53-6-105. Duties of director -- Powers -- Rulemaking.
(1) The director, with the advice of the council, shall:
(a) prescribe standards for the certification of a peace officer training academy, certify an
academy that meets the prescribed standards, and prescribe standards for revocation of
certification for cause;
(b) prescribe minimum qualifications for certification of peace officers appointed or
elected to enforce the laws of this state and its subdivisions and prescribe standards for
revocation of certification for cause;
(c) establish minimum requirements for the certification of training instructors and
establish standards for revocation of certification;
(d) provide for the issuance of appropriate certificates to those peace officers completing
the basic training programs offered by a certified academy or those persons who pass a
certification examination as provided for in this chapter;
(e) consult and cooperate with certified academy administrators and instructors for the
continued development and improvement of the basic training programs provided by the certified
academy and for the further development and implementation of advanced in-service training
programs;
(f) consult and cooperate with state institutions of higher education to develop
specialized courses of study for peace officers in the areas of criminal justice, police
administration, criminology, social sciences, and other related disciplines;
(g) consult and cooperate with other departments, agencies, and local governments
concerned with peace officer training;
(h) perform any other acts necessary to develop peace officer training programs within
the state;
(i) report to the council at regular meetings of the council and when the council requires;
(j) recommend peace officer standards and training requirements to the commissioner,
governor, and the Legislature; and
(k) make rules as provided in this chapter.
(2) With the permission of the commissioner, the director may execute contracts on
behalf of the division with criminal justice agencies to provide training for employees of those
agencies if:
(a) the employees or the employing agency pay a registration fee equivalent to the cost of
the training; and
(b) the contract does not reduce the effectiveness of the division in its primary
responsibility of providing training for peace officers of the state.
(3) The director may:
(a) revoke certification of a certified academy for cause; and
(b) make training aids and materials available to local law enforcement agencies.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and
consistent with Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 3, Dispatcher Training and Certification Act, the director
shall, with the advice of the council, make rules:
(a) establishing minimum requirements for the certification of dispatcher training
instructors in a certified academy or interagency program and standards for revocation of this
certification;
(b) establishing approved curriculum and a basic schedule for the basic dispatcher
training course and the content of the dispatcher certification examination;
(c) providing for the issuance of appropriate certificates to a person who completes the
basic dispatcher course or who passes a dispatcher certification examination as provided for in
this chapter;
(d) establishing approved courses for certified dispatchers' annual training; and
(e) establishing a reinstatement procedure for a certified dispatcher who has not obtained
the required annual training hours.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
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