12 NCAC 09B .0406 COMPREHENSIVE STATE EXAMINATION – BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

(a) Within 60 days of the conclusion of a school's offering of the Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, the Commission shall administer a comprehensive state examination online via the Acadis platform to each trainee who has completed all of the required course work pursuant to Rule .0405 of this Section. A trainee shall not be administered the comprehensive state examination until such time as all of the course work is completed or he or she is granted a medical waiver by the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division in accordance with Paragraph (e) of this Rule.

(b) A trainee shall achieve a passing score on the comprehensive state examination upon answering a minimum of 70 percent of the questions correctly.

(c) A trainee who has completed a scheduled delivery of the Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course and has achieved a minimum score of 60 percent but below the passing score of 70 percent on the Commission's comprehensive state examination the is eligible for a re-examination of the Commission's comprehensive state examination.

(1) The trainee's request for re-examination shall be made in writing on the Commission's Re- Examination Request form (F-23), and shall be received by the Standards Division within 30 days of the examination. The examination request form shall include the following information:

(A) first-time examination training type;

(B) trainee information; and

(2) A trainee shall have, within 60 days of the original examination(s), only one opportunity for re-examination and shall achieve a passing score of 70 percent.

(3) The trainee shall be assigned in writing by the Director of the Standards Division a place, time, and date for re-examination.

(4) Should the trainee on re-examination not achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on the examination, the trainee shall not be eligible for probationary certification, as prescribed in 12 NCAC 09C .0303(d). The trainee shall enroll and complete a subsequent offering of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course before further examination is permitted.

(d) A trainee who sustains injury prior to the final Police Officer Physical Abilities Test (POPAT) attempt and who achieved a passing score on the last attempt, who has completed the required coursework with the exception of the final POPAT, may request from the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division a medical waiver to take the comprehensive written examination prior to completion of the final POPAT. The medical waiver request shall include the following information:

(1) a memorandum from the School Director justifying a medical waiver;

(2) copies of the last POPAT assessment; and

(3) medical documentation from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, holding a current medical license, showing the diagnosis of the injury and the estimated medical release date.

Upon receipt of the information contained in this Paragraph, the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division shall approve the medical waiver request. The School Director shall submit the medical waiver approval from the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division with the comprehensive state examination admission form. The trainee must complete the final POPAT attempt within 120 calendar days of the original comprehensive state examination date.

(f) A trainee who fails to achieve a minimum score of 60 percent on the comprehensive state examination shall not be given the opportunity for re-examination. and is eligible to enroll in a subsequent offering of the Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course.

History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10;

Eff. January 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2018; January 1, 2015; August 1, 2000; July 1, 1989; July 1, 1985; January 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25,

Amended Eff. January 1, 2025.