SB 5987-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Provides that the criminal justice training commission and the department of corrections share the responsibility of developing and defining training standards and providing training for community corrections officers employed within the community corrections division of the department of corrections.

Requires all new corrections personnel employed by the department of corrections to, within a period to be determined by the secretary of the department, successfully complete core training requirements prescribed or obtain a waiver or extension of the core training requirements from the secretary.

Requires corrections personnel employed by the department of corrections to successfully complete all remaining requirements for career level certification prescribed by the secretary applicable to their position or rank, or obtain a waiver or extension of the career level training requirements from the secretary, within a period to be determined by the secretary after completion of the core training requirements.

Requires the secretary to: (1) Assure that the training needs of the corrections personnel are met by the department's training program; and

(2) Once a year, conduct an assessment of the training programs for the corrections personnel employed by the department.