| Notice Filed with SOS |
01/29/2021 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2021-00071.doc |
| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2021-00071.doc |
| Statutory Authority |
Pursuant to sections §§ 24-31-303 (1)(g), (l) and (m), 24-31-305 and 24-31-307(1), C.R.S., the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST) has the authority and duty to promulgate and amend specific rules and regulations as further specified herein to further facilitate the requirements of SB 20-217 and related statutory provisions. |
| Applicable Federal Provisions |
N/A |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
Please see the attached POST Statement of Basis and Purpose. Exceeds 1500 character minimum required of this box. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
Amendments are proposed to Rule 21 - Basic and Reserve Training Academies, to:
Designate the start date for the three (3) year period referenced in the rule;
Reintroduce text inadvertently removed from the rule during the last rulemaking session in August 2020;
Re-designate college academies and private occupational school academies as all academies not based at a law enforcement agency;
Require existing academies to petition the POST Board to renew their authority to operate an academy every five (5) years;
Require entities interested in creating a new POST-approved academy to receive approval from the full POST Board;
Require the academy director of a proposed new academy to contact POST at least twelve (12), rather than six (6), months prior to the anticipated start date of the new academy, and specify that completing the new academy approval process includes approval of site safety plans, lesson plans, and other associated documents;
Require training sites to be clearly marked as law enforcement training sites, and require written permission prior to providing online/remote training;
Supplement the list of academic and skills lesson information to include the date the lesson plan was prepared and the date of last revision, if applicable, and the name and title of the lesson plans author, and name and title of the person approving the lesson plan;
Provide that daily schedules are to be submitted on the form provided by POST;
Require academies to report injuries less severe than death, gunshot wounds or serious bodily injury caused by training activities, and other injuries to any person unaffiliated with an academy, in order to allow POST to track injury trends statewide to promote safe training environments; and
Require trainee files to include trainee current contact information and a signed and dated acknowledgement of privacy and appeal rights form. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2021-00071.docx
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| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2021-00071.pdf
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| Comments |
N/A |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
No
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| Hearing Date |
03/26/2021 |
| Hearing Time |
10:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
POST Board Meeting via Zoom |
| Contact Name |
Victoria Edstedt |
| Contact Title |
Admin. Asst. II |
| Contact Telephone |
7205086721 |
| Contact email |
victoria.edstedt@coag.gov |