This bill aims to revise the employment, education, and certification standards for public safety officers in Montana. It specifically applies certain provisions of peace officer certification standards to all public safety officers and clarifies training requirements when no basic equivalency course exists for a public safety officer's specific discipline. The bill amends Section 44-4-404 of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) to establish that it is the responsibility of a public safety officer's appointing authority to enforce these standards, including the requirement for officers to complete minimum training standards within one year of their hire date.

Key amendments include the introduction of specific training requirements for public safety officers when no basic equivalency course is available in their discipline. Officers must complete the applicable basic course within one year of their appointment if they have attended the required basic course and have a break in service of more than three years but less than five years. Additionally, the bill exempts reserve officers from these requirements. The bill also allows for extensions to complete training under certain circumstances, such as illness or lack of access to training, and provides guidelines for notifying the council when an officer is called to military duty.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 44-4-404
HB0075_1(1): 44-4-404
HB0075_1(2): 44-4-404
HB0075_1(3): 44-4-404
HB0075_1(4): 44-4-404
HB0075_1(5): 44-4-404
HB0075_1(6): 44-4-404
HB0075_1: 44-4-404
HB0075_2(1): 44-4-404
HB0075_2(2): 44-4-404
HB0075_2(3): 44-4-404
HB0075_2(4): 44-4-404
HB0075_2(5): 44-4-404
HB0075_2(6): 44-4-404
HB0075_2: 44-4-404
HB0075_X(1): 44-4-404
HB0075_X(2): 44-4-404
HB0075_X(3): 44-4-404
HB0075_X(4): 44-4-404
HB0075_X(5): 44-4-404
HB0075_X(6): 44-4-404
HB0075_X: 44-4-404