Michigan Administrative Code › Department - State Police › Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) › Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Part 3 - BASIC RECRUIT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING › Section R. 28.14312 - Academy enrollment; compliance with standards; deadlines

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 312.
(1) An
				  application for enrollment in a commission approved academy, as defined in
				  R 28.14301(c), (g),
				  and (i), shall be completed in the manner
				  prescribed by the commission and include a release of information for purpose
				  of law enforcement licensing.
(2)
				  The training director shall screen all prospective preservice recruits in a
				  regional basic law enforcement training academy session or a preservice college
				  basic law enforcement training academy to ensure compliance with the selection
				  and employment standards in
				  R
				  28.14203(a) to (g) and
				  R
				  28.14204, not later than 5 business days before the
				  start of an academy session or a preservice college program. An academy shall
				  conduct a background check, in lieu of a comprehensive background
				  investigation, on the form or in the manner prescribed by the commission to
				  determine preservice and preservice college recruit compliance with
				  R
				  28.14203(e).
(3) Before enrolling a preservice or
				  preservice college recruit in an academy session, the academy shall provide the
				  recruit with an approved medical history form that shall be made available to
				  the examining physician and shall become a part of the physician's medical
				  record.
(4) An employing agency
				  shall ensure compliance with
				  R 28.14206 not later than 5 business
				  days before enrolling a recruit in an academy session.
(5) Within 180 days before the start of an
				  academy, the prospective recruit shall be fingerprinted and a search made of
				  appropriate state and federal fingerprint files to disclose any criminal
				  record.
(6) An oral interview shall
				  be conducted to determine a preservice or preservice college prospective
				  recruit's suitability for a law enforcement officer position and to assess the
				  applicant's demeanor, background, and the ability to communicate.
(7) A prospective recruit intending to enroll
				  in a basic law enforcement training academy session shall take and pass the
				  commission's preenrollment physical fitness examination before, but be within
				  180 days before the start of the academy session.
(8) The results of the selection and
				  employment standards screening shall be submitted to the commission using the
				  MCOLES information and tracking network not later than 5 business days before
				  the start of an academy session. Exceptions and comments made by the examining
				  physician, an investigator, or other person on source documents shall be
				  included in the MCOLES information and tracking network reporting.
(9) A prospective recruit who is not in full
				  compliance with the selection and employment standards shall not participate in
				  any recruit training or be enrolled by the commission. Any participation in an
				  academic course at a preservice college training academy, without first having
				  complied with this rule, shall not count toward completion of the course of
				  study.
(10) Before enrollment, the
				  prospective recruit shall have executed the commission's standards compliance
				  verification affidavit and the applicant background affidavit.