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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-009 - Prehearing Conference

Current through June 17, 2024
Not fewer than thirty (30) days before the date set for
				  hearing, a prehearing conference may be held. The Council may allow such a
				  conference upon the request of either party or may set one on its own motion
				  and authority. The Council may allow the prehearing conference to be done
				  telephonically. The Council chairperson or his or her designee shall act as
				  presiding officer and may direct the parties to appear at a specified place and
				  time to:
a. Simplify the
				issues
b. Amend the complaint
				and/or answer
c. Exchange lists of
				witnesses
d. List, number, and
				review exhibit
e. Stipulate to
				agreed facts, if any
f. Enter into
				other stipulations as may be necessary
g. Request a continuance, upon a showing of
				good cause
h. Make requests for
				witnesses to be subpoenaed
i. Make
				such requests as deemed appropriate regarding discovery as allowed under
				Neb.Rev.Stat. 84-914 et.seq. to the Commission
The hearing officer shall act on the requests and forward to
				  the Executive Director of the Commission any and all requests for subpoenas.
				  The hearing officer shall summarize the prehearing conference in an order. The
				  order shall be mailed to petitioner and respondent and any counsel of
				  record.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-011

Current through June 17, 2024
The Commission shall reduce its decision to writing, to
				  include its findings of fact and conclusions of law and send a copy of its
				  decision to the respondent via certified or registered mail, return receipt
				  requested, to the respondent's last known address. Copies of the decision shall
				  be sent to the attorneys representing the petitioner and the respondent. The
				  decision shall be sent within five (5) working days after it is filed by the
				  Commission.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-012 - Appeal Process

Current through June 17, 2024
Appeals shall be filed in accordance with Neb.Rev.Stat.
				  §
									84-901
				  et seq. and Title 53 of the Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter
				  4.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-013 - Voluntary Surrender of Certificate

Current through June 17, 2024
Once an informal complaint has been filed with the Executive
				  Director or a formal complaint has been filed before the Council, the
				  respondent may voluntarily surrender his or her law enforcement
				  certificate.
013.01 The voluntary
				surrender of certificate shall state in writing that the respondent knowingly
				admits or knowingly does not challenge or contest the truth of the information
				alleged in either the informal or formal complaint and waives all proceedings
				against him or her in connection therewith and waives all notice of such
				proceedings.
013.02 Upon receipt of
				the voluntary surrender of certificate, the matter shall be placed before the
				Council for its consideration at the next available meeting. The Council shall
				either accept or reject the surrender of certificate based upon the appropriate
				provisions of this chapter and Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									81-1403(6).
				The matter will then be submitted to the Commission for further
				action.
013.03 If the voluntary
				surrender of certificate is accepted by the Council and Commission, then the
				respondent will no longer meet the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									81-1401(5)(c).
013.04 A voluntary surrender of certificate
				shall not terminate the revocation process unless an appropriate order is
				entered by the Commission. An order accepting the voluntary surrender of
				certificate shall have the same force and affect as an order revoking the
				respondent's certificate.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-014 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Current through June 17, 2024
All terms used herein shall have their statutory definitions
				  applied, if such definitions exist, except as follows:
014.01 Informal Complainant
Informal Complainant: shall mean any individual(s) or
				  organization(s) or department(s) or agency or agencies filing a report,
				  complaint, or other information with the Commission alleging that a law
				  enforcement officer comes within the purview of Neb.Rev.Stat. §
										81-1403(6)
014.02 Respondent
Respondent: shall mean any individual law enforcement officer
				  who shall be alleged to be within the purview of Neb.Rev.Stat. §
										81-1403(6)
014.03 Petitioner
Petitioner: shall mean a party to the formal revocation
				  proceeding representing the State of Nebraska in filing the formal complaint
				  and in presenting the evidence against the respondent.
014.04 Formal Complaint
Formal Complaint: shall mean the written allegation(s) and
				  charge(s) against the respondent alleging that the respondent comes within the
				  purview of Neb.Rev.Stat. §
										81-1403(6).
014.05 Formal Hearing
Formal Hearing refers to the proceedings before the
				  Council.
014.06 Agency shall
				mean each board, commission, department, officer, division, or other
				administrative office or unit of the state government authorized by law to make
				rules and regulations, except the Adjutant General's office as provided in
				Chapter 55 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes, the courts including the Nebraska
				Workers' Compensation Court, the Commission of Industrial Relations, the
				Legislature and the Secretary of State with respect to the duties imposed by
				the Administrative Procedure Act.
014.07 Contested case shall mean a proceeding
				before an agency in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of specific
				parties are required by law or constitutional right to be determined after an
				agency hearing.
014.08 Formal
				Hearing
Hearing officer shall mean the person or persons conducting a
				  hearing, contested case, or other proceeding pursuant to the Administrative
				  Procedure Act, whether designated as the presiding officer, administrative law
				  judge, or some other title designation.
014.09 Formal Hearing
Ex parte communication shall mean an oral or written
				  communication which is not on the record in a contested case with respect to
				  which reasonable notice to all parties was not given. Ex parte communication
				  shall not include: communications which do not pertain to the merits of a
				  contested case; communications required for the disposition of ex parte matters
				  as authorized by law; communications in a ratemaking or rulemaking proceeding;
				  and communications to which all parties have given consent.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-015

Current through June 17, 2024
If any section of this act or any part of any section shall
				  be declared invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the
				  validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions
				  thereof.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-016

Current through June 17, 2024
The director shall report any revocation, relinquishment or
				  suspension of any Nebraska Law Enforcement certificate to the National
				  Decertification Index maintained by the International Association of Directors
				  of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 9 - REVOCATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION › Section 79-9-017

Current through June 17, 2024
Original sections of Title 79, Chapter 9 of the Rule and
				  Regulations of the State of Nebraska are hereby repealed.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-001 - Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
To prescribed policies and procedures for Tribal Officer
				  Limited Certification as provided by NEB. REV. STAT. §
									81-1414(2).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
Indian tribal governments whose lands are located within the
				  boundaries of the State of Nebraska can make application to have their officers
				  obtain limited law enforcement certification provided they are Bureau of Indian
				  Affairs certified tribal law enforcement officers.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-005 - Application Procedure

Current through June 17, 2024
The tribal governing body may make application by submitting
				  the following documentation:
005.01
				Documentation of successful completion of training and certification from the
				Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Bureau of Indian Affairs Basic Police
				Training Program:
005.02 Completed
				Training Center forms:
005.02A TC001 -
				Personnel Change-In-Status Report:
005.02B TC003 - Application for
				Training,
005.02C TC006 - Authority
				to Release Information,
005.02D
				Four completed fingerprint cards,
005.02E A copy of the applicant's birth
				certificate,
005.02F Character
				Affidavit, and
005.02G Code of
				Ethics.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-006

Current through June 17, 2024
The curriculum for the Tribal Officer Certification Course
				  shall be approved by the Council
006.01 Training for the Tribal Officer
				Certification Course shall be conducted by the Training Center or other
				certified academy.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-007 - Issuance of a Tribal Law Enforcement Certificate

Current through June 17, 2024
The Council shall issue a certificate titled "Tribal Officer
				  Limited Certification" attesting to the successful completion of the training
				  course presented by the Training Center or other certified Training School.
				  Successful completion is based upon certification training evaluation standards
				  set forth in Title 79, Chapter 5.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-008 - Tribal Officer Certification Status

Current through June 17, 2024
The certification issued by the Council shall be limited to
				  tribal officers enforcing the laws of the State of Nebraska within the tribal
				  boundaries and shall remain effective only as long as the individual officer
				  remains employed as an officer by the tribal authority.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 10 - TRIBAL OFFICER LIMITED CERTIFICATION › Section 79-10-009

Current through June 17, 2024
It shall be the responsibility of the chairperson of the
				  governing tribal body or law enforcement administrator, or other person
				  responsible for the employment, promotion or termination of a Tribal Law
				  Enforcement Officer to comply with Title 79, Chapter 2, and Title 79, Chapter
				  4.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-001 - Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
(1) To establish annual firearms
				certification standards and procedures for all certified law enforcement
				officers in the state as required by State Statute
				81-1412;
(2) to establish procedures governing the
				certification and recertification of firearms instructors in this state;
				and
(3) to establish annual patrol
				rifle procedures governing the certification and re-certification of law
				enforcement officers, and patrol rifle instructors in this state.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-002 - Scope

Current through June 17, 2024
Applicable to all certified law enforcement officers and
				  reserve officers actively working for Nebraska law enforcement agencies and to
				  individuals exercising law enforcement powers under special deputy status and
				  their respective agencies.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-003 - Reference

Current through June 17, 2024
State Statutes; 81-1401, 81-1403, 81-1412 through 81-1412.02,
				  81-1443 and Title 79, Chapter 1, and Chapter 4.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
The following rule and regulation is established to meet the
				  requirements set forth in State Statute
				  81-1412
				  that all law enforcement and Reserve officers successfully qualify on a handgun
				  and patrol rifle qualification course approved by the Council.
As part of this statutory mandate, the Council recognizes the
				  need to insure that such firearms training and qualification is provided by
				  instructors who are proficient in the use of firearms and knowledgeable in the
				  areas of current training techniques and the legal issues surrounding the use
				  of firearms in the performance of law enforcement duties. In order to insure
				  that firearms training and qualification courses are conducted by qualified law
				  enforcement instructors, the Council has established Firearm Certification and
				  Re-certification Standards for Nebraska Firearms Instructors.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-005 - Procedure

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
Annual Certification
005.01A Qualification Course:
(1) All appointed law enforcement officers
				and reserve officers employed by a law enforcement agency, and individuals
				exercising law enforcement duties under a special deputy status shall qualify
				at least once every calendar year on a fifty round handgun course as
				established by the Council. Only the Council-approved qualification course will
				be considered as the annual Handgun Qualification Course.
(1A) The Council-approved course shall
				consist of a handgun course where the individual shoots fifty rounds of
				ammunition at a prescribed target which shall be the Federal Bureau of
				Investigation's "Q" target. The Council-approved course for annual
				certification is attached to this rule and regulation and is hereby
				incorporated into this chapter.
(1B) In order for an individual to qualify on
				the Council-approved qualification course, the individual must receive a
				passing score of seventy percent or higher on the course. To calculate the
				qualification score, the certifying instructor shall take the number of shots
				fired that actually strike the "Q" portion or silhouette of the target and
				divide that number by the total number of shots fired during the course (i.e.,
				50) to derive the scoring percentage. If an individual's scoring percentage is
				less than seventy (70) percent, that individual has failed to qualify on the
				course.
(1C) The status and/or
				limitation of an individual who fails to qualify in a calendar year shall be
				determined by the Council in accordance with section 009 of this chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-006 - Firearms Instructor Certification and Recertification

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 The Council shall establish a training
				course for firearms instructors in the state of Nebraska which will be offered
				by the Training Center as needed. The Council-approved Firearms Instructor
				Course shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects:
A. Course objectives
B. Range safety and commands
C. Handgun training
D. Basic marksmanship
E. Techniques of instruction (students will
				be expected to write and present a lesson plan)
F. Sight in
G. Shot analysis
H. Shooting problems
I. Review of weapon nomenclature for
				revolver's, semiautomatic pistols & shotguns
J. Care, maintenance and handgun
				inspection
K. Ballistics
L. Shooting positions
M. Handgun shooting courses, including the
				Council-approved Annual Handgun Qualification Course
N. Long gun training
O. Night firing
P. Practical line exercises
Q. Exertion courses
R. Ammunition selection
S. Completion of written examinations
				and
T. Successfully completing the
				Council-approved Handgun Qualification Course
U. Successfully complete a 12-hour
				apprenticeship with the certifying academy. Officers employed by agencies with
				an academy may conduct the apprenticeship with their academy agency regardless
				of certifying academy.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-007 - Patrol Rifle Instructor Certification and Recertification

Current through June 17, 2024
Waivers of Annual Qualification and Extensions of Instructor
				  Recertification
007.01 Waiver of
				Annual Handgun Qualification
The Council shall establish a training course for patrol
				  rifle instructors in the state of Nebraska which will only be offered by
				  Nebraska Training Academies as needed. Those officers attending the Patrol
				  Rifle Instructor's Course must have successfully completed the Firearms
				  Instructor's Course to attend. The Council-approved Patrol Rifle Instructor
				  Course shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects:
A. Course objectives
B. Range safety and commands
C. Patrol Rifle training
D. Basic marksmanship
E. Techniques of instruction (students will
				be expected to write and present a lesson plan)
F. Sight in - Zero rifles
G. Shot analysis
H. Shooting problems
I. Review of weapon nomenclature for patrol
				rifle
J. Care, maintenance and
				rifle inspection
K.
				Ballistics
L. Shooting
				positions
M. Rifle shooting
				courses
N. Low light
				techniques
O. Practical line
				exercises
P. Exertion
				courses
Q. Ammunition
				selection
R. Completion of written
				examinations and
S. Successfully
				completing a Patrol Rifle Qualification Course meeting the Council approved
				parameters.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-008 - Waivers of Annual Qualification and Extensions of Instructor Recertification

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01 Waiver of Annual Handgun
				Qualification: Agency administrators or the individual officer may request that
				the Council grant a waiver of the annual handgun qualification requirement The
				request for a waiver may be submitted on the agency qualification report to the
				Training Center or by letter to the Council. Persons may receive a waiver of
				the annual handgun qualification for an extreme hardship and/or when officers
				are on an extended leave of absence from the agency.
008.01A The request for waiver must include
				the following information:
008.01A(1) The
				conditions under which the waiver is being requested, for example, military
				duty, medical, extended leave of absence.
008.01A(2) The type of illness and or injury
				if the condition is medical.
008.01A(3) The date the condition first
				became effective and the date the condition ended if it did end in the same
				calendar year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 79-11-009 - Law Enforcement Status

Current through June 17, 2024
009.01 An individual who does not qualify on
				the Council-approved Handgun Qualification Course within the calendar year or
				has not been granted a waiver shall have his/her law enforcement certificate or
				reserve certificate suspended.
009.01A The
				Director or designee shall report to the Council all persons who failed to
				qualify on the annual Handgun Qualification Course and have not requested a
				waiver from the Council at the Council's January meeting of that next calendar
				year. The Director shall suspend the certificate of any officer who has not
				completed the qualification course or requested a waiver after February
				1st.
009.01B The individual who fails to qualify
				shall continue to have his/her certification suspended until he/she
				successfully passes the State Handgun Qualification Course and provides
				supporting documentation that contains the information specified in section
				005.01C(2) of this
				Chapter, and meets the conditions set forth in Title 79, Chapter 4, Section
				004.04B(4)(a)-(d).
009.01C Makeup handgun qualifications where
				an officer is suspended for not completing requirements in a calendar year
				shall be credited to that calendar year's qualification requirements. An
				officer completing a makeup handgun qualification for the previous calendar
				year shall be required to complete an additional handgun qualification for the
				existing calendar year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 12 - ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE CERTIFICATION/ PRE-CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 79-12-001 - Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
To establish rules and procedures for the administration of
				  cooperative certification/pre-certification programs.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 12 - ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE CERTIFICATION/ PRE-CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 79-12-002 - Scope

Current through June 17, 2024
All higher education schools participating in a law
				  enforcement cooperative certification/pre-certification program, the Council,
				  the Director, the Training Center, training academies
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 12 - ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE CERTIFICATION/ PRE-CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 79-12-003 - References

Current through June 17, 2024
State Statutes
				  81-1401,
				  81-1403,
				  81-1404,
				  81-1406,
				  Title 79, Chapter 1, Chapter 5, Chapter 8
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 12 - ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE CERTIFICATION/ PRE-CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 79-12-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
This program is to provide a system where higher education
				  students interested in a career in law enforcement can complete a course of
				  study towards a degree and complete academy training as part of a cooperative
				  certification program, pre-certification program, or combination of both. The
				  Council may direct that such programs be established based upon the capability
				  of the Center to administer the programs. The following procedures shall be
				  followed for the administration of law enforcement cooperative
				  certification/pre-certification programs in the State:
004.01 Police Standards Advisory Council
The Council shall:
004.01A Establish standards for schools and
				academies for participation in cooperative certification/pre-certification
				programs.
004.01B Approve
				application processes for training schools and academies.
004.01C Approve all training schools and
				academies for participation in such programs on an annual basis
004.01D Establish enrollment allocations,
				tuition and fee rates for all academy cooperative
				certification/pre-certification programs.
004.01E Approve all additions, changes, and
				deletions of learning and performance objectives to the State basic
				curriculum.
004.01F Approve the
				learning objectives to be incorporated into pre-certification programs by
				training schools.
004.01G Approve
				academy pre-certification basic training curriculum.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 13 - APPEALS PROCESS › Section 79-13-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
The following procedure shall be used to present an
				  appeal.
004.01 Appeals of Academy
				Testing Failures
004.01A An aggrieved
				individual and or agency desiring to appeal the separation from training for
				academic failure shall give notice of intent to appeal to the Deputy Director
				of Training within seven (7) calendar days of the date the separation took
				effect.
004.01B The individual or
				agency shall provide the appeal in writing to the Deputy Director of Training
				within fourteen, (14) calendar days of the separation. The appeal shall present
				the specific reasons justifying the request for review and reconsideration. The
				individual or agency shall also submit a proposed resolution of the decision or
				action to the Deputy Director of Training for his/her consideration.
004.01C The Deputy Director of Training shall
				arrange to meet with or contact the individual and or agency by telephone to
				discuss the merits of the appeal within seven, (7) calendar days of the receipt
				of the appeal.
004.01D The Deputy
				Director of Training shall review the appeal and conduct such research as
				necessary to determine the merits of the appeal.
004.01E The Deputy Director of Training shall
				notify the aggrieved individual and or agency in writing of acceptance or
				denial of the appeal within fourteen, (14) calendar days of receipt of the
				appeal. The Deputy Director of Training shall specify in writing any conditions
				that are incumbent to acceptance of the appeal.
004.01F The individual and or agency may
				appeal the decision of the Deputy Director of Training to the Director. The
				individual and or agency must submit the appeal to the Director in writing
				within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the Deputy Director's
				decision.
004.01G The Director
				shall review the appeal and conduct such research as necessary to determine the
				merits of the appeal.
004.01H The
				Director shall notify the individual and or agency of his decision to accept or
				deny the appeal in writing within fourteen, (14) calendar days from the date of
				receipt of the appeal. The Director shall specify in writing any conditions
				that are incumbent to acceptance of the appeal. The decision of the Director is
				final.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 14 - NEBRASKA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM › Section 79-14-003 - References

Current through June 17, 2024
State Statutes
				  81-1401,
				  81-1402,
				  81-1403,
				  81-1404,
				  81-1414,
				  Title 79, Chapter 5
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 14 - NEBRASKA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM › Section 79-14-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
The Council is responsible for establishing and ensuring
				  compliance to law enforcement training standards for certification. The
				  following provides for the establishment of a minimum State curriculum for law
				  enforcement certification and procedures for updating the
				  curriculum.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 14 - NEBRASKA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM › Section 79-14-005

Current through June 17, 2024
The basic certification curriculum for law enforcement
				  officers shall be established by the use of periodic statewide job task
				  analyses and subject matter expert reviews.
005.01 Statewide job task analysis should be
				conducted at intervals not longer than eight (8) years apart.
005.02 The Director shall conduct the
				statewide job task analysis under the direction of the Council. The Council may
				use a contract vendor to perform the analysis in cooperation with the
				Director.
005.03 The job task
				analysis shall be conducted using accepted practices that ensures law
				enforcement agencies throughout the State are represented in the
				analysis.
005.04 The Director shall
				have prepared a curriculum that addresses the minimum training standards for
				law enforcement certification in the State. The Director shall prepare the
				curriculum using the information from the job task analysis, consulting with
				representatives of law enforcement from around the State and consulting with
				subject matter experts. The Director shall present the curriculum to the
				Council. The Director shall also provide a copy of the curriculum to all
				academy directors in the State. The curriculum shall consist of:
005.04A The identification of major topic
				areas in the curriculum
005.04B All
				classes and their titles within each of the major topic areas
005.04C The essential tasks that are required
				to be covered in each class.
005.04D The learning and performance
				objectives that are required to be covered in each class.
005.04E The criteria and standards used for
				evaluating non-tested performance objectives.
005.04F The amount of time the Training
				Center requires to present each class and the total hours required to present
				the curriculum.
005.04G The
				performance objectives that are incorporated into testing in which a student
				must demonstrate minimum performance to pass and receive
				certification.
005.04H The criteria
				and standards used in comprehensive testing.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 14 - NEBRASKA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM › Section 79-14-006

Current through June 17, 2024
The Council adopted curriculum is the basic certification
				  curriculum of the state.
006.01 The
				Director shall distribute the adopted curriculum to each academy director in
				the State.
006.02 Law enforcement
				academies are required to incorporate all essential tasks adopted in the State
				curriculum into their basic training curriculums. Law enforcement academies
				that provide basic certification training only for their agency specific
				employees will be allowed to incorporate the tasks into their academy basic
				curriculum in such manner as they deem appropriate.
006.03 Law enforcement academies are required
				to develop and have learning and performance objectives, as well as, lesson
				plans that address each essential task in the State curriculum.
006.04 Law enforcement academies are required
				to test on all learning objectives. The State curriculum requires performance
				objective testing on handgun qualification, law enforcement driving skills,
				emergency vehicle operations course, and defensive tactics. All academies must
				conduct testing in the above skills areas.
006.05 Law enforcement academies are required
				to develop criteria and standards used in performance objective testing other
				than the State mandated handgun qualification course, which shall be
				standardized for all students in all academies.
006.06 Law enforcement academies are required
				to develop evaluation criteria for all performance objectives that are not
				tested.
006.07 Law enforcement
				academies that provide basic certification training for persons other than
				their agency employees shall be required to use and follow the State curriculum
				that is presented at the Training Center. Academies under this section shall:
006.07A Incorporate the same class subjects
				and class titles as used at the Training Center.
006.07B Incorporate all essential tasks,
				learning and performance objectives in each class subject as provided at the
				Training Center.
006.07C Provide to
				the Director, lesson plans for each course of the basic curriculum that
				identifies where each learning and performance objective is taught and or
				practiced and demonstrated.
006.07D
				Incorporate and follow all testing standards as set forth in Title 79, Chapter
				5.
006.07D(1) Provide for the testing of all
				learning objectives, performance objectives and comprehensive tests that
				require testing. Provide test banks that provide for multiple questions over
				the same objective.
006.07D(2)
				Provide to the Director the test banks that are to be used in the basic
				curriculum and show where each learning objective are addressed in the testing.
				Provide to the Director the testing criteria for performance objectives that
				are tested and the evaluation criteria for all performance objectives that are
				not tested.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 14 - NEBRASKA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM › Section 79-14-007

Current through June 17, 2024
The Council recognizes that there are frequent changes in
				  the law and technology that have a direct influence on the duties of a law
				  enforcement officer. It is not practical to expect the basic certification
				  curriculum to remain static for a period of several years between job task
				  analyses. The following system will be used to make changes to the basic
				  certification curriculum.
007.01 The
				addition or deletion of essential tasks in the basic certification curriculum
				shall be approved by the Council.
007.01A The
				Director shall receive requests for changes to the essential tasks to the State
				curriculum from the Center staff or other academy staff.
007.01B The Director shall have the request
				for changes to the essential tasks researched. Such research shall include:
007.01B(1) documentation of changes in the
				law, body of knowledge, or technology prompting the need for a
				change;
007.01B(2) a review of the
				proposed change by content experts at the Center and other State academies, and
				if appropriate, what other states have in their curriculums.
007.01C The Director shall prepare
				a recommendation to the Council for their action. The Director shall provide to
				all basic certification academies in the State, in writing, notice of the
				proposed recommendation and the date and time of the Council meeting. Such
				notice shall be provided at least ten, (10) days in advance of the Council
				meeting.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 15 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 79-15-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
It is a goal of the Council that law enforcement academy
				  certification training meet acceptable standards. Officers and other persons
				  providing academy training that is prerequisite to receiving a State
				  certification shall be certified by the Council.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 15 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 79-15-005

Current through June 17, 2024
Instructors who teach basic academy training courses that
				  are part of the State basic curriculum shall be certified in accordance with
				  this chapter. There are three levels of instructor certification: general,
				  professional, and legal.
005.01
				General Instructor Certification
A general instructor certification pertains to those
				  individuals who have received instructor level training in a specific skill
				  area as approved by the Council. The general certificate will be applicable in
				  only those areas where the instructor has received such
				  training.
005.02 General
				Instructor Minimum Qualifications
005.02A
				Experience: A minimum of three years law enforcement experience is required for
				general instructor certification. This requirement may be modified by request
				of an academy director or agency administrator with approval of the
				Council.
005.02B Education: High
				school graduation with a diploma or an equivalency certificate that meets the
				minimum score required by the State of Nebraska Department of
				Education.
005.02C Other
				Qualifications: Must have successfully completed instructor level training in
				the applicable skill area(s) from a training course approved by the State. Must
				have successfully completed any apprenticeship hours required by the
				State.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 15 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 79-15-006 - Procedures

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 It is the responsibility of the
				academy director to insure that instructors are assigned only topics they are
				qualified to teach and are supervised on a regular basis to insure that
				instructional excellence is maintained. The evaluation and selection of persons
				to serve as academy instructors is the responsibility of the academy director
				or agency administrator.
006.02
				Instructor applications shall be submitted on the approved instructor
				application form that can be obtained from the Training Center. Applications
				shall be submitted to the Director or designee for review and recommendation to
				the Council. Applications for instructor certification will be endorsed by the
				academy director and, where applicable, by the applicant's agency
				head.
006.03 The Director shall
				establish a system of review for instructor certification requests. The review
				shall be conducted to ensure the applicant meets minimum qualifications in the
				areas of education, training, experience, and background. The Director may
				recommend approval or denial of an application. The Director may recommend
				denial of the whole application or specific topic areas based upon
				qualifications presented in the application.
006.04 The Director shall make a
				recommendation on the application to the Council. The Director shall notify the
				academy director of any recommendation to deny a request at least 10 days prior
				to the Council meeting at which the application will be acted upon.
006.05 The academy and or agency may submit
				additional documentation to support the application and or appear at the
				Council meeting to request the Council approve the application.
006.06 The Council shall approve or deny the
				application, in full or in part, based upon the information provided
				them.
006.07 The Director shall
				issue instructor certifications upon approval of he Council.
006.08 Instructor certifications shall be
				issued for a period of four years. A certificate may be renewed after four
				years if the instructor has instructed in an academy program during the period
				of certification and if the renewal is endorsed by the academy director under
				whose supervision he/she has instructed.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 15 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 79-15-007

Current through June 17, 2024
An instructor certification may be revoked when an
				  instructor:
fails to meet minimum standards,
displays a lack of good moral character or behavior that
				  adversely affects their credibility as an instructor,
displays a lack of good moral character or behavior that
				  adversely affects the academy's reputation,
lacks the ability to effectively communicate or instruct in
				  the academy setting,
has his/her professional certification suspended or
				  revoked.
007.01 The employing agency or
				academy director may request the revocation of an instructor certification by
				submitting the request to the Director in writing and including all supporting
				documentation.
007.02 The Director
				shall review the request for revocation. The Director shall inform the effected
				instructor in writing that his/her instructor certification has been revoked
				and the reasons for the revocation and their right to appeal.
007.03 A person whose instructor
				certification has been revoked may appeal the action before the
				Council.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES › Section 79-16-003 - Reference

Current through June 17, 2024
State Statutes;
				  81-1401(7),
				  81-1403(8),
				  81-1404(5)
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES › Section 79-16-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
The Council is responsible to review and certify
				  State-training academies on an annual basis. To accomplish this, the Council
				  shall have the Director annually review and inspect the operations of each
				  academy in the State and provide a report and recommendation regarding
				  certification to the Council.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES › Section 79-16-005 - Agency Training Only Agency Employees

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 The agency head shall appoint an
				employee as the Academy Director. The Academy Director shall serve as the point
				of contact with the Center and Director or designee and should be the
				individual responsible for managing the academy and be knowledgeable of academy
				operations.
005.02 The Director or
				designee shall arrange dates for inspection with the academy directors and
				provide fifteen days notice of the annual inspection to allow for the
				preparation of documents and reports.
005.03 The Director or representative(s)
				shall conduct unannounced on-site inspections of the academy while basic
				training is in progress during each basic training session. These sessions may
				be audio recorded or videotaped for future review. The Director or
				representative(s) shall inform the specific academy director of the audio or
				video recording of any training session prior to attending the training. The
				academy director will provide the Director or representative(s) copies of the
				lesson plans being taught during the time of the inspection to review in
				context with the classes being taught. The Director may require additional
				inspections if deficiencies are identified during the inspections.
005.04 The Director shall inspect and/or
				review the following elements during the annual inspection to ensure compliance
				with State Statutes and administrative rules and regulations.
005.04A The rules and regulations governing
				the academy
005.04B The
				certification-training schedule
005.04C The curriculum of the
				academy
005.04D The instructional
				staff of the academy
005.04E The
				facilities of the academy
005.04F
				The academy standards and sites for conducting physical skills
				testing
005.04G Samples of test
				question banks
005.04H Samples of
				lesson plans
005.04I Other
				operations and or documents relevant to basic certification training.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 17 - LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 79-17-001 - Purpose

Current through June 17, 2024
To establish requirements and procedures for the
				  implementation of continuing education for Nebraska law enforcement officers
				  and the reporting procedures for law enforcement agencies.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 17 - LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 79-17-003 - Reference

Current through June 17, 2024
Nebraska Revised Statutes §§
									23-1701.01,
				  81-1401,
				  81-1403,
				  81-1404,
				  81-1414.07 and
				  81-1439.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE › Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 17 - LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 79-17-004 - General

Current through June 17, 2024
The Council recognizes that law enforcement officers need to
				  obtain continuing education in order to maintain their professional status and
				  best serve their profession, the communities and the residents of Nebraska. In
				  compliance with the referenced statutes, the Council has promulgated this
				  chapter as a means of establishing how continuing education requirements (CE)
				  are attained, reported, monitored and the consequences for failure to comply
				  with this chapter and state statutes.