HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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application and the enforcement of the criminal laws concerning
rape and sexual offenses, including the sexual abuse of children,
related evidentiary procedures, and also the contact with and
treatment of victims of these crimes;

(4)  To prescribe minimum qualifications for
instructors at such schools and to certify, as qualified,
instructors for approved training schools and to issue
appropriate certificates to such instructors;

(5)  To [certify officers who have satisfactorily
completed training programs and to issue appropriate certificates
to such officers;] VERIFY THAT OFFICERS HAVE SATISFACTORILY
COMPLETED TRAINING PROGRAMS AND TO ISSUE DIPLOMAS TO THOSE
OFFICERS;

(6)  To certify persons as police officers who have:

(i) Satisfactorily met the Commission's
[entrance level] standards; or

(ii) Provided the Commission with sufficient
evidence that he or she has satisfactorily completed [an
entrance-level] A training program in another state of equal
quality and content as required by the Commission.

(7)  To suspend or revoke the certification, provided
for in paragraph (6) of this subsection, if the police officer
has violated or has failed to meet the Commission's standards.
[However, failure to meet the Commission's standards with respect
to the level of achievement rather than the completion of the
required training shall not in itself automatically revoke the
certification and a person's continued employment by the
department is contingent upon the discretion of the department.]

(8)  To conduct and operate approved police training
schools as defined in this subtitle;

(9)  To appoint, with the approval of the Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, an executive director,
to serve at its pleasure, who shall perform general
administrative functions, and to fix his compensation;

(10)  To employ such other persons as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this section, upon approval of the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the
legislature;

(11)  To make such rules and regulations as may be
reasonably necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes
and objectives of this section;

(12)  To make a continuous study of entrance-level and
in-service training methods and procedures and to consult with
and accept the cooperation of any recognized federal, State, or
municipal law-enforcement agency or educational institution;