Iowa Admin. Code r. 501-8.1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 501-8.1 - Mandatory in-service training requirements

All regular law enforcement officers shall meet the following in-service training requirements. The elected or appointed official designated as the head of the agency employing the regular law enforcement officer shall ensure compliance with the training requirements listed.

(1)Mandatory training and certification requirements. A regular law enforcement officer must receive in-service training from a course of study approved by the Iowa law enforcement academy.

a. Annual firearms qualification

b. National crime information center (NCIC) certification (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

c. Hazard communications (OSHA Standard 1910.1200(h))

d. Hazardous materials (OSHA Standard 1910.120(q)(8)(i))

e. Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA Standard 1910.1030(g)(2)) 1 hour per year

f. Implicit bias/de-escalation training (Iowa Code section 80B.11G ) 4 hours per year

g. Mental health training (Iowa Code section 80B.11(1)"c"(3)) 1 hour per year

h. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), AED and foreign body airway obstruction for all age groups. (Standards defined by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation)

i. Mandatory reporter training for child and dependent adult abuse provided by the department of human services (Iowa Code sections 232.69(1)"b"(11), 232.69(3)"b," 235B.3(2)"b" and 235B.16(5)"b"). A child abuse or dependent adult abuse training certificate relating to the identification and reporting of child abuse or dependent adult abuse issued prior to July 1, 2019, remains effective and continues in effect as issued for the five-year period following its issuance.

(2)General training. In addition to the requirements of subrule 8.1(1), a regular law enforcement officer must receive a minimum of 12 hours per year of law enforcement-related in-service training. Whether training is law enforcement-related shall be determined by the employing agency administrator.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 501-8.1

ARC 0962C, IAB 8/21/2013, effective 9/25/2013

Amended by IAB March 25, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 20, effective 4/29/2020

Amended by IAB April 21, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 22, effective 5/26/2021

Amended by IAB March 23, 2022/Volume XLIV, Number 19, effective 4/27/2022