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Title 13 . Public Safety
Chapter 85 . Minimum Standards for Village Police Officers
Section 50. Basic police training program

13 AAC 85.050. Basic police training program

(a) The basic police training program consists of 40 hours of supervised field training as prescribed in the Alaska Police Standards Council Field Training Manual and at least 400 hours of instruction in basic law enforcement subjects.

(b) The basic police training program must include

(1) 10 hours of first aid instruction sufficient to qualify students for a standard Red Cross First Aid Certificate or a council-approved equivalent; and

(2) instruction in criminal law, administration of justice, criminal investigation, including investigation of crimes against children, offensive and defensive tactics, field techniques, traffic operations, precision driving, ethics, human relations, and firearms.

(c) To receive credit for the basic police training program, a person must attend all sessions of the course, except for absences approved by the school director or coordinator, and be awarded a certificate of graduation by the director or coordinator of the program. A person may not be certified for successful completion of the basic police training program if the person

(1) has excused absences exceeding 10 percent of the total hours of instruction;

(2) fails to achieve a passing grade of 70 percent or higher on each block of instruction;

(3) fails to achieve a cumulative average of 70 percent or higher; or

(4) fails to achieve a grade of 75 percent or higher on the firearms portion of the basic program.

(d) The council will, in its discretion, refuse to authorize admission to the Municipal Police Academy for applicants or persons employed as police officers who are not eligible for certification as a police officer under 13 AAC 85.005 - 13 AAC 85.150.

History: Eff. 8/10/73, Register 47; am 8/10/80, Register 75; am 9/23/84, Register 91; am 8/8/90, Register 115; am 10/24/92, Register 124

Authority: AS 18.65.220

AS 18.65.230

AS 18.65.240


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