Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-4-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 650-X-4-.01 - Certification Training Requirements

(1) The trainee must successfully complete the Commission approved basic training curriculum at an approved academy.

(2) The trainee must satisfactorily complete the law enforcement training course within the time set forth in the statutory requirement of the Code of Ala. 1975, Title 36-21-46.

(3) In order to successfully complete the law enforcement training course and be certified by the Commission, the trainee must achieve the following:

(a) Pass with an overall academic score average of not less than 70% on written exams,

(b) Pass the first aid exam with a score of not less than 70% (Any re-test, if necessary, shall be administered within 72 hours.),

(c) Pass the legal issues exam with a score of not less than 70% (Any re-test, if necessary, shall be administered within 72 hours.),

(d) Pass the physical agility/ability test (Any re-test, if necessary, shall be administered within 48 to 72 hours.),

(e) Pass the Commission approved Firearms Manipulation Skills Test before live fire firearms training. Any trainee who fails to pass the Firearms Manipulation Skills Test will be dismissed from the academy class.

(f) Pass the Commission approved firearms training and qualify two (2) of three (3) attempts on the firearms course. A minimum score of seventy (70) is required to pass each attempt.

1. If a trainee does not pass ANY of the three (3) qualification attempts, then the trainee is deemed to have failed the Academy and is barred from employment and certification as a law enforcement officer for two (2) years.

2. Any trainee who passes one (1) of the three (3) attempts, but fails to pass twice, will be allowed, at the written request of the employing Agency, to attend the next available academy to re-take the Commission approved firearms training and qualification (provided the trainee passes all other phases of the academy session and does not exceed the statutory six (6) month (180 days) provisional appointment time). If the trainee fails to pass firearms training at this point, the trainee is deemed to have failed the Academy and is barred from employment and certification as a law enforcement officer for two (2) years.

(g) Pass the Commission approved Defensive Tactics Proficiency Test. Any trainee who fails to pass the Defensive Tactics Proficiency Test will be dismissed from the academy class.

(h) Pass the Commission approved Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Operation Training and meet the minimum passing standards on one (1) of three (3) qualification attempts on the cumulative driver skills course. This course is designed on a pass/fail format.

1. Any trainee who fails to meet the minimum passing standards of the cumulative driver skills course on one (1) of the three (3) attempts, will be allowed, at the written request of the employing Agency, to attend the next available academy to re-take the Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Operations Training course (provided the trainee passes all other phases of the academy session and does not exceed the statutory six (6) month (180 days) provisional appointment time). If the trainee fails to pass driver training at this point, the trainee is deemed to have failed the Academy and is barred from employment and certification as a law enforcement officer for two (2) years.

(4) Trainees shall not be absent more than 5% of the required training hours.

(5) The trainee shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission.

(6) The trainee, in addition to complying with the Commission's rules and regulations, shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the academy.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 650-X-4-.01

Effective date: September 29, 1983. Amended: Filed May 8, 1995; effective June 12, 1995. Amended: Filed April 4, 1997; effective May 9, 1997. Amended: Filed February 4, 1999; effective March 11, 1999. Amended: February 3, 2006; effective March 10, 2006.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 07, April 30, 2021, eff. 6/14/2021.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Author: R. Alan Benefield, Executive Secretary

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 36-21-40, 36-21-51.