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3 | 31 | BILL NO. 2869 By: Wallace of the House | |
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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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12 | 54 | Education and Training; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Sectio n | |
13 | 55 | 156, which relates to the prohibition against | |
14 | 56 | purchasing automobiles or buses with public funds; | |
15 | 57 | updating statutory reference; broadening certain | |
16 | 58 | exception; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.1, | |
17 | 59 | which relates to the use of state -owned motor | |
18 | 60 | vehicles for private use; updating statutory | |
19 | 61 | reference; broadening certain permission; amending 70 | |
20 | 62 | O.S. 2021, Section 3311, which relates to the Council | |
21 | 63 | on Law Enforcement Education and Training; updating | |
22 | 64 | statutory reference; allowing the Executive Director | |
23 | 65 | of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and | |
24 | 66 | Training to hire an Assistant Director; and providing | |
25 | 67 | an effective date. | |
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29 | - | SUBJECT: Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training | |
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31 | 71 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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33 | 98 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156, is | |
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36 | 100 | Section 156. A. Unless otherwise provided for by law, no state | |
37 | 101 | board, commission, department, institution, official, or employee, | |
38 | 102 | except the following, shall purchase any pa ssenger automobile or bus | |
39 | 103 | with public funds: | |
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41 | 104 | 1. The Department of Public Safety; | |
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45 | 106 | 3. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services; | |
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47 | 107 | 4. The Department of Wildlife Conservation; | |
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51 | 109 | 6. The State Department of Education; | |
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53 | 110 | 7. The Oklahoma Sch ool of Science and Mathematics; | |
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55 | 111 | 8. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs | |
56 | 112 | Control; | |
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58 | 113 | 9. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; | |
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60 | 114 | 10. The Transportation Commission; | |
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62 | 115 | 11. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Fo od, and Forestry; | |
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64 | 116 | 12. The State Department of Health; | |
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66 | 117 | 13. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse | |
67 | 118 | Services; | |
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69 | 119 | 14. The J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental | |
70 | 120 | Disabilities; | |
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72 | 121 | 15. The Military Depart ment of the State of Oklahoma; | |
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74 | 148 | 16. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department; | |
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76 | 149 | 17. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission; | |
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80 | 151 | 19. The Department of Mines; | |
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82 | 152 | 20. The Office of Juvenile Affairs; | |
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84 | 153 | 21. The Oklahoma Dep artment of Veteran Veterans Affairs; | |
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88 | 155 | 23. The District Attorneys Council and Oklahoma district | |
89 | 156 | attorneys, provided adequate funding exists; | |
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91 | - | 24. The Oklahoma Boll Weevil Eradication Organization; and ENR. H. B. NO. 2869 Page 3 | |
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92 | 158 | 25. The Oklahoma Horse Racing C ommission; and | |
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94 | 159 | 26. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. | |
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96 | 160 | B. 1. The Oklahoma School for the Deaf at Sulphur, the | |
97 | 161 | Oklahoma School for the Blind at Muskogee, and any state institution | |
98 | 162 | of higher education may purchase, own, or keep if now owned, or | |
99 | 163 | acquire by lease or gift, and use and maintain such station wagons, | |
100 | 164 | automobiles, trucks, or buses as are reasonably necessary for the | |
101 | 165 | implementation of the educational programs of said institutions. | |
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103 | 166 | 2. No bus operated, owned, or used by such educational | |
104 | 167 | institutions shall be permi tted to carry any person other than | |
105 | 168 | students, faculty members, employees, or volunteers of such | |
106 | 169 | institutions. The provisions of this section shall not be construed | |
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109 | 197 | a. the operation of intracampus buses or buses routed | |
110 | 198 | directly between portion s of the campus of any | |
111 | 199 | institution not adjacent to each other, nor to | |
112 | 200 | prohibit the collection of fares from such students, | |
113 | 201 | faculty members, or employees of such institutions, | |
114 | 202 | sufficient in amount to cover the reasonable cost of | |
115 | 203 | such transportation, or | |
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117 | 204 | b. the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma | |
118 | 205 | School for the Deaf from entering into agreements with | |
119 | 206 | local public school districts pursuant to the | |
120 | 207 | Interlocal Cooperation Act for the mutual use of the | |
121 | 208 | schools’ and the districts’ vehicles. Such use may | |
122 | 209 | include, but is not limited to, the transportation of | |
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124 | 211 | from the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma | |
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126 | 213 | School for the Blind or the Oklahoma School for the | |
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129 | 215 | C. The J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental | |
130 | 216 | Disabilities, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the Oklahoma | |
131 | 217 | Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Oklahoma Veterans Centers | |
132 | 218 | may own and maintain such passenger vehicles as those institutions | |
133 | 219 | have acquired prior to May 1, 1981. | |
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135 | 246 | D. The use of station wagons, automobiles, and buses, other | |
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137 | 248 | written request for such use by heads of departments of the | |
138 | 249 | institution, approved in writing by the president of said | |
139 | 250 | institution or by some administrative official of said institution | |
140 | 251 | authorized by the president to grant said approval. Such use shall | |
141 | 252 | be permitted only for official ins titutional business or activities | |
142 | 253 | connected therewith. Such use shall be subject to the provisions of | |
143 | 254 | Section 156.1 of this title forbidding personal use of such | |
144 | 255 | vehicles, and to the penalties therein declared. | |
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146 | 256 | E. Any person convicted of violating the pr ovisions of this | |
147 | 257 | section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by | |
148 | 258 | fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided for in Section 156.1 of | |
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151 | 260 | F. For the purpose of this section and Section 156.3 of this | |
152 | 261 | title, a station wagon is classi fied as a passenger automobile and | |
153 | 262 | may not be purchased solely for the use of transporting property. | |
154 | 263 | Such vehicles shall include, but not be limited to, all vehicles | |
155 | 264 | which have no separate luggage compartment or trunk but which do not | |
156 | 265 | have open beds, whet her the same are called station wagons, vans, | |
157 | 266 | suburbans, town and country, blazers, or any other names. All state | |
158 | 267 | boards, commissions, departments, and institutions may own and | |
159 | 268 | maintain station wagons purchased solely for the purpose of | |
160 | 269 | transporting property if acquired prior to July 1, 1985. | |
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162 | 296 | G. The provisions of this section and Section 156.1 of this | |
163 | 297 | title shall not apply to public officials who are statewide elected | |
164 | 298 | commissioners. | |
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166 | 299 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.1, is | |
167 | 300 | amended to read as follows: | |
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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, | |
170 | 302 | officer or employee, except any essential employees a pproved by the | |
171 | 303 | Governor and those officers or employees authorized in subsection B | |
172 | 304 | of this section, to ride to or f rom the place of residence of the | |
173 | 305 | employee in a state-owned or state-leased automobile, truck or | |
174 | 306 | pickup, except in the performance of the off icial duty of the | |
175 | 307 | employee, or to use or permit the use of any such automobile, truck, | |
176 | 308 | ambulance or pickup for othe r personal or private purposes. Any | |
177 | 309 | person convicted of violating the provisions of this sect ion shall | |
178 | 310 | be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not | |
179 | 311 | more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the | |
180 | - | county jail for a pe riod to not exceed thirty (30) days, or by both | |
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181 | 313 | said fine and imprisonment, and in addition th ereto, shall be | |
182 | 314 | discharged from state employmen t. | |
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184 | 315 | B. 1. Any state employee, other than the individuals provided | |
185 | 316 | for in paragraph 2 of this subsection and any em ployee of the | |
186 | 317 | Department of Public Safety who is an employee in the Driver License | |
187 | 318 | Examining Services Division or the Driver Compliance Division or a | |
188 | 319 | wrecker inspector or auditor of the Wrecker Services Division as | |
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189 | 346 | provided for in paragraph 3 of this subse ction, who receives | |
190 | 347 | emergency telephone calls regularly at the residence of the employee | |
191 | 348 | when the employee is not on duty and is regularly called upon to use | |
192 | 349 | a vehicle after normal work hours in response to such emergency | |
193 | 350 | calls, may be permitted to use a v ehicle belonging to the state to | |
194 | 351 | provide transportation between the residence of the employee and the | |
195 | 352 | assigned place of employment, provided such dist ance does not exceed | |
196 | 353 | seventy-five (75) miles in any round trip or is within the county | |
197 | 354 | where the assigned place of employment is located. Provided | |
198 | 355 | further, an employee may be permitted to use a state -owned or state- | |
199 | 356 | leased vehicle to provide temporary tran sportation between a | |
200 | 357 | specific work location other than the assigned place of employment | |
201 | 358 | and the residence of the employee, if such use shall result in a | |
202 | 359 | monetary saving to the agency, and such authorization sh all not be | |
203 | 360 | subject to the distance or area rest rictions provided for in this | |
204 | 361 | paragraph. Authorization for temporary use of a state -owned or | |
205 | 362 | state-leased vehicle for a specific project shall be in writing | |
206 | 363 | stating the justification for this use and the savi ng expected to | |
207 | 364 | result. Such authorization shal l be valid for not to exceed sixty | |
208 | 365 | (60) days. Any state entity other than law enforcement that avails | |
209 | 366 | itself of this provision shall keep a monthly record of all | |
210 | 367 | participating employees, the number of emergen cy calls received and | |
211 | 368 | the number of times that a state vehicle was used in the performance | |
212 | 369 | of such emergency calls. | |
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214 | 396 | 2. Any employee of the Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma | |
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216 | 398 | Dangerous Drugs Control, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investiga tion, | |
217 | 399 | Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, Oklahoma Horse | |
218 | 400 | Racing Commission, Oklahoma Departmen t of Agriculture, Food, and | |
219 | 401 | Forestry, Office of the Inspector General within the Department of | |
220 | 402 | Human Services or Office of the State Fire Marshal, who is a law | |
221 | 403 | enforcement officer or criminalist, Public Information officer, | |
222 | 404 | Special Investigator or Assistant Director of the Oklahoma State | |
223 | 405 | Bureau of Investigation, the Executive Director of CLEET, CLEET- | |
224 | 406 | certified Investigator for a state board , or any employee of a | |
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407 | + | district attorney who is a law enforcement officer, may be permitted | |
226 | 408 | to use a state-owned or state-leased vehicle to provide | |
227 | 409 | transportation between the residence of the employee and the | |
228 | 410 | assigned place of employment and between the residence and any | |
229 | 411 | location other than the assigne d place of employment to which the | |
230 | 412 | employee travels in the performance o f the official duty of the | |
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233 | 414 | 3. Any employee of the Department of Public Safety who i s an | |
234 | 415 | employee in the Driver License Examining Services Division, an | |
235 | 416 | employee of the Driver Complian ce Division, a wrecker inspector or | |
236 | 417 | auditor of the Wrecker Serv ices Division, or a noncommissioned pilot | |
237 | 418 | may be permitted, as determined by the Commissioner, to use a state- | |
238 | 419 | owned or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the | |
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240 | 447 | between the residence and any location other than the assigned place | |
241 | 448 | of employment to which the employee travels i n the performance of | |
242 | 449 | the official duty of the employee. | |
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244 | 450 | 4. The Director, department heads and other essential employees | |
245 | 451 | of the Department of Wildlife Co nservation, as authorized by the | |
246 | 452 | Wildlife Conservation Com mission, may be permitted to use a state - | |
247 | 453 | owned or state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the | |
248 | 454 | residence of the employee and the assigned place of employment and | |
249 | 455 | between the residence and any location other than the assigned place | |
250 | 456 | of employment to which the employee travels in the perf ormance of | |
251 | 457 | the official duty of the employee. | |
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253 | 458 | 5. The Director, department heads, emergency responders and | |
254 | 459 | other essential employees of the Department of Corrections, as | |
255 | 460 | authorized by the Director, may be permitt ed to use a state-owned or | |
256 | 461 | state-leased vehicle to provide transportation between the residence | |
257 | 462 | of the employee and the assigned place of employment and between the | |
258 | 463 | residence and any location other than the assigned place of | |
259 | 464 | employment to which the employe e travels in the performance of the | |
260 | 465 | official duty of the employee. | |
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262 | 466 | C. The principal administrator of the state agency with which | |
263 | 467 | the employee is employed shall so designate the status of the | |
264 | 468 | employee in writing or provide a copy of the temporary authoriza tion | |
265 | 469 | to the Governor, the President Pro Te mpore of the Senate and the | |
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266 | 496 | Speaker of the House of Representatives . Such employee status | |
267 | 497 | report shall also be provided to the State Fleet Manager of the | |
268 | 498 | Division of Fleet Management if the motor vehicle for emerg ency use | |
269 | 499 | is provided by said Division. | |
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271 | 500 | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311, is | |
272 | 501 | amended to read as follows: | |
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274 | 502 | Section 3311. A. There is hereby created a Council on Law | |
275 | 503 | Enforcement Education and Training which shall be, and is hereby | |
276 | 504 | declared to be, a governmental law enforcement agency of the State | |
277 | 505 | of Oklahoma, body politic and corporate, with powers of government | |
278 | 506 | and with the authority to exercise the r ights, privileges and | |
279 | 507 | functions necessary to ensure the professiona l training and | |
280 | 508 | continuing education of law enforcement officers in the State of | |
281 | 509 | Oklahoma this state. These rights, privileges and functions | |
282 | 510 | include, but are not limited to, those specified in Secti ons 3311 | |
283 | 511 | through 3311.15 of this title and in the Oklahoma Security G uard and | |
284 | 512 | Private Investigator Act and the Oklahoma Bail Enforcement and | |
285 | 513 | Licensing Act. The Counci l shall be authorized to require agency | |
286 | 514 | employees and the employees of agency contractors in positions to | |
287 | 515 | have access to Oklahoma Peace Officer records, Oklahoma Security | |
288 | 516 | Guard and Private Investigator records, Oklahoma Bail Enforcement | |
289 | 517 | and Licensing Act records, to be subject to a criminal history | |
290 | 518 | search by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Invest igation, as well as be | |
291 | 519 | fingerprinted for submission of the fingerprin ts through the | |
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292 | 546 | Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to the Federal Bureau of | |
293 | 547 | Investigation for a national criminal history check. The Council | |
294 | 548 | shall be the recipient of the results of t he record check. In | |
295 | 549 | accordance with Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, | |
296 | 550 | this includes a national criminal record with a finger print | |
297 | 551 | analysis. The Council shall be composed of thirteen (13) members as | |
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300 | 553 | 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, or | |
301 | 554 | designee; | |
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303 | 555 | 2. The Director of the Okl ahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and | |
304 | 556 | Dangerous Drugs Control, or designee; | |
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306 | 557 | 3. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, | |
307 | 558 | or designee; | |
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309 | 559 | 4. One member appointed by the Gove rnor who shall be a law | |
310 | 560 | enforcement administrator representing a trib al law enforcement | |
311 | 561 | agency; | |
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313 | 562 | 5. One member appointed by the Governor who shall be a chief of | |
314 | 563 | police of a municipality with a population over one hundred thousand | |
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317 | 565 | 6. One member appointed by th e Board of Directors of the | |
318 | 566 | Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association who shall be a sheriff of a county | |
319 | 567 | with a population under twenty -five thousand (25,000), as determined | |
320 | 568 | by the latest Federal De cennial Census; | |
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323 | 596 | Chiefs Chiefs of Police who shall be a chief of police representing | |
324 | 597 | a municipality with a population over ten thousand (10,000), as | |
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327 | 599 | 8. One member shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of | |
328 | 600 | the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association who shall be a sheriff of a | |
329 | 601 | county with a population of twenty -five thousand (25,000) or more, | |
330 | 602 | as determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census; | |
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332 | 603 | 9. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the | |
333 | 604 | Fraternal Order of Police who s hall have experience as a training | |
334 | 605 | officer; | |
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336 | 606 | 10. One member appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education | |
337 | 607 | who shall be a representative of East Central University; | |
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339 | 608 | 11. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the | |
340 | 609 | Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Off icers Association who shall be a | |
341 | 610 | full-time law enforcement officer in good standing with CLEET wit hin | |
342 | 611 | a county with a population under fifty thousand (50,000); | |
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344 | 612 | 12. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint one | |
345 | 613 | member from a list of three or mo re nominees submitted by a | |
346 | 614 | statewide organization representing cities and towns that is exempt | |
347 | 615 | from taxation under federal law and designated pursuant to the | |
348 | 616 | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a); | |
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352 | 645 | one member from a list of three or more nominees submitted by an | |
353 | 646 | organization that assists in the establishment of accreditation | |
354 | 647 | standards and training programs for law enforcement agencies | |
355 | 648 | throughout the State of Oklahoma this state. | |
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357 | 649 | The Executive Director selected by the Council shall be an ex | |
358 | 650 | officio member of the Council a nd shall act as Secretary. The | |
359 | 651 | Council on Law Enforcement Ed ucation and Training shall select a | |
360 | - | chair and vice-chair from among its members. Members of the Council | |
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361 | 653 | on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall not receive a salary | |
362 | 654 | for duties performed as members of the Council, but shall be | |
363 | 655 | reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | |
364 | 656 | performance of Council duties pursuant to the provi sions of the | |
365 | 657 | State Travel Reimbursement Act. | |
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367 | 658 | B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Trai ning is | |
368 | 659 | hereby authorized and directed to: | |
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370 | 660 | 1. Appoint a larger Advisory Council to discuss problems and | |
371 | 661 | hear recommendations concerning necessary research, m inimum | |
372 | 662 | standards, educational needs, and other matters imperative to | |
373 | 663 | upgrading Oklahoma law enforc ement to professional status; | |
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375 | 664 | 2. Promulgate rules with respe ct to such matters as | |
376 | 665 | certification, revocation, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement | |
377 | 666 | of certification, minimum courses of study, testing and test scores, | |
378 | 667 | attendance requirements, equipment a nd facilities, minimum | |
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380 | 695 | advanced in-service courses, and seminars for Oklahoma police and | |
381 | 696 | peace officers; | |
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383 | 697 | 3. Authorize research, basic and advanced courses, and seminars | |
384 | 698 | to assist in program p lanning directly and through subcommittees; | |
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386 | 699 | 4. Authorize additional staff and services necessary for | |
387 | 700 | program expansion; | |
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389 | 701 | 5. Recommend legislation necessary t o upgrade Oklahoma law | |
390 | 702 | enforcement to professional status; | |
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392 | 703 | 6. Establish policies and regulations concerning the number, | |
393 | 704 | geographic and police unit distributio n, and admission requirements | |
394 | 705 | of those receiving tuition or scholarship aid available through the | |
395 | 706 | Council. Such waiver of costs shall be limited to duly appointed | |
396 | 707 | members of legally constituted local, county, and state law | |
397 | 708 | enforcement agencies on the basi s of educational and financial need; | |
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399 | 709 | 7. Appoint an Executive Director and an Assistant Director to | |
400 | 710 | direct the staff, inform the Council of compliance with the | |
401 | 711 | provisions of this section and perf orm such other duties imposed on | |
402 | 712 | the Council by law. An Exec utive Director appointed by the Council | |
403 | 713 | must qualify for the position with a bachelor or higher d egree in | |
404 | 714 | law enforcement from an accredited college or university, or a | |
405 | - | bachelor or higher degree in a law-enforcement-related subject area, | |
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406 | 716 | and a minimum of five (5) years of active law enforcement experience | |
407 | 717 | including, but not limited to, responsibility for enforcement, | |
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409 | 745 | implementation. | |
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411 | 746 | The Executive Director of the Council on L aw Enforcement | |
412 | 747 | Education and Training may hire an Assistant Director to perform | |
413 | 748 | such duties as directed by the Executive Director. | |
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415 | 749 | The Executive Director of the Council on Law Enforcement | |
416 | 750 | Education and Training may commission CLEET staff as peace officers | |
417 | 751 | for purposes consistent with the duties of CLEET as set out in state | |
418 | 752 | law. The powers and duties conferred on the Executive Di rector or | |
419 | 753 | any staff member appointed by the Executive Director as a peace | |
420 | 754 | officer shall not limit the powers and duties of other peace | |
421 | 755 | officers of this state o r any political subdivision thereof. The | |
422 | 756 | Executive Director or any staff member appointed by the Executive | |
423 | 757 | Director as a peace officer may, upon request, assist any federal, | |
424 | 758 | state, county or municipal law enforcement agency; | |
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426 | 759 | 8. Enter into contracts and a greements for the payment of | |
427 | 760 | classroom space, food, and lodging expenses as may be necessary for | |
428 | 761 | law enforcement officers attending any official course of | |
429 | 762 | instruction approved or conducted by the Council. Such expenses may | |
430 | 763 | be paid directly to the contract ing agency or business | |
431 | 764 | establishment. The food and lodging expenses for each law | |
432 | 765 | enforcement officer shall not exceed the authorized rates as | |
433 | 766 | provided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act; provided, | |
434 | 767 | however, the Council may provide food and lodging t o law enforcement | |
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436 | 795 | conducted by the Council rather than paying for the provision of | |
437 | 796 | such food and lodging by an outside contracting agency or business | |
438 | 797 | establishment; | |
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440 | 798 | 9. a. Certify canine teams, consisting of a dog and a | |
441 | 799 | handler working together as a team, trained to detect: | |
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443 | 800 | (1) controlled dangerous substances, or | |
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445 | 801 | (2) explosives, explosive materials, explosive | |
446 | 802 | devices, or materials which could be used to | |
447 | 803 | construct an explosive device; | |
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449 | 804 | provided, the dog of a certified canine team shall not | |
450 | - | be certified at any time as both a drug dog and a bomb | |
805 | + | be certified at any time as both a drug dog and a bomb | |
451 | 806 | dog, and any dog of a certified canine team who has | |
452 | 807 | been previously certified as either a drug dog or a | |
453 | 808 | bomb dog shall not be eligible at any time to be | |
454 | 809 | certified in the other category. | |
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456 | 810 | b. Upon retiring the dog from the service it was | |
457 | 811 | certified to perform, the law enforcement department | |
458 | 812 | that handled the dog shall retain possession of the | |
459 | 813 | dog. The handler shall have first option of adopting | |
460 | 814 | the dog. If that option is not exercised, the law | |
461 | 815 | enforcement department shall provide for its adoption. | |
462 | 816 | Once adopted the dog shall not be placed back into | |
463 | 817 | active service; | |
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465 | 844 | 10. Enter into a lease, loan or other agreement with the | |
466 | 845 | Oklahoma Development Finance Authority o r a local public trust for | |
467 | 846 | the purpose of facilitating the financing of a new facility for its | |
468 | 847 | operations and use and pledge, to the extent authorized by law, all | |
469 | 848 | or a portion of its receipts of the assessment penalty herein | |
470 | 849 | referenced for the payment of i ts obligations under such lease, loan | |
471 | 850 | or other agreement. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase | |
472 | 851 | the assessment penalty to such a level or appropriate sufficient | |
473 | 852 | monies to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to | |
474 | 853 | make payments on the lease, loan or other agreement for the purpose | |
475 | 854 | of retiring the bonds to be issued by the Okla homa Development | |
476 | 855 | Finance Authority or local public trust. Such lease, loan or other | |
477 | 856 | agreement and the bonds issued to finance such facilities shall not | |
478 | 857 | constitute an indebtedness of the State of Oklahoma this state or be | |
479 | 858 | backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Oklahoma this | |
480 | 859 | state, and the lease, loan or other agreement and the bonds shall | |
481 | 860 | contain a statement to such effect; | |
482 | - | ||
483 | 861 | 11. Accept gifts, beques ts, devises, contributions and grants, | |
484 | 862 | public or private, of real or personal property; | |
485 | - | ||
486 | 863 | 12. Appoint an advisory commit tee composed of representatives | |
487 | 864 | from security guard and private investigative agencies to advise the | |
488 | 865 | Council concerning necessary researc h, minimum standards for | |
489 | 866 | licensure, education, and other matters related to licensure of | |
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491 | 894 | private investigative agencies; | |
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493 | 895 | 13. Enter into agreements with individuals, educational | |
494 | 896 | institutions, agencies, and business and tribal entities for | |
495 | - | professional services, the use of facilities and supplies, and staf f | |
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496 | 898 | overtime costs incurred as a result of the user ’s requests to | |
497 | 899 | schedule functions after -hours, on weekends, or anytime such | |
498 | 900 | requests extend staff beyond its normal capacity, whereby | |
499 | 901 | contracting individuals, educational institutions, agencies, and | |
500 | 902 | business and tribal entities shall pay a fee to be determined by the | |
501 | 903 | Council by rule. All fees collected pursuant to facilities usage | |
502 | 904 | shall be deposited to the credit of the C.L.E.E.T. Training C enter | |
503 | 905 | Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3311.6 of this titl e. | |
504 | 906 | All other fees collected pursuant to these agreements shall be | |
505 | 907 | deposited to the credit of the Peace Officer Revolving Fund created | |
506 | 908 | pursuant to Section 3311.7 of this title. The Counci l is authorized | |
507 | 909 | to promulgate emergency rules to effectuate the prov isions of this | |
508 | 910 | paragraph; | |
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510 | 911 | 14. Promulgate rules to establish a state firearms | |
511 | 912 | requalification standard for active peace officers and meet any | |
512 | 913 | requirements imposed on the Council by the fed eral Law Enforcement | |
513 | 914 | Officers Safety Act of 2004; | |
514 | - | ||
515 | 915 | 15. Set minimal criteria relating to qualifications for chief | |
516 | 916 | of police administrative training pursuant to Section 34 -102 of | |
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518 | 944 | training for a Police Chief Administrative School, and approve all | |
519 | 945 | police chief administrative training offered in this state; | |
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521 | 946 | 16. Appoint a Curriculum Review Board to be composed of six (6) | |
522 | 947 | members as follows: | |
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524 | 948 | a. one member shall be selected by the Chancellor for | |
525 | 949 | Higher Education, who possesses a background of | |
526 | 950 | creation and review o f curriculum and experience | |
527 | 951 | teaching criminal justice or law enforcement courses, | |
528 | 952 | who shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, | |
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530 | 953 | b. one member shall represent a municipal jurisdiction | |
531 | 954 | with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more | |
532 | 955 | and who shall be a management-level CLEET-certified | |
533 | 956 | training officer, who shall serve an initial term of | |
534 | 957 | two (2) years, | |
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536 | 958 | c. one member shall represent a co unty jurisdiction with | |
537 | 959 | a population of fifty thousa nd (50,000) or more and | |
538 | 960 | who shall be a management -level CLEET-certified | |
539 | 961 | training officer, who shall serve an initial term of | |
540 | - | three (3) years, | |
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541 | 963 | d. one member shall represent a municipal jurisdiction | |
542 | 964 | with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) | |
543 | 965 | and who shall be a CLEET -certified training officer, | |
544 | 966 | who shall serve an initial term of two (2) years, | |
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547 | 994 | a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) and | |
548 | 995 | who shall be a CLEET-certified training office r, who | |
549 | 996 | shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, and | |
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551 | 997 | f. one member selected by the Oklahoma Department of | |
552 | 998 | Career and Technology, who shall have experience in | |
553 | 999 | the creation and review of curriculum as wel l as | |
554 | 1000 | experience in teaching criminal justice or law | |
555 | 1001 | enforcement courses, who shall serve an initial term | |
556 | 1002 | of three (3) years. | |
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558 | 1003 | After the initial terms of office, all members shall be | |
559 | 1004 | appointed to serve three -year terms. Any member may be reappointed | |
560 | 1005 | to serve consecutive terms. Members shall serve without | |
561 | 1006 | compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to | |
562 | 1007 | the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Board shall review and | |
563 | 1008 | establish curriculum for all CLEET academies and training courses | |
564 | 1009 | pursuant to procedures established by the Council on Law En forcement | |
565 | 1010 | Education and Training; | |
566 | - | ||
567 | 1011 | 17. Conduct review and verificati on of any records relating to | |
568 | 1012 | the statutory duties of CLEET; | |
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570 | 1013 | 18. Receive requested reports including investigative reports, | |
571 | 1014 | court documents, statements, or other applicable information fr om | |
572 | 1015 | local, county and state agencies and other agencies for use in | |
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574 | 1043 | subject to disciplinary or other actions provided by law; | |
575 | - | ||
576 | 1044 | 19. Summarily suspend a certification of a peace officer, | |
577 | 1045 | without prior notice but otherwise subject to administrative | |
578 | 1046 | proceedings, if CLEET finds that the actions of the certified peace | |
579 | 1047 | officer may present a danger to the peace officer, the public, a | |
580 | 1048 | family or household member, or involve a crime against a minor. A | |
581 | 1049 | certified copy of the information or indictment charging such a | |
582 | 1050 | crime shall be considered clear and convincing evidence of the | |
583 | 1051 | charge; and | |
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585 | 1052 | 20. Approve law enforcement agencies and police departments in | |
586 | 1053 | accordance with the following: | |
587 | - | ||
588 | 1054 | a. this section applies on ly to an entity authorized by | |
589 | 1055 | statute or by the Constitution to crea te a law | |
590 | 1056 | enforcement agency or police department and | |
591 | 1057 | commission, appoint, or employ officers that first | |
592 | 1058 | creates or reactivates an inactiv e law enforcement | |
593 | 1059 | agency or police department and f irst begins to | |
594 | 1060 | commission, appoint, or employ officers on or after | |
595 | 1061 | November 1, 2011, | |
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597 | 1062 | b. the entity shall submit to CLEET, a minimum of sixty | |
598 | 1063 | (60) days prior to creation of the law enforcement | |
599 | 1064 | agency or police department, information regarding: | |
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601 | 1091 | (1) the need for the law enforcement agency or police | |
602 | 1092 | department in the communit y, | |
603 | - | ||
604 | 1093 | (2) the funding sources for the law enforcement | |
605 | 1094 | agency or police department, and proof that no | |
606 | 1095 | more than fifty percent (50%) of the fu nding of | |
607 | 1096 | the entity will be derived from ticket rev enue or | |
608 | 1097 | fines, | |
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610 | 1098 | (3) the physical resources available to officers, | |
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612 | 1099 | (4) the physical facilities that the law enforcement | |
613 | 1100 | agency or police department will operate | |
614 | 1101 | including descriptions of the evidence room, | |
615 | 1102 | dispatch area, restroom facilities, and public | |
616 | 1103 | area, | |
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618 | 1104 | (5) law enforcement policies of the law enforcement | |
619 | 1105 | agency or police department including published | |
620 | 1106 | policies on: | |
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622 | 1107 | (a) use of force, | |
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624 | 1108 | (b) vehicle pursuit, | |
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626 | 1109 | (c) mental health, | |
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628 | 1110 | (d) professional conduct of offic ers, | |
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632 | 1112 | (f) response to missing pe rsons, | |
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634 | 1113 | (g) supervision of part-time officers, and | |
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636 | 1114 | (h) impartial policing, | |
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638 | 1141 | (6) the administrative structure of the law | |
639 | 1142 | enforcement agency or police department, | |
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641 | 1143 | (7) liability insurance, and | |
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643 | 1144 | (8) any other information CLEET requires by rule, | |
644 | - | ||
645 | 1145 | c. within sixty (60) days of receiving an entity ’s | |
646 | 1146 | request, CLEET will forward to the entity by certified | |
647 | 1147 | mail, return receipt requested, a letter of | |
648 | 1148 | authorization or denial to create a law enforcement | |
649 | 1149 | agency or police depa rtment and commission, appoint, | |
650 | 1150 | or employ officers, signed by the Executive Director | |
651 | 1151 | of CLEET, and | |
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653 | 1152 | d. in cases of denial, the entity may appeal the decision | |
654 | 1153 | of the Executive Director to the full CLEET Council. | |
655 | 1154 | The Executive Director shall ensure that the final | |
656 | 1155 | report is provided to all members of the Council. The | |
657 | 1156 | Council shall review and make recommendations | |
658 | 1157 | concerning the report at the first meeting of the | |
659 | 1158 | Council to occur after all members of the Council have | |
660 | 1159 | received the report. The Council may, by ma jority | |
661 | 1160 | vote: | |
662 | - | ||
663 | 1161 | (1) order additional information be pr ovided, | |
664 | - | ||
665 | 1162 | (2) order confirmation of the opinion of the | |
666 | 1163 | Executive Director, or | |
667 | - | ||
668 | 1164 | (3) order authorization of the entity. | |
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670 | 1191 | C. 1. Payment of any fee provided for in this section may be | |
671 | 1192 | made by a nationally recogn ized credit or debit card issued to the | |
672 | 1193 | applicant. The Council may publicly post and collect a fee for the | |
673 | 1194 | acceptance of the nationally recognized credit or debit card not to | |
674 | - | exceed five percent (5%) of the amount of the payment. For purposes | |
1195 | + | exceed five percent (5%) of the amount of the payment. For purposes | |
675 | 1196 | of this subsection, “nationally recognized credit card” means any | |
676 | 1197 | instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit pla te, | |
677 | 1198 | charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an | |
678 | 1199 | issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, service s, | |
679 | 1200 | or anything else of value and which is accepted by over one thousand | |
680 | 1201 | merchants in this state. “Debit card” means an identification card | |
681 | 1202 | or device issued to a person by a business organization which | |
682 | 1203 | permits such person to obtain access to or activate a consumer | |
683 | 1204 | banking electronic facility. The Council shall determine which | |
684 | 1205 | nationally recognized credit or debit cards wi ll be accepted as | |
685 | 1206 | payment for fees. | |
686 | - | ||
687 | 1207 | 2. Payment for any fee provided for in this title may be made | |
688 | 1208 | by a business check. The Council may: | |
689 | - | ||
690 | 1209 | a. add an amount equal to the amount of the servic e | |
691 | 1210 | charge incurred, not to exceed three percent (3%) of | |
692 | 1211 | the amount of the check as a service charge for the | |
693 | 1212 | acceptance and verification of the check, or | |
694 | - | ||
695 | 1213 | b. add an amount of no more than Five Dollars ($5.00) as | |
696 | 1214 | a service charge for the acceptance and verific ation | |
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698 | 1242 | “business check” shall not mean a money order, | |
699 | 1243 | cashier’s check, or bank certified check. | |
700 | - | ||
701 | 1244 | D. Failure of the Legislature to appropriate necessary funds to | |
702 | 1245 | provide for expenses and operations of the Council on Law | |
703 | 1246 | Enforcement Education and Training shall not invalidate othe r | |
704 | 1247 | provisions of this section relating to the creation and duties of | |
705 | 1248 | the Council. | |
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707 | 1249 | E. 1. No person shall be eligible for employment as a peace | |
708 | 1250 | officer or reserve peace officer until the em ploying law enforcement | |
709 | 1251 | agency has conducted a background investigat ion of such person | |
710 | 1252 | consisting of the following: | |
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712 | 1253 | a. a fingerprint search submitted to the Oklahoma State | |
713 | 1254 | Bureau of Investigation with a re turn report to the | |
714 | 1255 | submitting agency that such pers on has no felony | |
715 | 1256 | record, | |
716 | - | ||
717 | 1257 | b. a fingerprint search submitted to the Fe deral Bureau | |
718 | - | of Investigation with a return report to the | |
1258 | + | of Investigation with a return report to the | |
719 | 1259 | submitting agency that such person has no felony | |
720 | 1260 | record, | |
721 | - | ||
722 | 1261 | c. such person has undergone psychological evaluation by | |
723 | 1262 | a psychologist licensed by the State of Oklahoma and | |
724 | 1263 | has been evaluated to be suitab le to serve as a peace | |
725 | 1264 | officer in the State of Oklahoma , | |
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727 | 1291 | d. the employing agency has verified that such person has | |
728 | 1292 | a high school diploma or a GED equivalency certificate | |
729 | 1293 | as recognized by state law, | |
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731 | 1294 | e. such person is not participating in a deferred | |
732 | 1295 | sentence agreement for a felony, a crime involving | |
733 | 1296 | moral turpitude or a crime of domestic violence, and | |
734 | 1297 | does not have any criminal charges pendin g in any | |
735 | 1298 | court in this state, another state, in tri bal court or | |
736 | 1299 | pursuant to the United States Code, | |
737 | - | ||
738 | 1300 | f. such person is not currently subject to an order of | |
739 | 1301 | the Council revoking, suspending, or accepting a | |
740 | 1302 | voluntary surrender of peace officer certification, | |
741 | - | ||
742 | 1303 | g. such person is not currently undergoing treatment for | |
743 | 1304 | a mental illness, condition or disorder. For purposes | |
744 | 1305 | of this subsection, “currently undergoing treatment | |
745 | 1306 | for mental illness, condition or disorder ” means the | |
746 | 1307 | person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician, | |
747 | 1308 | psychologist, or licensed mental health professional | |
748 | 1309 | as being afflicted with a substantial disorder of | |
749 | 1310 | thought, mood, perception, psychological orientation | |
750 | 1311 | or memory that significantly impairs judgment, | |
751 | 1312 | behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to | |
752 | 1313 | meet the ordinary demands of life and such condition | |
753 | 1314 | continues to exist, | |
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755 | 1341 | h. such person is twenty -one (21) years of age. | |
756 | 1342 | Provided, this requirement shall not affect those | |
757 | 1343 | persons who are already employed as a police or peace | |
758 | 1344 | officer prior to November 1, 1985, and | |
759 | - | ||
760 | 1345 | i. such person has provided proof of United States | |
761 | 1346 | citizenship or resident alien status, pursuan t to an | |
762 | 1347 | employment eligibility verification form from the | |
763 | - | United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. | |
1348 | + | United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. | |
764 | 1349 | 2. To aid the evaluating p sychologist in interpreting the test | |
765 | 1350 | results including automated scoring and interpretations, the | |
766 | 1351 | employing agency shal l provide the psychologist a statement | |
767 | 1352 | confirming the identity of the individual taking the test as the | |
768 | 1353 | person who is employed or seeking employment as a peace officer of | |
769 | 1354 | the agency and attesting that it administered the psychological | |
770 | 1355 | instrument in accorda nce with standards within the test document. | |
771 | 1356 | The psychologist shall report to the employing agency the evaluation | |
772 | 1357 | of the assessment inst rument and may include any additional | |
773 | 1358 | recommendations to assist the employing agency in determining | |
774 | 1359 | whether to certify to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and | |
775 | 1360 | Training that the person being evaluated is suitable to serve as a | |
776 | 1361 | peace officer in the State of Oklahoma this state. No additional | |
777 | 1362 | procedures or requirements shall be imposed for performance of the | |
778 | 1363 | psychological evaluation. The psychological instrument utilized | |
779 | 1364 | shall be evaluated by a psychologist licensed by the State of | |
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780 | 1391 | Oklahoma, and the employing agency shall certify to the Council that | |
781 | 1392 | the evaluation was conducted in accordance with this provision and | |
782 | 1393 | that the employee or applicant is suitable to serve as a peace | |
783 | 1394 | officer in the State of Oklahoma this state. | |
784 | - | ||
785 | 1395 | a. Any person found not to be suitable for employment or | |
786 | 1396 | certification by the Council shall not be empl oyed, | |
787 | 1397 | retained in employment as a peace officer, or | |
788 | 1398 | certified by the Council for at least one (1) year, at | |
789 | 1399 | which time the employee or applicant may be | |
790 | 1400 | reevaluated by a psychologist li censed by the State of | |
791 | 1401 | Oklahoma. This section shall also be applicable t o | |
792 | 1402 | all reserve peace officers in the State of Oklahoma | |
793 | 1403 | this state. | |
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795 | 1404 | b. Any person who is certified by CLEET and has undergone | |
796 | 1405 | the psychological evaluation required by this | |
797 | 1406 | subparagraph and has been found to be suitable as a | |
798 | 1407 | peace officer shall not be required to be ree valuated | |
799 | 1408 | for any subsequent employment as a peace officer | |
800 | 1409 | following retirement or any break in service as a | |
801 | 1410 | peace officer, unless such break in service exceeds | |
802 | 1411 | five (5) years or the Council determines that a peace | |
803 | 1412 | officer may present a danger to himself or herself, | |
804 | 1413 | the public, or a family or household member. | |
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806 | 1440 | c. All persons seeking certification shall have their | |
807 | 1441 | name, gender, date of birth, and address of such | |
808 | - | person submitted to the Department of Mental Health | |
1442 | + | person submitted to the Department of Mental Health | |
809 | 1443 | and Substance Abuse Services by the Council. The | |
810 | 1444 | Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse | |
811 | 1445 | Services shall respond to the Council within ten (10) | |
812 | 1446 | days whether the computerized records of the | |
813 | 1447 | Department indicate the applicant has ever been | |
814 | 1448 | involuntarily committed to an Oklahoma state mental | |
815 | 1449 | institution. In the event that the Department of | |
816 | 1450 | Mental Health and Subst ance Abuse Services reports to | |
817 | 1451 | the Council that the applicant has been involuntarily | |
818 | 1452 | committed, the Council shall immediately inform the | |
819 | 1453 | employing agency. | |
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821 | 1454 | All basic police courses shall in clude a minimum of four (4) | |
822 | 1455 | hours of education and training in recog nizing and managing a person | |
823 | 1456 | appearing to require mental health treatment or services. The | |
824 | 1457 | training shall include training in crime and drug prevention, crisis | |
825 | 1458 | intervention, youth and fam ily intervention techniques, recognizing, | |
826 | 1459 | investigating and preventi ng abuse and exploitation of elderly | |
827 | 1460 | persons, mental health issues, and criminal jurisdiction on | |
828 | 1461 | Sovereign Indian Land. | |
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830 | 1488 | Subject to the availability of funding, for full -time salaried | |
831 | 1489 | police or peace officers a basic police course academy shall consist | |
832 | 1490 | of a minimum of six hundred (600) hours. | |
833 | - | ||
834 | 1491 | For reserve deputies a basic reserve academy shall consist of a | |
835 | 1492 | minimum of two hundred forty (240) hours. | |
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837 | 1493 | 3. Beginning January 1, 2018, any reserve pe ace officer who has | |
838 | 1494 | completed the two-hundred-forty-hour reserve peace officer | |
839 | 1495 | certification program and who has been in active service in that | |
840 | 1496 | capacity for the past six (6) months shall be eligible to attend a | |
841 | 1497 | three-hundred-sixty-hour basic full-time training academy to become | |
842 | 1498 | certified as a full-time peace or police offi cer. | |
843 | - | ||
844 | 1499 | 4. Every person who has not been certified as a police or peace | |
845 | 1500 | officer and is duly appointed or elected as a police or peace | |
846 | 1501 | officer shall hold such position on a temporary basis on ly, and | |
847 | 1502 | shall, within six (6) months from the date of appointment or taking | |
848 | 1503 | office, qualify as required in this subsection or forfeit such | |
849 | 1504 | position. In computing the tim e for qualification, all service | |
850 | 1505 | shall be cumulative from date of first appointment or taking office | |
851 | 1506 | as a police or peace officer with any department in t his state. | |
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853 | 1507 | a. The Council may extend the time requirement specified | |
854 | 1508 | in this paragraph for good cause a s determined by the | |
855 | 1509 | Council. | |
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857 | 1536 | b. A duty is hereby imposed upon the employing agency to | |
858 | 1537 | withhold payment of the compensation or wage of such | |
859 | 1538 | unqualified officer. | |
860 | - | ||
861 | 1539 | c. If the police or peace officer fails to forfeit the | |
862 | 1540 | position or the employing agency fails to require the | |
863 | 1541 | officer to forfeit the position, the district attorney | |
864 | 1542 | shall file the proper action to cause the forfeiting | |
865 | 1543 | of such position. The district c ourt of the county | |
866 | 1544 | where the officer is employed shall have jurisdiction | |
867 | 1545 | to hear the case. | |
868 | - | ||
869 | 1546 | 5. The Council may certify officers who have completed a course | |
870 | 1547 | of study in another state deemed by the Council to meet standards | |
871 | 1548 | for Oklahoma peace officers provid ing the officer’s certification in | |
872 | 1549 | the other state has not been revoked or voluntarily surrendered and | |
873 | 1550 | is not currently under suspension. | |
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875 | 1551 | 6. For purposes of this section, a police or peac e officer is | |
876 | 1552 | defined as a full-time duly appointed or elected office r who is paid | |
877 | 1553 | for working more than twenty -five (25) hours per week and whose | |
878 | 1554 | duties are to preserve t he public peace, protect life and property, | |
879 | 1555 | prevent crime, serve warrants, transport p risoners, and enforce laws | |
880 | 1556 | and ordinances of this state, or any poli tical subdivision thereof; | |
881 | 1557 | provided, elected sheriffs and their deputies and elected, | |
882 | 1558 | appointed, or acting chiefs of police shall meet the requirements of | |
883 | 1559 | this subsection within the first six (6) months after assuming the | |
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884 | 1586 | duties of the office to which they are elected or appointed or for | |
885 | 1587 | which they are an acting chief; provided further, that this section | |
886 | 1588 | shall not apply to persons designated by the Director of the | |
887 | 1589 | Department of Corrections as peace officers pursuant to Section 510 | |
888 | 1590 | of Title 57 of the Oklahom a Statutes. | |
889 | - | ||
890 | 1591 | F. No person shall be certified as a police or peace officer by | |
891 | 1592 | the Council or be employe d by the state, a county, a city, or any | |
892 | 1593 | political subdivision thereof, who is current ly subject to an order | |
893 | 1594 | of the Council revoking, suspending, or accep ting a voluntary | |
894 | 1595 | surrender of peace officer certification or who has been convicted | |
895 | 1596 | of a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of | |
896 | 1597 | domestic violence, unless a full pardon ha s been granted by the | |
897 | - | proper agency; however, any person who has bee n trained and | |
1598 | + | proper agency; however, any person who has bee n trained and | |
898 | 1599 | certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training | |
899 | 1600 | and is actively emplo yed as a full-time peace officer as of November | |
900 | 1601 | 1, 1985, shall not be subject to the p rovisions of this subsection | |
901 | 1602 | for convictions occurring prior to Nove mber 1, 1985. | |
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903 | 1603 | G. 1. The Council is hereby authorized to provide to any | |
904 | 1604 | employing agency the followin g information regarding a person who is | |
905 | 1605 | or has applied for employment as a police or p eace officer of such | |
906 | 1606 | employing agency: | |
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908 | 1607 | a. Oklahoma State Bureau of I nvestigation and Federal | |
909 | 1608 | Bureau of Investigation reports, | |
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911 | 1635 | b. administration of the psychological tests provided for | |
912 | 1636 | herein, | |
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914 | 1637 | c. performance in the course of study or other basis of | |
915 | 1638 | certification, | |
916 | - | ||
917 | 1639 | d. previous certifications issued, and | |
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919 | 1640 | e. any administrative or judicial determination denying | |
920 | 1641 | certification. | |
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922 | 1642 | 2. An employing agency shall not be liable in any ac tion | |
923 | 1643 | arising out of the release of contents of personnel information | |
924 | 1644 | relevant to the qualifications or ability of a person to perform the | |
925 | 1645 | duties of a police or peace officer when such information is | |
926 | 1646 | released pursuant to written authorization for release of | |
927 | 1647 | information signed by such person and is provided to another | |
928 | 1648 | employing agency which h as employed or has received an application | |
929 | 1649 | for employment from such person. | |
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931 | 1650 | 3. As used in this subsection, “employing agency” means a | |
932 | 1651 | political subdivision or law enforc ement agency which either has | |
933 | 1652 | employed or received an employment application from a pe rson who, if | |
934 | 1653 | employed, would be subject to this section. | |
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936 | 1654 | H. 1. A law enforcement agency employing police or peace | |
937 | 1655 | officers in this state shall report the hiring, resign ation, or | |
938 | 1656 | termination for any reason of a police or peace officer to the | |
939 | 1657 | Council within ten (10) days. Failure to comply with the provisions | |
940 | 1658 | of this subsection may disqualify a law enforcement agency from | |
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941 | 1685 | participating in training programs sponsored by th e Council. Every | |
942 | - | law enforcement agency employing police or peace officers in this | |
1686 | + | law enforcement agency employing police or peace officers in this | |
943 | 1687 | state shall submit to CLEET on or before October 1 of each calendar | |
944 | 1688 | year a complete list of all commissioned employees with a current | |
945 | 1689 | mailing address and phone number for e ach such employee. In | |
946 | 1690 | addition to the above, CLEET may impose an administrative fine for | |
947 | 1691 | violations of this section. | |
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949 | 1692 | 2. A tribal law enforcement agency that has peace officers | |
950 | 1693 | commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency pursuant to a | |
951 | 1694 | cross-deputization agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any | |
952 | 1695 | political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the | |
953 | 1696 | provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes | |
954 | 1697 | shall report the commissioning, resignation, or terminati on of | |
955 | 1698 | commission for any reason of a cross-deputized tribal police or | |
956 | 1699 | peace officer to CLEET within ten (10) days of the commissioning, | |
957 | 1700 | resignation, or termination. Failure to comply with the provisions | |
958 | 1701 | of this subsection may disqualify a tribal law enfor cement agency | |
959 | 1702 | from participating in training programs sponsored by the Council. | |
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961 | 1703 | I. It is unlawful for any p erson to willfully make any | |
962 | 1704 | statement in an application to CLEET kno wing the statement is false | |
963 | 1705 | or intentionally commit fraud in any application to the Council for | |
964 | 1706 | attendance in any CLEET-conducted or CLEET-approved peace officer | |
965 | 1707 | academy or Collegiate Offi cer Program or for the purpose of | |
966 | 1708 | obtaining peace officer certificat ion or reinstatement. It is | |
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967 | 1735 | unlawful for any person to willfully submit false o r fraudulent | |
968 | 1736 | documents relating to continuing education rosters, transcripts or | |
969 | 1737 | certificates, or any canine license application. Any person | |
970 | 1738 | convicted of a violation of this su bsection shall be guilty of a | |
971 | 1739 | felony punishable by imprisonment in the Departmen t of Corrections | |
972 | 1740 | for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) | |
973 | 1741 | years, or by a fine not ex ceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), | |
974 | 1742 | or by both such fine and i mprisonment. In addition to the above, | |
975 | 1743 | CLEET may impose an administrative fine. | |
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977 | 1744 | J. 1. A police or pea ce officer shall be subject to | |
978 | 1745 | disciplinary action to include a denial, suspension, revocation or | |
979 | 1746 | acceptance of voluntary surrender of peace officer cer tification | |
980 | 1747 | upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence for the following: | |
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982 | 1748 | a. conviction of a felony or a crime of domestic | |
983 | 1749 | violence, | |
984 | - | ||
985 | 1750 | b. conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turp itude; | |
986 | 1751 | provided, if the conviction is a single isolated | |
987 | - | incident that occurred more than five (5) years ago | |
1752 | + | incident that occurred more than five (5) years ago | |
988 | 1753 | and the Council is satisfied that the pe rson has been | |
989 | 1754 | sufficiently rehabilitated, the Council may, in its | |
990 | 1755 | discretion, certify such person providing that all | |
991 | 1756 | other statutory requirements have been met, | |
992 | - | ||
993 | 1757 | c. a verdict of guilt or entry of a plea of guilty or | |
994 | 1758 | nolo contendere or an “Alford” plea or any plea other | |
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995 | 1785 | than a not guilty plea for a felony offense, a crime | |
996 | 1786 | of moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic violence, | |
997 | - | ||
998 | 1787 | d. falsification or a willful misrepresentation of | |
999 | 1788 | information in an employment application or | |
1000 | 1789 | application to the Council on Law Enforcem ent | |
1001 | 1790 | Education and Traini ng, records of evidence, or in | |
1002 | 1791 | testimony under oath, | |
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1004 | 1792 | e. revocation or voluntary surr ender of police or peace | |
1005 | 1793 | officer certification in another state for a violation | |
1006 | 1794 | of any law or rule or in settlement of any | |
1007 | 1795 | disciplinary action in su ch state, | |
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1009 | 1796 | f. involuntary commitment of a reserve or peace officer | |
1010 | 1797 | in a mental institution or licensed privat e mental | |
1011 | 1798 | health facility for any mental illness, condition or | |
1012 | 1799 | disorder that is diagnosed by a licensed physician, | |
1013 | 1800 | psychologist or a licensed mental health professional | |
1014 | 1801 | as a substantial disorder of thought, mood, | |
1015 | 1802 | perception, psychological orientation, or me mory that | |
1016 | 1803 | significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to | |
1017 | 1804 | recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary | |
1018 | 1805 | demands of life. Provided, the p eace officer | |
1019 | 1806 | certification may be reinstated upon the Council | |
1020 | 1807 | receiving notification of a psychological eval uation | |
1021 | 1808 | conducted by a licensed physician, psychologist or | |
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1022 | 1835 | licensed mental health professional which attests and | |
1023 | 1836 | states by affidavit that the officer and the | |
1024 | 1837 | evaluation test data of the officer have been examined | |
1025 | 1838 | and that, in the professional opinion of the | |
1026 | 1839 | physician, psychologist or licensed mental health | |
1027 | 1840 | professional, the officer is psychologically suitable | |
1028 | 1841 | to return to duty as a peace officer. Notw ithstanding | |
1029 | 1842 | any other provision of state law pertaining to | |
1030 | 1843 | confidentiality of hospital or other medical reco rds, | |
1031 | 1844 | and as allowable under federal law, CLEET may subpoena | |
1032 | - | or request a court to subpoena records necessary to | |
1845 | + | or request a court to subpoena records necessary to | |
1033 | 1846 | assure compliance with these provisi ons. Any | |
1034 | 1847 | confidential information received by CLEET for such | |
1035 | 1848 | purpose shall retain its confidential characte r while | |
1036 | 1849 | in the possession of CLEET, | |
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1038 | 1850 | g. abuse of office, | |
1039 | - | ||
1040 | 1851 | h. entry of a final order of protection against applicant | |
1041 | 1852 | or officer, or | |
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1043 | 1853 | i. any violation of the Oklahoma Private Se curity | |
1044 | 1854 | Licensing Act. | |
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1046 | 1855 | 2. Disciplinary proceedings shall be commenced by filing a | |
1047 | 1856 | complaint with the Council on a form approved by the Council. Any | |
1048 | 1857 | employing agency or other person having information may submit such | |
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1049 | 1884 | information to the Council for consider ation as provided in this | |
1050 | 1885 | subsection. | |
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1052 | 1886 | 3. Upon the filing of the complaint, a prelim inary | |
1053 | 1887 | investigation shall be conducted to determine whether: | |
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1055 | 1888 | a. there is reason to believe the person has violated any | |
1056 | 1889 | provision of this subsection or any other provision o f | |
1057 | 1890 | law or rule, or | |
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1059 | 1891 | b. there is reason to believe the person has been | |
1060 | 1892 | convicted of a felony, a crime involving moral | |
1061 | 1893 | turpitude or a domestic violence offe nse or is | |
1062 | 1894 | currently participating in a deferred sentence for | |
1063 | 1895 | such offenses. | |
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1065 | 1896 | 4. When the investigation o f a complaint does not find the | |
1066 | 1897 | person has violated any of the provisions of this su bsection, or | |
1067 | 1898 | finds that the person is sufficiently rehabilitated as provided in | |
1068 | 1899 | subparagraph b or f of paragraph 1 of this subsection, no | |
1069 | 1900 | disciplinary action shall be requi red and the person shall remain | |
1070 | 1901 | certified as a police or peace officer. When the in vestigation of a | |
1071 | 1902 | complaint finds that the person has violated any of the provisions | |
1072 | 1903 | of this subsection, the matter shall be referred for disciplinar y | |
1073 | 1904 | proceedings. The disc iplinary proceedings shall be in accordance | |
1074 | 1905 | with Articles I and II of the Administra tive Procedures Act. | |
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1079 | 1935 | has entered a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere or an “Alford” plea | |
1080 | 1936 | or any plea other than a not guilty p lea for a felony offense, a | |
1081 | 1937 | crime of moral turpitude or a crime of domestic viol ence or is the | |
1082 | 1938 | respondent in a final Victims Protective Order victim protective | |
1083 | 1939 | order; provided, that if the conviction has been rev ersed, vacated | |
1084 | 1940 | or otherwise invalidated by an appellate court, such conviction | |
1085 | 1941 | shall not be the basis for revocation of cert ification; provided | |
1086 | 1942 | further, that any person who has been trained and certified by the | |
1087 | 1943 | Council on Law Enforcement Education and Trai ning and is actively | |
1088 | 1944 | employed as a full-time peace officer as of Nov ember 1, 1985, shall | |
1089 | 1945 | not be subject to the provisions of this subsection for con victions | |
1090 | 1946 | occurring prior to November 1, 1985. The sole issue to be | |
1091 | 1947 | determined at the hearing shall be wheth er the person has been | |
1092 | 1948 | convicted of a felony, a crime involving mora l turpitude or a | |
1093 | 1949 | domestic violence offense or is the nam ed respondent/defendant in a | |
1094 | 1950 | final Victims Protective Order victim protective order. | |
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1096 | 1951 | 6. The Council shall revoke the certification of any person | |
1097 | 1952 | upon determining that such person has received a deferred sentence | |
1098 | 1953 | for a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude or a domestic | |
1099 | 1954 | violence offense. | |
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1101 | 1955 | 7. The Council may suspend the certification of any person upon | |
1102 | 1956 | a determination that such person has been involuntaril y committed to | |
1103 | 1957 | a mental institution or mental health facility for a mental illness, | |
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1104 | 1984 | condition or disorder as provided in sub paragraph f of paragraph 1 | |
1105 | 1985 | of this subsection. | |
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1107 | 1986 | 8. Every law enforcement agency in this state shall, within | |
1108 | 1987 | thirty (30) days of a fi nal order of termination or resignation | |
1109 | 1988 | while under investigation of a CLEET-certified peace officer, report | |
1110 | 1989 | such order or resignation in writing to the Executive Director of | |
1111 | 1990 | the Council. Any report, upon receipt by the Council, shall be | |
1112 | 1991 | considered as personnel records and shall be afforded confidential | |
1113 | 1992 | protection pursuant to Sections 24A.7 and 24A.8 of Title 51 of the | |
1114 | 1993 | Oklahoma Statutes. Any medical or other confidential records | |
1115 | 1994 | obtained by subpoena pursuant to this subsection shall not be made a | |
1116 | 1995 | part of such report. The Executive Director shall ensure that the | |
1117 | 1996 | report is provided to all members of the Council. The Council sh all | |
1118 | 1997 | review and make recommendations concerning the report at the first | |
1119 | 1998 | meeting of the Council to occur after all members of the Coun cil | |
1120 | 1999 | have received the report. The Council may, by a majority vote, | |
1121 | 2000 | order the suspension, for a given period of time, or rev ocation of | |
1122 | - | the CLEET certification of the peace officer in question if there | |
2001 | + | the CLEET certification of the peace officer in question if there | |
1123 | 2002 | are grounds for such actions pursuant to this section a nd the peace | |
1124 | 2003 | officer in question has been provided with notice and a n opportunity | |
1125 | 2004 | for a hearing pursuant to the Administrati ve Procedures Act. | |
1126 | 2005 | Suspension or revocation of CLEET certification pursuant to this | |
1127 | 2006 | paragraph shall be reported to the district att orney for the | |
1128 | 2007 | jurisdiction in which the peace officer was employed, to the | |
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1129 | 2034 | liability insurance company of the law enforcemen t agency that | |
1130 | 2035 | employed the peace officer, the chief elected official of the | |
1131 | 2036 | governing body of the law enforcement agency and the chi ef law | |
1132 | 2037 | enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency. | |
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1134 | 2038 | 9. For all other violations of this subsection, the hearing | |
1135 | 2039 | examiner shall take into consideration the severity of the | |
1136 | 2040 | violation, any mitigating circumstances offered by the person | |
1137 | 2041 | subject to disciplinary action, and any other evidence relevant to | |
1138 | 2042 | the person’s character to determine the appropriate disciplinary | |
1139 | 2043 | action. | |
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1141 | 2044 | 10. a. A police or peace officer may voluntarily surrender | |
1142 | 2045 | and relinquish the peace officer certification to | |
1143 | 2046 | CLEET. Pursuant to suc h surrender or relinquishment, | |
1144 | 2047 | the person surrendering the certifica tion shall be | |
1145 | 2048 | prohibited from applying to CLEET for rein statement | |
1146 | 2049 | within five (5) years of the date of the surrender or | |
1147 | 2050 | relinquishment, unless otherwise provided by law for | |
1148 | 2051 | reinstatement. | |
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1150 | 2052 | b. No person who has had a police or peace officer | |
1151 | 2053 | certification from another state revoked or | |
1152 | 2054 | voluntarily surrendered and h as not been reinstated by | |
1153 | 2055 | that state shall be considered for certification by | |
1154 | 2056 | CLEET. | |
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1156 | 2083 | c. Any person seeking reinstatement of police o r peace | |
1157 | 2084 | officer certification which has been suspended, | |
1158 | 2085 | revoked, or voluntarily surrendered may apply for | |
1159 | 2086 | reinstatement pursuant to promulgated CLEET rules | |
1160 | 2087 | governing reinstatement. Except as provided in this | |
1161 | 2088 | subsection, any person whose certification has been | |
1162 | 2089 | revoked, suspended or voluntarily surrendered for any | |
1163 | 2090 | reason including failure to comply with mandatory | |
1164 | 2091 | education and training requirements, shall pay a | |
1165 | 2092 | reinstatement fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars | |
1166 | - | ($150.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Peac e | |
2093 | + | ($150.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Peac e | |
1167 | 2094 | Officer Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section | |
1168 | 2095 | 3311.7 of this title. | |
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1170 | 2096 | 11. A duty is hereby imposed upon the district a ttorney who, on | |
1171 | 2097 | behalf of the State of Oklahoma, prosecutes a person holding police | |
1172 | 2098 | or peace officer or reserve peace officer certif ication for a | |
1173 | 2099 | felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic | |
1174 | 2100 | violence in which a plea of guilty, nolo con tendere, or an “Alford” | |
1175 | 2101 | plea or any other plea other than a not guilty plea or other finding | |
1176 | 2102 | of guilt is entered by, against or on b ehalf of a certified police | |
1177 | 2103 | or peace officer to report such plea, ag reement, or other finding of | |
1178 | 2104 | guilt to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training | |
1179 | 2105 | within ten (10) days of such plea agreement or the finding of guilt. | |
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1181 | 2132 | 12. Any person or agency r equired or authorized to submit | |
1182 | 2133 | information pursuant to this section to the Council shall be immune | |
1183 | 2134 | from liability arising f rom the submission of the information as | |
1184 | 2135 | long as the information was submitted in good faith and without | |
1185 | 2136 | malice. | |
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1187 | 2137 | 13. Any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency in | |
1188 | 2138 | this state which has int ernal discipline policies and procedures on | |
1189 | 2139 | file with CLEET shall be exempt from the disciplinary proceedings | |
1190 | 2140 | and actions provided for in this subsection; provided, however, such | |
1191 | 2141 | exemption shall not apply if the peace officer has been convicted of | |
1192 | 2142 | a felony crime, a crime of moral turpitude, or a crime of domest ic | |
1193 | 2143 | violence. | |
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1195 | 2144 | 14. All criminal proceedings initiated against a CLEET - | |
1196 | 2145 | certified peace officer or reserve peace officer shall be repor ted | |
1197 | 2146 | by the officer to CLEET immediately after arrest or discovery of the | |
1198 | 2147 | filing of such criminal proceeding. All CLEET -certified peace | |
1199 | 2148 | officers and reserve peace officers shall be required to report when | |
1200 | 2149 | a Victim Protective Order victim protective order has been issued | |
1201 | 2150 | against the officer including orders issued on an emergency basis | |
1202 | 2151 | and all final orders of protection. Failure to give notice pursuant | |
1203 | 2152 | to the provisions of this paragraph may be cause to initiate an | |
1204 | 2153 | action against the officer by CLEET. | |
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1208 | 2181 | a. “law enforcement agency ” means any department or | |
1209 | 2182 | agency of the state, a county, a municipality, or | |
1210 | 2183 | political subdivision thereof, with the duties to | |
1211 | - | maintain public order, make arrests, and enforce the | |
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1212 | 2185 | criminal laws of this state or municipal ordina nces, | |
1213 | 2186 | which employs CLEET-certified personnel, | |
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1215 | 2187 | b. “final order of termination” means a final notice of | |
1216 | 2188 | dismissal from employment provided after all | |
1217 | 2189 | grievance, arbitration, and court actions have been | |
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1220 | 2191 | c. “resignation while under investigation ” means the | |
1221 | 2192 | resignation from employment of a peace officer who is | |
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1223 | 2194 | crime of moral turpitude, a crime of domestic | |
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1228 | 2198 | K. 1. Every canine team in the state traine d to detect | |
1229 | 2199 | controlled dangerous substances shall be certified, by test, in the | |
1230 | 2200 | detection of such controlled dangerous substances and shall be | |
1231 | 2201 | recertified annually so long as the canine is us ed for such | |
1232 | 2202 | detection purposes. The certification test and annua l | |
1233 | 2203 | recertification test provisions of this subsection shall not be | |
1234 | 2204 | applicable to canines that are owned by a law enforcement agency and | |
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1235 | 2231 | that are certified and annually recertified in the detec tion of | |
1236 | 2232 | controlled dangerous substances by the United States Cust oms | |
1237 | 2233 | Service. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or | |
1238 | 2234 | testing of a canine team. | |
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1240 | 2235 | 2. The Council shall appoint a Drug Dog Advisory Council to | |
1241 | 2236 | make recommendations concerning mi nimum standards, educational | |
1242 | 2237 | needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines | |
1243 | 2238 | and canine teams trained to detect controlled dangerous substances. | |
1244 | 2239 | The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the recommendations of | |
1245 | 2240 | the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council shall | |
1246 | 2241 | include, but need not be limited to, a commissioned officer with | |
1247 | 2242 | practical knowledge of such canines and canine teams from each of | |
1248 | 2243 | the following: | |
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1250 | 2244 | a. the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous | |
1251 | 2245 | Drugs Control, | |
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1253 | 2246 | b. the Department of Public Safety, | |
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1255 | 2247 | c. a police department, | |
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1257 | 2248 | d. a sheriff’s office, and | |
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1259 | 2249 | e. a university or college campus police department. | |
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1261 | 2250 | 3. The fee for the certification test shall be Two Hundred | |
1262 | 2251 | Dollars ($200.00) and the annual recertification test f ee shall be | |
1263 | 2252 | One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per canine team. A ret est fee of | |
1264 | 2253 | Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be charged if the team fails the test. | |
1265 | 2254 | No such fee shall be charged to any local, state or federal | |
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1267 | 2282 | deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund create d pursuant to | |
1268 | 2283 | Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes. | |
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1270 | 2284 | L. 1. Every canine team in the state trained to detect | |
1271 | 2285 | explosives, explosive materials, explosive devices, and materials | |
1272 | 2286 | which could be used to construct an explosive device shall be | |
1273 | 2287 | certified, by test, in the detection of such explosives and | |
1274 | 2288 | materials and shall be recertified annually so long as the canine is | |
1275 | 2289 | used for such detection purposes. The certification test and annu al | |
1276 | 2290 | recertification test provisions of this subsection shall not b e | |
1277 | 2291 | applicable to canines that are owned by a law enforcement agency if | |
1278 | 2292 | such canines are certified and annually recertified in the detection | |
1279 | 2293 | of explosives and materials by the United States Dep artment of | |
1280 | 2294 | Defense. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or | |
1281 | 2295 | testing of a canine team. | |
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1283 | 2296 | 2. The Council shall appoint a Bomb Dog Advisory Council to | |
1284 | 2297 | make recommendations concerning minimum standards, educational | |
1285 | 2298 | needs, and other matters impe rative to the certification of canines | |
1286 | 2299 | and canine teams trained t o detect explosives, explosive materials, | |
1287 | 2300 | explosive devices and materials which could be used to construct an | |
1288 | 2301 | explosive device. The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the | |
1289 | 2302 | recommendations of the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory | |
1290 | 2303 | Council shall include, but need not be limited to, a commissioned | |
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1292 | 2331 | from each of the following: | |
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1294 | 2332 | a. the Department of Public Safety, | |
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1296 | 2333 | b. a police department, | |
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1298 | 2334 | c. a sheriff’s office, and | |
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1300 | 2335 | d. a university or college campus police department. | |
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1302 | 2336 | 3. The fee for the certification test shall be Two Hundred | |
1303 | 2337 | Dollars ($200.00) and the annual recertification test fee shall be | |
1304 | 2338 | One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) p er canine team. A retest fee of | |
1305 | 2339 | Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be c harged if the team fails the test. | |
1306 | 2340 | No such fee shall be charged to any local, state or federal | |
1307 | 2341 | government agency. The fees provided for in this paragraph shall be | |
1308 | 2342 | deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund created pursuant to | |
1309 | 2343 | Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes. | |
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1311 | 2344 | M. All tribal police officers of any Indian tribe or nation who | |
1312 | 2345 | have been commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency | |
1313 | 2346 | pursuant to a cross-deputization agreemen t with the State of | |
1314 | 2347 | Oklahoma or any political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma | |
1315 | 2348 | pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the | |
1316 | 2349 | Oklahoma Statutes shall be eligible for peace officer certification | |
1317 | 2350 | under the same terms and conditions require d of members of the law | |
1318 | 2351 | enforcement agencies of the State of Oklahoma and its political | |
1319 | 2352 | subdivisions. CLEET shall issue peace officer certification to | |
1320 | 2353 | tribal police officers who, as of July 1, 2003, are commissioned by | |
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1322 | 2381 | agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision of | |
1323 | 2382 | the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of | |
1324 | 2383 | Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and have met the training and | |
1325 | 2384 | qualification requireme nts of this section. | |
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1327 | 2385 | N. If an employing law enforcement agency in t his state has | |
1328 | 2386 | paid for CLEET training and the salary of a person while that person | |
1329 | 2387 | is completing in this state a basic police course approved by the | |
1330 | 2388 | Council and if within one (1) year afte r initial employment with the | |
1331 | 2389 | original employing agency that person resigns and is hired by | |
1332 | 2390 | another law enforcement agency in this state, the second agency or | |
1333 | 2391 | the person receiving the training shall reimburse the original | |
1334 | 2392 | employing agency for the cost of C LEET training and salary paid to | |
1335 | 2393 | the person while completing the bas ic police course by the original | |
1336 | 2394 | employing agency. If the person leaves the original employing | |
1337 | 2395 | agency later than one (l) year, but less than two (2) years, after | |
1338 | 2396 | the initial employment, t he second agency or the person r eceiving | |
1339 | 2397 | the training shall reimburs e the original employing agency fifty | |
1340 | 2398 | percent (50%) of the cost of CLEET training and salary paid to the | |
1341 | 2399 | person while completing the basic police course by the original | |
1342 | 2400 | employing agency. CLEET shall not be a party to an y court action | |
1343 | 2401 | based on this provisi on. | |
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1346 | 2429 | its discretion, may waive all or part of any moneys due to the | |
1347 | 2430 | Council, if deemed uncollectable by the Council. | |
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1349 | 2431 | P. Peace officers, reserve peace officers , tribal peace | |
1350 | 2432 | officers, agencies, b ail enforcers, security guards and private | |
1351 | 2433 | investigators shall maintain with the Council current mailing | |
1352 | 2434 | addresses and shall notify the Council, in writing, of any change of | |
1353 | 2435 | address or name. Notification of change of na me shall require | |
1354 | 2436 | certified copies of any marriage license or other court document | |
1355 | 2437 | which reflects the change of name. Notice of change of address or | |
1356 | 2438 | telephone number must be made within ten (10) days of the effected | |
1357 | 2439 | change. Notices shall not be accepted o ver the phone. In any | |
1358 | 2440 | proceeding in which the Council is required to serve notice or an | |
1359 | 2441 | order on an individual or an agency, the Council may send a letter | |
1360 | 2442 | to the mailing address on file with the Council. If the letter is | |
1361 | 2443 | returned and a notation of the U. S. Postal Service indicates | |
1362 | 2444 | “unclaimed”, or “moved”, or “refused” or any other nondelivery | |
1363 | 2445 | markings and the records of the Council indicate that no change of | |
1364 | 2446 | address as required by this subsection has been received by the | |
1365 | 2447 | Council, the notice and any subseq uent notices or orders shall be | |
1366 | 2448 | 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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2479 | + | section and the Oklahoma Open Records Act. | |
2480 | + | SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.” | |
2481 | + | ||
2482 | + | Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2023. | |
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2486 | + | Presiding Officer of the Senate | |
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2489 | + | Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, | |
2490 | + | 2023. | |
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2494 | + | Presiding Officer of the House | |
2495 | + | of Representatives | |
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2522 | + | ENGROSSED HOUSE | |
2523 | + | BILL NO. 2869 By: Wallace of the House | |
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2525 | + | and | |
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2527 | + | Weaver of the Senate | |
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2532 | + | [ Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training – | |
2533 | + | powers - duties – authority – certification – terms | |
2534 | + | – effective date ] | |
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2536 | + | ||
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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2578 | + | authorized to require agency employees and the emp loyees of agency | |
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 | |
2599 | + | agency; | |
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2627 | + | police of a municipality with a population ov er one hundred thousan d | |
2628 | + | (100,000), as determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census; | |
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 | |
2632 | + | by the latest Federal Decennial Census; | |
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 | |
2649 | + | a county with a population under fi fty thousand (50,000); | |
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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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2776 | + | the Council by law. An Exec utive Director appoin ted by the Council | |
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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2827 | + | provided for in the State Trav el Reimbursement Act; provided, | |
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 | |
2832 | + | establishment; | |
2833 | + | 9. a. Certify canine teams, consisting of a dog and a | |
2834 | + | handler working together as a team, trained to detect: | |
2835 | + | (1) controlled dangerous su bstances, or | |
2836 | + | (2) explosives, explosive materials, explosive | |
2837 | + | devices, or materials which could be used to | |
2838 | + | construct an explosive device; | |
2839 | + | provided, the dog of a certified canine team shall not | |
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 | |
2849 | + | the dog. If that option is not exercised, the law | |
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2876 | + | enforcement department shall provide for its adoption. | |
2877 | + | Once adopted the dog shall not be placed back into | |
2878 | + | active service; | |
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 | |
2899 | + | from security guard an d private investigativ e agencies to advise the | |
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2926 | + | Council concerning necessary research, minimum standard s for | |
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 | |
2949 | + | Officers Safety Act of 2004; | |
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2976 | + | 15. Set minimal criteria relatin g to qualifications for chief | |
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 | |
2990 | + | and who shall be a management-level CLEET-certified | |
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 | |
2997 | + | three (3) years, | |
2998 | + | d. one member shall rep resent a municipal jurisdiction | |
2999 | + | with a population of less t han fifty thousand (50,000) | |
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3027 | + | who shall serve an initial term of two (2) years, | |
3028 | + | e. one member shall rep resent a county jurisd iction with | |
3029 | + | a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) and | |
3030 | + | who shall be a CLEET-certified training officer, who | |
3031 | + | shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, and | |
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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3076 | + | local, county and state agencies and other agencies for use in | |
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 | |
3097 | + | creates or reactivates an inactive law enforcement | |
3098 | + | agency or police department and first begins to | |
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3125 | + | commission, appoint, or em ploy officers on or afte r | |
3126 | + | November 1, 2011, | |
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 | |
3145 | + | policies on: | |
3146 | + | (a) use of force, | |
3147 | + | (b) vehicle pursuit, | |
3148 | + | (c) mental health, | |
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3175 | + | (d) professional conduct of officers, | |
3176 | + | (e) domestic abuse, | |
3177 | + | (f) response to missing persons, | |
3178 | + | (g) supervision of part-time officers, and | |
3179 | + | (h) impartial policing, | |
3180 | + | (6) the administrative structure of the law | |
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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3224 | + | received the report. The Council may, by majority | |
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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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3324 | + | submitting agency that such person has no felony | |
3325 | + | record, | |
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 | |
3346 | + | person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician, | |
3347 | + | psychologist, or licensed mental health professional | |
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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 | |
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3424 | + | whether to certify to the Council on Law Enforcement Educa tion and | |
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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3474 | + | peace officer, unless such break in service exceeds | |
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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3524 | + | persons, mental health issues, and criminal jurisdiction on | |
3525 | + | Sovereign Indian Land. | |
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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3574 | + | b. A duty is hereby imposed upon the employing agency to | |
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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3624 | + | duties of the office to which t hey are elected or appointed or for | |
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 | |
3644 | + | employing agency: | |
3645 | + | a. Oklahoma State Bureau o f Investigation and Federal | |
3646 | + | Bureau of Investigation reports, | |
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3673 | + | b. administration of the psychological te sts provided for | |
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3675 | + | c. performance in the course of study or oth er basis of | |
3676 | + | certification, | |
3677 | + | d. previous certifications issued, and | |
3678 | + | e. any administrative or judicial determination denying | |
3679 | + | certification. | |
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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3723 | + | participating in training programs sponsored by the Council. Every | |
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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3773 | + | unlawful for any person to willfully submit false or fraudulent | |
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 | |
3796 | + | nolo contendere or an "Alford" plea or any plea other | |
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3823 | + | than a not guilty plea for a felony offense, a crime | |
3824 | + | of moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic violence, | |
3825 | + | d. falsification or a willful misrepresentation of | |
3826 | + | information in an employment application or | |
3827 | + | application to the Council on Law Enforcement | |
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 | |
3846 | + | conducted by a licensed physician, psychologist or | |
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3873 | + | licensed mental health professional which attests and | |
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 | |
3895 | + | use of force, or | |
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3922 | + | k. a finding of untruthfulness in the exerc ise of | |
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 | |
3945 | + | certified as a police or peace o fficer. When the investigation of a | |
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3972 | + | complaint finds that the person has violated any of the provisions | |
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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4022 | + | a. received a deferred sentence for a felony, a crime | |
4023 | + | involving moral turpitude or a domestic violence | |
4024 | + | offense, or | |
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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4072 | + | review and make recommendations concerning the report at the first | |
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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4122 | + | the person surrendering the certi fication shall be | |
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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4221 | + | by the officer to CLEET immediately after arrest or discover y of the | |
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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4271 | + | use of force, or untruthfulness or the resignation | |
4272 | + | from employment of a peace officer as part of an | |
4273 | + | arbitration or a plea agreement or employment-related | |
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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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4321 | + | a. the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Danger ous | |
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 | |
4344 | + | of explosives and materials by the United States Department of | |
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4371 | + | Defense. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or | |
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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4471 | + | employing agency. If the person leaves the original employing | |
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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4521 | + | "unclaimed", or "moved", or "refused" or any other nondelivery | |
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. | |
1368 | 4526 | Q. All CLEET records of Bail Enforcers may b e released only in | |
1369 | 4527 | compliance with this section and the Oklah oma Bail Enforcement and | |
1370 | 4528 | Licensing Act. All records in CLEET possession concerning other | |
1371 | 4529 | persons or entities shall be released only in compliance with this | |
1372 | 4530 | section and the Oklahoma Open Records Act. | |
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1374 | - | SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. | |
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1379 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of May, 2023. | |
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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1383 | 4537 | Presiding Officer of the House | |
1384 | 4538 | of Representatives | |
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1386 | 4540 | ||
1387 | - | Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2023. | |
4541 | + | Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023. | |
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1390 | 4545 | ||
1391 | 4546 | Presiding Officer of the Senate | |
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1394 | 4549 | ||
1395 | - | ||
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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1404 | - | _________________________________ | |
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: _________________________________ |