A peace officer's ability to perform critical manipulative and tactical skills, together with his or her knowledge and familiarity with mandatory subjects of training, may be significantly reduced if the officer has not obtained qualifying peace officer employment within a reasonable period of time following completion of basic training, or if that person has experienced an extensive lapse in qualifying peace officer employment. For that reason, it is necessary to establish requirements for requalification of such individuals to ensure that they are competent and proficient prior to appointment.
The purpose of requalification is to provide an alternative to repeating the Basic Course -- either the Regular Basic Course (RBC) or Special Investigator Basic Course (SIBC) -- for individuals who have experienced a three year or longer break in qualifying peace officer employment or since completion of the RBC/SIBC. The POST-certified Requalification Course serves to refresh a peace officer's ability to perform critical manipulative skills and provide updated instruction for those portions of the Basic Course that have changed, including legislative mandates and areas involving safety or potential liability.
For the purposes of this regulation, "qualifying employment" is defined as service in a position for which the RBC or SIBC is required, as appropriate.
Prior to exercising peace officer powers in a position for which the RBC/SIBC is required, individuals must successfully complete requalification if more than three years has elapsed since the date of any of the following:
Written documentation determined by the department head as satisfying an exemption listed above shall be retained by the employing agency for at least the duration of the individual's employment with the department. This retention period is required so that the employing agency can provide supporting documentation of the exemption, if it is requested during a POST inspection.
This section establishes statewide standards for the Requalification Course. The individual learning domains that make up the requalification course curriculum are listed in the Requalification Course Training Specifications (hereon referred to as "Requalification Course Specifications").
Each requalification course presentation shall be completed under the sponsorship of one presenter unless POST has approved a contractual agreement for multiple presenters to deliver the training. Presenters shall not exceed these standards without prior approval from POST.
For the purposes of subsection 1008(h), "Module III" includes the POST-Certified Module III of the Regular Basic Course, the two-part Level III Module, and the single component Level III Module, as specified in Commission Regulation 1007(a).
Prior to appointment as a Level III reserve peace officer, an individual must successfully complete requalification if more than three years has elapsed since the date of any of the following:
An individual who completed requalification as a result of a break in service as a Level III reserve peace officer has up to three years to be appointed to a Level III reserve peace officer position. If more than three years has elapsed without appointment, requalification may be repeated.
Upon successful completion of requalification, an individual who completed Model III, Module II, or the Basic Course has three years to secure initial appointment in a position as a Level III reserve peace officer. If, after six years, the individual has not had an initial appointment as a Level III reserve peace officer, Module III must be repeated, regardless of the date of completion of requalification during that six year period. [FN3]
Only individuals who have completed Module III training may apply to participate in the Module III Requalification Testing Process.
An individual seeking to requalify Module III through the testing process shall submit a written request to a POST-approved Module III Requalification Testing Presenter.
The application shall include the following:
Applicants shall receive written notification from the presenter regarding eligibility to be tested within 30 days of the presenter's receipt of required documentation as specified above.
Individuals who receive notification that they are ineligible to be tested shall be provided an explanation for their ineligibility. The individuals may submit a new request with additional documentation to the course presenter, which shall be processed within 30 days of receipt.
POST shall have final approval or disapproval of the eligibility of any individual seeking admission to any part of the testing process. All applicable testing fees will be refunded with the notification to those individuals who are determined, either by the presenter or POST, to be ineligible for testing.
The Requalification Tests shall be administered by POST-approved/authorized course presenters who have received training in the administration of the tests and who agree to abide by the terms of a formal POST Test Use and Security Agreement. The procedures for administration and scoring are as follows:
An individual who completed requalification as a result of a break in service as a Level II reserve peace officer has up to three years to be appointed to a Level II reserve peace officer position. If more than three years has elapsed without appointment, requalification may be repeated. If more than six years elapses between an individual's successful completion of Module II and an initial appointment as a Level II reserve peace officer, the individual must repeat Module II, regardless of the date of completion of requalification during that six-year period. [FN4]
Only individuals who have completed Module III and Module II training may apply to participate in the Module II Requalification Testing Process.
An individual seeking to requalify Module II through the testing process shall submit a written request to a POST-approved Module II Requalification Testing Presenter that includes all of the following:
Applicants shall receive written notification from the presenter regarding eligibility to be tested within 30 days of the presenter's receipt of all of required documentation as specified above.
Individuals who receive notification that they are ineligible to be tested shall be provided an explanation for their ineligibility. The individuals may submit a new request with additional documentation to the course presenter, which shall be processed within 30 days of receipt.
POST shall have final approval or disapproval of the eligibility of any individual seeking admission to any part of the testing process. All applicable testing fees will be refunded with the notification to those individuals who are determined, either by the presenter or POST, to be ineligible for testing.
The Requalification Tests may only be administered by POST-approved/authorized course presenters who have received training in the administration of the tests and who agree to abide by the terms of a formal POST Test Use and Security Agreement. The procedures for administration and scoring are as follows:
Individuals who have successfully completed Modules I, II, and III have met the requirements of the Basic Course; the requalification requirements specified in subsections 1008 (a)-(g) apply to these individuals.
The document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses, adopted effective January 1, 2001 and amended effective October 1, 2001, January 1, 2002, April 26, 2002, September 15, 2004, July 1, 2005, January 1, 2006, July 1, 2007, August 8, 2007, January 1, 2008, July 1, 2008, January 1, 2009, July 1, 2009, January 1, 2010, July 1, 2010, July 1, 2011, January 1, 2012, July 1, 2012, January 1, 2013, August 1, 2013, February 1, 2014, August 1, 2014, August 1, 2015, February 1, 2016, August 1, 2016, February 1, 2017, February 15, 2017, August 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, April 1, 2020, July 1, 2020, October 1, 2020, December 1, 2021, April 1, 2022, October 1, 2023, January 25, 2024, and April 1, 2024, is herein incorporated by reference.
The document, Instructor's Guide to Learning Activities for Leadership, Ethics, and Community Policing December 2005, adopted effective January 1, 2006, is herein incorporated by reference.
The document POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols 2018 adopted effective January 1, 2009, amended May 3, 2012, October 1, 2014, April 1, 2016, February 15, 2017, and July 1, 2018, is herein incorporated by reference.[FN1]
Only Level 1 reserve peace officers who have averaged a minimum of 16 hours of service per month during their Level 1 appointment are eligible to attend a Requalification Course.[FN2]
Individuals who completed the Basic Course requirement prior to July 1, 1999 may repeat requalification as necessary.[FN3]
Individuals who successfully completed Module III prior to July 1, 2008, may repeat requalification as necessary.[FN4]
Individuals who successfully completed Module II prior to July 1, 2008, may repeat requalification as necessary.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 1008
Note: Authority cited: Sections 832.3, 13503, 13506, 13510 and 13515.26, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 832.3, 835a, 13503, 13505, 13506, 13510, 13510.5, 13511 and 13519.10, Penal Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 832.3, 13503, 13506, 13510 and 13515.26, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 832.3, 835a, 13505, 13506, 13510, 13510.5, 13511 and 13519.10, Penal Code.
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 2-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 7).
3. Amendment filed 1-9-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 2).
4. Amendment filed 7-18-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 29).
5. Amendment filed 10-3-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 40).
6. Amendment filed 12-30-87; operative 1-29-88(Register 88, No.3).
7. Amendment (including amendment of PAM D-11, incorporated by reference) filed 1-23-96; operative 2-22-96 (Register 96, No. 4).
8. Amendment of section heading and section, amendment of PAM section D-11 (incorporated by reference), and new PAM section D-10 (incorporated by reference) filed 5-17-99; operative 6-16-99 (Register 99, No. 21).
9. Amendment of section heading and section and amendment of PAM section D-10, PAM section D-11 and the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 4-26-2002; operative 7-1-2002 (Register 2002, No. 17).
10. Amendment of PAM sections D-11 and D-12, amendment of last paragraph and document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of Note filed 8-26-2004; operative 9-15-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 35).
11. Editorial correction amending Note (Register 2005, No. 8).
12. Amendment of last paragraph and amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 6-15-2005; operative 7-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 24).
13. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) and amendment of PAM section D-11 filed 8-22-2005; operative 9-21-2005 (Register 2005, No. 34).
14. Amendment of PAM section D-10 and document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses, new document Instructor's Guide to Learning Activities for Leadership, Ethics and Community Policing December 2005 (all incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (b)(3)(B) filed 12-22-2005; operative 1-1-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 51).
15. Amendment of PAM section D-10 (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (b)(3)(B) filed 7-27-2006; operative 8-26-2006 (Register 2006, No. 30).
16. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (b)(3)(B) filed 6-1-2007; operative 7-1-2007 (Register 2007. No. 22).
17. Amendment of penultimate paragraph and document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 8-8-2007; operative 8-8-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 32).
18. Amendment of penultimate paragraph and document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses filed 12-10-2007; operative 1-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 50).
19. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsections (c)-(e)(1) and amendment of penultimate paragraph and document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 6-17-2008; operative 7-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 25).
20. Amendment of subsection (e)(1) and PAM section D-10 (incorporated by reference), new document POST Basic Courses Test Administration and Security Guidelines 2009 (incorporated by reference) and new final paragraph filed 10-28-2008; operative 1-1-2009 (Register 2008, No. 44).
21. Amendment of antepenultimate paragraph and document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 12-2-2008; operative 1-1-2009 (Register 2008, No. 49).
22. Amendment of antepenultimate paragraph and amendment of the document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 5-21-2009; operative 7-1-2009 (Register 2009, No. 21).
23. Amendment of antepenultimate paragraph and amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 11-9-2009; operative 1-1-2010 (Register 2009, No. 46).
24. Amendment of the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 6-9-2010; operative 7-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 24).
25. Amendment of footnotes to subsections (c)(4)(A)4. and (d)(4)(A)4. filed 12-29-2010; operative 1-1-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 53).
26. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 4-19-2011; operative 7-1-2011 (Register 2011, No. 16).
27. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 10-25-2011; operative 1-1-2012 (Register 2011, No. 43).
28. Amendment of subsection (e)(1) and PAM section D-11 (incorporated by reference) filed 11-14-2011; operative 12-1-2012 (Register 2011, No. 46).
29. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 3-14-2012; operative 7-1-2012 (Register 2012, No. 11).
30. Amendment of PAM section D-10 (incorporated by reference), redesignation and amendment of document POST Basic Courses Test Administration and Security Guidelines 2009 as POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols 2012 (incorporated by reference) and amendment of final paragraph filed 4-3-2012; operative 5-3-2012 (Register 2012, No. 14).
31. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 6-26-2012; operative 7-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 26).
32. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 11-15-2012; operative 1-1-2013 (Register 2012, No. 46).
33. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 11-26-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 48).
34. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 7-8-2013; operative 8-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 28).
35. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 11-25-2013; operative 2-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 48).
36. Amendment of PAM sections D-10 and D-11 (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) filed 12-12-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 50).
37. Amendment of PAM section D-10 and document POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols 2014 (both incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) and last paragraph filed 6-5-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 23).
38. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) filed 6-11-2014; operative 8/1/2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 24).
39. Amendment of document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 6-24-2015; operative 8/1/2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 26).
40. Amendment of document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of antepenultimate paragraph filed 10-20-2015; operative 2/1/2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 43).
41. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-9-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 50).
42. Amendment of PAM section D-10 and the document, POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols (both incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) filed 2-24-2016; operative 4/1/2016 (Register 2016, No. 9).
43. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(1)(A)3. and (d)(2)(B) filed 6-9-2016 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2016, No. 24).
44. Amendment of document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) and Note filed 7-28-2016; operative 8/1/2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 31).
45. Amendment of section and amendment of PAM sections D-10 and D-11 and amendment of the documents Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses and POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols (all incorporated by reference) filed 1-27-2017; operative 2-15-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 4).
46. Amendment of document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses, chapters 18, 19, 20, 23, 34 and 39 (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) filed 2-1-2017; operative 2/1/2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 5).
47. New subsections (b)(4)-(b)(4)(B)1. filed 5-23-2017; operative 7/1/2017 (Register 2017, No. 21).
48. Amendment of document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (e)(1) filed 6-28-2017; operative 8/1/2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 26).
49. Amendment of subsection (b)(3)(A) and subsections within filed 7-18-2017; operative 10/1/2017 (Register 2017, No. 29).
50. Amendment of section heading, repealer of subsections (a)-(e)(1) and new subsections (a)-(i) filed 2-22-2018; operative 4/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 8).
51. Amendment of document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference), chapters 2, 3, 31 and 36 and amendment of subsection (i) filed 6-5-2018; operative 7/1/2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 23).
52. Amendment of subsection (i) and amendment of POST Basic Courses Test Management and Security Protocols 2018 (incorporated by reference) filed 6-18-2018; operative 7/1/2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 25).
53. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections within subsection (d) and repealing subsection (e)(3) filed 2-6-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 6).
54. Amendment of document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference), chapters 3, 20, 34 and 35 and amendment of subsection (i) and Note filed 2-14-2020; operative 4/1/2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 7).
55. Amendment of the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 6-15-2020; operative 10/1/2020 (Register 2020, No. 25).
56. Amendment of the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 7-1-2020 as an emergency; operative 7/1/2020. Expiration date of emergency extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-66-20) (Register 2020, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-27-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
57. Amendment of Learning Domains #26, 32, 41 and 43 within the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 7-6-2020; operative 10/1/2020 (Register 2020, No. 28).
58. Editorial correction of history 55 (Register 2020, No. 29).
59. Amendment of Learning Domains #25 and 42 within the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 8-10-2020; operative 10-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 33).
60. Amendment of Learning Domain #20 within the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 8-13-2020; operative 10/1/2020 (Register 2020, No. 33).
61. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (f)(2)(A) filed 10-26-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 44).
62. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-6-2020 order transmitted to OAL 11-10-2020 and filed 12/3/2020 (Register 2020, No. 49).
63. New subsection (f)(5) filed 10-5-2021; operative 1/1/2022 (Register 2021, No. 41).
64. Amendment of subsections (d)(2), (d)(4), (e)(1)(B), (g) and (i) filed 10-15-2021; operative 1/1/2022 (Register 2021, No. 42). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
65. Amendment of Learning Domains #03, 09, 10, 19, 20, 22, 24, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38 and 42 within the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 1-6-2022; operative 4/1/2022 (Register 2022, No. 1).
66. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (f)(2)(A), (g)(3), (h)(3), repealer of FN4 and footnote renumbering filed 8-29-2023; operative 10/1/2023 (Register 2023, No. 35).
67. Amendment of Learning Domain #3 within the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (i) filed 9-7-2023; operative 10/1/2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 36).
68. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (i) and amending the document Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference) filed 1-25-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 4).
69. Amendment of subsection (i), amendment of Learning Domain #35 within the document, Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses (incorporated by reference), and amendment of NOTE filed 2-20-2024; operative 4/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 8).