| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Judiciary |
| Occupation Regulated: | Law Enforcement |
| Occupational Board: | The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, and the Police Standards Advisory |
| Contact: | Laurie Holman |
| Purpose: | The Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center is dedicated to educate, train, and evaluate law enforcement officers; as well as regulate statewide training academies and mandated programs, to ensure all meet state certification requirements as established |
| Regulated Professionals: | 4224 |
| Year Created: | 1969 |
| Year Active: | 1969 (81-1416) |
| Sunset Date: | N/A |
| Statutory Authorization: | 81-1401 et. Seq. |
| Parent Agency: | Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 81-1416, 81-1423 |
| Number of Members: | 19 on Crime Commission; 7 on the Police Standards Advisory Council |
| Who Appoints: | The Governor |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications of Members: | 81-1407; 81-1417 |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | 6 years for Crime Commission board members; 4 years for Police Standards Advisory Committee members |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 2019-2018: | 4 |
| Held FY 2019-2018: | 4 |
| Required FY 2018-2017: | 4 |
| Held FY 2018-2017: | 4 |
| Required FY 2017-2016: | 4 |
| Held FY 2017-2016: | 4 |
| Required FY 2016-2015: | 4 |
| Held FY 2016-2015: | 4 |
| Required FY 2015-2014: | 4 |
| Held FY 2015-2014: | 4 |
| Support Staff: | 51 |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared between the Crime Commission in Lincoln and the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in |
| FY 2019-2018 Budget: | 29827219 |
| FY 2018-2017 Budget: | 24475224 |
| FY 2017-2016 Budget: | 22041881 |
| FY 2016-2015 Budget: | 19775360 |
| FY 2015-2014 Budget: | 16389742 |
| Other Funding Sources: | Some of our funds come from various Federal Department of Justice grants. |
| Spending Authority: | Need more clarification |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 600 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | Currently in Nebraska, we have 4186 fully certified officers, 38 reserve certified officers, working in a total of 234 law enforcement agencies. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 24 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | Law enforcement certification revocations are governed by Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-1403(6) and Title 79, Chapter 9, of the Nebraska Administrative Code. Certifications may be revoked for reasons which shall include, but not be limited to, incompetence, neglect |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 20 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | We have denied admission into the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center which then prohibits them from obtaining their certification (license). The above number is an estimate. |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 10 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | An officer's certification can be suspended for failing to qualify with his or her handgun or obtaining his or her continuing education hours annually as required. The above number is an estimate. |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1575668583.pdf |
| Potential Harm | The harm would come if we had unlicensed and uncertified law enforcement officers trying to work as public safety officers in the state. They would not know the law, they would not know the standards to which they are held, they would not understand the l |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1575668583.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |
| Survey Submitted: | December 6, 2019 03:43 PM |