RS 40:1375

§1375. Training school; fees A. The department shall organize and maintain training facilities. B. The training facilities shall be known as the "Donald J. Thibodeaux Training Complex". Such facilities shall consist of the Training Academy at State Police Headquarters; Emergency Response Training Center near Holden, Louisiana; and Joint Emergency Services Training Center near Zachary, Louisiana. C. No police employee of the department shall be assigned to active duty until he or she has successfully passed the course for probationers which is prescribed by the department and which is taught at the training facilities. D. Training courses for the higher ranks, grades, and positions of the office shall be prescribed and conducted by the department for those police employees of the department who have been promoted to a higher rank, grade, or position. E. The department shall make the training facilities available to any local government unit within this state by conducting schools at convenient centers for the training of police officers. F.(1) Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, the department may promulgate rules and regulations to charge reasonable fees for participation in its training school and courses and for the use of its training facilities. (2) The fees received by the department shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury. Acts 1985, No. 940, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 984, §18; Acts 1997, No. 236, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1297, §1; Acts 2006, No. 101, §1.