Md. Code Regs. 12.04.01.11

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 12.04.01.11 - Voluntary Attendance at an Entrance-Level Training Program

A. An individual who is not employed as a police officer by a law enforcement agency may attend Commission-approved entrance-level training on a voluntary basis if the individual requesting to attend:

(1) Receives approval by the training director of the Commission-approved academy; and

(2) Meets the selection standards under §B of this regulation.

B. Selection Standards - Voluntary Entrance-Level Training.

(1) An individual approved by the training director to attend police officer entrance-level training on a voluntary basis shall:

(a) Meet entrance standards for the academy providing the training;

(b) Provide documentation from a licensed medical professional that the individual has received a medical examination and is physically fit to participate in the academy police officer entrance-level training; and

(c) Provide documentation supporting that the individual is currently 21 or will be 21 years old at the completion of the police officer entrance-level training.

(2) The training director accepting an individual volunteering to attend police officer entrance-level training shall:

(a) Ensure a criminal record check is performed on the individual through, at a minimum, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to determine if there is supplemental information that conflicts with the requirements of the academy or Commission;

(b) Provide the individual with a copy of the selection standards specified in Regulation .04 of this chapter; and

(c) Have the individual acknowledge in writing that completion of the police officer entrance-level training is not a guarantee of certification by the Commission as a police officer.

C. If an individual under the provisions of this regulation successfully completes Commission-approved police officer entrance-level training provided by a Commission-approved academy and is subsequently hired by a law enforcement agency to fill a position as a police officer within 2 years of the completion of the training, the agency head may request a waiver of training under Regulation .14 of this chapter.

D. Mandated Personnel.

(1) Under Public Safety Article, § 3-215(d), Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual employed as a police officer by a law enforcement agency is entitled to a leave of absence with pay to attend entrance-level training.

(2) An employee of a law enforcement agency who is required to meet the requirements of this chapter may not voluntarily enroll in an academy to attend Commission-approved police officer entrance-level training.

E. An individual, training director, or law enforcement agency head seeking a waiver of this regulation may apply to the Commission for that waiver according to provisions under Regulation .14 of this chapter.

Md. Code Regs. 12.04.01.11

Regulations.11, amended effective July 14, 1978 (5:14 Md. R. 1137)
Regulation .11 adopted effective January 1, 1982 (8:25 Md. R. 1996)
Regulation .11 amended effective December 31, 1985 (12:16 Md. R. 1608); November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2657)
Regulation .11D amended effective November 17, 1986 (13:23 Md. R. 2481); April 12, 1993 (20:7 Md. R. 642)
Regulation .11E amended effective November 17, 1986 (13:23 Md. R. 2481)
Regulations .11 adopted effective August 25, 1997 (24:17 Md. R. 1215)
Regulation .11B amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 966)
Regulation .11A amended effective August 6, 2012 (39:15 Md. R. 964)
Regulation .11B amended effective 40:23 Md. R. 1935, eff.11/25/2013 ; amended effective 43:2 Md. R. 128, eff.2/1/2016