Maryland Training Directors Association Meeting

July 14, 2014

Maryland Transportation Authority Police

Lane Memorial Bridge Detachment

Minutes

Welcome and Introductions john Moses

Approval of Minutes

Maryland Police Training Commission Report Mr. Chuck Rapp & Dennis Murphey

FTO regulation comment period is still open

FTO regulations will probably be in effect January 1, 2015.

Paul Hajek from the Certification Unit informed the directors that all instructor certifications should

come directly to the certification unit regardless of type. The certification unit will then work with the

specialty areas to ensure certifications are approved. This is being done in an attempt to streamline the

certification process.

Paul Hajek is now the director of the Research and Development Division at MPTC, they will probably

rename the unit after some consideration and restructure.

Instructor conference October 9th

. Should be able to register for the conference and nominate instructor

of the year online.

Next Commission meeting October 8 at 10 a.m. FTO regulations will be on the agenda.

Old Business:

Intellectual disabilities sub-committee met and discussed move to reword several objectives to be

inclusive ion IDD and DD subject matter. Decision was made to wait to develop additional enabling

objectives until we looked at the California POST objectives that seemed to be a good model based on

the recognized categories under ADA.

New Business

LEEMCC – as a means of addressing part of Christopher’s Law proposal was made to adopt MPTC

objective 05.03 (with modifications) to address the legislated training. Please be prepared to

discuss Christopher’s law at the next Training Directors Meeting.

MPTC: No grace period for firearms qualifications. If officer is not qualified by December 31 then the

officer has not met a recertification requirement.

Hagerstown Academy: 9 self-sponsored students

Anne Arundel County: 50 new recruits scheduled for October

Montgomery County Police Department: 75 recruits in current class. Fall class of 84 recruits scheduled

for October.

All of Corrections was trained in the PRIA requirements.

In-Service: Day two started.

Frederick Police Department: LEEMCC instructor Course September 22

New recruit class to begin on November 17 with 20 recruits.

Baltimore City Police Department: 115 recruits in training.

Patrol rifle program has been started there.

50 TASERS have been issued and are on the streets.

Looking at other agencies knife policies for patrol officers.

Southern Maryland: Police entry level with 15 recruits and a corrections class that just started

Harford County: Entry level class beginning September 28

FEMA Disaster Event Planning to be held 7/30 and 7/31

Looking for corrections support staff requirements.

Baltimore County: Entry level class in session

Weapons transition had been completed for all officers except those on limited duty.

Wor-Wic: Academy class in Session

Field Training Officer School has been scheduled.

Administrator’s school has been scheduled for the 2nd

week in October.

Excited delirium and agitated chaotic events training scheduled.

MPTC: Entry level class graduated 16 officers.

September 8 a new entry level class will begin.

Next meeting scheduled for September 17, 2014 @ 1000 hrs.

Lane Memorial Bridge Detachment (Bay Bridge)

Be prepared to further discuss Christopher’s Law and the related training topics.

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