MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE  
MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS  
LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING  
(By authority conferred on the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards  
by section 9 of 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.609, by section 9 of 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.109,  
and by Executive Reorganization Order 2001-2, MCL 28.621.)  
PART 1. DEFINITIONS  
R 28.14101 Definitions; A to D.  
Rule 101. As used in these rules:  
(a) "Act" means 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601.  
(b) "Activate as a licensed law enforcement officer" means a  
recognized law  
enforcement agency complies with all of the requirements in R 28.14205 to R  
28.14207.  
(c) "Applicant" means a person seeking employment as  
enforcement officer empowered to enforce all of the general criminal laws of this state.  
(d) "Approved law enforcement training" means recruit or in-service law  
a
licensed law  
enforcement training conducted under the authority of either 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601  
et seq., or 1982 PA 302, MCL 18.421 et seq.  
(e) "Basic law enforcement training academy" means a city, county, township,  
village, corporation, college, community college, university, or state agency that is  
approved by the commission to offer the basic law enforcement training program.  
(f) "Basic law enforcement training program" means the entire commission  
approved process by which a person is screened, trained, and qualified for activation  
as a law enforcement officer.  
(g) "Commission" means the 15 member Michigan commission on law  
enforcement standards or, by express delegation, its executive director and staff.  
(h) "Contested case" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of the  
Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, MCL 24.203.  
(i) "Course of study" means the total instruction that  
a
basic law  
enforcement training academy is approved to offer a recruit before qualifying the  
recruit for licensing.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14102 Definitions; E to L.  
Rule 102. As used in these rules:  
(a) "Employed recruit" means a law enforcement officer candidate who is  
employed by a recognized law enforcement agency and who is enrolled in an approved  
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basic law enforcement training academy for the purpose  
become eligible to be licensed as a law enforcement  
officer employed by the law enforcement agency.  
of training in order to  
(b) "Employing agency" means police departments, sheriff  
offices, the  
Michigan department of state police, or any law enforcement agency authorized and  
established pursuant to state statute.  
(c) "Employment" means performing a service or labor as  
enforcement officer to a recognized law enforcement agency in  
a
law  
exchange for  
monetary compensation for all hours worked at not less than the federal minimum wage  
established in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended; 29 U.S.C.§206.  
(d) "Fully empowered law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer  
employed by a recognized law enforcement agency, who has  
full authority to  
enforce the general criminal laws of this state conferred by a sworn oath of office, and  
who is licensed by the commission.  
(e) "General criminal laws" means laws that classify an action as a  
misdemeanor or felony punishable by fine or imprisonment  
applicability as opposed to regulation of a particular class.  
and  
have general  
(f) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means an entity authorized and  
established pursuant to a state statute that conveys police authority of the state of  
Michigan to the entity.  
Police  
authority  
includes the responsibility for the  
prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws.  
(g) "License" means the numbered certificate issued by the commission to a  
person who has received certification as a law enforcement officer under the act, as  
provided in MCL 28.602.  
(h) "Licensing examination" means the examination administered  
by the  
commission at the completion of the basic law enforcement training academy and the  
recognition of prior basic law enforcement  
determine whether a person has attained the  
licensing.  
training  
and experience program to  
minimum competencies required for  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14103 Definitions; M to Z.  
Rule 103. As used in these rules:  
(a) "MCOLES" means the 15 member Michigan commission on law enforcement  
standards.  
(b) "MCOLES information and the  
tracking  
network"  
means  
commission's web-enabled information system for the licensing, reporting, and tracking  
of personnel and training records for Michigan law enforcement officers.  
(c) "Preservice recruit" means a person who complies with the requirements of R  
28.14315 and enrolls at his or her own expense in an approved regional basic law  
enforcement training academy and who is not  
agency.  
employed by a law enforcement  
(d) "Preservice college recruit" means a person who is enrolled in a preservice  
college basic law enforcement training academy.  
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(e) "Recognized law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency, as  
verified by the commission, that may activate a person as  
officer under the act.  
a
law enforcement  
(f) "Recruit" means a student or trainee who is enrolled in  
enforcement training academy.  
a
basic law  
(2) The terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
PART 2. SELECTION AND EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS  
R 28.14201 Definitions.  
Rule 201. As used in this part:  
(a) "Licensing examination" means the mandated examination administered by  
the commission after the completion of the mandated basic recruit law enforcement  
training or the recognition of prior law enforcement training and experience program to  
determine competence required to  
conformance with the following:  
practice law enforcement and developed in  
(i) The standards of the Society  
for Industrial and Organizational  
Psychology, Inc. that are in the publication entitled "Principles for Validation and  
Use of Personnel Selection Procedures,"  
(3rd ed., 1987).Copies of these standards may be purchased from the Society for  
Industrial  
and Organization Psychology, Inc, P.O. Box 87, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 at a  
cost, as of the time of adoption of these rules, of $7.50 each.  
(ii) The standards of the American educational research  
association, the  
American psychological association, and the national council on measurement in  
education that are in the publication entitled "Standards for Educational and  
Psychological Testing" (1999). Copies of these standards may be purchased  
from Test Standards, P.O. Box 465, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331, at a cost, as of the  
time of adoption of these rules, of $31.95 each.  
(iii) The standards of the equal employment opportunity commission that are in  
the publication entitled "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures"  
(1978). These standards are found at CFR, title 41, chapter 60, part 60-3 and may be  
viewed and printed free of charge at the U. S. department of labor web site,  
www.dol.gov.  
(b) "Reading and writing examination"  
means  
a
job related reading  
comprehension and writing skills examination developed in conformance with the  
standards cited in (a) (i) and (iii) in subrule (a) of this rule.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14202 Adoption by reference  
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Rule 202. (1) The standards cited in this rule are adopted by reference and are  
available for inspection at the commission offices, 7426 North Canal Road, Lansing,  
Michigan.  
(a) The standards of the Society  
for  
Industrial  
and Organizational  
Psychology, Inc. that are in the publication entitled "Principles for Validation and  
Use of Personnel Selection Procedures,"  
(3rd ed., 1987).Copies of these standards may be purchased from the Society for  
Industrial and Organization Psychology, Inc, P.O. Box 87, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 at  
a cost, as of the time of adoption of these rules, of $7.50 each.  
(b) The standards of the American educational research  
association, the  
American psychological association, and the national council on measurement in  
education that are in the publication entitled "Standards for Educational and  
Psychological Testing" (1999). Copies of these standards may be purchased  
from Test Standards, P.O. Box 465, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331, at a cost, as of the  
time of adoption of these rules, of $31.95 each.  
(c) The standards of the equal employment opportunity commission that are in the  
publication entitled "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures"  
(1978). These standards are found at CFR, title 41, chapter 60, part 60-3 and may be  
viewed and printed free of charge at the U. S. department of labor web site,  
www.dol.gov.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14203 Non-medical selection qualifications.  
Rule 203. A person selected to become a law enforcement officer under the act shall  
meet all of the following requirements:  
(a) Be a citizen of the United States.  
(b) Have attained the minimum age as established by the employing agency, which  
shall not be less than 18 years of age or as otherwise provided by law.  
(c) Have earned a high school diploma or have attained a passing score on the  
general education development test indicating a high school graduation level.  
Attainment of an associate or baccalaureate degree shall be evidence of having met this  
standard.  
(d) Have no prior felony convictions, or felony expungements and set asides.  
(e) Possess good moral character as determined by  
a
favorable  
comprehensive background investigation covering school and employment records,  
home environment, and personal traits and integrity. Consideration shall be given to a  
history of, and the circumstances pertaining to, having been a respondent to a  
restraining or personal protection order. Consideration shall also be given to all law  
violations, including traffic and conservation law convictions, as indicating a lack  
of good moral character.  
(f) Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license from 1 of the 50  
states, the district of Columbia, a possession or territory of the United States, or Canada.  
Michigan driving privileges shall not be in a state of suspension, revocation, or denial  
at the time of entry into an academy or activation as a law enforcement officer.  
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(g) Read and write at a level necessary to perform the job of a law enforcement  
officer as determined by passing the commission's reading and writing examination  
designed to test these skills or by passing an agency certified examination as  
specified in R 28.14209(c). The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to any of the  
following persons:  
(i) Any person licensed under the act.  
(ii) Any person qualifying for the recognition of prior basic law enforcement  
training and experience program under R 28.14403 to R 28.14406.  
(h) Test negative for the illicit use of controlled substances under the following  
conditions:  
(i) The process used to detect the presence of a controlled substance and the  
laboratory used to conduct the test shall be approved by the commission.  
(ii) An applicant who tests positive, refuses to submit to a test, or fails to report  
for a test, shall not be eligible for training or licensing for 2 years after a positive test or  
the refusal to submit to the  
test. An applicant who tests positive may request an opportunity to show cause to  
the commission why the test results were not indicative of an illicit use of a  
controlled substance.  
(i) Successfully complete the basic law enforcement course of study at a  
commission approved academy.  
(j) Take and attain a passing score on the commission's licensing examination  
within 1 year of the completion of training. In the event of failure on the examination,  
1 retest shall be allowed within the same 1-year period. Failure on the retest shall  
result in the need to repeat and successfully  
complete the basic course of study to again be eligible to take the licensing  
examination.  
(k) If the commission denies a license, entry into a training program, or entry into  
the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience program for  
cause, then that person is not eligible to reapply for 2 years, unless provided otherwise in  
these rules.  
(l) The commission may establish time frames during which compliance with a  
standard in this rule by an applicant shall be valid.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14204 Medical selection qualifications.  
Rule 204. A person selected to become a law enforcement officer pursuant to the  
provisions of the act shall meet all of the medical requirements in subdivisions (a) to (e)  
of this rule. A determination of compliance with the medical standards in this rule shall  
be made by a licensed physician, with the exception that a determination of compliance  
with subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (e)(iii) of this rule shall be made as provided in each of  
the following:  
(a) Possess normal visual functions at a level necessary to perform the job of a law  
enforcement officer as determined by complying with the provisions of this subdivision.  
All vision testing shall comply with the test manufacturer's specifications and protocols.  
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The following determinations of compliance with this standard may be made by a  
licensed optometrist.  
(i) Far visual acuity complying with 1 of the following:  
(A) Acuity in each eye uncorrected of 20/20 or better.  
(B) Acuity in each eye corrected to 20/20 or better.  
(ii) Near visual acuity at a range of 10 to 20 inches complying with 1 of the  
following:  
(A) Acuity in each eye uncorrected of 20/20 or better, reduced Snellen equivalent.  
(B) Acuity in each eye corrected to 20/20, reduced Snellen equivalent.  
(iii) Normal color vision as determined by testing and passing either of the following  
color vision tests. The use of refractive correction is permitted; however, the use of an x-  
chrom lens, or any other lens purported to enhance color perception, is prohibited.  
(A) Pseudoisochromatic plates that have been approved by the commission.  
(B) The Farnsworth dichotomous d?15 panel test.  
(iv) The pseudoisochromatic plates shall be administered first, before the panel test.  
If an applicant passes the plates, no further color vision testing is required.  
(v) Peripheral vision in each eye of 90º vertically and 120º horizontally.  
(vi) Normal binocular vision as determined by testing and passing a stereopsis test to  
80 seconds of stereoacuity, or better. Failure on the stereopsis test requires further testing  
to determine that diplopia is not present.  
(b) Hear at a level necessary to perform the job of a law enforcement officer as  
determined by complying with subdivision (c) of this subrule. Throughout the testing  
specified in subdivision (c) of this subrule, the intensity of auditory stimuli shall be  
expressed in decibels relative to a normal hearing level as defined by the American  
national standards institute (ANSI) S3.6-1996, or more current ANSI standard. This  
standard is adopted by reference and is available from the acoustical society of America  
at www.asa.aip.org for purchase at the time of the adoption of these rules at $100 and are  
available for inspection at the commission offices at 106 West Allegan, Suite 600,  
Lansing, Michigan. The testing shall be performed by the following persons, as  
applicable:  
(i) An audiologist at a hearing clinic accredited by the professional services board of  
the American speech-language-hearing association may do all testing in R 28.14204(c).  
(ii) An audiologist who has a certificate of clinical competence from the American  
speech-language-hearing association or an audiologist who holds fellowship status in the  
American academy of audiology may do all of the testing in R 28.14204(c). The  
audiologist shall be licensed, if applicable.  
(iii) A hearing conservationist certified by the council for accreditation in  
occupational hearing shall do only the testing in R 28.14204(c)(i).  
(iv) A hearing aid specialist licensed by the Michigan department of licensing and  
regulatory affairs shall do only the testing in R 28.14204(c)(i).  
(c) Comply with 1 of the following standards: Testing shall be done in the order  
listed. If an applicant passes 1 of the standards, then further testing is not required.  
(i) Unaided audiometric testing on each ear that results in pure tone air conduction  
thresholds for each ear, as shown on the pure tone audiogram, of not poorer than a  
hearing level of 25 decibels at any of the following frequencies: 500, 1,000, 2,000, and  
3,000 Hertz; and 45 decibels at 4,000 Hertz.  
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(ii) Unaided audiometric testing on each ear that results in all of the following:  
(A) An unaided 4-frequency average pure tone threshold for each ear, as derived  
from the pure tone air conduction audiogram at 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 Hertz, of not  
poorer than a hearing level of 25 decibels, and a hearing threshold level at any single  
frequency of not poorer than 35 decibels.  
(B) Unaided speech recognition scores of 90% or better in each ear, measured under  
audiometric earphones at 50 decibels in quiet, and using full lists of recorded phonetically  
balanced words that are age-appropriate.  
(C) An unaided speech recognition score of 70% or better, measured for both ears at  
the same time in an audiometric sound field at a plus 5 decibel signal-to-noise ratio. For  
this measurement, speech stimuli and competing speech noise shall be presented through  
the same loudspeaker, or 2 loudspeakers stacked vertically, at zero degree azimuth.  
Speech stimuli shall be presented at 50 decibels using a full list of recorded phonetically  
balanced words that are age-appropriate.  
(iii) Audiometric testing with 1 or both ears aided that results in all of the following:  
(A) An aided 4-frequency average threshold for each ear, as derived from the sound  
field aided audiogram at 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 Hertz of not poorer than a hearing  
level of 25 decibels, and a hearing threshold level at any single frequency of not poorer  
than 35 decibels. Measurements shall be made monaurally in an audiometric sound field  
with the unaided (non-test) ear plugged or, when necessary, effectively masked. Test  
signals shall consist of either frequency-specific modulated tones or narrow band noise  
presented through a loudspeaker at zero degree azimuth, and results shall be expressed as  
aided hearing levels.  
(B) Aided speech recognition scores of 90% or better in each ear measured at 50  
decibels in quiet, and using full lists of recorded phonetically balanced words that are age  
appropriate. Measurements shall be made monaurally in an audiometric sound field with  
the loudspeaker at zero degree azimuth and the unaided (non-test) ear plugged or, when  
necessary, effectively masked.  
(C) An aided speech recognition score of 70% or better, measured for both ears at  
the same time in an audiometric sound field at a plus 5 decibel signal-to-noise ratio. For  
this measurement, either 1 or both ears shall be fitted with a hearing aid, and, where only  
1 ear has been fitted with a hearing aid, the unaided ear shall not be plugged or masked.  
For this measurement, speech stimuli and competing speech noise shall be presented  
through the same loudspeaker, or 2 loudspeakers stacked vertically, at zero degree  
azimuth. Speech stimuli shall be presented at 50 decibels using a full list of recorded  
phonetically balanced words that are age-appropriate.  
(d) Be free from any of the following, which may impair the performance of the  
essential job functions of a law enforcement officer or which may endanger the lives of  
others or the law enforcement officer:  
(i) Physical defects.  
(ii) Chronic diseases.  
(iii) Mental and emotional instabilities. The commission permits and may require  
the determination of compliance with this requirement be made by a board certified  
psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist.  
(e) The commission may establish specific tests, procedures, and qualifications for  
use in determining compliance with the medical standards in R 28.14204 (a) to (e).  
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(f) If an initial examination indicates that a person may not comply with R 28.14204  
(a) to (e), then the person may request a reexamination. The reexamination shall be done  
at the direction of the commission. The cost of the reexamination shall be the  
responsibility of the person or the employing agency.  
(g) Except where specified otherwise, the results of any examination or test  
performed under this rule shall remain valid for not more than 180 days from the date of  
the examination.  
(h) The commission may, after giving due consideration to the needs of agencies,  
academies, and potential recruits, establish and require the utilization of a list of approved  
health care providers to make a determination of compliance with this rule.  
(i) The commission may establish time frames during which compliance with this  
rule shall be valid.  
History: 2006 AACS; 2012 AACS.  
R 28.14205 Employing agency responsibilities; activation.  
Rule 205. To activate an applicant, an employing agency shall do all of the  
following in the order listed:  
(a) Submit to the commission for approval the compliance information  
specified in R 28.14206 or R 28.14207, as applicable,  
information and tracking network.  
using the MCOLES  
(b) After receiving notice from the commission that compliance  
with the  
standards has been verified, employ and confer the authority to independently  
enforce all of the general criminal laws of this state on the officer as evidenced by an  
oath of office.  
(c) Sign and mail to the commission the license  
activation  
report, which  
documents the conference of authority, the standards compliance verification  
affidavit printed from the MCOLES information and tracking network, and the  
applicant background affidavit.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14206 Employing agency responsibilities; employed recruits.  
Rule 206. (1) Before sending a person to a basic law enforcement training  
academy, the employing agency shall do all of the following:  
(a) Cause the applicant to complete a release of information statement for purposes  
of law enforcement licensing.  
(b) Cause the applicant to complete the applicant background affidavit.  
(c) Cause the applicant to be examined to determine that the applicant meets the  
medical standards in R 28.14204. A declaration of the applicant's medical history shall  
be made available to the examining physician and shall become a part of the background  
investigation.  
(d) Cause the applicant to be fingerprinted and a search to be made of appropriate  
state and federal fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record within 180 days  
before the date of enrollment.  
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(e) Conduct an oral interview to determine the applicant's suitability for a law  
enforcement officer position and to assess appearance, background, and the ability to  
communicate.  
(f) Screen the applicant for compliance with the selection and employment  
standards in R 28.14203 (a) to (h).  
(g) Execute the standards compliance verification affidavit.  
(2) The employing agency shall comply with both of the following while a recruit  
is enrolled in basic law enforcement training:  
(a) Pay the enrollment cost for the recruit to the academy.  
(b) Pay the employed recruit at least the federal minimum wage  
academy for all hours worked.  
during the  
(3) During the course of the academy or while employed, the recruit shall not be  
required, or allowed, to repay the employer for any costs related to attendance at the  
academy. Further, no prepayment to the employer shall  
be required, or allowed, for any costs related to attendance at the academy.  
(4) If the employed recruit successfully completes the academy and passes the  
licensing examination, then the employed recruit shall be immediately activated  
as a law enforcement officer, as provided in R  
28.14205, before working as a law enforcement officer.  
(5) The employing agency shall be the only agency eligible to activate an  
employed recruit.  
(6) With respect to subrules (4) and (5) of this rule, for good cause the MCOLES  
executive director may approve a delayed activation as a law enforcement officer or  
activation by an agency other than the original employing agency. Good cause  
may include financial hardship and  
planned or unplanned employment vacancies.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.14206 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2007 MR 23.  
R 28.14207  
Employing agency responsibilities; preservice and preservice  
college recruits.  
Rule 207. Before permitting a preservice or preservice college recruit to  
work as a law enforcement officer, the employing agency shall do all of the  
following:  
(a) Require the applicant to complete a release of information statement for  
purposes of law enforcement licensing.  
(b) Screen the applicant for compliance with the selection and employment  
standards in R 28.14203 (a) to (h).  
(c) Execute the standards compliance verification affidavit.  
(d) Verify that the recruit successfully completed  
a
commission approved  
basic law enforcement course of study and passed the licensing examination.  
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(e) Verify that the recruit is within the timelines of R 28.14315  
or has  
successfully completed the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training  
and experience program.  
(f) Require the applicant to be examined to determine that the applicant  
meets the medical standards in R 28.14204. A declaration of the applicant's medical  
history shall be made available to the examining physician and shall become a part  
of the background investigation.  
(g) Require the applicant to be fingerprinted and a search to be made of  
appropriate state and federal fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record within  
180 days before the date of employment.  
(h) Conduct an oral interview to determine the applicant's suitability for a law  
enforcement officer position and to assess appearance, background, and the ability to  
communicate.  
(i) Activate the recruit as a law enforcement officer by complying with R  
28.14205.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14208 Practices and standards.  
Rule 208. Recruitment and employment practices and standards shall comply with  
the law applicable to law enforcement officer employment.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14209 Commission approved testing and test results.  
Rule 209. All of the following apply to the testing specified in R 28.14203(g):  
(a) The commission's reading and writing examination  
shall  
be  
administered only at approved locations under the supervision of and in a manner  
prescribed by the commission.  
(b) Test results shall be maintained in the commission's information system and  
shall be available to the test taker and prospective employing agencies.  
(c) A governmental agency, or its agent, may administer a reading and writing  
examination in lieu of the commission's examination if the agency certifies, in writing  
to the commission, that the examination is in compliance with the definition of  
"reading and writing examination" in R 28.14201. The commission may request  
that additional written documentation be submitted by a governmental agency, or  
its agent, to establish that the examination or examinations are in compliance with  
R 28.14201. The results of the examination(s) shall serve to satisfy the requirements  
of R 28.14203 and shall apply only to an applicant who seeks employment with the  
governmental agency giving the examination.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
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R 28.14210  
Minimum in-service law enforcement training standards;  
establishment by the commission.  
Rule 210. The commission, with due consideration to varying factors and special  
requirements of local law enforcement agencies, may establish, maintain, and  
update minimum standards for in-service law enforcement training for commission  
licensed law enforcement officers in the policy and procedures manual published  
pursuant to R 28.14211.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14211 Publication of policies and procedures manual.  
Rule 211. The commission shall prepare and publish a policies and procedures  
manual which is consistent with the act and these rules and which shall govern the  
implementation and administration of the programs described in these rules.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
PART 3. BASIC RECRUIT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING  
PROGRAMS  
R 28.14301 Definitions.  
Rule 301. As used in this part:  
(a) "Academy operating contract" means a basic law enforcement training  
academy standard form contract executed between MCOLES and an academy under  
the administrative procedures act, section 7, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207(p).  
(b)  
"Accredited community college, college, or university" means  
a
community college, college, or university that has been accredited by an agency or  
association that has been recognized by the United States department of education.  
(c) "Agency basic law enforcement training academy" means  
a
law  
enforcement agency that is approved by the commission to provide a course of study for  
qualified recruits employed by that law enforcement agency.  
(d) "Basic law enforcement training academy graduate" means a recruit who has  
completed the training and educational requirements of a commission approved basic  
law enforcement training academy.  
(e) "Curriculum" means the commission mandated training objectives and  
training standards, as well as facilitator guides, assessment instruments, and other  
materials that are published by the commission for use in a commission approved  
basic law enforcement training academy.  
(f) "Executive committee" means the committee of the  
established pursuant to the commission bylaws.  
commission  
(g) "Preservice college basic law enforcement training academy" means a  
commission approved training and education program offered by an accredited  
community college, college, or university that incorporates the commission mandated  
curriculum in the academic course of study.  
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(h) "Program administrator" means a person who is employed by a city, county,  
township, village, corporation, college, community college, university, or state  
agency and who has been delegated authority to commit the agency to the basic law  
enforcement training academy proposal, annual operating plan, and the academy  
operating contract.  
The  
program administrator shall have management and  
oversight authority of the academy but shall not be the same person as the training  
director.  
(i) "Regional basic law enforcement training academy" means a city, county,  
township, village, corporation, college, community college, university, or state  
agency that is approved by the commission to offer a basic law enforcement  
training program to preservice and employed recruits.  
(j) "Satisfactory grade" means a grade of 70%, 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or an  
institutional equivalent, or better grade, in each course included in the commission  
approved course of study in a preservice college basic training academy, unless  
specified otherwise in these rules.  
(k) "Session" means a commission approved time frame during which a group of  
recruits are trained during basic law enforcement training at an academy.  
(l) "Training and education advisory committee" means a group composed of  
knowledgeable persons, including law enforcement officials, who act in an advisory  
capacity regarding the establishment, guidance, and evaluation of a commission approved  
basic law enforcement training academy.  
(m) "Training director" means that person who is responsible for the day-to-  
day operation of a basic law enforcement training academy.  
(n) "Training objective" means a behavioral statement that  
describes a  
knowledge, skill, or ability to be acquired by the recruit during the delivery of the  
basic law enforcement training course of study.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14302  
Authorization of basic law enforcement training academy;  
approval by commission.  
Rule 302. A city, county, township, village, corporation, college, community  
college, university, or state agency shall obtain commission authorization before  
proceeding to establish an agency or regional basic law enforcement training academy or  
a preservice college basic law enforcement training academy under R 28.14303.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14303 Establishment of basic law enforcement training academy; program  
proposal.  
Rule 303. (1) A city, county, township, village, corporation, college, community  
college, university, or state agency shall submit a written program proposal to establish a  
basic law enforcement training academy. The written program proposal shall be  
submitted to the commission in the manner  
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prescribed by the commission not less than 90 days before the date of the  
commission meeting.  
(2) The written program proposal shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:  
(a) A detailed description of the facilities and equipment to be used by recruits  
and instructors that will comply with the commission requirements.  
(b) A description of the duties, responsibilities, and membership of the training  
and education advisory committee.  
(c) The name, address, and position of the program administrator.  
(d) The name, title, and qualifications of the training director.  
(e) A description of the goals and objectives of the basic law enforcement  
training academy.  
(f) A description of the nature and scope of the applicant's  
philosophical commitment to the basic law enforcement training academy.  
(g) A copy of the academy rules governing recruit conduct.  
financial and  
(h) Identification of the academy requirements for an enrolled recruit.  
(i) Identification of the course of study in the  
academy sessions.  
law  
enforcement training  
(j) A statement recognizing the commission's authority to visit and inspect the  
basic law enforcement training academy and to be furnished requested records and  
documentation.  
(k) Identification and descriptions of affiliations with agencies, colleges, and  
universities that will be a part of the basic law enforcement  
training academy.  
(l) An estimate of the number of basic law enforcement training academy  
sessions that will be offered on a yearly basis.  
(m) A statement documenting the need for establishment of the proposed  
academy that includes both of the following:  
(i) The need by law enforcement agencies in the proposed service area.  
(ii) The prospective recruits' need for the proposed academy.  
(n) Documentation of support from the local law enforcement community within  
the geographic service area of the proposed academy.  
(o) A statement describing the selection methods of prospective preservice and  
preservice college recruits.  
(p) The projected starting and graduation dates of the first basic law enforcement  
training academy session.  
(q) A definition of the geographical area that the proposed basic  
enforcement training academy will serve.  
law  
(r) A projection of the number of recruits that will be enrolled in the academy on a  
yearly basis.  
(s) Verification that acceptable live-in facilities are available in the vicinity of the  
basic law enforcement training academy.  
(3) The entity submitting the program proposal in subrule (1) of this rule shall do all  
of the following with respect to the training and education advisory committee  
described in subrule (2)(b) of this rule.  
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(a) The training and education advisory committee shall be appointed before  
development of the program proposal and shall be consulted on all aspects of the  
application.  
(b) The committee shall approve the program proposal before it is submitted  
to the commission. If the commission approves the program proposal, then the  
committee shall be consulted on a continuing basis regarding the operation of the  
academy.  
(4) If the commission determines that the application is incomplete, then an  
amended application with amplification or clarification shall be filed within 30 days  
after the date of a request by the commission.  
(5) Failure to comply with subrule (4) of this rule is grounds for denial of the  
application.  
(6) Written commission approval of the program proposal shall be obtained  
before submitting an annual operating plan under R 28.14307.  
(7) An approved basic law enforcement academy that fails to conduct an  
academy session for 3 years shall submit a new program proposal for commission  
approval to reestablish itself as an approved  
academy.  
basic law enforcement training  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14304  
Establishment of preservice college basic training academy;  
program proposal.  
Rule 304. In addition to the requirements in R 28.14303, the program proposal of  
a preservice college basic law enforcement training academy shall include all of the  
following:  
(a) A copy of the community college, college, or university rules governing  
student conduct beyond those established by the commission.  
(b) A description of how students will be selected for acceptance into the preservice  
college basic training academy at the applicant's institution.  
(c) Identification of how and where the commission curriculum and additional  
community college, college, or university training objectives will be incorporated into the  
community college, college, or university course work.  
(d) Identification of the requirements that an enrolled preservice college recruit  
shall meet to successfully complete the prescribed course of study at the community  
college, college, or university.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14305 Establishment of agency basic law enforcement training academy;  
program proposal.  
Rule 305. (1) The program proposal of a law enforcement agency that seeks to  
establish an agency basic law enforcement training academy shall comply with R  
28.14303, except for R 28.14303(2) (b), (k), (m), (n), (o) and (q).  
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(2) In addition to the requirements of subrule (1) of this rule, the application  
shall include a statement documenting the need for establishment of the proposed  
academy by the law enforcement agency and the prospective recruits' need for the  
proposed academy.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14306 Training director responsibilities.  
Rule 306. The training director of an approved basic law enforcement  
training academy shall do all of the following:  
(a) Ensure that the academy is operated in compliance with these rules and the  
academy operating contract.  
(b) Ensure that each recruit is enrolled and maintains compliance with these rules  
and the academy operating contract.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14307 Annual operating plan; academy requirements after approval;  
notice of change in structure or content of program; commission approval required.  
Rule 307. A city, county, township, village, corporation, college, community  
college, university, or state agency authorized by the commission to establish a basic  
law enforcement training academy shall do the following:  
(a) Submit an annual operating plan in the manner prescribed  
commission.  
by the  
(b) Execute an academy operating contract.  
(c) Final approval to operate under MCL 28.609(4)(b)  
is  
contingent upon  
formal acceptance of both subdivisions (a) and (b) of this rule by the commission.  
(d) The training director of a basic law enforcement training  
notify the commission immediately of any anticipated change in the annual operating  
plan during an academy session.  
academy shall  
(e) Written commission approval of the change shall be obtained before  
implementing a change.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14308  
required.  
Basic law enforcement training academy session; approval  
Rule 308. A city, county, township, village, corporation, college, community  
college, university, or state agency approved by the commission as a basic law  
enforcement training academy shall obtain commission approval in the manner  
prescribed by the commission before initiating each basic law enforcement training  
session.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
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R 28.14309 Revocation of commission approval; probation; suspension.  
Rule 309. (1) A documented violation of these rules or the academy operating  
contract by an approved basic law enforcement training academy shall constitute  
cause for immediate review of continuing commission approval of the academy.  
Following the review, the MCOLES executive director may do any of the following:  
(a) Revoke the approval of a basic law enforcement training academy.  
(b) Suspend the basic law enforcement training academy approval to operate  
until specified terms and conditions are met.  
(c) Place the basic law enforcement training academy on probation for a specific  
period of time or until specified terms and conditions are met.  
(d) Take informal action to resolve the violation.  
(2) The placement of an approved basic law enforcement training academy into a  
status as set forth in subrule (1) of this rule shall result in any of the following:  
(a) An academy placed into a status of revocation shall not operate the basic law  
enforcement academy, regardless of any active recruit sessions.  
The academy shall not be eligible for approval until submission of an application  
under R 28.14302 and R 28.14303.  
(b) An academy placed into a status of suspension shall not operate the basic law  
enforcement academy, regardless of any active recruit sessions. The academy shall not  
be eligible for approval to resume operation until specified terms and conditions set  
forth by the commission or the executive committee are met. Failure to meet the  
specified terms and conditions may result in further suspension or revocation of the  
academy.  
(c) An approved basic law enforcement training academy placed into a status of  
probation may continue operation, including any active recruit sessions, provided that  
specified terms and conditions set forth by the executive director are met. Failure to  
meet the specified terms and conditions may result in suspension or revocation of  
approval of the academy.  
(3) The executive director may authorize remedial action to minimize the impact  
of any academy sanction on recruits.  
(4) The executive director shall immediately report his academy disciplinary  
action to the executive committee.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14310 Basic law enforcement training academy; right to appeal denial,  
revocation, suspension, or probation.  
Rule 310. (1) A basic law enforcement training academy shall have standing to  
appeal in writing a denial, revocation, suspension, or probation to the commission  
within 3 business days of issuance of the original notice.  
(2) The executive committee shall act on behalf of the commission,  
if the  
commission is not scheduled to meet within 5 business days of receipt of an appeal. A  
decision by the executive committee or the commission is final.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
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R 28.14311 Basic law enforcement training curriculum; course of study.  
Rule 311. (1) The commission shall publish the basic law enforcement training  
curriculum.  
(2) An approved basic law enforcement training academy shall teach the course  
of study approved by the commission.  
(3) The approved academy shall provide, or provide access to, the curriculum  
to enrolled recruits.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14312 Academy enrollment; compliance with standards; deadlines.  
Rule 312. (1) An application for enrollment in a commission approved academy,  
as defined in R 28.14301 (c), (g), and (i), shall be completed in the manner prescribed  
by the commission and include a release of information for purpose of law enforcement  
licensing.  
(2) The training director shall screen all prospective preservice recruits in a regional  
basic law enforcement training academy session or a preservice college basic  
law enforcement training academy to ensure compliance with the selection and  
employment standards in R 28.14203 (a) to  
(g) and R 28.14204, not later than 5 business days before the start of an academy  
session or a preservice college program. An academy shall conduct a background  
check, in lieu of a comprehensive background investigation, on the form or in  
the manner prescribed by the commission to determine preservice and preservice  
college recruit compliance with R 28.14203(e).  
(3) Before enrolling a preservice or preservice college recruit in an academy  
session, the academy shall provide the recruit with an approved medical history form  
that shall be made available to the examining physician and shall become a part of  
the physician's medical record.  
(4) An employing agency shall ensure compliance with R 28.14206 not later  
than 5 business days before enrolling a recruit in an academy session.  
(5) Within 180 days before the start of an academy, the prospective recruit shall  
be fingerprinted and a search made of appropriate state and federal fingerprint files to  
disclose any criminal record.  
(6) An oral interview shall be conducted to determine  
a
preservice or  
preservice college prospective recruit's suitability for law enforcement officer  
a
position and to assess the applicant's demeanor, background, and the ability to  
communicate.  
(7) A prospective recruit intending to enroll in a basic law enforcement  
training academy session shall take and pass the commission's preenrollment physical  
fitness examination before, but be within 180 days before the start of the academy  
session.  
(8) The results of the selection and employment standards screening shall be  
submitted to the commission using the MCOLES information and tracking network  
not later than 5 business days before the start of an academy session. Exceptions and  
comments made by the examining physician, an investigator, or other person on source  
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documents shall be included in the MCOLES information and tracking network  
reporting.  
(9) A prospective recruit who is not in full compliance with the selection and  
employment standards shall not participate in any recruit training or be enrolled by  
the commission. Any participation in an academic course at a preservice college  
training academy, without first having complied with this rule, shall not count toward  
completion of the course of study.  
(10) Before enrollment, the prospective recruit shall have  
executed the  
the applicant  
commission's standards compliance verification affidavit  
background affidavit.  
and  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14313 Military preservice recruits.  
Rule 313. (1) A prospective recruit seeking enrollment in a basic training  
academy who has prior military law enforcement experience may request a waiver of  
the requirements in R 28.14315(1)(b) to enroll in a commission approved regional or  
preservice college basic law enforcement training academy, if all of the following  
requirements are met:  
(a) Have successfully completed a mandatory basic military police training  
academy.  
(b) Have served competently as a military police officer, with full powers of  
arrest, the authority to carry firearms in the performance of his or her duties, while  
holding the specialty rank or assignment of a military police officer, or its equivalent, in  
1of the 5 branches of the United States armed services, the national guard, or the  
reserves. The applicant shall have acted in the unrestricted full capacity of a military  
police officer for a minimum of 2,080 hours following training.  
(c) Have been honorably discharged from active duty.  
(2) Each requirement listed above shall be verified through a commission  
review of a properly executed DD-214 and the applicant's military service record.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14314 Basic recruit requirements.  
Rule 314. A basic law enforcement training recruit shall do the following:  
(a) Comply with all of the attendance and academic requirements.  
(b) Comply with all administrative rules, policies and  
academy rules.  
procedures, and  
(c) Successfully complete the prescribed course of study during the approved  
academy session. An extension for the completion of the basic training program and  
testing requirements may be granted by the commission for a recruit under the  
following conditions:  
(i) The recruit has a documented physical injury sustained during an academy  
training event that is temporary and medically prohibits the recruit from full and  
active participation in 1 or more components of the basic training program or testing.  
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(ii) The recruit has a documented family or medical emergency situation  
outside the parameters of the academy that reasonably prohibits the recruit from full  
and active participation in 1 or more components of the basic training program or  
testing.  
(iii) The recruit shall not be absent for more than one-half of any individual  
physical skills training and not more than 10% of the overall session.  
(iv) An application for an extension shall be filed with the commission by the  
training director for a pre-service recruit or by  
a
law enforcement agency for an  
employed recruit. The application shall comply with the procedures outlined in  
the policies and procedures manual published pursuant to R 28.14211.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14315 Preservice and preservice college recruit requirements.  
Rule 315. (1) In addition to the requirements of R 28.14314, preservice and  
preservice college recruits shall do all of the following:  
(a) Meet and maintain compliance with the selection and employment  
standards in R 28.14203 (a) to (g) and R 28.14204.  
(b) Possess either an associate or baccalaureate degree before the commission  
will recognize the completion of the regional basic law enforcement training  
academy unless the requirement has been waived under R 28.14313.  
(c) At the time of employment, comply with all of the selection and  
employment standards in R 28.14203 and R 28.14204.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14316 Preservice college recruit requirements.  
Rule 316. In addition to the requirements in R 28.14314 and R 28.14315, a  
preservice college recruit shall do all of the following:  
(a) Meet the requirements established by the community college, college, or  
university for enrollment in its approved preservice college basic training academy.  
(b) Complete the commission approved preservice college basic training  
course of study within a 1 year period.  
(c) Attain a satisfactory grade in all preservice college courses, as evidenced  
by an official academic transcript.  
(d) Graduate from an associate or baccalaureate degree program at an  
accredited community college, college, or university and have been awarded either  
an associate or baccalaureate degree before employment as a law enforcement officer.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14317 Agency basic recruits.  
Rule 317. In addition to the requirements in R 28.14314, an agency basic recruit  
shall comply with the following:  
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(a) Meet and maintain compliance with the selection and employment  
standards in R 28.14203 (a) to (h) and R 28.14204.  
(b) Maintain employment with the enrolling agency through successful  
completion of the course of study.  
(c) Complete the commission approved basic training course of study during  
the session within which the recruit is enrolled.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14318 Recruit dismissals; grounds.  
Rule 318. (1) After investigation and consultation with the commission,  
the training director shall do the following:  
(a) Dismiss an enrolled recruit for failure to comply with or successfully complete  
the requirements in R 28.14314 to R 28.14317, as applicable.  
(b) Dismiss an employed recruit for failure to do either of the following:  
(i) Maintain employment with a law enforcement agency during the basic law  
enforcement training academy.  
(ii) Maintain compliance with the minimum selection and  
employment  
standards in R 28.14203 (a) to (f) and R 28.14204 during the basic law enforcement  
training academy.  
(2) The training director may dismiss an enrolled recruit after investigation and  
consultation with the commission for failure to comply with academy rules and  
regulations or the academy operating contract.  
(3) An agency law enforcement basic training academy may dismiss an  
employed recruit for reasons unrelated to subrules (1) and (2) of this rule without  
consultation with the commission. The academy shall notify the commission of the  
dismissal and the reason for the dismissal.  
(4) The commission may investigate and dismiss a recruit based on a violation  
of these rules, the academy operating contract, or the academy's rules and regulations  
as approved in the annual operating agreement.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14319 Recruit dismissals; appeal; final decision.  
Rule 319. (1) A recruit dismissal may be appealed in the following manner:  
(a) An employer may appeal a dismissal of an employed recruit to the  
commission.  
(b) A dismissed employed recruit shall not have standing to appeal the dismissal  
to the commission.  
(2) A commission decision on appeal is final.  
(3) A preservice or preservice college recruit may appeal a dismissal to the  
MCOLES executive director. The executive director's decision is final.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
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R 28.14320 Recruit eligibility to take licensing exam; timeframe.  
Rule 320. A basic law enforcement training recruit shall do the following:  
(a) Comply with all of the requirements in R 28.14314 to  
applicable, before taking the licensing exam.  
R
28.14317, as  
(b) Pass the licensing exam within 1 year of complying with the  
requirements in subdivision (a) of this subrule.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
R 28.14321 Recruit licensing eligibly timeframes.  
Rule 321. A recruit who is not employed and licensed as a law enforcement officer  
within 1 year of completion of a basic law enforcement training academy session  
shall, before licensing, comply with the requirements of the recognition of prior basic  
law enforcement training and experience program.  
The executive director may extend the timelines in this subrule by not more than 90  
days for either of the following reasons:  
(a) If required by reexamination under R 28.14204(g) or R 28.14602.  
(b) For good cause based on a prospective employing agency's written request.If  
an extension request is granted, the extension applies only to employment with the  
requesting agency.  
History: 2008 AACS.  
PART 4. RECOGNITION OF PRIOR BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT  
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE  
R 28.14401 Definitions.  
Rule 401. As used in this part:  
(a) "Approved in-service law enforcement training provider" means a training  
provider who delivers commission approved in-service law enforcement training.  
(b) "Post agency" means the state peace officer standards and training agency or  
agencies, in a state other than Michigan, that is authorized by that state's laws to  
establish training and employment rules for the certification or licensing of law  
enforcement officers in that state.  
(c) "Program" means both the curriculum component and the written and skill  
performance examinations component of the recognition  
enforcement training and experience program.  
of  
prior basic law  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14402  
Recognition of prior training and experience program; basic  
program eligibility.  
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Rule 402. A person enrolling in the recognition of prior basic law enforcement  
training and experience program shall submit complete application for  
a
enrollment to the commission before consideration for acceptance into the program.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14403 Recognition of prior training and experience program; former  
Michigan officer candidate qualifications.  
Rule 403. A person who was previously certified or licensed as a law  
enforcement officer in Michigan shall meet all of the following requirements for  
admission to the program:  
(a) Discontinuance in employment with full empowerment as a licensed  
Michigan law enforcement officer for a period of time in excess of that provided for  
in section 9(2) of the act, being MCL 28.609(2).  
(b) Reasonably expect to meet the selection and employment requirements of R  
28.14203(a) to (j), except for (g) and (i), and R 28.14204.  
(c) The separation from employment as a law enforcement officer shall have been  
under such conditions that qualify the candidate for employment in Michigan as a law  
enforcement officer.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.14403 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 13.  
R 28.14404  
Recognition of prior training and experience program; non-  
Michigan officer candidate qualifications.  
Rule 404. A person who is or was previously certified or licensed as a law  
enforcement officer by a post agency in another state shall meet all of the following  
requirements for admission to the program:  
(a) Have completed a post agency basic law enforcement training program  
recognized by the commission or have been employed as a law enforcement officer  
before the establishment of training standards in that state.  
(b) Have been employed as a law enforcement officer empowered to enforce all of  
the general criminal laws in that state and have acted in that capacity for a minimum  
of 2080 hours following the date of certification or licensing.  
(c) Reasonably expect to meet the current selection and employment standards  
of R 28.14203(a) to (j), except for (g) and (i), and R 28.14204.  
(d) If not currently employed as a law enforcement officer, the separation from  
employment as a law enforcement officer shall have been under such conditions that  
qualify the candidate for employment in Michigan as a law enforcement officer.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
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Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.14404 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 13.  
R 28.14405 Recognition of prior training and experience program; Michigan  
Indian tribal law enforcement officer candidate qualifications.  
Rule 405. A person who intends to participate in the recognition of prior basic law  
enforcement training and experience program by virtue of employment as a Michigan  
Indian tribal law enforcement officer shall comply with all of the following:  
(a) Have successfully completed a basic law enforcement training  
program  
recognized by a post agency in another state, or a federally operated police training  
school that was sufficient to fulfill the minimum standards required by federal law to be  
appointed as a law enforcement officer of a Michigan Indian tribal police force.  
(b) Be currently employed or have been employed as a law enforcement officer  
of a Michigan Indian tribal police force for not less than 1 year and empowered to  
enforce the criminal laws and have acted in that capacity following the date of  
appointment.  
(c) Reasonably expect to meet the current selection and employment standards  
of R 28.14203(a) to (j), except (g) and (i), and R 28.14204.If not currently employed as a  
law enforcement officer, the separation from employment as a law enforcement officer  
shall have been under such conditions that qualify the candidate for employment in  
Michigan as a law enforcement officer.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.14405 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 13.  
R 28.14406 Recognition of prior training and experience program; preservice  
recruit candidate qualifications.  
Rule 406. A person who intends to participate in the recognition of prior basic law  
enforcement training and experience program by virtue of having been previously  
eligible for licensing, based on compliance with the preservice recruit requirements  
in these rules, shall reasonably expect to meet the current selection and employment  
standards in R 28.14203 and R 28.14204 upon employment as a law enforcement  
officer.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.14403 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 13.  
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R 28.14407 Completion requirements; time limits; extension.  
Rule 407. (1) A candidate authorized to attend the recognition of prior basic law  
enforcement training and experience program shall start those components of the  
program required of the candidate within 3 months of receiving approval to enroll.  
Failure by a candidate to comply with this requirement shall require the candidate to  
reapply for admission to the program.  
(2) Upon enrollment, the candidate shall execute the commission's affidavit of  
compliance with applicant background and eligibility requirements.  
(3) For good cause, the commission may waive the time requirements and grant  
one 3-month extension on an approved application.  
(4) A candidate who does not complete the program within 3 months of the start  
of the program shall be required to reapply for admission to the program, except as  
provided in R 28.14410(5).  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14408 Recognition of prior training and experience program; hours;  
content, scope, and requirements; modification.  
Rule 408. (1) The recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and  
experience program curriculum component content shall be set by the commission.  
(2) The commission shall establish requirements for the curriculum component  
of the program with respect to all of the following:  
(a) Criteria and qualification for exemption from various parts  
curriculum component, with due consideration for all of the following:  
(i) Previous training and experience.  
of the  
(ii) The position for which employment is sought.  
(iii) Attendance and participation.  
(iv) Testing and testi ng standards.  
(3) The commission may modify the content and scope of the curriculum  
component. The requirements for the curriculum component shall be published in the  
policies and procedure manual, published pursuant to R 28.14210.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14409  
Demonstrate competence on licensing and performance  
examinations.  
Rule 409. (1) The licensing examination shall be administered  
by the  
commission to determine that a candidate possesses minimum competencies  
required for licensing only after the candidate  
assessments and requirements.  
has successfully completed all  
(2) Performance examinations may be administered by the commission to assess  
a candidate's competence in skill areas.  
(3) Competence shall be demonstrated on  
each  
examination  
to  
successfully complete the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and  
experience program.  
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(4) Administration of a skill performance examination shall conform  
to the  
procedures used in the recruit training program as specified in the policies and  
procedures manual published pursuant to R 28.14210.  
(5) The commission may establish requirements for exemption from various  
skill performance examinations, with due consideration for both of the following:  
(i) Previous training and experience.  
(ii)The position for which employment is sought.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14410 Examination protocols; first assessment; second assessment; failure.  
Rule 410. (1) A person in the recognition of training and experience program  
who fails the first assessment of the licensing examination is eligible for a second  
assessment within the time limits provided in R 28.14407.  
(2) A person who fails the first assessment of a performance examination in a skill  
area is eligible for a second assessment in a failed skill area within the time limits  
provided in R 28.14407.  
(3) A second assessment on the licensing examination or in a skill area shall be at  
the expense of the applicant.  
(4) A person who fails a second assessment on the licensing examination or fails 2  
or more skill areas shall enroll in and successfully complete the Michigan basic law  
enforcement training program to be employed and activated as a law enforcement  
officer.  
(5) A person who fails a second assessment in not more than 1 skill area may, at  
that person's option, do one of the following to complete the requirements of the  
failed skill area:  
(a) Apply for enrollment and be accepted in a regular basic training session at a  
Michigan basic police training academy for training and testing in the failed skill area.  
An academy may decline an enrollment request.  
Comply with the following:  
(i) The costs related to enrollment in an academy shall be at the expense of the  
applicant or the employer.  
(ii) Comply with all of the academy and commission enrollment requirements.  
(iii) Comply with and successfully complete all of the academy attendance,  
participation, and testing requirements in the failed skill area.  
(b) Apply for enrollment and be accepted in a commission approved law  
enforcement training program for the failed skill area and comply with the following:  
(i) The costs related to enrollment in the approved program shall be at the expense  
of the applicant or the employer.  
(ii) Comply with all of the program enrollment requirements.  
(iii) Comply with and successfully complete all of the program attendance,  
participation, and testing requirements.  
(6) The results of the training shall be reported to the commission in the manner  
and form prescribed by the commission.  
(7) Following the receipt of the results of the training by the commission, the person  
shall apply to, be accepted in, and complete the skill area assessment in the  
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recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience program. A second  
failure in the skill area shall require that the person enroll in and successfully complete  
the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience program in order  
to be eligible to be licensed as a law enforcement officer.  
(8) A person shall successfully complete the recognition of prior  
basic law  
enforcement training and experience program, including the requirements of this rule,  
within 1 year of the start of the program.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.14403 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 13.  
R 28.14411 Responsibilities of employing agency.  
Rule 411. Before permitting a person who has successfully completed  
the  
recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience program to work as a  
law enforcement officer, an employing agency shall activate the person as a law  
enforcement officer under R 28.14204.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14412 Request to conduct the recognition of prior training and experience  
program; minimum instructor qualifications.  
Rule 412. (1) An academy approved by the commission to conduct the basic law  
enforcement training and experience program may apply for approval to conduct the  
recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience program. The  
commission may solicit additional academies to conduct the program.  
(2) The minimum qualifications for instructing in the program are the same as those  
prescribed for the basic law enforcement training program.  
(3) An academy approved to conduct the recognition of prior  
basic law  
enforcement training and experience program shall annually submit an operating  
plan to the commission for approval. The program shall not be run until the operating  
plan is approved and an operating agreement is in place.  
(4) An academy or an approved in-service law enforcement training provider  
may apply for approval to conduct a recognition of prior basic law enforcement  
training and experience skill training program.The skill training program shall  
compress the required skill area training, as provided in R 28.14410, into one  
condensed block of instruction.The minimum qualifications for instructing in the  
program are the same as those prescribed for the basic law enforcement training  
program.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
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R 28.14413 Expiration of eligibility for licensing; extension.  
Rule 413. (1) Eligibility for activation as a law enforcement officer for a person  
admitted to the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience  
program under R 28.14403 to R 28.14406 shall expire 12 months after the completion of  
the program or the first assessment on the licensing examination, whichever comes first.  
(2) For good cause, the executive director may waive the time requirements  
and grant one 3-month extension.  
(3) A person who successfully completes the program, and is activated as a law  
enforcement officer within the eligibility period, shall be subject to time conditions as  
provided for in section 9(2) of the act, MCL 28.609(2).  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14414 Policies and procedures.  
Rule 414. The commission shall prepare and publish policies and procedures  
which are consistent with the rules in this part and which shall govern the  
implementation and administration of the recognition of prior basic law enforcement  
training and experience program. The policies and procedures shall be part of the  
policies and procedures manual published pursuant to R 28.14210.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
PART 5. LICENSING, REPORTING, AND TRACKING  
R 28.14501 Definitions.  
Rule 501. As used in this part:  
(a) "Employment transaction" means any hire or separation of  
enforcement officer from fully empowered employment.  
a law  
(b) "Non-state statute employing agency" means an agency that does not meet the  
definition of a law enforcement agency in R 28.14102(f), but employs one or more  
persons who meet the definition of a "police officer" or "law enforcement officer"  
as provided in MCL 28.602(l), other than MCL 28.602(l)(i).  
(c) "Separation from law enforcement authority" means  
a
discontinuation in  
employment as a licensed law enforcement officer, including a change in fully sworn  
status, or removal of full empowerment, if the separation exceeds the time frames  
specified in the act, MCL  
28.609(2).  
A separation from law enforcement  
authority has occurred if the person is not at work and is unavailable to report for a  
regular duty shift as a law enforcement officer for a period of time that exceeds the  
time frames in MCL 28.609(2).  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14502 Employment history record; maintenance.  
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Rule 502. (1) A recognized law enforcement agency shall maintain an  
employment history record for each law enforcement officer employed, subject to  
inspection by the commission. The employment history record shall include all of the  
following documentation:  
(a) Proof of paid employment.  
(b) Standards compliance documentation, as specified in  
applicable.  
R
28.14504, if  
(c) The officer's license issued by the commission for that agency.  
(d) Proof of conferral of law enforcement authority.  
(e) Proof of separation from law enforcement authority, if applicable.  
(f) Proof of reinstatement of law enforcement authority, if applicable.  
(g) Proof of separation from employment, if applicable.  
(2) The documents in the employment history record shall be  
either of the following, whichever is longer:  
maintained for  
(a) Thirty years from the date of creation of the document, with the exception  
provided in R 28.14504(f), even if the officer separates from employment with the  
agency or becomes deceased.  
(b) As long as the officer is employed plus 5 years.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14503  
MCOLES information and tracking network; maintenance of  
employment history record.  
Rule 503. (1) A recognized law enforcement agency shall report  
an  
employment history record for each fully empowered law enforcement officer  
employed by the agency using the MCOLES information and tracking network.  
(2) For purposes of the MCOLES information and tracking network and these  
rules, a non-state statute employing agency shall be verified by the commission as  
a recognized law enforcement agency.  
(3) With respect to the following, the  
agency  
shall  
verify existing  
information in the MCOLES information and tracking  
network or submit  
compliance documentation for information verified independently by the agency:  
(a) Successful completion of basic law enforcement officer training.  
(b) Screening for compliance with the employment standards in R 28.14203, R  
28.14204, R 28.14206 and R 28.14207. Exceptions and comments made  
by the  
person or persons conducting the screening shall be entered into  
information and tracking network record.  
the MCOLES  
(c) Initial law enforcement officer license activation.  
(d) Agency employment transactions.  
(e) Commission mandated in-service law enforcement training.  
(4) With respect to the following, the  
agency  
shall  
verify existing  
information in the MCOLES information and tracking  
network or submit  
verified independently by the  
compliance documentation  
agency, if applicable:  
for  
information  
(a) Recognition of prior law enforcement officer basic training.  
(b) Reactivation of the Michigan law enforcement officer license.  
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(c) Separation from law enforcement authority.  
(d) A violation of MCL 28.609b.  
(5) The agency may submit all of the following, if applicable:  
(a) Specialties and endorsements recognized by the commission that may be  
appended to a law enforcement officer's license.  
(b) Non-mandated in-service law enforcement training.  
(c) Out-of-state law enforcement in-service licenses and/or certifications.  
(6) The agency shall annually verify its roster of commission  
enforcement officers consistent with R 28.14511.  
licensed law  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14504 Standards compliance documentation; maintenance.  
Rule 504. An agency employing and activating a person, for initial licensing or  
licensing pursuant to the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and  
experience program, being R 28.14401, shall maintain all of the following  
documentation:  
(a) A copy of the authorization for release of  
activation form signed by the person.  
information  
for license  
(b) A copy of the position description for the position into which the officer was  
hired and sworn.  
(c) Proof of conferral of authority, such as an oath of office, showing the name of  
the officer and the date on which the person became a fully empowered law  
enforcement officer.  
(d) The commission application for licensing completed by the agency to  
document that the applicant met the selection and employment standards in R 28.14204.  
(e) A copy of the required state and federal fingerprint search results.  
(f) A copy of the required background investigation, which shall be maintained  
for not less than 5 years.  
(g) A copy of the required drug screen report.  
(h) Proof of compliance with the education requirements.  
(i) Proof of United States citizenship.  
(j) A copy of the officer's operator's or chauffeur's license valid at the time of  
license activation.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14505 Document retention; academies.  
Rule 505. (1) An academy shall retain standards compliance documentation for  
preservice and preservice college recruits for 3 years following the completion of  
training or until the recruit is licensed as a law enforcement officer, whichever is longer.  
(2) An academy shall retain both collective and individual basic training  
academy session documents, except for those records forwarded to the commission,  
for 30 years from the date of creation of the document.  
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(3) An academy approved to conduct the recognition of prior  
basic law  
enforcement training and experience program shall retain documentation of standards  
compliance by participants for 3 years and collective and individual documentation  
of attendance and training, not forwarded to the commission, for 30 years.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14506 Employment; all applicants.  
Rule 506. An agency shall do all of the following when hiring an applicant as a  
licensed law enforcement officer:  
(a) Verify that the person complies with each of the selection and employment  
standards in R 28.14203 and R 28.14204.  
(b) Certify that the person is employed and paid at least a federal minimum  
wage by the agency as of the date of full empowerment.  
(c) Verify that the person has not been convicted of a felony as that term is defined  
in the act.  
(d) Verify that the person has not been convicted of a misdemeanor offense of  
domestic violence, or is otherwise the subject of a court order, which may make the  
person ineligible to possess a firearm.  
(e) The information in this rule shall be submitted to the commission  
using the MCOLES information and tracking network.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14507 Employment; applicant whose Michigan license has not lapsed.  
Rule 507. When employing a person previously licensed as a law enforcement  
officer in Michigan who is within the time frames in the act, being MCL 28.609(2), an  
agency shall do all of the following in the order listed:  
(a) Verify the applicant's eligibility for licensing through the  
information and tracking network.  
MCOLES  
(b) Administer the oath of office conferring full law enforcement authority on  
the applicant.  
(c) Place a copy of the law enforcement officer new hire notification, which  
documents the conferral of law enforcement authority, in the officer's employment  
history record at the agency.  
(d) Report the employment transaction to the commission using the MCOLES  
information and tracking network within 3 business days.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14508 Employment; applicant eligible for licensing.  
Rule 508. When employing an applicant eligible for activation as a licensed law  
enforcement officer, an agency shall do all of the following concerning that person in  
the order listed:  
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(a) Verify eligibility for licensing using the MCOLES  
tracking network.  
(b) Activate the person as a licensed law enforcement officer, as provided in R  
28.14205.  
information and  
(c) Place a copy of the license activation report, which documents the conferral  
of law enforcement authority, in the officer's employment history tracking record at  
the agency.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14509 Notice of separation from employment; return of license.  
Rule 509. (1) An agency shall report to the commission the separation from  
employment of a licensed law enforcement officer within 3 business days of separation  
using the MCOLES information and tracking network.  
(2) The report of separation shall include both of the following:  
(a) The reason for the separation.  
(b) The total hours worked by that officer during the calendar year  
separation.  
of the  
(3) The agency shall return to the commission the officer's original license that  
verified employment and licensing with the agency, if such a license was issued to the  
agency, along with a signed copy of the law enforcement officer separation report.  
The agency shall collect and forward to the commission the identification card that may  
have been issued to the officer by the commission.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14510 Notice of separation from law enforcement authority.  
Rule 510. An agency shall report to the commission the separation from law  
enforcement authority of a licensed law enforcement officer within 3 business days of  
knowledge of the separation using the MCOLES information and tracking network. The  
agency shall make the report when the separation is of an undetermined length or may  
exceed the time frames specified in the act, being MCL 28.609.  
History: 2006 AACS.  
R 28.14511 Employment roster; annual agency verification.  
Rule 511. Each agency shall annually confirm its roster of commission