C.R.S.
Section 24-31-1004
Recommend training curriculum for peace officers
(1)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
On or before February 28, 2022, and after completing the study described in section 24-31-1003, the commission shall recommend to the P.O.S.T. board the curriculum for peace officer training concerning interactions with persons with disabilities to be used in basic training and other training programs approved by the P.O.S.T. board and that may be offered to first responders that are not required to take P.O.S.T. board approved training.(b)
The recommended curriculum must include an initial training curriculum that can be offered as part of basic law enforcement training and an annual in-service training curriculum.(2)
In recommending a curriculum pursuant to this section, the commission must:(a)
Recommend a curriculum that meets or exceeds the standards of the existing curriculum offered to first responders identified by the committee in its study of the existing curriculum;(b)
Consider existing basic training and annual in-service training requirements for peace officers to ensure that the recommended curriculum can be implemented effectively and with the least possible duplication of existing training requirements and administrative and financial burden on peace officers, law enforcement agencies, and law enforcement training academies;(c)
Study the existing training requirement concerning abuse and exploitation of at-risk adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities described in section 24-31-313.5 and consider recommending a curriculum that may satisfy the existing requirement; and(d)
Consider the results of any audit that examined first responder interactions with persons with disabilities in Colorado.(3)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
After implementation of the curriculum as described in section 24-31-317, the commission shall examine any challenges faced by the P.O.S.T. board, law enforcement agencies, and law enforcement training academies with implementing the curriculum, including resource availability; periodically assess the effectiveness of the curriculum; and determine whether any changes need to be made to the curriculum.(b)
If, after the implementation of the curriculum, the commission determines that the curriculum should be changed, it may recommend changes to the P.O.S.T. board. The P.O.S.T. board may adopt the recommended changes.(4)
The commission may identify and recommend an existing training curriculum appropriate for first responders who are not peace officers.
Source:
Section 24-31-1004 — Recommend training curriculum for peace officers, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.pdf
(accessed Oct. 20, 2023).