incident that occurred more than five (5) years ago
3791+and the Council is satisfied that the person has been
3792+sufficiently rehabilitated, the Council may, in its
3793+discretion, certify su ch person providing that all
3794+other statutory requirements hav e been met,
3795+c. a verdict of guilt or entry of a plea of guilty or
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3825+d. falsification or a willful misrepresentation of
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3828+Education and Training, records of evidence, or in
3829+testimony under oath,
3830+e. revocation or voluntary surrender of police or peace
3831+officer certification in another state f or a violation
3832+of any law or rule or in se ttlement of any
3833+disciplinary action in such state,
3834+f. involuntary commitment of a reserve or peace officer
3835+in a mental institutio n or licensed private mental
3836+health facility for any mental i llness, condition or
3837+disorder that is diagnosed by a licensed phys ician,
3838+psychologist or a licensed mental health professional
3839+as a substantial disorder of thought, mood,
3840+perception, psychologica l orientation, or memory that
3841+significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to
3842+recognize reality, or ability to meet the o rdinary
3843+demands of life. Provided, the peace officer
3844+certification may be reinstated upon the Council
3845+receiving notification of a psychological evaluation
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3874+states by affidavit that the officer and the
3875+evaluation test data of the officer have been examined
3876+and that, in the profess ional opinion of the
3877+physician, psychologist or licensed ment al health
3878+professional, the officer is psychologically suitable
3879+to return to duty as a peace officer. Notwithstanding
3880+any other provision of state law pertaining to
3881+confidentiality of hospital o r other medical records,
3882+and as allowable under federal law, CLEET may subpoena
3883+or request a court to subpoena records necessar y to
3884+assure compliance with these provisions. Any
3885+confidential information received by CLEET for such
3886+purpose shall retain its c onfidential character while
3887+in the possession of CLEET,
3888+g. abuse of office,
3889+h. entry of a final order of protection against app licant
3890+or officer, or
3891+i. any violation of the Oklahoma Priva te Security
3892+Licensing Act,
3893+j. termination from an emp loying agency for violation of
3894+municipal policy or state or federal laws rega rding
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3923+official duties by a preponderance of evidence by a
3924+state, federal, or municipal judge .
3925+2. Disciplinary proceedings shall be comm enced by filing a
3926+complaint with the Council on a form approv ed by the Council. Any
3927+employing agency or other person having information may submit such
3928+information to the Council for consideration as provided in this
3929+subsection.
3930+3. Upon the filing of the complaint, a preliminary
3931+investigation shall be conducted to determine whether:
3932+a. there is reason to believe the person has violated any
3933+provision of this subsection or any othe r provision of
3934+law or rule, or
3935+b. there is reason to believe the person has b een
3936+convicted of a felony, a crime involving moral
3937+turpitude or a domestic violence offense or is
3938+currently participating in a deferred sentence for
3939+such offenses.
3940+4. When the investigation of a complaint does not find the
3941+person has violated any of the p rovisions of this subsection, or
3942+finds that the person is suf ficiently rehabilitated as provided in
3943+subparagraph b or f of paragraph 1 of this subsection, no
3944+disciplinary action s hall be required and the person shall remain
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3973+of this subsection, the matter shall be referred for disciplinary
3974+proceedings. The disciplinary proceedings shall be in accordance
3975+with Articles I and II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
3976+5. The Council shal l revoke or suspend the certification of any
3977+person upon determining that such person has been convicted of a
3978+felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or a domestic violence
3979+offense or has entered a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere or an
3980+"Alford" plea or any plea other than a not guilty plea for a felony
3981+offense, a crime of moral turpitude or a crime of domestic viol ence
3982+or is the respondent in a final Victims Protective Order; provided,
3983+that if the conviction has been reversed, vacated or otherwise
3984+invalidated by an appellate court, such conviction shall not be the
3985+basis for revocation of certification; provided furt her, that any
3986+person who has been trained and certified by the Council on Law
3987+Enforcement Education and Training and is actively employed as a
3988+full-time peace officer as of November 1, 1985, shall not be subject
3989+to the provisions of this subsection for con victions occurring prior
3990+to November 1, 1985. The sole issue to be determined at the he aring
3991+shall be whether the person has been convicted of a fel ony, a crime
3992+involving moral turpitude or a domestic violence offense or is the
3993+named respondent/defendant in a final Victims Protective Order.
3994+6. The Council shall revoke or suspend the certification of a ny
3995+person upon determining that such person has:
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4023+involving moral turpitude or a domestic violence
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4025+b. been terminated from employment for a violation of
4026+municipal policy, federal, state , or municipal laws
4027+regarding use of force, moral turpitude, or has been
4028+found by a federal, state, or municipal judge to be
4029+untruthful in the exercise of offic ial duties.
4030+7. The Council may suspend the certification of any person upon
4031+a determination that such person has been involuntarily comm itted to
4032+a mental institution or mental health facility fo r a mental illness,
4033+condition or disorder as p rovided in subparagraph f of paragraph 1
4034+of this subsection.
4035+8. Every law enforcement agency in this state shall, within
4036+thirty (30) days of a final or der of termination or resignation
4037+while under investigatio n of a CLEET-certified peace officer, report
4038+such order or resignation in writing to the Executive Director of
4039+the Council. Any report, upon receipt by the Council, shall be
4040+considered as personnel records and shall be afforded confidential
4041+protection pursuant to Sections 24A.7 and 24A.8 of Title 51 of the
4042+Oklahoma Statutes. Any medical or other confidential records
4043+obtained by subpoena pursuant to this subsection shall not be made a
4044+part of such report. The Executive Director shall ensure that the
4045+report is provided to all members of the Council. The Council shall
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4073+meeting of the Council to occur after all members of the Council
4074+have received the report. The Council may, by a majority vo te,
4075+order the suspension, for a given period o f time, or revocation of
4076+the CLEET certification of the peace officer in question if there
4077+are grounds for such actions pursuant to this section and the peace
4078+officer in question has been provided with notice a nd an opportunity
4079+for a hearing pursuant to th e Administrative Procedures Act.
4080+Suspension or revocation of CLEET certification pursuant to this
4081+paragraph shall be reported to the district attorney for the
4082+jurisdiction in which the peace officer was employ ed, to the
4083+liability insurance company of the law enforcement agency that
4084+employed the peace officer, the chief elected official of the
4085+governing body of the law enforcement agency and the chief law
4086+enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency.
4087+9. For all other violations of this subsection, the hearing
4088+examiner shall take into consideration the severity of the
4089+violation, any mitigating circumstances offered by the person
4090+subject to disciplinar y action, and any other evidence relevant to
4091+the person's character to determine the appropriate discipl inary
4092+action.
4093+10. a. A police or peace officer may voluntarily surrender
4094+and relinquish the peace officer certification to
4095+CLEET. Pursuant to such surr ender or relinquishment,
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4123+prohibited from applying to CLEET for reinstatement
4124+within five (5) years of the date of the surrender or
4125+relinquishment, unless otherwise provided by law for
4126+reinstatement.
4127+b. No person who has had a police or peace officer
4128+certification from another state revoked or
4129+voluntarily surrendered and has not been reinstated by
4130+that state shall be considered for certification by
4131+CLEET.
4132+c. Any person seeking reinstatement of police or peac e
4133+officer certification which has been suspended,
4134+revoked, or voluntarily surrendered may apply for
4135+reinstatement pursuant to promulgated CLEET rules
4136+governing reinstatement. Except as provided in this
4137+subsection, any person whose certification has been
4138+revoked, suspended or voluntarily surrendered for any
4139+reason including failure to comply with mandatory
4140+education and training requirements, shall pay a
4141+reinstatement fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars
4142+($150.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Peace
4143+Officer Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section
4144+3311.7 of this title.
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4171+11. A duty is hereby imposed upon the district attorney who, on
4172+behalf of the State of Oklahoma, prosecutes a person holding police
4173+or peace officer or reserve peace officer certificatio n for a
4174+felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a cr ime of domestic
4175+violence in which a plea of gu ilty, nolo contendere, or an "Alford"
4176+plea or any other plea other than a not guilty plea or other finding
4177+of guilt is entered by, against or on behalf of a certified police
4178+or peace officer to report such plea , agreement, or other finding of
4179+guilt to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
4180+within ten (10) days of such plea agreement or the finding of guilt.
4181+12. Any person or agency require d or authorized to submit
4182+information pursuant to this sec tion to the Council shall be immune
4183+from liability arising from the submission of the information as
4184+long as the information was submitted in good faith and without
4185+malice.
4186+13. Any peace officer em ployed by a law enforcement agency in
4187+this state which has internal discipline policies and procedures o n
4188+file with CLEET shall be exempt from the disciplinary proceedings
4189+and actions provided for in this subsection; provided, however, such
4190+exemption shall not apply if the peace officer has been convicted of
4191+a felony crime, a crime of moral turpitude, or a c rime of domestic
4192+violence.
4193+14. All criminal proceedings initiated against a CLEET -
4194+certified peace officer or reserve peace officer shall be reported
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4222+filing of such criminal proceeding. All CLEET-certified peace
4223+officers and reserve peace officers shall be required to report when
4224+a Victim Protective Order has been issued against the off icer
4225+including orders issued on an emergency basis and all final orders
4226+of protection. Failure to give notice pursuant to the provisions of
4227+this paragraph may be cause to initiate an action against the
4228+officer by CLEET.
4229+15. As used in this subsection:
4230+a. "law enforcement agency" means any department or
4231+agency of the state, a county, a municipality, or
4232+political subdivision thereof, with the duties to
4233+maintain public order, make arrests, and enforce the
4234+criminal laws of this state or municipal ordinances,
4235+which employs CLEET-certified personnel,
4236+b. "final order of termination" means a final notice of
4237+dismissal from employment provided after all
4238+grievance, arbitration, and court actions employment-
4239+related proceedings have been completed, and
4240+c. "resignation while under investigation" means the
4241+resignation from empl oyment of a peace officer who is
4242+under investigation for any felony violation of law, a
4243+crime of moral turpitude, a crime of domestic
4244+violence, moral turpitude, an allegation of excessive
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4272+from employment of a peace officer as part of an
4273+arbitration or a plea agreement or employment-related
4274+proceedings.
4275+K. 1. Every canine team in the state trained to detect
4276+controlled dangerous substances s hall be certified, by test, in the
4277+detection of such controlled dan gerous substances and shall be
4278+recertified annually so long a s the canine is used for such
4279+detection purposes. The certification test and annual
4280+recertification test provisions of this sub section shall not be
4281+applicable to canines that are owned by a law enforcement agency and
4282+that are certified and annually recert ified in the detection of
4283+controlled dangerous substances by the United States Customs
4284+Service. No employee of CLEET may be inv olved in the training or
4285+testing of a canine team.
4286+2. The Council shall appoint a Drug Dog Advisory Council to
4287+make recommendations concerning minimum standards, educational
4288+needs, and other matters imperative to the certificati on of canines
4289+and canine teams trained to detect controlled dangerous substances.
4290+The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the recommendations of
4291+the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council shall
4292+include, but need not be limited to, a comm issioned officer with
4293+practical knowledge of such canines and canine teams from each of
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4322+Drugs Control,
4323+b. the Department of Public Safety,
4324+c. a police department,
4325+d. a sheriff's office, and
4326+e. a university or college campus police department.
4327+3. The fee for the certification te st shall be Two Hundred
4328+Dollars ($200.00) and the annual rece rtification test fee shall be
4329+One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per canine team. A retest fee of
4330+Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be cha rged if the team fails the test.
4331+No such fee shall be charged to a ny local, state or federal
4332+government agency. The fees provi ded for in this paragraph shall be
4333+deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund created pursuant to
4334+Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of t he Oklahoma Statutes.
4335+L. 1. Every canine team in the state traine d to detect
4336+explosives, explosive materials, explosive device s, and materials
4337+which could be used to construct an explosive device shall be
4338+certified, by test, in the detection of such expl osives and
4339+materials and shall be recertified annually so long as t he canine is
4340+used for such detection purposes. The certifica tion test and annual
4341+recertification test provisions of this subsection shall not be
4342+applicable to canines that are owned by a l aw enforcement agency if
4343+such canines are certified and annually re certified in the detection
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4372+testing of a canine team.
4373+2. The Council shall appoint a Bomb Dog Advisory Council to
4374+make recommendations concerning minimum standards, educational
4375+needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines
4376+and canine teams trained to detect explosive s, explosive materials,
4377+explosive devices and materials which could be used to construct an
4378+explosive device. The Council shall promulgate rules based upo n the
4379+recommendations of the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory
4380+Council shall include, but ne ed not be limited to, a com missioned
4381+officer with practical knowledge of such canines and cani ne teams
4382+from each of the following:
4383+a. the Department of Pub lic Safety,
4384+b. a police department,
4385+c. a sheriff's office, and
4386+d. a university or college campus poli ce department.
4387+3. The fee for the certification test shall be Two Hundred
4388+Dollars ($200.00) and the annual recertification test fee shall be
4389+One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per canine team. A retest fee of
4390+Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be charged if the team fails the test.
4391+No such fee shall be charged to any local, state or federal
4392+government agency. The fees provided for in this paragraph shall be
4393+deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund created pursuant to
4394+Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Stat utes.
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4421+M. All tribal police officers of any Indian tribe or nation who
4422+have been commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency
4423+pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement with the State of
4424+Oklahoma or any political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma
4425+pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the
4426+Oklahoma Statutes shall be eligi ble for peace officer certification
4427+under the same terms and conditions required of members of the law
4428+enforcement agencies of the State of Oklahoma and its polit ical
4429+subdivisions. CLEET s hall issue peace officer certification to
4430+tribal police officers wh o, as of July 1, 2003, are commissioned by
4431+an Oklahoma law enforcement agency pursuant to a cross -deputization
4432+agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any politic al subdivision of
4433+the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of
4434+Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and have met the training and
4435+qualification requirements of this section.
4436+N. If an employing law enforcement agency in this state has
4437+paid for CLEET training and the salary of a person while that person
4438+is completing in this stat e a basic police course approved by the
4439+Council and if within one (1) year after initial employment with the
4440+original employing agency that person resigns and is hired by
4441+another law enforcement agency in this state, the second agency or
4442+the person receiving the training shall reimburse the original
4443+employing agency for the cost of CLEET training and salary paid to
4444+the person while completing the basic police cours e by the original
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4472+agency later than one (l) year, but less than two (2) years, after
4473+the initial employment, the second agency or the person receiving
4474+the training shall reimburse the original employing agency fifty
4475+percent (50%) of the cost of CLEET training and salary paid to the
4476+person while completing the basic police course by the original
4477+employing agency. CLEET shall not be a party to any court action
4478+based on this provision.
4479+O. The Council on Law Enforcement Edu cation and Training, in
4480+its discretion, may waive all or part of an y moneys due to the
4481+Council, if deemed uncollectable by the C ouncil.
4482+P. Peace officers, reserve peace officers, tribal peace
4483+officers, agencies, bail enforcers, security guards and private
4484+investigators shall maintain with the Council current mailing
4485+addresses and shall notify the Council, in writing, of any change of
4486+address or name. Notification of change of name shall require
4487+certified copies of any marriage l icense or other court docum ent
4488+which reflects the change of name. Notice of change of address or
4489+telephone number must be made within ten (10) days of the effected
4490+change. Notices shall not be accepted over the phone. In any
4491+proceeding in which the Coun cil is required to serve no tice or an
4492+order on an individual or an agency, the Council may sen d a letter
4493+to the mailing address on file with the Council. If the letter is
4494+returned and a notation of the U.S. Postal Service indicates
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4522+markings and the records of the Council indicate that no change of
4523+address as required by this subsection has been received by the
4524+Council, the notice and any subsequent notices or orders shall be
4525+deemed by the Court as having been legally ser ved for all purposes.
13684526 Q. All CLEET records of Bail Enforcers may b e released only in
13694527 compliance with this section and the Oklah oma Bail Enforcement and
13704528 Licensing Act. All records in CLEET possession concerning other
13714529 persons or entities shall be released only in compliance with this
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4531+SECTION 6. This act shall become effect ive November 1, 2023.
4532+Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2023.
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4541+Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
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1396-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1397-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
1398-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1399-By: _________________________________
1400-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
1401-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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1405- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
1406-
1407-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1408-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
1409-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1410-By: _________________________________