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43 | 40 | | An Act relating to education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
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44 | 41 | | Section 3311.17, which relates to technology center |
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45 | 42 | | schools, law enforcement courses and training , and |
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46 | 43 | | the Council on Law Enforcement Edu cation and |
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47 | 44 | | Training; modifying who authorized entities may |
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48 | 45 | | contract with; and providing an effective da te. |
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53 | 50 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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54 | 51 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311.17, is |
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55 | 52 | | amended to read as follows: |
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56 | 53 | | Section 3311.17 A. Any state-supported technology center |
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57 | 54 | | school in this state operating under the State Board of Career and |
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58 | 55 | | Technology Education or any higher educatio n institution in this |
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59 | 56 | | state shall be authorized to, upon application and approval of the |
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60 | 57 | | Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), offer |
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61 | 58 | | courses of study for law enforcem ent certification, basic peace |
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62 | 59 | | officer certification academies and ot her law-enforcement-related |
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63 | 60 | | training. Commissioned and noncommissio ned individuals and those |
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64 | 61 | | individuals appointed or not appointed by a law enforcement agency |
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93 | 89 | | school or higher education institution. CLEET shall vote to approve |
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94 | 90 | | or deny an application to offer courses or training offered p ursuant |
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95 | 91 | | to this section. Notice of denial of application shall include a |
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96 | 92 | | clear and concise statement for whi ch the denial is based. The |
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97 | 93 | | application created by CLEET shall not ex ceed twenty pages in total |
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98 | 94 | | form. Courses and training offered by authorized entities shall |
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99 | 95 | | consist of actual classroom training at each ent ity location. |
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100 | 96 | | Authorized entities may contrac t with CLEET, counties, or |
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101 | 97 | | municipalities for non-classroom training. |
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102 | 98 | | B. Any courses or training offered pursua nt to this section |
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103 | 99 | | shall meet minimum standards established for peace officers as set |
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104 | 100 | | forth in Section 3311 of this tit le and meet all applicabl e |
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105 | 101 | | eligibility requirements for students to r eceive benefits pursuant |
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106 | 102 | | to any of the federal G.I. bills. All part icipants in any courses |
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107 | 103 | | or training offered pursuant to this section shall be required to |
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108 | 104 | | submit all background investi gation requirements as se t forth in |
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109 | 105 | | Section 3311 of this title. |
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110 | 106 | | C. Any state-supported technology center school in this state |
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111 | 107 | | operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education |
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112 | 108 | | or any higher education institution in th is state shall be |
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113 | 109 | | authorized to set and admini ster their own rates for tuition and |
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114 | 110 | | fees for courses or training offe red pursuant to this section. |
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144 | 139 | | or state-supported technology center school conducting a basic law |
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145 | 140 | | enforcement training shall r emain the property of CLEET and retain |
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146 | 141 | | confidential status and shall not be r eleased except under the |
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147 | 142 | | conditions contained in Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Ok lahoma |
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148 | 143 | | Statutes. In addition, any materials and records provided by any |
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149 | 144 | | institution of higher education or state-supported technology ce nter |
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150 | 145 | | school conducting basic law en forcement training to CLEET shall be |
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151 | 146 | | subject to these same limi tations on release. Such materials and |
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152 | 147 | | records include, but are not limited to, all recor ds maintained |
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153 | 148 | | pursuant to Section 3311 of this title and records rel ating to any |
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154 | 149 | | employed or certified full-time officer, reserve officer, retired |
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155 | 150 | | officer or other person; teacher lesson plans, tests and other |
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156 | 151 | | teaching materials; and personal communication s concerning |
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157 | 152 | | individual students except under the circumstances set forth in |
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158 | 153 | | Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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159 | 154 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effectiv e November 1, 2023. |
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