Title III, PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)

1. The full cost of providing cognitive and psychological examinations of law enforcement officer candidates may be charged by the Iowa law enforcement academy. 2. The Iowa law enforcement academy shall charge to the following entities the following costs to provide the basic tra…

The director of the academy, subject to the approval of the council, in consultation with the Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ association, the Iowa police executive forum, the Iowa peace officers association, the Iowa state police association, the Iowa professional fire fighte…

1. An individual who is not a certified law enforcement officer may apply for attendance at an approved level II academy training program if the individual has been hired by a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement agency intends to hire the individual as a law enforcement o…

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an individual who is not a certified law enforcement officer may apply for attendance at the law enforcement academy if such individual is sponsored by a law enforcement agency that either intends to hire or has hired…

1. For purposes of this section , “serious misconduct” means improper or illegal actions taken by a law enforcement officer in connection with the officer’s official duties including but not limited to a conviction for a felony, fabrication of evidence, repeated use of excessive …

1. A law enforcement agency shall provide annual training to every law enforcement officer on issues relating to de-escalation techniques and the prevention of bias. Every law enforcement officer in the state must participate in annual training in accordance with this section . 2…

1. A veteran may qualify for reciprocity in this state without completing the level I academy training program if the veteran meets the following criteria: a. Has served a minimum of four years of active duty in the United States armed forces. b. Has served in a primary military …

The director with the approval of the council may enter into agreements with other public and private agencies, colleges and universities to carry out the intent of this chapter . [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §80B.12 ]

The council may: 1. Designate members to visit and inspect any law enforcement or jailer training schools, or examine the curriculum or training procedures, for which application for approval has been made. 2. Issue certificates to law enforcement training schools qualifying unde…

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Final” means that all appeals through a grievance procedure available to the officer or civil service have been exhausted. b. “Serious misconduct” means improper or illegal actions taken by a law enforcement officer or reserve peace officer i…

The Iowa law enforcement academy council shall annually submit estimates of its expenditure requirements to the department of management, in such form as required by chapter 8 . The estimates shall include the costs of administration, maintenance, and operation, and the cost of a…

1. The academy shall offer state media resource assistance to any law enforcement training center certified by the Iowa law enforcement academy council. 2. The director of the academy shall assess a fee for use of law enforcement media resources supplied or loaned by the academy.…

The academy may charge state departments, independent agencies, or other governmental offices a fee not to exceed the actual costs, including the cost of equipment, production, and duplication, for audiovisual services provided by the academy. Fees shall be deposited in a separat…

The council shall extend the one-year time period in which an officer candidate must become certified for up to one hundred eighty days if the officer candidate is enrolled in training within twelve months of initial appointment. 98 Acts, ch 1124, §1

A law enforcement officer who is a member of a police force of a tribal government and who becomes certified through the Iowa law enforcement academy shall be subject to the certification and revocation of certification rules and procedures as provided in this chapter . The certi…

1. Activities of the academy shall be accounted for within the general fund of the state, except the academy may establish and maintain an internal training clearing fund, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for activities of the academy which are primari…

It is the intent of the legislature in creating the academy and the council to maximize training opportunities for law enforcement officers, to coordinate training and to set standards for the law enforcement service, all of which are imperative to upgrading law enforcement to pr…

When used in this chapter : 1. “Academy” means the Iowa law enforcement academy. 2. “Council” means the Iowa law enforcement academy council. 3. “Law enforcement officer” means an officer appointed by the director of the department of natural resources, a member of a police force…

There is hereby created the Iowa law enforcement academy as a central law enforcement training facility, in order to serve the best interests of the state in carrying out the intent and purpose of this chapter . The academy shall be situated at Camp Dodge and the council shall en…

1. The administration of this chapter shall be vested in the office of the governor. Except for the director and deputy director of the academy, the staff as may be necessary for the academy to function shall be employed pursuant to the Iowa merit system. 2. The director of the a…

1. An Iowa law enforcement academy council is created consisting of the following thirteen voting members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate, to terms of four years commencing as provided in section 69.19 : a. Three residents of the state. b. A sheri…

The council shall elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice chairperson each of whom shall serve for a term of one year and who may be reelected. Membership on the council shall not constitute holding a public office and members of the council shall not be required to ta…

The members of the council, who are not employees of the state or a political subdivision, shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 . All members of the council shall be reimbursed for necessary and actual expenses incurred in attending meetings and in the performanc…

The council shall hold meetings when called by the chairperson or, in the absence of the chairperson, by the vice chairperson, or by the chairperson upon written request of five members of the council. The council shall establish procedures and requirements with respect to quorum…