(a) A candidate for
lateral certification to a position as a police officer in any law enforcement
unit within the state shall meet all Council entry level requirements, except
the standard in subsection (n) of section
7-294e-16
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) In those circumstances where
certification has lapsed as provided in section
7-294d(b)
of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Council may grant a full or partial
waiver of the police basic training requirement, specifying the elements of the
program, if any, the candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete. A
request for waiver of the requirement of police basic training shall be
forwarded to the Council in writing by the chief of police of the law
enforcement unit seeking to employ such police officer, giving all pertinent
information. If the request for a waiver originates from a municipality or
agency for which there is no chief of police, or concerns the position of chief
of police, the request shall be made by the candidate's appointing
authority.
(c) A candidate for
comparative certification to a position as a police officer in any law
enforcement unit within the state shall satisfactorily meet all
Council-approved entry level requirements. The candidate shall also complete a
Council-approved police basic training program.
The Council may grant a full or partial waiver of the police
basic training requirement, specifying the elements of the program, if any, the
candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete. A request for waiver of
the requirement of police basic training shall be forwarded to the Council in
writing by the chief of police of the law enforcement unit seeking to employ
such police officer, giving all pertinent information. If the request for a
waiver originates from a municipality or agency for which there is no chief of
police, or concerns the position of chief of police, the request shall be made
by the candidate's appointing authority.
(d) In determining whether to waive all or a
portion of the required police basic training program, the Council shall
evaluate in comparison to current standards the quality and extent of the
candidate's (1) previous basic training and certification as a police officer;
(2) formal, professional and in-service training and education in law
enforcement and criminal justice; (3) length of service and field experience as
a police officer; and (4) length of absence from employment with a law
enforcement unit.
The council may waive those portions of the police basic
training program for which a candidate demonstrates the satisfactory completion
of a substantially equivalent training or educational program in another state
or jurisdiction, or a length of service with field experience sufficient to
establish a practical mastery of the required skills, or a satisfactory
combination of both.
(e) A
candidate for comparative certification or lateral certification to any
position other than that of an entry level police officer position shall not be
required by the Council to meet entry level standards in subsections (e) and
(n) of section
7-294e-16
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Notes
Conn. Agencies Regs. §
7-294e-2
Effective August 18, 1995;
Amended September 17, 2001; Amended March 24, 2005; Amended December 12,
2012