Title 9 Part 6025

The purpose of this Part is to set forth minimum standards for the basic course for peace officers with regard to subject matter and time allotments, which have been demonstrated to be valid based upon a review of the powers of a peace officer set forth in section 2.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law; to set forth clear and specific requirements for administration of a basic course to be followed by course directors; and to promulgate rules governing attendance and completion of such course.

Any person, who has been appointed a peace officer of the State or any municipality or employer of the State of New York and who has formerly been permanently appointed a peace officer or police officer of the United States, or of any territory or possession thereof, or of the District of Columbia, or of any of the United States or its subdivisions, or who has satisfactorily completed the pre-employment police basic training program as prescribed in section 6026.3 of this Title, other than a person who has been removed from said appointment pursuant to section 6056.4(c)(4) or (5) of this Title, may apply to the commissioner for leave to substitute satisfactory completion of a course of basic training completed in such other jurisdiction or may apply to the commissioner for leave to substitute satisfactory completion of the pre-employment police basic training program in satisfaction of all or part of the requirements of an approved basic course for peace officers imposed under section 2.30 of the Criminal Procedure Law. The commissioner shall review and evaluate all such applications and may require the applicant to submit such additional documentation as he or she shall deem necessary. If, upon review and evaluation of such application, the commissioner determines that a program of peace officer basic training completed by the applicant in another jurisdiction or the pre-employment police basic training program completed by the application meets or exceeds all or part of the minimum standards prescribed in section 6025.3 of this Part, the commissioner may authorize such training to be substituted for such requirements of the basic course as he or she shall deem appropriate. The commissioner shall certify, in writing, the extent to which all or part of the curriculum of the basic course may be waived and any noted deficiencies must be satisfactorily completed at a basic course approved by the commissioner, within the period of time prescribed in section 6025.7 of this Part. Applicants for equivalency certificates shall be subject to the same limitations and requirements as prescribed in sections 6025.6 and 6025.7 of this Part and section 2.30 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

Each employer of peace officers shall annually report to the commissioner, on behalf of the council, the names and addresses of all peace officers employed by the employer who have, during the course of the preceding year, satisfactorily completed annual instruction in deadly physical force and the use of firearms and other weapons approved by the council and completed in satisfaction of the annual firearms and weapons training requirement imposed by section 2.30(1) of the Criminal Procedure Law. Such report shall be included in the annual validation of peace officer registry data to be completed by the employer and submitted to the commissioner by January 15th of each year.