Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.4

exemption - Failure to meet training requirements - Suspension of

certification.

A. Beginning January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, every

active full-time peace officer, certified by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) pursuant to Section 3311

of this title, shall attend and complete a minimum of twenty-five

(25) hours of continuing law enforcement training accredited or

provided by CLEET which shall include a mandatory two (2) hours on

mental health issues. Effective November 1, 2019, CLEET shall

establish appropriate training resources which shall include the

policies and protocols for responding to sexual assault calls,

guidelines for the collection and maintenance of sexual assault kits

and continuing education on trauma-informed sexual assault response

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and intervention, and shall require all CLEET-certified law

enforcement officers to complete such training on a regular basis to

be determined by CLEET. CLEET shall promulgate rules to enforce the

provisions of this section and shall enter into contracts and

agreements for the payment of classroom space, training, food, and

lodging expenses as may be necessary for law enforcement officers

attending such training in accordance with subsection B of Section

3311 of this title. Such training and seminars shall be conducted

in all areas of this state at technology center schools,

institutions of higher education, or other approved sites.

B. Beginning January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, every

active reserve peace officer, certified by CLEET pursuant to Section

3311 of this title, shall attend and complete a minimum of eight (8)

hours of continuing law enforcement training accredited or provided

by CLEET which shall include a mandatory one (1) hour on mental

health issues.

C. Every inactive full-time or reserve peace officer, certified

by CLEET, shall be exempt from these requirements during the

inactive status. Upon reentry to full-time active status, the peace

officer shall be required to comply with subsection A of this

section. If a full-time certified peace officer has been inactive

for five (5) or more years, the officer must complete refresher

training as prescribed by CLEET and which shall include a minimum of

four (4) hours of mental health education and training, within one

(1) year of employment. Upon reentry to active reserve status, the

peace officer shall be required to comply with subsection B of this

section. If a certified reserve officer has been inactive for five

(5) or more years, the certified reserve officer shall complete a

legal update as prescribed by CLEET. The Director of CLEET may

waive these requirements based on review of all records of

employment and training.

D. Every tribal officer who is commissioned by an Oklahoma law

enforcement agency pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement with

the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision of the State of

Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes shall comply with the provisions of this

section.

E. Any active full-time or reserve certified peace officer, or

CLEET-certified cross-deputized tribal officer who fails to meet the

annual training requirements specified in this section, shall be

subject to having the certification of the peace officer suspended,

after the peace officer and the employer have been given written

notice of noncompliance and a reasonable time, as defined by the

Council, to comply with the provisions of this section. A peace

officer shall not be employed in the capacity of a peace officer

during any period of suspension. The suspension period shall be for

a period of time until the officer files a statement attesting to

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full compliance with the provisions of this section. Suspension of
s defined by the

Council, to comply with the provisions of this section. A peace

officer shall not be employed in the capacity of a peace officer

during any period of suspension. The suspension period shall be for

a period of time until the officer files a statement attesting to

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full compliance with the provisions of this section. Suspension of

peace officer certification shall be reported to the district

attorney for the jurisdiction in which the officer is employed, the

liability insurance company of the law enforcement agency that

employed the peace officer, the chief elected official of the

governing body of the law enforcement agency and the chief law

enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency. Any officer

whose certification is suspended pursuant to this section may

request a hearing with CLEET. Such hearings shall be governed by

the Administrative Procedures Act except that the affected officer

has the burden to show CLEET why CLEET should not have the

certification of the officer suspended.

F. All certified, active full-time or reserve peace officers

employed, commissioned or appointed for a period of ninety (90) days

in a calendar year, who become inactive prior to the end of a

calendar year, are responsible for meeting mandatory continuing

education requirements as set forth in this section upon return to

active full-time or reserve peace officer status within sixty (60)

days of the date of return to employment, commission or appointment.

Failure to complete the mandatory continuing education within sixty

(60) days may result in disciplinary action as set forth in CLEET

Rules at OAC 390:2. Full-time or reserve certified peace officers

who return to active status within the calendar year they become

inactive must complete the annual mandatory continuing education

requirements outlined in this section within the remaining portion

of the calendar year.

G. Peace officers with full-time certification who worked

during a calendar year only as a reserve officer are required to

complete only the training requirements for reserve certification.

For purposes of the requirements outlined in subsection F of this

section, full-time peace officers who worked both in the capacity of

a full-time peace officer and reserve officer in a calendar year

must complete full-time continuing education requirements.