Section 270-RICR-30-00-2.1 - ForewordA. The Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy was established in 1969 to train and certify all municipal police officers, except those for the city of Providence. Additionally, the Academy was given the responsibility of training police officers from several state agencies that have law enforcement powers.B. The first two basic training classes were conducted in Foster, Rhode Island in 1970 under the supervision of the Rhode Island State Police. In 1971 the Academy moved its training operations to the Armory in Warwick and began to train all basic police recruit classes on its own. In August 1981, after moving several more times over the next decade, the Academy moved to the Community College of Rhode Island, Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, Rhode Island where it is currently located. Today the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy is an agency within the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety. The Rhode Island Police Officers Commission on Standards and Training, with the approval of the Director of Public Safety, establishes the courses of training, and sets rules and regulations relative to the education, physical standards, and personal character of candidates and trainees.C. Once a recruit graduates from the Academy and begins their profession as a police officer, the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy also offers continuing education courses and other courses specializing in police operations.D. The current Director of the Department of Public Safety, Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, hereby enacts this document as the official Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy.E. All staff and recruits at the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy have the responsibility to learn the policies and procedures of this manual and are expected to know and assume the duties and obligations set forth herein. Failure to comply with any rule or regulation in this manual, or any conduct that is detrimental to the Academy, may result in disciplinary action or dismissal/removal from the Academy.F. The Director of Public Safety, who is appointed by the Governor and serves at the Governor's pleasure, has authority to interpret the Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Municipal Training Academy. 270 R.I. Code R. 270-RICR-30-00-2.1