A law enforcement officer who is Class 1-LE, Class 2-LCO, or Class 3-SLE certified in this State is required to complete Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in mental health or addictive disorders over a three-year recertification period. The number of required annual CLEEC hours in mental health or addictive disorders shall be determined by the council, but must be included in the forty CLEEC hours required over the three-year recertification period. The training must be provided or approved by the academy and must include, but is not limited to, the following curriculum: crime scene response, crisis situation response in which an individual is experiencing a mental health or addictive disorder crisis, Fourth Amendment issues, incident report writing, determination of primary aggressors, dual arrests, victim and offender dynamics, victims' resources, victims' rights issues, interviewing techniques, mental health courts and mental health court programs, offender treatment programs, and recognition of special needs populations.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 46 (S.173), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 23 - Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy
Section 23-23-10. Purpose; definitions.
Section 23-23-20. South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
Section 23-23-30. South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; members; terms.
Section 23-23-40. Certification requirement.
Section 23-23-80. South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; powers and duties.
Section 23-23-100. Compliance orders; penalties.
Section 23-23-115. Training of officers with Savannah River Site Law Enforcement Department.
Section 23-23-120. Reimbursement for training costs.
Section 23-23-130. Retention of academy-generated revenue.
Section 23-23-140. Patrol canine teams, certification.
Section 23-23-150. Adjudication of allegations of misconduct.