House Study Bill 548 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACADEMY BILL)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to short course law enforcement training
2 requirements.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 80B.11D, subsection 3, Code 2024, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 3. An individual who submits an application pursuant to
4 subsection 1 shall, at a minimum, submit proof of successful
5 completion of a two-year or four-year police science or
6 criminal justice program at an accredited educational
7 institution in this state approved by the academy.
8 EXPLANATION
9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
11 This bill relates to short course law enforcement training
12 requirements.
13 Currently, an individual who is not a certified law
14 enforcement officer may apply for attendance at a short course
15 of study at an approved law enforcement training program if
16 the individual is sponsored by a law enforcement agency. An
17 individual who submits an application shall, at a minimum,
18 submit proof of successful completion of a two-year or
19 four-year police science or criminal justice program at an
20 accredited educational institution in this state approved by
21 the academy.
22 The bill removes the requirement that the two-year or
23 four-year police science or criminal justice program must be
24 from an accredited educational institution in Iowa, but retains
25 the requirement that the two-year or four-year police science
26 or criminal justice program be completed at an accredited
27 educational institution approved by the academy.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 80B.11D