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Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part III - Agencies and Offices › Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission › Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION › Subchapter J - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASES › Section 200.901 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise.
Community service
-A specific number of
						work or service hours, or a task that a juvenile is ordered by the court to
						perform, or agrees to perform, as a condition of an informal adjustment,
						consent decree or probation disposition following an adjudication of
						delinquency.
(i) Community service is
					 intended to be symbolic reparation for the harm that a juvenile's actions have
					 caused a specific crime victim or the community, or both, that is integral to a
					 juvenile delinquency case disposition which provides balanced attention to the
					 protection of the community, the imposition of accountability for offenses
					 committed, and the development of competencies to enable the juvenile to become
					 a responsible and productive member of the community.
(ii) Community service enables juveniles to
					 develop valuable skills and positive work habits, and is normally performed in
					 association with a civic or nonprofit organization.
(iii) Whenever possible, community service
					 should provide tangible benefits to the community, the crime victim and the
					 juvenile.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part III - Agencies and Offices › Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission › Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION › Subchapter J - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASES › Section 200.902 - Written guidelines

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The president judge of the court of common pleas shall
						promulgate written guidelines governing the assignment of community service as
						a condition of supervision for juveniles who have been alleged or found to be
						delinquent.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part III - Agencies and Offices › Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission › Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION › Subchapter J - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASES › Section 200.903 - Elements of written guidelines

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The written guidelines governing the assignment of
						community service as a condition of supervision for juveniles who have been
						alleged or found to be delinquent must, at a minimum, include the following
						elements:
(1) A policy regarding the
					 purpose, eligibility criteria, and the appropriate amount of community service
					 required as a condition of an informal adjustment, consent decree, or probation
					 disposition following an adjudication of delinquency that considers:
(i) The juvenile's age, mental capacity and
					 physical capability.
(ii) The
					 nature, grading and location of the offense.
(iii) The impact that the offense has had
					 upon the victim and community.
(iv)
					 Any verbal or written victim impact statement that is received, which may
					 include a recommendation for community service from the victim.
(v) The hours the juvenile is available to
					 perform community service.
(vi) The
					 times of day that community service can be performed at a particular
					 site.
(vii) How community service
					 will benefit the community in which it is being performed.
(viii) The juvenile's strengths and interests
					 and how the juvenile is likely to benefit from the community service
					 experience.
(ix) The assignment of
					 community service to juveniles is consistent with sections 1-24.1 of the Child
					 Labor Law (43 P. S. §§
													41-66.1).
(x) The specific amount of community service
					 to be performed by the juvenile is assigned at disposition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part III - Agencies and Offices › Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission › Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION › Subchapter K - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF A JUVENILE PROBATION MERIT SYSTEM › Section 200.1001 - Equal employment opportunity policies

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(a) Juvenile probation office staff shall be
					 employed in conformance with the merit principles adopted under Title II of the
					 Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.A. §§
												4721-4727). These principles, which
					 comprise the "Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration"
					 (5 CFR
					 900.603 (relating to standards for a merit
					 system of personnel administration)) include:
(1) Recruiting, selecting and advancing
					 employees on the basis of their relative ability, knowledge and skills,
					 including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial
					 appointment.
(2) Providing
					 equitable and adequate compensation.
(3) Training employees, as needed, to assure
					 high quality performance.
(4)
					 Retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance,
					 correcting inadequate performance and separating employees whose inadequate
					 performance cannot be corrected.
(5) Assuring fair treatment of applicants and
					 employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to
					 political affiliation, race, color, national origin, gender, sexual
					 orientation, religious creed, age or handicap and with proper regard for their
					 privacy and constitutional rights as citizens. This "fair treatment" principle
					 includes compliance with the Federal equal employment opportunity and
					 nondiscrimination laws.
(6)
					 Assuring that employees are protected against coercion for partisan political
					 purposes and are prohibited from using their official authority for the purpose
					 of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for
					 office.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part III - Agencies and Offices › Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission › Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION › Subchapter K - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF A JUVENILE PROBATION MERIT SYSTEM › Section 200.1002 - Juvenile probation officer employment qualifications

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(a) The minimum requirement for employment as
					 a juvenile probation officer shall be a bachelor's degree, with a background of
					 at least 18 credits in the behavioral or social sciences from an accredited
					 college or university.
(1) Provisions for
					 exception to this standard through participation in an exceptional person
					 process shall be provided for by the Juvenile Court Judges'
					 Commission.
(2) Eligibility for the
					 exceptional person process shall require an individual to have 4 years of
					 related experience, and to pass a written test, and an oral exam arranged for
					 by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part III - Agencies and Offices › Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission › Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION › Subchapter K - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF A JUVENILE PROBATION MERIT SYSTEM › Section 200.1003 - Juvenile probation department policies and procedures

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(a) The compensation provided to juvenile
					 probation officers, including salaries, salary increases and bonuses, shall be
					 equitable to the compensation provided to other county and court
					 personnel.
(b) Each juvenile
					 probation office shall develop an organizational chart which shows the flow of
					 responsibilities.
(c) Each juvenile
					 probation office shall establish a personnel manual that describes the rights
					 and benefits of all juvenile probation officers employed in the
					 office.
(d) Each juvenile probation
					 office shall establish written grievance, appeal and hearing procedures for
					 employees.
(1) These procedures shall be made
					 known to all employees.
(2) An
					 exception to this standard applies if this issue is addressed in a collective
					 bargaining agreement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 203.1 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions contained in the act, the
						following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following
						meanings:
Act
-53 Pa.C.S. Chapter 21, Subchapter D
						(relating to municipal police education and training).
Certification
-The assignment of a
						certification number to a police officer evidencing successful completion of a
						mandatory basic training course or receipt of a waiver of basic training from
						the Commission and successful completion of mandatory in-service training.
Certified police officer
-A police
						officer who is authorized to enforce 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to the Crimes Code),
						moving violations of 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to the Vehicle Code), and carry a
						firearm.
Chairperson of the Commission
-The
						Commissioner of the State Police.
Commission
-The Municipal Police Officers
						Education and Training Commission.
Conviction
-An adjudication of guilt
						including the imposition of a sentence.
Disqualifying criminal offense
-A
						criminal offense for which more than 1 year in prison can be imposed as
						punishment.
Executive Director
-The Commission
						elected head of staff responsible for administration. See section 5(10) of the
						act (53 P. S. §
												744(10)).
Program
-The Municipal Police Officers'
						Education and Training Program.
School
-A training school or academy
						which provides a basic police training course. The term includes an
						organization which provides such a course within the functional organization of
						a police department or any educational entity within this Commonwealth which
						provides such a course at its base facility and at other locations approved by
						the Commission. Each separate geographical location shall be considered a
						school.
The provisions of this § 203.1 amended under
						  53 Pa.C.S. §
														2164(1), (8) and
						  (14).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter B - POLICE OFFICER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.12 - Waiver of training

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Applications for certification for which waivers of
						training are requested shall be submitted by the applicant's employing police
						department. An applicant for a waiver of training shall:
(1) Be employed as a police
					 officer.
(2) Satisfy one of the
					 following conditions:
(i) Successfully
					 completed a Pennsylvania basic police training course approved by the
					 Commission.
(ii) Previously was a
					 Commission-certified police officer and left this position in good
					 standing.
(iii) Previously was
					 employed as a full-time police officer in this Commonwealth before June 18,
					 1974, who was not required to obtain certification from the Commission, and
					 worked as a full-time police officer for at least 5 years.
(iv) Previously or currently employed as a
					 full-time police officer of another state and met the certification standards
					 of that state, provided that certification had been based on the completion of
					 an approved basic police course comparable to that of the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter B - POLICE OFFICER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.13 - Certification as a municipal police officer

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(a)
General.
(1) The Commission will supply written
					 verification to the applicant's employing police department upon the
					 applicant's completion of the Commission's requirements for certification as a
					 police officer.
(2) Verification
					 shall be valid only in the department identified on the document provided by
					 the applicant. Upon termination of employment in a department, certification
					 for that department shall be void and shall be returned to the Commission by
					 the department.
(3) If the
					 certification document has been lost or destroyed, a notarized statement shall
					 be provided to the Commission concerning the certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter B - POLICE OFFICER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.14 - Revocation of certification

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(a)
					 The Commission maintains the right to revoke certification after notice and an
					 opportunity to be heard under Subchapter G (relating to notice and hearings)
					 for one or more of the following:
(1) Failure
					 to maintain employment as a police officer under the act.
(2) Failure to maintain first aid or CPR
					 certification.
(3) Failure to
					 qualify with firearms as specified in the Commission newsletter.
(4) Failure to successfully complete annual
					 mandatory in-service training as specified in the Commission
					 newsletter.
(5) Physical or
					 psychological impairment which renders the officer permanently unable to
					 perform his duties.
(6) Conviction
					 for a disqualifying criminal offense.
(7) Submission to the Commission of a
					 document that the police officer knows contains false information including
					 fraudulent application.
(8) A
					 certification issued in error.
(9)
					 Cheating.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter B - POLICE OFFICER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.15 - Application of packet submission

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(a)
General.
(1) Forms shall be original.
(2) Forms shall be typewritten.
(3) Signatures shall be
					 original.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter C - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.31 - Eligibility for school certification

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(a) The Commission will promote the most
					 efficient and economical program for police training by utilizing existing
					 facilities, programs, and qualified State, local and Federal police personnel.
					 The Commission will determine the need for police training schools by:
(1) Considering the police population in the
					 area.
(2) Determining if there is
					 adequate police training available to support the police
					 population.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter C - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.32 - Initial school certification procedure

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(a) If the Commission determines there is a
					 demonstrated need for additional schools and programs for police training,
					 applications for initial school and training course certification will be
					 accepted from all potential schools.
(b) Schools applying for initial school and
					 training course certification shall:
(1) File
					 an application for approval with the Commission on a form supplied by the
					 Commission, which shall be signed by the school's director.
(2) Meet the requirements in §
												203.33 (relating to minimum school
					 standards and requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter C - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.34 - School inspections

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(a)
Frequency of inspections.
(1)
					 An initial inspection will be made of all schools that have applied for
					 certification to conduct basic police training.
(2) The Commission's inspectors will visit
					 and inspect each approved school at least once a year.
(3) Schools shall meet the minimum school
					 standards in §
												203.33 (relating to minimum school
					 standards and requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter C - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.35 - Emergency suspension of school certification

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If a Commission inspector determines that one or more of
						the following conditions exist at a school, the Executive Director, on behalf
						of the Commission, may immediately suspend the school's certification:
(1) The condition presents a clear and
					 present danger to the public, students or staff of the school.
(2) The condition would cause the students
					 not to receive training required by the act and this part.
(3) The school director does not meet the
					 requirements in §
											203.37 (relating to minimum
					 standards for school directors).
(4) An instructor is subject to revocation
					 under §
											203.73 (relating to revocation of
					 instructor certification).
The provisions of this § 203.35 amended under
						  53 Pa.C.S. 2164(1), (8) and
						  (14).
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													203.36 (relating to revocation of
						  school certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter C - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.36 - Revocation of school certification

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The Commission may, after notice and hearings in
						compliance with Subchapter G (relating to notice and hearings), revoke the
						certification of a school for one of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to comply with the minimum school
					 standards in this chapter.
(2)
					 Submission of a known false or fraudulent document or allowing the submission
					 of known false or fraudulent documents to the Commission.
(3) Subcontracting of police training to
					 another noncertified entity.
(4)
					 Failure to take corrective action after suspension under §
											203.35 (relating to emergency
					 suspension of school certification).
(5) Failure to conduct one basic police
					 training course every 3 years the school is certified.
(6) The school does not have a school
					 director who meets the standards in §
											203.37 (relating to minimum
					 standards for school directors).
The provisions of this §
													203.36 amended under 53 Pa.C.S.
						  Chapter 21, Subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter C - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.37 - Minimum standards for school directors

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(a) After September 23, 2006, school
					 directors shall meet the minimum standards set forth in this section.
(b) School directors approved by the
					 Commission shall demonstrate compliance with at least one standard set forth in
					 paragraph (1) and at least one standard set forth in paragraph (2).
(1) School directors shall satisfy one of the
					 following requirements:
(i) Possess an
					 associate's or higher degree in criminal justice, public administration,
					 education or related field.
(ii) Be
					 a graduate of one of the following:
(A) The
					 Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy.
(B) The Southern Police Institute
					 Administrative Officers Course.
(C)
					 The Law Enforcement Instructor Training Course of the Federal Law Enforcement
					 Training Center.
(D) The
					 Northwestern University Staff and Command School.
(E) Other law enforcement training program
					 approved by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter D - COURSE REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.51 - Basic police training course curriculum

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(a) The Commission will set the number of
					 hours required in the basic police training course. The Commission will publish
					 a notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and in the Commission
					 newsletter whenever the number of hours required in the basic police training
					 course changes.
(b) The Commission
					 reserves the right to determine the course content of each area as needed. The
					 basic police training course curriculum shall include instruction in at least
					 the following areas:
(1) Pennsylvania
					 criminal law.
(2) Pennsylvania
					 Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(3)
					 Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
(4)
					 Antisocial behavior.
(5)
					 Professional relations.
(6)
					 Physical conditioning.
(7) Human
					 relations skills.
(8) Application
					 of force.
(9) Firearms
					 training.
(10) Patrol procedures
					 and operations.
(11)
					 Investigations.
(12)
					 Communications.
(13) Handling
					 violent and dangerous people.
(14)
					 Custody.
(15) First aid and
					 CPR.
(16) Operation of patrol
					 vehicle.
(17) Other subjects the
					 Commission deems necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter D - COURSE REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.52 - Mandatory in-service training courses

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(a) Mandatory in-service training is required
					 of all police officers.
(b)
					 Mandatory in-service training shall consist of continuous in-service
					 requirements and academic in-service requirements.
(1) Continuous in-service requirements shall
					 consist of the following:
(i) Annual
					 qualification on a police firearms course with any firearms, shotguns, or
					 rifles authorized for use, including personal weapons carried in lieu of issued
					 weapons or as a second weapon. A weapon may not be carried on duty for which an
					 officer is not qualified.
(ii)
					 Maintenance of a first aid and CPR certification issued by the American Red
					 Cross, the American Heart Association, the Department of Health or other agency
					 approved by the Department of Health.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter D - COURSE REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.53 - Nonmandatory in-service training courses

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(a) A political subdivision of the
					 Commonwealth may apply for in-service training grants for the actual expenses
					 of providing nonmandatory in-service training programs to police officers. A
					 political subdivision may apply for a nonmandatory in-service training grant by
					 filing an application and resolution with the Commission.
(1) A copy of the application and resolution
					 may be obtained from the Commission.
(2) The Commission will only consider
					 requests for nonmandatory in-service training grants that comply with the
					 following:
(i) All sections of the
					 application shall be completed.
(ii) The application shall be accompanied by
					 a certified copy of the resolution. The resolution shall be adopted by the
					 governing body and shall provide that the political subdivision will adhere to
					 the standards for training established by the Commission while receiving any
					 Commonwealth funds under the act and this subchapter.
(3) Applications and resolutions shall be
					 filed with the Commission and received at least 45 days prior to the
					 commencement of the proposed training program. The Commission, or its Executive
					 Director, has the discretion to waive the 45-day filing limitation for good
					 cause, but only if the grant request was submitted prior to the commencement of
					 the proposed training program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter D - COURSE REQUIREMENTS › Section 203.54 - Commission cheating policy

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(a)
					 The contents of all examinations are confidential. An individual may not cheat
					 or tamper in any manner with an official examination either conducted or
					 sponsored by the Commission by obtaining, furnishing, accepting, or attempting
					 to obtain, furnish or accept answers or questions to examinations, or portions
					 thereof. Individuals may not copy, photograph or otherwise remove examination
					 contents; nor may they use any misrepresentation or dishonest method while
					 preparing, administering or participating in examinations. Unauthorized
					 possession of a test, examination, quiz or a questions, answers or answer keys
					 relating to a test, examination or quiz shall constitute cheating. An
					 individual violating this section shall be barred from further participation in
					 any Commission-required training and ineligible for certification. Individuals
					 will receive notice and have an opportunity to be heard under Subchapter G
					 (relating to notice and hearings).
(b) A written notice of the cheating incident
					 shall immediately be sent to the individual's employing municipality by the
					 school, with a copy forwarded to the Commission and the individual.
(c) Prior to administering a written
					 examination, the instructors shall inform the students taking the examination
					 of the Commission cheating policy.
The provisions of this § 203.54 amended under
						  53 Pa.C.S. §
														2164(1), (8) and
						  (14).
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													203.33 (relating to minimum school
						  standards and requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter E - INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS › Section 203.71 - General

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(a) Certifications
					 will be approved by the Commission and issued by the Executive
					 Director.
(b) Instructor
					 certifications issued under this chapter are for the sole purpose of
					 identifying those qualified to teach in a police training course-basic or
					 mandatory in-service-certified by the Commission.
(c) The instructor application procedure is
					 as follows:
(1) Application for instructor
					 certification shall be made on a form supplied by the Commission. The form may
					 be obtained by writing to the Commission office.
(2) Application for instructor certification
					 shall be submitted by the Director of a school certified by the Commission.
					 Individual instructors may not apply on their own behalf. Applications may be
					 made only for individuals teaching at a certified school.
(3) Documentary proof shall accompany each
					 application verifying satisfaction of the requirements for certification
					 including required degrees contained under §
												203.72 (relating to certification
					 requirements).
(4) Applicants shall
					 be interviewed by the director of the school at which time the director shall
					 review the supporting documentation to be submitted with the application and
					 the director shall so indicate on the application.
(5) The application shall be
					 notarized.
(6) Applicants may not
					 have been convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter E - INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS › Section 203.72 - Certification requirements

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(a)
Basic police training instructors.
(1)
Types.
The Commission
					 will certify the following two types of instructors for basic police training:
(i)
General instructors.
An
					 instructor eligible to teach any course other than first aid, CPR, firearms,
					 physical conditioning, application of force and patrol vehicle
					 operation.
(ii)
Special
					 instructors.
An instructor eligible to teach first aid, CPR, firearms,
					 physical conditioning, application of force and patrol vehicle
					 operation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter E - INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS › Section 203.73 - Revocation of instructor certification

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The Commission may revoke an instructor certification for
						one or more of the following reasons after notice and opportunity to be heard
						under Subchapter G (relating to notice and hearings):
(1) Conviction of a disqualifying criminal
					 offense.
(2) Conduct which reflects
					 unfavorably upon a certified school or the Commission.
(3) Evidence of inability to instruct,
					 including the conditions enumerated in §
											203.52(c)(4)(i)
					 (relating to mandatory in-service training courses).
(4) Knowing falsification of a document
					 submitted to the Commission or submission to the Commission of a document
					 knowing it to be false. False documents include: scores on examinations, grades
					 for a course, classroom hours presented, attendance of participants, or other
					 information received directly from the instructor or through a certified school
					 or police department.
(5) Assisting
					 a student to cheat in a Commission training course.
(6) Use of instructor certification for an
					 unauthorized purpose.
(7)
					 Termination for any reason of the instructor by a certified school.
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													203.35 (relating to emergency
						  suspension of school certification); and 37 Pa. Code §
													203.52 (relating to mandatory
						  in-service training courses).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter F - REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES › Section 203.81 - Basic training

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(a) The
					 Commission will reimburse each political subdivision for allowable tuition and
					 expenses incurred by their police officers while attending certified basic
					 police training, if the political subdivision adheres to the training standards
					 established by the Commission. Application for reimbursement shall be made in
					 the following manner:
(1) A political
					 subdivision shall file an application with the Commission on a form supplied by
					 the Commission within 120 days of the completion of the training.
(i) Requests submitted after 120 days shall
					 be accompanied by a justification for late submission. The Commission will not
					 consider requests for reimbursement received more than 1 year after the
					 completion of the training.
(ii) A
					 separate form shall be submitted for each police officer requesting
					 reimbursement in accordance with this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter F - REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES › Section 203.82 - Mandatory in-service training

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(a) The Commission will reimburse all schools
					 certified by the Commission or other training resources deemed necessary by the
					 Commission only in the form of tuition.
(1)
					 The Commission will establish the tuition for each course considering the
					 following factors: historical training costs, course requirements, and course
					 development costs.
(2) The tuition
					 established by the Commission will be published in the Commission newsletter
					 and will remain in effect for the duration of each course.
(3) The tuition established by the Commission
					 for each course shall apply to all schools certified by the Commission and all
					 other training resources deemed necessary by the Commission.
(4) Certified schools or other training
					 resources unable to conduct the required training at the established tuition
					 rate shall have the right to a hearing under Subchapter G (relating to notice
					 and hearings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter F - REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES › Section 203.83 - Grants for nonmandatory in-service training programs

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(a) The Commission will provide grants only
					 for actual expenses incurred by political subdivisions for providing
					 nonmandatory in-service training programs to police officers within this
					 Commonwealth in accordance with the act and this chapter.
(1) Allowable nonmandatory in-service
					 training expenses shall be limited to the following:
(i)
Instructors
. Reasonable
					 expenditures.
(ii)
Services
. Reasonable expenditures for rental and contractual
					 services.
(iii)
Supplies
. Expenditure for necessary supplies for course
					 instruction not including nonexpendable equipment purchases.
(iv)
Administration
.
					 Reasonable expenditures for developing and implementing the training program.
					 This expenditure will not exceed 5% of the total grant amount unless otherwise
					 approved by the Commission or In-Service Training Committee. This expenditure
					 may not exceed 10% of the total grant amount.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter G - NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 203.101 - Scope

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Under 1 Pa. Code §
											31.1 (relating to scope of part),
						1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to general rules of administrative practice and
						procedure) is applicable to the proceedings of the Commission unless it is
						inconsistent with this subchapter.
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													221.35 (relating to challenge to
						  issuance of qualification card).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter G - NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 203.102 - Notice

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(a) The Commission
					 will forward in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, the
					 individual or school adversely affected by an action of the Commission, a
					 notice specifying the reasons for the Commission action.
(b) An individual or school given notice of
					 an adverse action by Commission staff may file a written request for a hearing
					 within 15 days after receipt of the notice. The date of receipt of the request
					 by the Commission and not the date of deposit in the mails is determinative of
					 a timely request for a hearing.
The provisions of this § 203.102 amended under
						  53 Pa.C.S. §
														2164(1), (8) and
						  (14).
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													221.35 (relating to challenge to
						  issuance of qualification card).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart A - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program › Chapter 203 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM › Subchapter G - NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 203.103 - Hearing procedures

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(a) The
					 Commission will schedule a hearing and send notice of the hearing to all
					 parties to the proceedings. Unless another location is designated by the
					 Commission, the Commission will hold hearings at its offices in Hershey,
					 Pennsylvania.
(b) A hearing
					 examiner will be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission to preside at
					 the hearing.
(c) The Commission
					 will review the hearing examiner's recommendation, findings of fact and
					 conclusions of law, and by a majority vote issue a final order. The Commission
					 will specify in writing and forward to all relevant parties by certified mail,
					 return receipt requested, the final order of the Commission.
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) supplement 1 Pa.
					 Code §§
											35.185-35.190 (relating to presiding
					 officers) and 1 Pa. Code §
											35.226 (relating to final
					 orders).
(e) A proposed report will
					 not be deemed a final order if a brief on exceptions is not filed. This
					 subchapter supersedes 1 Pa. Code §
											35.213 (relating to effect of
					 failure to except to proposed report) and any references thereto.
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													221.35 (relating to challenge to
						  issuance of qualification card).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart B - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Identification and Qualification › Chapter 221 - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION CARDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 221.1 - Purpose

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This chapter provides for the issuance of identification
						and qualification cards for retired law enforcement officers as provided under
						section 7 of the act (53 P. S. §
												753.7), regarding rules and
						regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart B - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Identification and Qualification › Chapter 221 - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION CARDS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 221.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Act
-The Retired Law Enforcement
						Identification Act (53 P. S. §§
												753.1-753.9).
Certified law enforcement firearm
						instructor
-An individual who possesses a current police firearms
						instructor rating from the National Rifle Association, the Pennsylvania State
						Police, the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission, the
						Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Board, the Federal Bureau of
						Investigation, the Smith & Wesson Academy, the Philadelphia Police Academy
						or the United States Secret Service or other certification approved by the
						Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission.
Commission
-The Municipal Police
						Officers' Education and Training Commission.
Commonwealth's standards for training and
						qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a
						firearm
-The standards established by the public agency from which a
						law enforcement officer retired or by the Commission for training and
						qualification to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm,
						provided that the Commission does not charge a fee to certified law enforcement
						firearm instructors and officers for the standards, whether access to the
						standards is given through the Internet or some other form for publication.
Confirmation number
-A unique approval
						number provided by the Pennsylvania State Police to the sheriff after a check
						of the applicant's criminal history record, juvenile delinquency record and
						mental health record.
Identification card
-A retired law
						enforcement officer identification card authorized under section 4 of the act
						(53
						P. S. §
												753.4), regarding retired law
						enforcement identification card.
Qualification card
-A valid firearm
						training and qualification card authorized under section 5 of the act
						(53
						P. S. §
												753.5), regarding firearm
						training and qualification card. When carried with an identification card, a
						qualification card constitutes a Pennsylvania license to carry a
						firearm.
Retired law enforcement officer or
						office
-A qualified retired law enforcement officer as defined in
						18 U.S.C. §
												926C(c) (relating to
						carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement
						officers).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart B - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Identification and Qualification › Chapter 221 - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION CARDS › Subchapter B - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 221.21 - Eligibility

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An identification card shall only be issued to an
						individual who meets the definition of a retired law enforcement
						officer.
The provisions of this §
													221.21 amended under section 7 of
						  the Retired Law Enforcement Identification Act (53 P. S. §
														753.7).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart B - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Identification and Qualification › Chapter 221 - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION CARDS › Subchapter B - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 221.22 - Identification card contents

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(a)
					 Identification cards must be uniform throughout this Commonwealth and on a form
					 prescribed by the Commission.
(b)
					 The identification card must contain the following:
(1) The caption "Retired Law Enforcement
					 Identification Card."
(2) The
					 photograph of the retired law enforcement officer.
(3) The name, address, date of birth, race,
					 sex, height, weight, color of hair, color of eyes, and signature of the retired
					 law enforcement officer.
(4) The
					 signature of the law enforcement officer issuing the identification
					 card.
(5) The name, telephone
					 number and address of the public agency issuing the identification
					 card.
(6) The date the
					 identification card was issued.
(7)
					 The statement that "this card does not give the retired law enforcement officer
					 any police powers, including any authority to arrest."
(8) The statement that "the retired law
					 enforcement officer must carry both the identification card and qualification
					 card in order to carry a concealed firearm."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart B - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Identification and Qualification › Chapter 221 - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION CARDS › Subchapter B - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 221.23 - Identification card issuance

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(a) A
					 public agency shall provide each retired law enforcement officer with an
					 identification card, within 60 days of the officer's retirement, provided the
					 officer has paid the requisite fee.
(b) If a law enforcement officer has retired
					 prior to September 12, 2009, upon request of the retired law enforcement
					 officer, a public agency shall provide the law enforcement officer with an
					 identification card, within 60 days of the officer's request, provided the
					 officer has paid the required fee.
(c) A public agency may charge a reasonable
					 fee, not to exceed $15, for each identification card, or replacement card. The
					 identification card may not be issued until the retired law enforcement officer
					 has paid the fee.
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code §
													221.31 (relating to
						  eligibility).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 37 - LAW › Part IV - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission › Subpart B - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Identification and Qualification › Chapter 221 - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION CARDS › Subchapter B - RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 221.24 - Replacement; error or change in material information

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(a)
Replacement.
If an
					 identification card is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated or becomes illegible,
					 the retired law enforcement officer may obtain a replacement identification
					 card upon request to the public agency and payment of the required
					 fee.
(b)
Error or change in
					 information.
If any information on an identification card has changed,
					 or is in error, from the information originally set forth, the retired law
					 enforcement officer shall apply to the public agency, and submit the required
					 fee, for a new identification card within 15 days of the change or discovery of
					 the error. A fee will not be charged if the public agency caused the error to
					 occur.