NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES ON POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS

IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE ALASKA POLICE STANDARDS COUNCIL

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The Alaska Police Standards Council proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title    13 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with basic standards and certification of correctional, probation/parole, and municipal correctional officers. 

The Alaska Police Standards Council proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title    13 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with the correctional, probation/parole, and municipal correctional officer basic standards, permanent employment, certificates, reciprocity, personnel records, denials, revocations, lapses of certifications, and academy curriculum, including the following:

             13 AAC 85.210       is proposed to be changed to update and clarify basic standards for correctional and probation/parole officers.

             13 AAC 85.215       is proposed to be changed to update and clarify basic standards for municipal correctional officers.

             13 AAC 85.230       is proposed to be changed to bring certification standards in-line and current with national model standards.

            13 AAC 85.235        is proposed to be changed to bring certification standards in-line and current with national model standards.

            13 AAC 85.240        is proposed to be changed to update and clarify requirements for reciprocity training programs.

            13 AAC 85.250        is proposed to be changed to require departments to notify APSC of sustained misconduct by an officer if the sustained misconduct may be cause for revocation under 13 AAC 85.270.

            13 AAC 85.260        is proposed to be changed to allow for emergency use of a prescription medication not prescribed to that person.

            13 AAC 85.270        is proposed to be changed to allow for emergency use of a prescription medication not prescribed to that person.

            13 AAC 85.280        is proposed to be changed to expire a certificate if it has been lapsed for more than four years. 

            13 AAC 87.060        is proposed to be changed to add disability awareness training to academy curriculum.

            13 AAC 87.080        is proposed to be changed to add disability awareness training to academy curriculum. 

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to the Alaska Police Standards Council at P.O. Box 111200, Juneau, AK 99811. Additionally, the Alaska Police Standards Council will accept comments by facsimile at 907-465-3263 and by electronic mail at wendy.menze@alaska.gov . Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System, by accessing this notice on the system and using the comment link. All comments must be received no later than 4:00 pm on April 25, 2016.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Sarah Hieb at sarah.hieb@alaska.gov or P.O. Box 111200, Juneau, AK 99811. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Alaska Police Standards Council will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and response available the Alaska Police Standards Council website http://www.dps.alaska.gov/apsc and on the Alaska Online Public Notice System. The Alaska Police Standards Council may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Wendy Menze at 907-465-4378 no later than April 15, 2016 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System, posted on the Alaska Police Standards Council website http://www.dps.alaska.gov/apsc and by contacting Wendy Menze at 907-465-4378, wendy.menze@alaska.gov or P.O. Box 111200, Juneau, AK 99811.

After the public comment period ends, the Alaska Police Standards Council will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.

Statutory Authority: AS 18.65.220

Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 18.65.230; AS 18.65.242; AS 18.65.245; AS 18.65.248, AS 18.65.270, AS 18.65.285  

Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

DATE:         March 16, 2016                            Bob Griffiths, Executive Director