Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 1001 - Definitions
(1)
"Academy Coordinator" is an individual responsible for the coordination of
instruction and the management of basic courses.
(2) "Academy Director" is an individual
responsible for the management of an academy which requires instructional
planning, organization of training resources, selection and motivation of
training personnel, and control and discipline of the training
environment.
(3) "The Act" refers
to Part 4, Title 4 of the Penal Code of California, commencing at Section 13500
and entitled, "Standards and Training of Local Law Enforcement
Officers."
(4) "Actual Course
Presentation Cost" is the total allowable direct and indirect expenses (see
Commission Regulation 1054) to conduct one presentation of a POST-certified
course, less any subventions from outside sources. Subventions received from
outside sources may include, but are not limited to, fees, grants, gifts,
Full-Time Equivalent Student (FTES) shares from community college affiliations,
and monetary equivalents of services, equipment or materials provided in
support of the course.
(5) "Agency
Presenter" is a department, or departments working together under a joint
powers or other agreement, eligible for POST reimbursement which presents
POST-certified training course(s).
(6) "Assistant Department Head" is an
individual occupying the first position subordinate to a department head, is
generally responsible for supervision of middle managers and/or supervisors and
is a position for which commensurate pay is authorized.
(7) "Asynchronous Learning" is when
participants engage with each other and the same course content while separated
by distance and time. Much of the distance learning in higher education is
asynchronous via Internet discussion forums and online collaboration
tools.
(8) "Backfill Reimbursement"
is the reimbursable allowance for an agency's expense of paying salary at the
overtime rate to a peace officer employee who replaces another peace officer
employee for his/her attendance of selected POST-certified training [reference
Commission Regulation 1015(d)].
(9)
"Blended Learning" is an instructional method that combines the use of online
media and classroom instruction. In a blended learning environment, students
complete a course that integrates online learning via instructor-led or
self-paced instruction with face to face classroom instruction. Basic Courses
certified under Commission Regulation 1059 are not authorized for online course
delivery.
(10) "Certified Course"
(see "POST-certified Course").
(11)
"Cheating" is any act or attempt to gain or provide unethical advantage to
anyone involved in a POST-certified course. Cheating includes, but is not
limited to, the following acts or attempts to:
(A) Use, obtain or provide any material that
gives unethical advantage to any person preparing for, or taking, any
test.
(B) Plagiarize.
(C) Aid, abet, conceal or fail to report an
act of cheating.
(12)
"Cheating in Basic Courses" is any attempt or act by a peace officer trainee to
gain an unfair advantage or give an unfair advantage to another peace officer
trainee or group of trainees taking a POST-mandated basic course
examination.
(13) "Commission" is
the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(14) "Commuter Trainee" is one who attends a
training course and travels between his or her department or normal residence
and the course site each day.
(15)
"Continuing Professional Training (CPT)" is training that exceeds the training
required to meet or requalify in entry-level minimum standards. It is required
for certain peace officer and dispatch personnel employed by POST participating
departments to maintain, update, expand, and/or enhance an individual's
knowledge or skills. This includes the training required for the Perishable
Skills Program.
(16) "Course
Decertification" is the act of removing a course from the catalog of certified
courses for reasons specified in Commission Regulation 1057.
(17) "Course Suspension" is the act of
denying a presentation request for a course for reasons specified in Commission
Regulation 1057. While the course is suspended, it may remain in the catalog of
certified courses until the conditions supporting the suspension are
resolved.
(18) "Department or
Participating Department" is any law enforcement entity or independent
communications agency which has made application to and been accepted by the
Commission to participate in POST programs and receive services. Eligibility
and participation requirements are set forth in Commission Regulation
1010.
(19) "Department Head" is the
chief law enforcement executive.
(20) "Distance Learning (DL)" refers to an
instructional strategy in which students are distributed geographically as they
attend class, and communication is made possible through technology. Learning
typically occurs through synchronous learning, asynchronous learning, a
combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning, or self-paced
learning.
(21) "Distance Learning
Platform (DLP)" refers to the technological tool or environment used to present
a distance learning course.
(22)
"Executive Position" is a position above the middle management position, up to
and including department head, for which commensurate pay is authorized, and is
responsible principally for command assignments and the supervision of
subordinate middle management and supervisory positions. The executive position
is most commonly the rank of captain or higher.
(23) "First-level Supervisory Position" is
the supervisory peace officer position between the operational level and the
"middle management position" responsible for the direct supervision of
subordinates. The first-level supervisory position does not encompass positions
with limited or intermittent supervisory responsibilities, i.e.,
quasi-supervisory positions. The first-level supervisory position is most
commonly the rank of sergeant.
(24)
"Full-time Employment" is employment as defined by a state, local, or
department regulation, charter, resolution, or ordinance; wherein, the employee
normally works in excess of 20 hours weekly or 87 hours monthly; is tenured or
has a right to due process in personnel matters; and is entitled to workers
compensation and retirement provisions as are other full-time employees of the
same personnel classification in the department.
(25) "General law enforcement duties" are
duties which include the investigation of crime, patrol of a geographic area,
responding to the full range of requests for police services, and performing
any enforcement action on the full range of law violations.
(26) "Guest Speaker" is an individual who is
invited to speak in a POST-certified course because of his/her expertise in a
specialized subject area, and who is directly overseen by the primary
instructor.
(27) "High School" is
either a United States public school that meets the high school standards set
by the state in which it is located, an accredited United States Department of
Defense high school, or an accredited nonpublic high school. Any accrediting
association shall be recognized by the Secretary of the United States
Department of Education.
(28)
"Hybrid Course" is a course delivered using any combination of the following
instructional delivery methods: self-paced training, instructor-led online
training, or instructor-led in-person training. Basic Courses certified under
Commission Regulation 1059 are not authorized for online course
delivery.
(29) "Instructor" is an
individual responsible for the coordination and instruction for a particular
subject area(s). The responsibilities include oversight of subject content and
logistics.
(30) "Instructor-Led
Training" refers to any course in which an instructor is present to facilitate
learning. This can be done online or in-person. Basic Courses certified under
Commission Regulation 1059 are not authorized for online course
delivery.
(31) "Jail Deputy" is a
deputy sheriff, regularly employed and paid as such, of a county, to be a peace
officer as described in Penal Code section
830.1(c),
and is employed to perform duties exclusively or initially related to custodial
assignments.
(32) "Lateral Entry"
refers to a hiring practice which may exempt an individual from some of the
department's hiring and training procedures, as the individual's prior
experience, level of responsibility, and/or training are taken into
consideration for appointment.
(33)
"Learning Activity" is a facilitated, performance-based component of
instruction. Learning activities are student-focused and require the learner to
be actively involved in structured work designed to enhance the acquisition of
knowledge, skills, or competencies. The use of learning activities is
consistent with principles of adult learning. Learning activities are
integrated into the delivery of instruction as a means of reinforcing taught
concepts, introducing relevant topics, or to enhance student retention
necessary to achieve competence. Students participating in a learning activity
may be coached or provided feedback. Unlike tests, learning activities are not
graded.
(34) "Learning Domain" is
an instructional unit that covers related subject matter. Training
specifications for each learning domain include learning needs, learning
objectives, and hourly requirements. Training specifications for a domain also
may include learning activities and testing requirements.
(35) "Learning Management System (LMS)"
refers to any software application used to administer, document, track, report,
automate, and deliver courses or other training resources.
(36) "Learning Need" is a general statement
justifying the training for a specific learning domain.
(37) "Learning Objective" is a statement that
describes an expected training outcome related to a learning need.
(38) "Legislatively mandated training" is
training that may or may not be POST-certified, and shall consist of
POST-specified curriculum as required by law. It may be presented as a
stand-alone course, a telecourse, or as part of a POST-certified course.
Minimum standards for legislatively mandated training are set forth in
Commission Regulation 1081.
(39)
"Limited Function Peace Officer" is a deputy sheriff, regularly employed and
paid as such, of a county, a police officer of a city, a police officer of a
district authorized by statute to maintain a police department, who is
designated on or prior to June 30, 1985, to be a peace officer as described in
Penal Code section
830.1, and is
employed to perform duties other than the prevention and detection of crime and
the general enforcement of the criminal laws of the state.
(40) "Middle Management Position" is a
management peace officer position between the first-level supervisory position
and the department head position responsible for management and/or command
duties. The middle management position is most commonly the rank of lieutenant
or higher.
(41) "Mockup" is a
two-dimensional illustration of an interaction with an added surface layer that
communicates the visual design (colors, images, typography).
(42) "Modular Format Coordinator" is an
individual responsible for the management and presentation of Regular Basic
Course--Modular Format courses.
(43) "Non-sworn Personnel Performing Police
Tasks" are those full-time, non-peace officer employees of participating
departments for whom reimbursement may be claimed, based upon actual job
assignment, as determined and approved by the Commission.
(44) "Online course" refers to a course that
is held virtually and is both presented and attended exclusively by an online
audience over the Internet. This definition is inclusive of webinars. POST
credit is not given for recorded courses. Basic Courses certified under
Commission Regulation 1059 are not authorized for online course delivery. For
the purposes of certification, online courses will be divided into the
following two components:
(A) Instructor-led
training
(B) Self-paced training
which includes self-paced courses available on the POST Learning
Portal
(45)
"Paraprofessional" is a full-time employee of a department and includes, but is
not limited to, such job classifications as: community service officer, police
trainee, and police cadet.
(46) "PC
832 Coordinator" is an individual responsible for the management and
presentation of PC 832 courses.
(47) "POST-certified Course" or "Certified
Course" is a program of instruction authorized by the Commission for
presentation that follows the requirements set forth in Commission Regulations
1051-1059.
(48) "POST Learning
Portal" is a secure website maintained by POST for use by California peace
officers, dispatchers, and law enforcement instructors to access self-paced and
instructor-led training videos as well as other training resources and
informational videos.
(49) "Peace
Officer Trainee" is an applicant for a basic course examination who has not
been hired by a department or agency and has not been sworn as a peace
officer.
(50) "Perishable Skills
Program (PSP)" refers to the psychomotor and communications refresher training
required to be completed by all peace officers below the level of middle
management. The specific topics and hourly requirement of the PSP are described
in Commission Regulation 1005.
(51)
"Prototype" is a low-fidelity sample that includes limited functionality,
interaction, and visual design.
(52) "Public Safety Dispatcher" is a
non-peace officer who is employed full-time or part-time to perform duties
which include receiving emergency calls for law enforcement service and/or
dispatching law enforcement personnel.
(53) "Quasi-supervisory Position" is a peace
officer position above the operational level which is assigned limited
responsibility for the supervision of subordinates, or intermittently is
assigned the responsibility of first-level supervision. The quasi-supervisory
position is a rank below sergeant.
(54) "Records Supervisor" is a full-time,
non-peace officer employee of a participating California law enforcement agency
who performs law enforcement records supervising duties which include records
maintenance, control, release, destruction, and security 50% or more of the
time within a pay period.
(55)
"Recruit Training Officer" is a supervisory position of trainees attending a
Regular Basic Course -- Standard Format, Regular Basic Course -- Modular Format
or the Specialized Investigators' Basic Course.
(56) "Regular Officer" is a sheriff,
undersheriff, or deputy sheriff, regularly employed and paid as such, of a
county, a police officer of a city, a police officer of a district authorized
by statute to maintain a police department, a police officer of a department or
district enumerated in Penal Code section
13507, or a
peace officer member of the California Highway Patrol.
(57) "Reimbursement" is the financial aid
allocated from the Peace Officer Training Fund, as provided in Penal Code
section
13523.
(58) "Reimbursement Plans" are assigned to
POST-certified courses. Each plan consists of a combination of training-related
expenditures approved by the Commission. The various plans are set forth in
Commission Regulation 1015(c)(2).
(59) "Reimbursement Program" is the financial
aid allocation program provided for in Penal Code section
13523 in which
the Commission makes payment for POST-certified training expenses. Departments
which have been approved by the Commission and which employ full-time peace
officers and/or dispatchers described in Penal Code section
13510 are
eligible for financial aid.
(60)
"Remedial Training" is a period of time in which the presenter provides
specific instruction to reinforce the required concepts and/or skills after a
student has failed an initial test.
(61) "Resident Trainee" is one who, while
away from his or her department or normal residence, attends a training course
and takes lodging and meals at or near the course site for one or more
days/nights.
(62) "Scenario
Evaluator" is an individual responsible for the observation, safety, and
evaluation of basic course trainees during scenario testing.
(63) "Scenario Manager" is an individual
responsible for the management of scenario demonstrations or testing events
which require organization of training resources, selection, and supervision of
evaluators and role players, control and security of POST testing materials and
safety of scenario testing participants.
(64) "Self-Paced Evaluation Activities" are
activities designed to measure whether the learner has achieved a sufficient
change in his/her knowledge, skill, and/or attitude.
(65) "Self-Paced Instructional Objectives"
specify in measurable terms what the learner will be able to do as a result of
instruction.
(A) At a minimum, the
instructional objectives must include the behavior and the conditions under
which student performance shall be measured.
(B) The level of performance used in the
objectives must match the outcome desired of the student upon completion of the
course. For example, what is the student expected to know or be able to do at
the conclusion of the course and does the measured performance meet this
expectation?
(66)
"Self-Paced Student Activities" are the exercise(s) that the learner engages in
to change his/her knowledge, skill, and/or attitude around a particular area of
performance.
(67) "Self-Paced
Training" refers to an instructional strategy in which the learner completes
the course at their own pace, having control over the duration of time
necessary to complete the course materials.
(68) "Specialized Law Enforcement Department"
is a department or segment of a department which:
(A) has policing or law enforcement authority
imposed by law and whose employees are peace officers as defined by law;
and
(B) is engaged in the
enforcement of regulations or laws limited in scope or nature; or
(C) is engaged in investigative or other
limited law enforcement activities in the enforcement of criminal
law.
(69) "Specialized
Peace Officer" is a peace officer employee of a specialized law enforcement
agency.
(70) "Synchronous Learning"
is when participants engage in the same learning process at the same time.
Nearly all traditional classroom learning is synchronous.
(71) "Test" is an evaluation of the extent to
which students have satisfied one or more learning objectives. The required
tests are specified in the Training and Testing Specifications for Peace
Officer Basic Courses. Two types of tests are used in the Requalification
Course:
(A) POST-Constructed Comprehensive
Test: A POST-constructed test that measures acquisition of knowledge on
multiple learning objectives.
(B)
Exercise Test: Any test other than a POST-constructed comprehensive test that
measures the acquisition of knowledge and/or skills or the competencies
required to achieve one or more learning objectives.
(72) "Test-Use and Security Agreement" is an
accepted agreement between a basic course presenter and POST that identifies
the terms and conditions under which a presenter may acquire and use specific
confidential POST-constructed test material. Failure to comply with the terms
and conditions of such agreement is grounds for decertification in accordance
with Commission Regulation section
1057.
(73) "Test Administration and Security
Policy" is a written procedure established by each presenter as specified in
the POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols. In accordance
with Commission Regulation 1057, the failure to establish written procedures
consistent with and/or to comply with the requirements of these protocols is
grounds for decertification.
(74)
"Three-year rule" is the rule that relates to the necessity to requalify basic
training or arrest and firearms (PC 832) training. (Refer to Commission
Regulations 1008 and 1080).
(75)
"Trainee" is an employee of a department who is either attending a
POST-certified course or participating in a POST-approved Field Training
Program/Police Training Program under the direct and immediate supervision of a
qualified Field Training Officer.
(76) "Uniformed patrol duties" are general
law enforcement duties which include the detection and investigation of crime,
patrol of a geographic area, responding to the full range of requests for
police services, general enforcement of all state and local laws including
physical arrests of suspects, and working with the community to reduce crime
and address community concerns. These duties are performed by peace officers,
wearing a department uniform, carrying a firearm, and utilizing a marked
emergency vehicle.
(77) "Variable
Format" identifies a course that utilizes core curriculum as the foundation and
provides for either additional hours of expanded certified training or an
alternative online course format. For expanded certified training, the core
curriculum does not change; however additional hours will include supplemental
related content presented as lecture, learning activities, exercises, or
facilitated discussion. For alternative online course formats, the core
curriculum does not change, however the delivery method will change and shall
adhere to the guidelines set forth by Commission Regulation 1053.
(78) "Webinar" (see Online Course)
(79) "Web-Based Training (WBT)" (see Online
Course)
(80) "Wireframe" is a
two-dimensional illustration of an interaction that specifically focuses on
space allocation and prioritization of content, functionalities available, and
intended behaviors.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 13506 and 13510.3, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 830.1, 13503, 13507, 13510, 13510.1, 13510.3, 13510.5 and 13523, Penal Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 13506 and 13510.3, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 830.1, 13503, 13507, 13510, 13510.1, 13510.3, 13510.5 and 13523, Penal Code.
2. Amendment of subsections (h), (i) and (y) filed 5-14-82; designated effective 7-1-82 (Register 82, No. 20).
3. Amendment of subsections (c), (d), (h), (k), (n), (t) and (x) filed 2-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 7).
4. Amendment filed 1-9-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 2).
5. Amendment filed 11-29-88; operative 12-29-88 (Register 88, No. 51).
6. Amendment of subsection (h) filed 1-5-93; operative 2-4-93 (Register 93, No. 2).
7. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(3) and Note filed 6-10-93; operative 7-12-93 (Register 93, No. 24).
8. New subsections (c) and (d), subsection redesignation and amendment of Note filed 12-22-93; operative 1-21-94 (Register 93, No. 52).
9. Editorial correction repositioning explanatory note to subsection (e) and restoring inadvertently deleted text to subsection (j) (Register 94, No. 35).
10. New subsections (h)-(h)(5) and subsection relettering filed 1-14-97; operative 2-13-97 (Register 97, No. 3).
11. Amendment of subsection (p) filed 4-23-97; operative 5-23-97 (Register 97, No. 17).
12. New subsection (y), subsection relettering and amendment of Note filed 1-9-98; operative 2-8-98 (Register 98, No. 2).
13. Amendment of subsection (y) filed 3-31-99; operative 4-30-99 (Register 99, No. 14).
14. Amendment filed 8-10-2000; operative 9-9-2000 (Register 2000, No. 32).
15. New subsection (aa) and subsection relettering filed 7-17-2001; operative 7-1-2002 (Register 2001, No. 29).
16. New subsection (nn) filed 10-7-2002; operative 7-1-2003 (Register 2002, No. 41).
17. Amendment of subsections (l) and (jj)(3), repealer of subsection (jj)(4) and amendment of subsection (kk) filed 12-3-2002; operative 1-2-2003 (Register 2002, No. 49).
18. New subsection (r), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (bb) filed 7-21-2003; operative 8-20-2003 (Register 2003, No. 30).
19. Amendment of definition of "High School" filed 8-22-2005; operative 9-21-2005 (Register 2005, No. 34).
20. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 2-9-2006; operative 3-11-2006 (Register 2006, No. 6).
21. Amendment repealing subsection designators and adding new definitions of "Blended Learning" and "Web-Based Training (WBT)" filed 7-27-2006; operative 8-26-2006 (Register 2006, No. 30).
22. New definitions of "Academy Coordinator," "Academy Director," "Modular Format Coordinator," "Recruit Training Officer," "Scenario Evaluator" and "Scenario Manager" filed 12-29-2010; operative 1-1-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 53).
23. Amendment of definition of "Cheating" filed 4-3-2012; operative 5-3-2012 (Register 2012, No. 14).
24. Change without regulatory effect amending definition of "Certificate Programs" filed 11-26-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 48).
25. New definitions of "Cheating in Basic Courses" and "Peace Officer Trainee" filed 12-12-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 50).
26. New definitions of "Course Decertification" and "Course Suspension" filed 8-28-2014; operative
27. Amendment of definition of "Reimbursement Plans" filed 9-8-2016; operative
28. New definition of "Variable Format" filed 9-22-2016; operative
29. New definition of "Learning Activity" filed 1-27-2017; operative
30. New definition of "Jail Deputy," amendment of definition of "Limited Function Peace Officer" and amendment of Note filed 5-23-2017; operative
31. New definitions of "Learning Domain," "Learning Need," "Learning Objective," "Remedial Training," "Test," "Test-Use and Security Agreement" and "Test Administration and Security Policy" filed 2-22-2018; operative
32. Amendment of definitions of "POST Administrative Manual (PAM)," "POST-Certified Course," "Test-Use and Security Agreement" and "Web-Based Training (WBT)" filed 12-31-2020; operative
33. Amendment of definitions of "Actual Course Presentation Cost," "Backfill Reimbursement," "Certificate Programs," "Course Decertification," "Course Suspension," "Department or Participating Department," "Jail Deputy," "Legislatively mandated training," "Limited Function Peace Officer," "POST-certified Course," "Regular Officer," "Reimbursement Plans," "Test Administration and Security Policy" and "Three-year rule" and repealer of definition of "POST Administrative Manual (PAM)" filed 10-15-2021; operative
34. Amendment filed 1-13-2022; operative
35. Change without regulatory effect adjusting subsection hierarchy filed 1-27-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 4).
36. Repealer of subsections (3)-(3)(2) and (11), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly designation subsections (23), (39) and (52) filed 11-30-2022; operative
37. Amendment of subsection (74) filed 8-29-2024; operative
38. New subsection (29), repealer of subsection (49) and subsection renumbering filed 11-6-2024; operative
39. New subsection (46) and subsection renumbering filed 2-24-2025; operative
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