Veteran Officer Specialized Training

(1) Mandated Specialized Training. The Committee shall provide training and veteran officers must complete said training when initially assigned including, but not limited to, the following specialty assignments: Law enforcement officers who receive an appointment to serve as a Sergeant or equivalent First Line Supervisor must, at a minimum, complete the MPTC's Front Line Leadership supervisory training course pursuant to M.G.L. c. 41, § 96B. Law enforcement officers who subsequently receive an appointment to a position of higher or different rank shall complete such additional training as their agency may require. (b) Law enforcement officers who are assigned to a department or regional rape reporting and prosecution unit shall, at a minimum, complete an MPTC course of training in the counseling of victims of rape and the prosecution of alleged perpetrators of the crime of rape pursuant to M.G.L. c. 41, § 97B. (c) Upon their first promotion, officers shall, at a minimum, complete an MPTC refresher seminar in suicide prevention pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40, § 36C. (2) Discretionary Specialized Training. The Committee may offer any other additional training within its discretion, subject to appropriation.