Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 390 - Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training › Chapter 1 - Agency Authority and Objectives › Section 390:1-1-4 - Objectives of the Council

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The objectives of the Council are:
(1) To raise the level of professional competence and integrity of law enforcement by:
(A) Establishing and administering minimum standards for the training and certification of law enforcement officers, to include physical, mental, and moral standards.
(B) Establishing and administering minimum curriculum and instructional standards for law enforcement training at a variety of levels.
(C) Providing these and other services to law enforcement officers as directed by law.
(D) Recommending legislation necessary to upgrade Oklahoma law enforcement to professional status.
(E) Appointing a larger Advisory Council.
(i) The Advisory Council shall be composed of fifteen (15) members who are certified full-time peace officers employed by a campus, city, county, state or federal law enforcement agency. At least two members shall be from law enforcement agencies in each of the four quadrants of the state (Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, and Southeast) as defined by CLEET. One member shall be the training coordinator or designee for Oklahoma City Police Department, one member shall be the training coordinator or designee for Tulsa Police Department, and one member shall be appointed by the Chief of the Highway Patrol.
(ii) Advisory Council members shall serve for a term of three years and may be reappointed for additional terms, unless removed by the Council. A term of service will begin upon a member's official appointment to the Advisory Council.
(iii) An Advisory Council member may be removed and that position declared vacant by the Council for any reason.
(iv) When a vacancy occurs on the Advisory Council, the Advisory Council shall recommend an individual to the Council for the vacant position.
(v) The Advisory Council shall meet as often as is necessary to attend to business but not less than at least one time annually. Any Advisory Council member with more than two (2) absences from either regular or special meetings in a calendar year will be subject to review and possible removal from the Advisory Council by the Council.
(F) Appointing a Drug Dog Advisory Council.
(i) The Drug Dog Advisory Council shall be composed of members as provided in 70 O.S. Section 3311(K) (2).
(ii) Drug Dog Advisory Council members shall serve for a term of three years and may be reappointed for additional terms, unless removed by the Council.
(iii) The Drug Dog Advisory Council shall meet as the business of the Drug Dog Advisory Council demands.
(iv) A Drug Dog Advisory Council member may be removed and that position declared vacant by the Council for any reason.
(v) The Drug Dog Advisory Council shall report research, recommendations and other matters related to minimum standards, educational needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines and canine teams trained to detect controlled dangerous substances to the Council for action.
(vi) When a vacancy occurs on the Drug Dog Advisory Council, the Drug Dog Advisory Council shall recommend an individual to the Council for the vacant position.
(vii) Any DDAC member with more than two (2) absences from either regular or special meetings in a calendar year will be subject to review and possible removal from the DDAC by the Council.
(G) Appointing a Bomb Dog Advisory Council
(i) The Bomb Dog Advisory Council shall be composed of members as provided in 70 O.S. Section 3311(L) (2).
(ii) Bomb Dog Advisory Council members shall serve for a term of three years and may be reappointed for additional terms, unless removed by the Council.
(iii) The Bomb Dog Advisory Council shall meet as the business of the Bomb Dog Advisory Council demands.
(iv) A Bomb Dog Advisory Council member may be removed and that position declared vacant by the Council for any reason.
(v) The Bomb Dog Advisory Council shall report research, recommendations and other matters related to minimum standards, educational needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines and canine teams trained to detect explosives, explosive materials, explosive devices, and materials which could be used to construct an explosive device to the Council for action.
(vi) When a vacancy occurs on the Bomb Dog Advisory Council, the Bomb Dog Advisory Council shall recommend an individual to the Council for the vacant position.
(vii) Any BDAC member with more than two (2) absences from either regular or special meetings in a calendar year will be subject to review and possible removal from the BDAC by the Council.
(H) Appointing a Curriculum Review Board as provided in 70 O.S., Section 3311(B)(16). The CRB shall meet as often as is expedient to accomplish its obligations but not less than at least one time annually. Any CRB member with more than three (3) absences from either regular or special meetings in a calendar year will be subject to review and possible removal from the CRB by the Council.
(I) Approve New and Reactivated Law Enforcement Agencies and Police Departments as provided in 70 O.S., Section 3311.