Alaska Statutes.
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Chapter 65. Police Protection
Section 676. Training.
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AS 18.65.676. Training.

   (a) A village public safety officer basic training program must provide
        (1) a physical training program that includes instruction in physical methods of arrest, use of batons, use of chemical defensive weapons, and electronic control weapons;
        (2) instruction in
             (A) the state's criminal and procedural law;
             (B) the state's criminal justice system;
             (C) police procedures;
             (D) disabilities training described under AS 18.65.220(3);
             (E) domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and response procedures;
             (F) emergency trauma technician training;
             (G) search and rescue training;
             (H) rural fire protection specialist training.
   (b) An individual seeking a village public safety officer certificate under AS 18.65.682 shall attend all sessions of the basic training required under (a) of this section, unless the director of the training program approves an absence. An individual who is absent for more than 10 percent of the total hours of instruction has not successfully completed basic training.
   (c) An individual who fails to comply with the attendance and performance requirements of the training program may be dismissed from the training. The department may not consider a dismissed individual to have successfully completed basic training.
   (d) If a village public safety officer receives training that the department did not provide and the entity conducting the training provides a description of the training to the department, the department may take that training into account in determining the completion of basic training and accept other police officer or firefighter training and experience that covers the subject matter required under (a) of this section.

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