Wisconsin Administrative Code › Law Enforcement Standards Board › Chapter LES 3 - Training Standards › Section LES 3.05 - Waiver of training requirements for recertification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) After receiving
			 the recommendations of the director of the bureau, the board will determine
			 waivers of training.
(2) Newly
			 employed law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officers who were either
			 grandfathered into the board's program or who have already been certified by
			 the board or newly employed jail or secure detention officers who have already
			 been certified by the board, who have been out of law enforcement, tribal law
			 enforcement, jail or secure detention employment in Wisconsin for a period of 2
			 years or less and left voluntarily with a good record may be recertified
			 without additional training.
(3)
			 Newly employed law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officers who were
			 either grandfathered into the board's program or who have already been
			 certified by the board or newly employed jail or secure detention officers who
			 have already been certified by the board and who have been out of law
			 enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail or secure detention employment in
			 Wisconsin for a period of over 2 years but not more than 3 years and who left
			 voluntarily with a good record may be recertified upon successful completion of
			 the contingency law enforcement, jail or secure detention officers training
			 course. An equivalency examination with a grade of 70% or above may be
			 substituted for any portion of said course the board deems
			 appropriate.
(4) Newly employed law
			 enforcement or tribal law enforcement officers who were either grandfathered
			 into the board's program or who have already been certified by the board and
			 newly employed jail or secure detention officers who have already been
			 certified by the board and who have been out of law enforcement, tribal law
			 enforcement, jail or secure detention employment in Wisconsin for a period of
			 over 3 years may be recertified upon successful completion of the basic
			 preparatory course for law enforcement officers or successful completion of the
			 basic preparatory course for jail or secure detention officers. This rule may
			 be varied by board action on an individual basis with appropriate
			 recommendation from the bureau.
(5)
			 A law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail or secure detention officer who
			 has been certified or grandfathered into the system of another state, who left
			 law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail or secure detention officer
			 employment voluntarily with a good record and who has been out of that
			 employment for 3 years or less shall be required to successfully complete the
			 contingency law enforcement, jail or secure detention officer's training
			 course. An equivalency examination with a grade of 70% or above may be
			 substituted for any portion of said course the board deems
			 appropriate.
(6) A law enforcement,
			 tribal law enforcement, jail or secure detention officer previously certified
			 or grandfathered by another state, who left law enforcement, tribal law
			 enforcement, jail or secure detention employment voluntarily with a good
			 record, and who has been out of that employment over 3 years shall be required
			 to successfully complete the appropriate basic preparatory course for his or
			 her specialty. The board may establish such other requirements it deems
			 appropriate on an individual basis.
(7) The board shall consider on an
			 individual, case-by-case basis, the waiver request of any person who has
			 previously worked as a law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail or secure
			 detention officer but has not been certified or grandfathered in Wisconsin or
			 any other state.
(8) There shall be
			 no recognition of the status of grandfathered jail or secure detention
			 officers, and any newly employed jail or secure detention officer who had
			 previously been considered grandfathered into the board system may only be
			 recertified upon completion of the preparatory course for jail or secure
			 detention officers.
(9) The exact
			 curriculum for the law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail or secure
			 detention officer's contingency program shall be designated by the
			 board.