Relating to law enforcement training requirements for experienced reserve peace officers

This bill relates to law enforcement training requirements for experienced reserve peace officers.11 if the officer: has served as a reserve peace officer for a cumulative total of at least four years with one or more Iowa or border state law enforcement agencies, without a break in service exceeding six consecutive months during that period; has performed not less than 4,000 cumulative hours of documented reserve law enforcement service with one or more Iowa or border state law enforcement agencies; and has not been the subject of any founded or sustained disciplinary action, suspension, or termination for misconduct during the qualifying periods. The bill provides that a law enforcement agency for which the reserve peace officer has served shall verify and certify the duration, continuity, number of hours, and disciplinary record of the officer’s service. The council may adopt rules to recognize reserve peace officer service performed for law enforcement agencies located in states other than border states if the council determines that such agencies maintain training, certification, and oversight standards substantially equivalent to those required in Iowa. The council shall adopt rules establishing the curriculum, standards, and procedures for the shortened or abbreviated academy course.