Utah Code 53-6-107. General duties of council

53-6-107. General duties of council.

(1)

The council shall:

Certified academy: means a peace officer training institution certified in accordance with the standards developed under Section 53-6-105. See Utah Code 53-6-102
Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety appointed under Section 53-1-107. See Utah Code 53-1-102
Council: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council created in Section 53-6-106. See Utah Code 53-6-102
Director: means the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division appointed under Section 53-6-104. See Utah Code 53-6-102
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

advise the director regarding:

(i)	the approval, certification, or revocation of certification of any certified academy established in the state;

(ii)	minimum courses of study, attendance requirements, and the equipment and facilities to be required at a certified academy;

(iii)

minimum qualifications for instructors at a certified academy;

(iv)	the minimum basic training requirements that peace officers shall complete before receiving certification;

(v)	the minimum basic training requirements that dispatchers shall complete before receiving certification; and

(vi)	categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements for the categories or classifications;

(b)	recommend that studies, surveys, or reports, or all of them be made by the director concerning the implementation of the objectives and purposes of this chapter;

(c)	make recommendations and reports to the commissioner and governor from time to time;

(d)	choose from the sanctions to be imposed against certified peace officers as provided in Section 53-6-211, and dispatchers as provided in Section 53-6-309;

(e)	establish and annually review minimum use of force standards for all peace officers in the state;

(f)	establish and annually review minimum standards for officer intervention and the reporting of police misconduct based on Section 53-6-210.5; and

(g)	perform other acts as necessary to carry out the duties of the council in this chapter.

(2)	The council may approve special function officers for membership in the Public Safety Retirement System in accordance with Sections 49-14-201 and 49-15-201.

Amended by Chapter 182, 2022 General Session