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Policy 203Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/04/27, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police DepartmentTraining - 1Training 203.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE It is the policy of this Department to administer a training program that will provide for the professional growth and continued development of its personnel. By doing so, the Department will ensure its personnel possess the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a professional level of service that meets the needs of the community. 203.2 PHILOSOPHY The Department seeks to provide ongoing training and encourages all personnel to participate in advanced training and formal education on a continual basis. Training is provided within the confines of funding, requirements of a given assignment, staffing levels, and legal mandates. Whenever possible, the Department will use courses certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). 203.3 OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Training Program are to: (a)Enhance the level of law enforcement service to the public. (b)Increase the technical expertise and overall effectiveness of our personnel. (c)Provide for continued professional development of Department personnel. (d)Ensure compliance with POST rules and regulations concerning law enforcement training. 203.4 TRAINING PLAN A training plan will be developed and maintained by the Training Sergeant. It is the responsibility of the Training Sergeant to maintain, review, and update the training plan on an annual basis. The plan will address the following areas: •Legislative Mandates •POST Requirements •Department Requirements 203.5 TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT The Professional Standards Unit will conduct an annual training-needs assessment of the Department. The needs assessment will be reviewed by staff. Upon approval by the staff, the needs assessment will form the basis for the Advanced Officer Training (AOT) plan for the fiscal year. Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Training Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/04/27, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police DepartmentTraining - 2203.6 TRAINING RESTRICTION The Training Sergeant is responsible for establishing a process to identify officers who are restricted from training other officers for the time period specified by law because of a sustained use of force complaint (Government Code 7286(b)). 203.7 TRAINING PROCEDURES (a)All employees assigned to attend training shall attend as scheduled unless previously excused by their immediate supervisor. Excused absences from mandatory training should be limited to the following: 1.Court appearances 2.Annual vacation 3.Sick leave 4.Physical limitations preventing the employee's participation. 5.Emergency situations (b)When an employee is unable to attend mandatory training, that employee shall: 1.Notify his/her supervisor as soon as possible but no later than one hour prior to the start of training. 2.Document his/her absence in a memorandum to his/her supervisor. 3.Make arrangements through his/her supervisor and the Training Sergeant to attend the required training on an alternate date.