DAR File No. 40528

Public Safety, Peace Officer Standards and Training

Rule R728-402

Application Procedures to Attend a Basic Peace Officer Training Program

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Repeal)

DAR File No.: 40528
Filed: 06/22/2016 12:17:20 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

Elements of this rule are to be moved into Rules R728-401 and R728-403. (Editor's Note: The proposed repeal and reenactment of Rule R728-401 is under Filing No. 40534 and the proposed repeal and reenactment of Rule R728-403 is under Filing No. 40535 in this issue, July 15, 2016, of the Bulletin.)

Summary of the rule or change:

This rule outlined the application procedure to attend a basic peace officer training program. All of this information will now be contained in Rules R728-401 and R728-403. Therefore, this rule is repealed in its entirety.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 53-6-203

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There are no costs or savings to the budget with the repeal of this rule because the existing application procedure information is being incorporated into Rules R728-401 and R728-403.

local governments:

Repealing this rule will not have an impact on local government budgets because the existing application procedure information is being incorporated into Rules R728-401 and R728-403.

small businesses:

Repealing this rule will not have a fiscal impact on small businesses because the existing application procedure information is being incorporated into Rules R728-401 and R728-403.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

The repealing of this rule will not impact other persons not mentioned in this section because the existing application procedure information is being incorporated into Rules R728-401 and R728-403.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs associated with the repealing of this rule because the existing application procedure information is being incorporated into Rules R728-401 and R728-403.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

I have reviewed this rule and found that repealing the rule will not have a fiscal impact on business.

Keith D. Squires, Commissioner

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

Public Safety
Peace Officer Standards and Training
410 W 9800 S
SANDY, UT 84070

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Kelly Sparks at the above address, by phone at 801-256-2321, by FAX at 801-256-0600, or by Internet E-mail at ksparks@utah.gov
• Wade Breur at the above address, by phone at 801-256-2329, by FAX at , or by Internet E-mail at wbreur@utah.gov
• Kim Gibb at the above address, by phone at 801-556-8198, by FAX at 801-964-4482, or by Internet E-mail at kgibb@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

08/15/2016

This rule may become effective on:

08/22/2016

Authorized by:

Scott Stephenson, Director

R728. Public Safety, Peace Officer Standards and Training.

[R728-402. Application Procedures to Attend a Basic Peace Officer Training Program.

R728-402-1. Policy.

A. Pursuant to Sections 53-6-203 and 53-6-204 it shall be the responsibility of each law enforcement agency, upon its hiring of an employee, to submit a complete application to POST before admission is approved to a basic peace officer training program.

1. An agency sponsored applicant is defined as a full time paid employee of a state, municipal or county police or sheriff's agency.

2. Part time or reserve applicants will not be admitted as agency sponsored employees into a basic peace officer training program.

B. Self-Sponsored Applicants will not be accepted at POST unless special circumstances exist and approval has been granted by the director of the division.

1. Self-Sponsored applicants must submit a complete application to POST before they will be admitted to a basic peace officer training program.

 

R728-402-2. Procedure.

A. Application will be made by completing the POST approved application packet. Application packets can be obtained from the POST website.

B. Application must be submitted four weeks prior to the start of the academy via website or mail in order to allow POST adequate time to process applications and schedule applicants.

C. Applications must be complete when submitted to POST. POST will not accept any application that is not complete. The agency administrator must sign the completed application verifying the applicant is a full time employee of their department.

D. Peace Officer Standards and Training will pay the cost of board, room and supplies for sponsored students attending the Police Academy.

E. Self-Sponsored students must pay the current approved rate.

F. Attendance at the Academy will be denied for failure to meet the requirements set forth in Section 53-6-203 and Rule R728-403.

 

KEY: law enforcement officers, basic application procedures, police training

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: February 5, 2009

Notice of Continuation: December 13, 2011

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53-6-203 ]