In-Service Training Requirements For All Law Enforcement Officers (Full-Time And Part-Time)

Every law enforcement officer in the State must meet the following training requirements in order to maintain certification. The Board of Trustees is required by law to revoke the certificate of any officer who fails to meet the training requirements.

2022 Calendar Year 2 hours each in:	2023 Calendar Year 2 hours each in:
MCJA Firearms Qualification	MCJA Firearms Qualification
New Law / Case Law Updates	New Law / Case Law Updates
3 hours each in:	MARC Refresher classroom
Law Enforcement Response to Mental Health Calls	4 hours in:
Wellness and Resiliency for Law Enforcement	MARC Refresher in-person practical (Block 1 of the MARC manual)
AND 20 hours of elective training between 1-1-22 through 12-31-23	AND 20 hours of elective training between 1-1-22 through 12-31-23

2024 Calendar Year 2 hours each in:	2025 Calendar Year 2 hours each in:
MCJA Firearms Qualification	MCJA Firearms Qualification
New Law / Case Law Updates	New Law / Case Law Updates
Responding to Mental Health Calls & the Yellow Flag Law	Trauma-informed Training for LEOs
Responding to Domestic Terrorist Threats	Officer Wellness
4 hours in MARC Refresher in-person practical (Block 2 of the MARC manual)	4 hours in MARC Refresher in-person practical (Block 3 of the MARC manual)
AND 20 hours of elective training between 1-1-24 through 12-31-25	AND 20 hours of elective training between 1-1-24 through 12-31-25

In addition to the 20 hours of mandatory subject area training listed above, every officer must complete an additional 20 hours of elective training, as approved by the chief executive officer of the employing agency, every two calendar years. The current elective training period is from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.

If an officer is hired after October 1st in the first year of a two-year training cycle, the officer is required to complete the 10 hours of mandated subject area training for that year, as well as the 10 hours of mandated subject area training for the following year, and 10 hours of elective training by the end of the two-year training cycle. If an officer is hired after October 1st in the second year of a training cycle, the officer must complete only the 10 hours of mandated subject area training for that year..

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