Kan. Admin. Regs. § 106-4-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section 106-4-1 - Approval of training schools

Each training school offering a basic training course shall meet the requirements of this regulation for approval by the commission:

(a) Each training school shall be certified by the director of police training. The administrator of each training school seeking certification shall submit the following in writing to the director of police training at least 45 days before the proposed date of operation:

(1) A completed application on a form furnished by the director of police training;

(2) a description of the basic training course to be offered that demonstrates that the course meets or exceeds the training objectives of the basic training course curriculum adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5603, and amendments thereto;

(3) a description of the requirements for the satisfactory completion of a basic training course offered by the training school;

(4) a description of each facility where the basic training course will be conducted; and

(5) a list of the instructors who will provide training, along with a summary of their qualifications to instruct.

(b) Requirements for the successful completion of a basic training course shall include the following:

(1) Written testing that is designed to assess the trainees' learning. The design of the test instrument, the testing procedures, the testing results to be included in the final average score, and the method for calculating the final average score shall be developed by the training school. Each trainee shall be required to achieve a final average score of at least 70 percent on written testing;

(2) firearms proficiency that demonstrates a qualifying score of at least 70 percent on a course of fire approved by the director of police training;

(3) emergency vehicle operation proficiency as determined by the training school based upon the requirements of the approved curriculum, the driving facilities, and the space available;

(4) demonstrated understanding of the legal limitations of an officer's authority to use force evaluated by written or performance assessments, or a combination of both, with a description of the assessments and the standard for successful completion;

(5) other written or performance assessments specified by the training school, with a description of each assessment and the standard for successful completion;

(6) a requirement that each trainee attend at least 90 percent of the basic training course and successfully complete all coursework in the approved curriculum; and

(7) a requirement that trainees attend 100 percent of the mandated training in firearms and emergency vehicle operation.

(c) The equipment and the facilities where each basic training course is conducted shall provide a safe and effective learning environment and shall include the following at a minimum:

(1) Classroom space and instructional equipment conducive to learning;

(2) a firing range;

(3) a driver training area for emergency vehicle operation; and

(4) space and equipment for training in physical and defensive tactics.

(d) Each instructor providing instruction in a basic training course shall be knowledgeable in both the subject area to be taught and instructional methodology. Each instructor providing firearms instruction in a basic training course shall have satisfactorily completed a course for firearms instructors provided by the training center or other training authority. Each instructor providing emergency vehicle operation instruction shall have satisfactorily completed a course for emergency vehicle operation instruction provided by the training center or other training authority.

(e) At the completion of each basic training course offered by a training school, the school administrator shall submit to the director of police training evidence of successful completion for each officer enrolled in the basic training course who has satisfied the requirements provided to the director of police training in the initial application for school certification.

(f) Each training school shall maintain records of all basic training courses offered. Records may be maintained in electronic format. The records shall include the following:

(1) A master copy of all written testing instruments;

(2) a schedule of all training provided during the basic training course;

(3) a record of daily trainee attendance;

(4) a list of each trainee enrolled in the basic training course, whether the trainee successfully completed the basic training course; and

(5) a record of scores or other measures of evaluation for each trainee that assess each trainee's successful completion of all requirements.

(g) In determining whether to certify a training school, the director of police training may consider both the information contained in the current application for certification and the manner in which the training school has previously been operated. The director of police training may refuse to certify a training school upon a finding of any of the following:

(1) The training either proposed or actually provided by the training school does not meet or exceed the training objectives of the appropriate approved basic training course.

(2) The instructors who are designated in the application for certification or who actually provide instruction in a basic training course do not meet the minimum qualifications for instructors.

(3) The facilities either proposed in the application or actually used in the basic training course fail to provide a safe and effective learning environment.

(4) The written or performance assessments either proposed in the application or actually used in the training course do not meet the standards provided or otherwise do not provide a basis for evaluation that satisfies the director of police training that the trainees will meet or have met the learning objectives specified in a basic training course curriculum.

(5) With the assistance or knowledge of the training school staff, trainees have met in whole or in part requirements for successful completion by fraud, misrepresentation, or cheating on or attempting to subvert the validity of examinations or assessments.

(6) The approved basic training course as described in the training school application for certification deviates from the basic training course as actually administered.

(h) The certification of each training school shall expire one year from the date of issuance.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 106-4-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 74-5607, as amended by L. 2012, ch. 89, sec. 5, and K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 74-5604a; effective, T-106-6-28-12, July 1, 2012; effective Oct. 12, 2012.