Ohio Admin. Code 109:2-18-03 - Training and instructor qualification
(A) The requirements set forth herein are
intended as minimum qualifications for continuing professional training.
Appointing authorities are encouraged to exceed these minimum standards
whenever possible. Continuing professional training shall be conducted in a
program approved by the executive director and shall address matters directly
related to the duties and responsibilities of a peace officer or trooper. The
training shall be current, serve a recognized law
enforcement purpose, and shall
have significant intellectual or practical content,
the primary objective of which shall be designed to improve a participant's professional
competence as peace officer or trooper. In addition, such training shall meet
or exceed the following minimum requirements:
(1) Continuing professional training programs
shall be conducted with a written, formal lesson plan or accompanied by a
syllabus showing the content to be covered and associated hours.
(2) Training shall be conducted in a setting
that is safe, physically suited to the educational activity, and conducive to
effective learning. Physical skills training shall be conducted with
appropriate training and safety equipment. Firearms training shall be conducted
only on ranges in compliance with rule
1501:31-29-03 of the
Administrative Code or ranges approved by the appointing authority for annual
in-service firearms re-qualification.
(3) Other than training conducted via OPOTA
online or other online training programs pre-approved by the executive
director, the training shall be conducted in blocks of no less than one hour,
where fifty minutes of actual instruction or other approved training activity
constitutes one credit hour.
(4)
The training shall be conducted only by instructors who meet at least one of
the following criteria:
(a) The individual has
five years of full-time sworn law enforcement
experience and meets at least one of the following criteria:
(i) The individual is a commission-certified
peace officer basic training instructor; or
(ii) The individual has, at a minimum, a
four-year college degree; or
(iii)
The individual has completed an instructional skills course approved by the
executive director; or
(b) The individual is a certified or licensed
professional and is providing instruction in a subject area directly related to
the field for which the individual is certified or licensed.
(c) The individual and the training program
the individual is conducting has been pre-approved by the executive director.
(d) Individuals permitted to conduct
a training under this section may use the hours spent instructing a
pre-approved course toward their own continuing professionalism requirements as
prescribed by the executive director.
(5)
Individuals
permitted to conduct a training under this section may use the hours spent
instructing a pre-approved course toward their own continuing professional
training requirements as prescribed by the executive director.
(B) Appointing
authorities, non-profit law enforcement professional
organizations approved by the executive director, and not-for-profit law
enforcement professional organizations approved by the executive director,
divisions under the Ohio governor, Ohio attorney general, Ohio secretary of
state, and Ohio auditor of state may request a training program be
pre-approved for continuing professional training credit. Appointing
authorities, qualifying law enforcement professional
organizations, and qualifying state agencies seeking such pre-approval
shall submit sufficient documentation to the executive director showing that
the proposed training meets the requirements of paragraph (A) of this
rule.
(C) Individuals who were
certified peace officers or commission-certified
instructors but have had such certification revoked or suspended, shall not
teach continuing professional training.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: Sec. 605.01 of Am. Sub. HB45 (134th General Assembly)
Rule Amplifies: 109.803, 109.73, 109.75, Sec. 605.01 of Am. Sub. HB45 (134th General Assembly)
Prior Effective Dates: 10/12/2007, 01/01/2015, 01/16/2016, 12/16/2021
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