Definitions

PURPOSE: This rule identifies definitions used in the Peace Officer Standards and Training Program. (1) For the purposes of 11 CSR 75: (A) The definitions set forth in section 590.010, RSMo shall apply; and (B) The term “high school diploma or its equivalent” shall mean any of the following: 1. A high school diploma from an attendance-based, accredited high school and not an on-line or computer-based high school program; 2. A General Education Development (GED) certificate; 3. A diploma from a high school program of education under Chapter 167, RSMo; or 4. Passage of the United States Military Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Exam. In addition to passing the exam, the applicant must obtain a score on the exam that would qualify them for a position as a military peace officer. AUTHORITY: section 590.190, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Original rule filed Aug. 12, 1980, effective Nov. 13, 1980. Amended: Filed April 1, 1983, effective Aug. 11, 1983. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 12, 1989, effective June 29, 1989. Amended: Filed Aug. 30, 1991, effective Jan. 13, 1992. Amended: Filed March 2, 1992, effective Aug. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed Sept. 29, 1992, effective May 6, 1993. Emergency rescission and rule filed June 15, 1994, effective Aug. 28, 1994, expired Dec. 25, 1994. Rescinded and readopted: Filed June 2, 1994, effective Nov. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed Aug. 11, 1995, effective March 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Dec. 3, 1996, effective June 30, 1997. Amended: Filed June 14, 1999, effective Dec. 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Feb. 9, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Rescinded and readopted: Filed May 1, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed July 1, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. *Original authority: 590.190, RSMo 2001, amended 2007.