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Criminal Justice Academy seeks authority to investigate false certification claims; committee corrects evidentiary wording
Summary
The House subcommittee considered proposed Criminal Justice Academy rule changes that would let the academy investigate officers who willfully provide false information on certification paperwork and corrected a standard-of-proof phrase in academy regulations. The panel approved moving the items forward.
The House Regulations and Administrative Procedures subcommittee on education heard two items from the Criminal Justice Academy that would change how the academy handles certification-misconduct matters and clarify the evidentiary standard used in academy proceedings.
Jimmy Fennell, general counsel for the Criminal Justice Academy, said document 5302 would add regulatory authority to investigate officers who "willfully provide material or false information" to the academy. "We would like to close that absurdity," Fennell said, explaining the academy can now identify false information…
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