{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-3311.5","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.5","heading":"Law enforcement certification - Required curriculum -","body":"Materials update - Out-of-state training - Municipality and county\n\nacademics.\n\nA. On and after November 1, 2007, the Council on Law\n\nEnforcement Education and Training (CLEET), pursuant to its\n\nauthority granted by Section 3311 of this title, shall include in\n\nits required basic training courses for law enforcement\n\ncertification a minimum of four (4) hours of education and training\n\nrelating to recognizing and managing a person appearing to require\n\nmental health treatment or services. The Council shall further\n\noffer a minimum of four (4) hours of education and training on\n\nspecific mental health issues pursuant to Section 3311.4 of this\n\ntitle to meet the annual requirement for continuing education in the\n\nareas of mental health issues.\n\nB. By January 1, 2008, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted\n\nby Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall include in its\n\nrequired courses of study for law enforcement certification a\n\nminimum of six (6) hours of evidence-based sexual assault and sexual\n\nviolence training. A portion of the sexual assault and sexual\n\nviolence training shall include instruction presented by a certified\n\nsexual assault service provider.\n\nC. By January 1, 2012, every active full-time peace officer,\n\npreviously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of this\n\ntitle, shall be required to attend and complete the evidence-based\n\nsexual assault and sexual violence training provided in subsection B\n\nof this section.\n\nD. CLEET shall promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of\n\nsubsections B and C of this section and shall, with the assistance\n\nof certified sexual assault service providers, establish a\n\ncomprehensive integrated curriculum for the teaching of evidence-\n\nbased sexual assault and sexual violence issues.\n\nE. The Council is required to update that block of training or\n\ncourse materials relating to legal issues, concepts, and state laws\n\nannually, but not later than ninety (90) days following the\n\nadjournment of any legislative session.\n\nF. By January 1, 2009, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted\n\nby Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall include in its\n\nrequired courses of study for law enforcement certification oil\n\nfield equipment theft training.\n\nG. By January 1, 2012, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted\n\nby Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall establish and\n\ninclude in its required courses of study for law enforcement\n\ncertification a minimum of eight (8) hours of evidence-based\n\ndomestic violence and stalking investigation training. The training\n\nshould include, at a minimum, the importance of reporting domestic\n\nviolence incidents, determining the predominant aggressor, evidence-\n\nbased investigation of domestic violence and stalking, lethality\n\nassessment, and personal safety planning necessary at the pretrial\n\nstages of a potential criminal case. A portion of the training\n\nshall include instruction presented by an expert victim advocate\n\nselected from recommendations provided by the Office of the Attorney\n\nGeneral or the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. The\n\ntraining shall be developed in collaboration with the Domestic\n\nViolence Fatality Review Board, and where applicable, shall replace\n\nexisting domestic violence and stalking courses currently required.\n\nH. By January 1, 2012, the evidence-based domestic violence and\n\nstalking investigation curriculum developed in collaboration with\n\nthe Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shall be submitted to\n\nthe Council for approval.\n\nI. CLEET shall establish the training provided in subsection G\n\nof this section as a part of CLEET's peace officer continuing\n\neducation program and develop a plan to train full-time peace\n\nofficers previously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of\n\nthis title where applicable. The Office of the Attorney General\nolence Fatality Review Board shall be submitted to\n\nthe Council for approval.\n\nI. CLEET shall establish the training provided in subsection G\n\nof this section as a part of CLEET's peace officer continuing\n\neducation program and develop a plan to train full-time peace\n\nofficers previously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of\n\nthis title where applicable. The Office of the Attorney General\n\nshall provide a list of expert victim advocates that are available\n\nto assist in the training.\n\nJ. The Council is authorized to pay for and send training staff\n\nand employees to one or more training and education courses in\n\njurisdictions outside this state for the purpose of expanding\n\ncurriculum, training skill development, and general knowledge within\n\nthe field of law enforcement education and training.\n\nK. On and after November 1, 2013, CLEET, pursuant to its\n\nauthority granted by Section 3311 of this title, shall include in\n\nits required basic training courses for law enforcement\n\ncertification a minimum of two (2) hours of education and training\n\nrelating to recognizing and managing a person experiencing dementia\n\nor Alzheimer's disease.\n\nL. By November 1, 2019, CLEET shall establish appropriate\n\ntraining resources focused on protocol for handling and processing\n\nsexual assault calls. The training shall include, but not be\n\nlimited to:\n\n1. How to handle the sexual assault call upon first contact;\n\n2. Determining when the assault occurred;\n\n3. Where to take the victim;\n\n4. Questioning witnesses and collecting evidence; and\n\n5. Informing and assisting the victim in accessing resources,\n\nhelp and information.\n\nM. The Council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve\n\nmunicipalities and counties that are deemed capable of conducting\n\nseparate basic law enforcement training academies in their\n\njurisdiction and to certify officers successfully completing such\n\nacademy training courses. Upon application to the Council, any\n\nmunicipality with a population of sixty-five thousand (65,000) or\n\nmore or any county with a population of five hundred thousand\n\n(500,000) or more shall be authorized to operate a basic law\n\nenforcement academy. In addition, upon application and approval\n\nfrom the Council, a municipality with a population under sixty-five\n\nthousand (65,000) or a county with a population under five hundred\n\nthousand (500,000) may be authorized to operate a basic law\n\nenforcement academy; provided, however, the Council may approve no\n\nmore than two such applications per year. The Council shall approve\n\nan application when the municipality or county making the\n\napplication meets the criteria for a separate training academy and\n\ndemonstrates to the satisfaction of the Council that the academy has\n\nsufficient resources to conduct the training, the instructional\n\nstaff is appropriately trained and qualified to teach the course\n\nmaterials, the curriculum is composed of comparable or higher\n\nquality course segments to the CLEET academy curriculum, and the\n\nfacilities where the academy will be conducted are safe and\n\nsufficient for law enforcement training purposes. Any municipality\n\nor county authorized to operate a basic law enforcement academy\n\nafter November 1, 2007, shall not be eligible to receive funds\n\npursuant to subsection E of Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes. The Council shall not provide any funding for\n\nthe operation of any separate training academy authorized by this\n\nsubsection.\n\nN. Any municipality or county that, prior to November 1, 2007,\n\nwas authorized to conduct a basic law enforcement academy shall\n\ncontinue to receive funding pursuant to subsection E of Section\n\n1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nO. The Council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve\n\nan application submitted by the Department of Corrections for a\n\nseparate training academy. Pursuant to the promulgated rules, the\nt, prior to November 1, 2007,\n\nwas authorized to conduct a basic law enforcement academy shall\n\ncontinue to receive funding pursuant to subsection E of Section\n\n1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nO. The Council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve\n\nan application submitted by the Department of Corrections for a\n\nseparate training academy. Pursuant to the promulgated rules, the\n\nCouncil shall approve a separate training academy once the\n\nDepartment:\n\n1. Has met the criteria for a separate training academy;\n\n2. Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Council that the\n\nacademy has sufficient resources to conduct the training;\n\n3. Has the instructional staff appropriately trained and\n\nqualified to teach the course materials;\n\n4. Has the curriculum composed of comparable or higher quality\n\ncourse segments to the CLEET academy curriculum; and\n\n5. Has the facilities where the academy will be conducted that\n\nare safe and sufficient for law enforcement training purposes.\n\nThe Council shall not provide any funding for the operation of\n\nany separate training academy authorized by this subsection.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ecc88212286b9e579cf7842cd8549776227701e6b35a6f1ad8c863ca32eb4ee9","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-3311.4","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-3311.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}