Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 294e - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer › Section 7-294e-2 - Eligibility for lateral certification or comparative certification; lapsed certification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A candidate for
			 lateral certification to a position as a police officer in any law enforcement
			 unit within the state shall meet all Council entry level requirements, except
			 the standard in subsection (n) of section
			 7-294e-16
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) In those circumstances where
			 certification has lapsed as provided in section
			 7-294d(b)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Council may grant a full or partial
			 waiver of the police basic training requirement, specifying the elements of the
			 program, if any, the candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete. A
			 request for waiver of the requirement of police basic training shall be
			 forwarded to the Council in writing by the chief of police of the law
			 enforcement unit seeking to employ such police officer, giving all pertinent
			 information. If the request for a waiver originates from a municipality or
			 agency for which there is no chief of police, or concerns the position of chief
			 of police, the request shall be made by the candidate's appointing
			 authority.
(c) A candidate for
			 comparative certification to a position as a police officer in any law
			 enforcement unit within the state shall satisfactorily meet all
			 Council-approved entry level requirements. The candidate shall also complete a
			 Council-approved police basic training program.
The Council may grant a full or partial waiver of the police
				basic training requirement, specifying the elements of the program, if any, the
				candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete. A request for waiver of
				the requirement of police basic training shall be forwarded to the Council in
				writing by the chief of police of the law enforcement unit seeking to employ
				such police officer, giving all pertinent information. If the request for a
				waiver originates from a municipality or agency for which there is no chief of
				police, or concerns the position of chief of police, the request shall be made
				by the candidate's appointing authority.
(d) In determining whether to waive all or a
			 portion of the required police basic training program, the Council shall
			 evaluate in comparison to current standards the quality and extent of the
			 candidate's (1) previous basic training and certification as a police officer;
			 (2) formal, professional and in-service training and education in law
			 enforcement and criminal justice; (3) length of service and field experience as
			 a police officer; and (4) length of absence from employment with a law
			 enforcement unit.
The council may waive those portions of the police basic
				training program for which a candidate demonstrates the satisfactory completion
				of a substantially equivalent training or educational program in another state
				or jurisdiction, or a length of service with field experience sufficient to
				establish a practical mastery of the required skills, or a satisfactory
				combination of both.
(e) A
			 candidate for comparative certification or lateral certification to any
			 position other than that of an entry level police officer position shall not be
			 required by the Council to meet entry level standards in subsections (e) and
			 (n) of section
			 7-294e-16
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.