550 C.M.R. 3.07 – Veteran Officer In-Service Training

(1) Scope. All veteran law enforcement officers who are certified by POST must complete in-service training annually. The MPTC training year commences July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year. Officers are not required to complete in-service training for the training year in which they graduate from a police academy.
(2) Instructors. All components of annual in-service training shall be delivered by instructors certified by the MPTC in their area(s) of instruction. First Aid in-service training shall be delivered by instructors certified by the MPTC, but CPR in-service training may be delivered by instructors who are not certified by the MPTC as long as they are certified by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, the Emergency Care & Safety Institute, or the National Safey Council. MPTC-certified instructors are not exempt from annual in-service training requirements, even when those requirements are in their area(s) of certification.
(3) Components. Prior to the start of each training year, the Committee shall establish the subject matter areas for not less than 40 hours of annual veteran officer in-service training, which must include at least 16 hours of annual instruction in the following areas:
1. (a) Two hours of officer mental wellness and suicide prevention training pursuant to M.G.L.
2. c. 6, § 116K;
3. (b) Six hours of First Responder training in the areas of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 201, M.G.L. c. 6E, § 4(f)(1)(vii), and the MPTC Annual First Responder Training Standards for Law Enforcement Officers.
4. (c) Eight hours of firearms training in the areas of firearms qualification testing and firearms skills training pursuant to the MPTC Annual Firearms Training Standards for Law Enforcement Officers.
(4) Specialty Assignments. The Committee shall also establish the annual subject matter areas that will be taught and delivered to officers who hold specialized assignments, including but not limited to school resource officers. The training shall be delivered by instructors certified or approved by the MPTC in their area(s) of instruction.
(5) Reporting. All law enforcement agencies are responsible for providing the MPTC with records of completion of any training not offered by the MPTC, including but not limited to the title of the training, name of instructor, course description, and date, location, and hours of the training.