Criminal Justice Training Commission. The Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) establishes the standards and process to certify peace officers and other law enforcement personnel. It also provides training and educational programs including the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) and specialized trainings.
Law Enforcement Training. The CJTC has sole authority to provide basic law enforcement training to all peace officers. All peace officers must complete basic law enforcement training within a certain time period following employment, ranging from 6 to 15 months.
Successful completion of training is a mandatory requirement for continued employment.
Grants, Funds, or Gifts. The CJTC is authorized to accept, receive, disburse, and administer grants or other funds or gifts.
Allows acceptance of money or property that is donated, devised, or bequeathed to CJTC that would go towards the cost of funding a BLEA class. The CJTC may determine the value of the donation and must coordinate the donations with any grant applications or other sources of funding or gifts.
Prohibits a donor, who makes a donation, from having influence over CJTC policy decisions or curricula.
The committee recommended a different version of the bill than what was heard. PRO: This bill provides clarity regarding the acceptance of donations for funding law enforcement training classes. The CJTC has struggled for decades with extremely long wait times for these classes and the ability to accept donations will assist in reducing these wait times.