Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATION OF COURSES FOR TRAINING › Section 289.300 - Basic training courses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive
			 Director shall certify basic training courses presented by agencies or approved
			 by the Commission which meet the following requirements:
(a) The length of the course must meet the
			 minimum standards for training established by the Commission.
(b) A person enrolling in the course may be
			 required to pass a physical fitness examination not sooner than 30 days before
			 the commencement of the course and not later than 14 days after the
			 commencement of the course. To pass such a physical fitness examination, the
			 person must:
(1) For category I and reserve
			 training:
(I) Complete a vertical jump of not
			 less than 11.5 inches.
(II) Complete not less than 24 sit-ups in 1
			 minute.
(III) Complete not less
			 than 18 push-ups.
(IV) Run 300
			 meters in not more than 1 minute and 22 seconds.
(V) Walk or run
			 1.5 miles in not more than 20
			 minutes and 20 seconds.
(VI)
			 Complete an agility run in not more than
			 23.4 seconds.
(2) For category II training:
(I) Complete a vertical jump of not less than
			 12 inches.
(II) Complete not less
			 than 23 sit-ups in 1 minute.
(III)
			 Complete not less than 12 push-ups.
(IV) Run 300 meters in not more than 1 minute
			 and 36 seconds.
(V) Walk or run
			 1.5 miles in not more than 24
			 minutes and 10 seconds.
(VI)
			 Complete an agility run in not more than
			 24.9 seconds.
(3) For category III training:
(I) Complete a vertical jump of not less than
			 12 inches.
(II) Complete not less
			 than 16 push-ups.
(III) Run 300
			 meters in not more than 1 minute and 29 seconds.
(IV) Walk or run
			 1.5 miles in not more than 21
			 minutes and 10 seconds.
(V)
			 Complete an agility run in not more than
			 24.5 seconds.
(c) Each course submitted to the
			 Executive Director for certification must have a curriculum that contains the
			 following elements:
(1) Each topic of
			 instruction for which the Commission has not established standardized
			 performance objectives must have specifically defined objectives for the
			 performance of the students which are based upon known work
			 requirements;
(2) Each topic of
			 instruction for which the Commission has established standardized performance
			 objectives must include, at a minimum, the standardized performance objectives
			 established by the Commission;
(3)
			 Each topic of instruction must have a detailed lesson plan that specifically
			 describes what the student is taught; and
(4) Each topic of instruction must be
			 assigned a specific amount of time.
(d) Each course must employ
			 performance-oriented instructional methods that provide opportunities for each
			 student to demonstrate achievement of the objectives.
(e) For each course, there must be a system
			 of written or practical examinations, or both, that will measure on a pass or
			 fail basis the success of each student in achieving the objectives, including
			 an examination at the beginning and end of each course.
(f) Each agency submitting a course for
			 certification shall provide an instructional facility that meets the following
			 requirements:
(1) A classroom with adequate
			 heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and space and an environment conducive
			 to learning;
(2) Comfortable chairs
			 with tables or arms for writing;
(3) Audiovisual equipment necessary to
			 support the course;
(4)
			 Instructional films and videotapes necessary to support the course;
			 and
(5) A firing range adequate to
			 train officers safely in the use of firearms.
(g) If an agency authorizes the use of the
			 carotid restraint or the lateral vascular neck restraint, the course must
			 include at least 8 hours of instruction in that restraint and include
			 presentations on the use of force, the rules of the agency relating to safety,
			 medical implications, approved techniques, and instruction on care and control
			 measures. The course provided by such an agency must also include a written
			 test of at least 10 questions requiring a minimum score of 70 percent and a
			 proficiency test requiring a minimum score of 85 percent. The agency shall
			 maintain records of each student's performance in the course.