Skip Miller and Keith (identified in the transcript as "Keith, Greece") presented an update on the two-year law enforcement program at Southeast Technical College, describing curriculum, field partnerships and new training technology. "We both are retired captains from the Sioux Falls Police Department," Miller said, explaining the instructors bring recent field experience to the classroom.

Instructors outlined a mix of classroom and hands-on work: constitutional and civil law, report writing (two-year sequence), crisis intervention and procedural-justice training. They described two interconnected training tools: a decision ("shooting") simulator that tests de-escalation and use-of-force decisions and a driving simulator that recreates vehicle operation and dispatch communications; instructors said the simulators can chain a driving scenario into a decision-making scenario to create realistic, pressure-filled sequences for students.

The presenters emphasized the program's accreditation and the reciprocity pathway that lets graduates attempt a state reciprocity written test (200 questions, 70% required) and state-administered skills testing. "We were at a 90% pass rate in 2022, and the last two years we were a 100% pass rate on the students who sent through it," Miller said, noting that accredited students who pass reciprocity and are hired by a department can be certified without attending a separate academy. The instructors also highlighted agency partnerships with the Sioux Falls Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol and other local agencies that use the program's students for exercises and internships.

Board members asked whether graduates can enter patrol immediately after the program; presenters clarified that certification and hiring processes must still be satisfied and that agencies often provide additional local training. Questions also addressed ethics training, testifying in court and report-writing expectations; the presenters said ethics is taught across the curriculum and report writing is sequenced and practised in real-world formats.

The board moved to acknowledge the law enforcement program update and did so by voice vote; no roll-call tally appears in the transcript.