1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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3 SENATE BILL 1456 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to corrections; amending 70 O.S.
7 2021, Section 3311.5, which relates to law
8 enforcement training; authorizing certain rule
8 promulgation for approval of certain academy; and
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311.5, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 3311.5. A. On and after November 1, 2007, the Council
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16 on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), pursuant to its
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17 authority granted by Section 3311 of this title, shall include in
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18 its required basic training courses for law enforcement
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19 certification a minimum of four (4) hours of education and training
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20 relating to recognizing and managing a person appearing to require
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21 mental health treatment or services. The Council shall further
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22 offer a minimum of four (4) hours of education and training on
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23 specific mental health issues pursuant to Section 3311.4 of this
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 1 title to meet the annual requirement for continuing education in the
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2 areas of mental health issues.
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3 B. By January 1, 2008, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted
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4 by Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall include in its
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5 required courses of study for law enforcement certification a
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6 minimum of six (6) hours of evidence-based sexual assault and sexual
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7 violence training. A portion of the sexual assault and sexual
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8 violence training shall include instruction presented by a certified
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9 sexual assault service provider.
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10 C. By January 1, 2012, every active full-time peace officer,
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11 previously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of this
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12 title, shall be required to attend and complete the evidence-based
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13 sexual assault and sexual violence training provided in subsection B
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14 of this section.
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15 D. CLEET shall promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of
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16 subsections B and C of this section and shall, with the assistance
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17 of certified sexual assault service providers, establish a
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18 comprehensive integrated curriculum for the teaching of evidence-
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19 based sexual assault and sexual violence issues.
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20 E. The Council is required to update that block of training or
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21 course materials relating to legal issues, concepts, and state laws
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22 annually, but not later than ninety (90) days following the
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23 adjournment of any legislative session.
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 1 F. By January 1, 2009, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted
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2 by Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall include in its
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3 required courses of study for law enforcement certification oil
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4 field equipment theft training.
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5 G. By January 1, 2012, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted
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6 by Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall establish and
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7 include in its required courses of study for law enforcement
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8 certification a minimum of eight (8) hours of evidence-based
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9 domestic violence and stalking investigation training. The training
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10 should include, at a minimum, the importance of reporting domestic
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11 violence incidents, determining the predominant aggressor, evidence-
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12 based investigation of domestic violence and stalking, lethality
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13 assessment, and personal safety planning necessary at the pretrial
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14 stages of a potential criminal case. A portion of the training
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15 shall include instruction presented by an expert victim advocate
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16 selected from recommendations provided by the Office of the Attorney
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17 General or the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. The
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18 training shall be developed in collaboration with the Domestic
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19 Violence Fatality Review Board, and where applicable, shall replace
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20 existing domestic violence and stalking courses currently required.
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21 H. By January 1, 2012, the evidence-based domestic violence and
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22 stalking investigation curriculum developed in collaboration with
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23 the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shall be submitted to
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24 the Council for approval.
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 1 I. CLEET shall establish the training provided in subsection G
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2 of this section as a part of CLEET’s peace officer continuing
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3 education program and develop a plan to train full-time peace
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4 officers previously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of
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5 this title where applicable. The Office of the Attorney General
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6 shall provide a list of expert victim advocates that are available
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7 to assist in the training.
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8 J. The Council is authorized to pay for and send training staff
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9 and employees to one or more training and education courses in
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10 jurisdictions outside this state for the purpose of expanding
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11 curriculum, training skill development, and general knowledge within
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12 the field of law enforcement education and training.
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13 K. On and after November 1, 2013, CLEET, pursuant to its
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14 authority granted by Section 3311 of this title, shall include in
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15 its required basic training courses for law enforcement
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16 certification a minimum of two (2) hours of education and training
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17 relating to recognizing and managing a person experiencing dementia
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18 or Alzheimer’s disease.
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19 L. By November 1, 2019, CLEET shall establish appropriate
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20 training resources focused on protocol for handling and processing
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21 sexual assault calls. The training shall include, but not be
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22 limited to:
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23 1. How to handle the sexual assault call upon first contact;
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24 2. Determining when the assault occurred;
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 1 3. Where to take the victim;
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2 4. Questioning witnesses and collecting evidence; and
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3 5. Informing and assisting the victim in accessing resources,
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4 help and information.
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5 M. The Council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve
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6 municipalities and counties that are deemed capable of conducting
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7 separate basic law enforcement training academies in their
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8 jurisdiction and to certify officers successfully completing such
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9 academy training courses. Upon application to the Council, any
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10 municipality with a population of sixty-five thousand (65,000) or
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11 more or any county with a population of five hundred thousand
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12 (500,000) or more shall be authorized to operate a basic law
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13 enforcement academy. In addition, upon application and approval
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14 from the Council, a municipality with a population under sixty-five
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15 thousand (65,000) or a county with a population under five hundred
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16 thousand (500,000) may be authorized to operate a basic law
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17 enforcement academy; provided, however, the Council may approve no
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18 more than two such applications per year. The Council shall approve
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19 an application when the municipality or county making the
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20 application meets the criteria for a separate training academy and
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21 demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Council that the academy has
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22 sufficient resources to conduct the training, the instructional
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23 staff is appropriately trained and qualified to teach the course
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24 materials, the curriculum is composed of comparable or higher
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 1 quality course segments to the CLEET academy curriculum, and the
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2 facilities where the academy will be conducted are safe and
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3 sufficient for law enforcement training purposes. Any municipality
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4 or county authorized to operate a basic law enforcement academy
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5 after November 1, 2007, shall not be eligible to receive funds
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6 pursuant to subsection E of Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the
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7 Oklahoma Statutes. The Council shall not provide any funding for
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8 the operation of any separate training academy authorized by this
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9 subsection.
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10 N. Any municipality or county that, prior to November 1, 2007,
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11 was authorized to conduct a basic law enforcement academy shall
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12 continue to receive funding pursuant to subsection E of Section
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13 1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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14 O. The council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve
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15 an application submitted by the Department of Corrections for a
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16 separate training academy. Pursuant to the promulgated rules, the
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17 Council shall approve a separate training academy once the
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18 Department:
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19 1. Has met the criteria for a separate training academy;
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20 2. Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Council that the
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21 academy has sufficient resources to conduct the training;
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22 3. Has the instructional staff appropriately trained and
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23 qualified to teach the course materials;
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 1 4. Has the curriculum composed of comparable or higher quality
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2 course segments to the CLEET academy curriculum; and
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3 5. Has the facilities where the academy will be conducted that
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4 are safe and sufficient for law enforcement training purposes.
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5 The Council shall not provide any funding for the operation of
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6 any separate training academy authorized by this subsection.
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7 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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