A. 1. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) is authorized to conduct full-time Basic Peace Officer Certification Academies and other law enforcement related training for individuals not commissioned or appointed by a law enforcement agency under rules established by the Council.
2. CLEET may establish and certify additional law enforcement and criminal justice programs at state-supported technology center schools in the State of Oklahoma operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education for teaching students between sixteen (16) and nineteen (19) years of age. The tuition or fees for law enforcement and criminal justice-related programs shall be similar in cost as other vocational and technical education courses and subjects offered at technology center schools and shall be determined by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
B. The tuition or fees for attending the Basic Peace Officer Certification Academies or other law enforcement related training will be at a rate established by CLEET and approved by the Council. Tuition or fees charged under this section shall be deposited in the Peace Officer Revolving Fund established in Section 3311.7 of this title.
C. Individuals not commissioned or appointed by a law enforcement agency who are trained in the Basic Peace Officer Certification Academies shall be required to meet minimum requirements established for peace officers as set forth in Section 3311 of this title. Any fees relating to meeting these requirements shall be the responsibility of the individual. Individuals applying for the Academies shall be required to submit a fingerprint check to CLEET prior to acceptance.
D. The Council is authorized to promulgate emergency rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.
E. Upon successful completion of the Basic Peace Officer Certification Academy, CLEET certification of the individual shall become effective upon employment by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency. Employment and certification must be obtained within two (2) years of completion of the Basic Peace Officer Certification Academy.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 168, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 62, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.