Special Services Officers -- Authorization -- Role

(1) Special services officers: (a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; (b) must be supervised by a law enforcement officer; (c) shall complete specialized training and must possess specialized skills required by the chief law enforcement administrator; and (d) may be authorized by the chief law enforcement administrator to carry a weapon while on assigned duty only upon successful completion of training in the laws and procedures governing use of force and upon demonstration of proficiency with that weapon. (2) A local government may authorize special services officers only on the orders and at the direction of the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government.