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The Alternate Route Program for the Basic Course for Police Officers (BCPO), which was suspended for 2011 and 2012, will resume with courses that begin after January 1, 2013. Please be advised that an individual who successfully completes the academy portion of the Alternate Route program does not receive PTC certification in the BCPO unless and until the individual receives appointment as a regular, full time police officer within three years of completing the academy training, and then completes the agency training performance objectives as certified by the law enforcement executive, and verified by the school director. Refer to Section "C" below.
A.
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Enrollment
B.
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Hiring an Alternate Route Basic Course for Police Officer Recruit
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be advised that as of December 23, 1998 pursuant to N.J.S.A.
52:17B-69.2 Eligibility for appointment.
A person
who completes a police training course pursuant to section 2 of
P.L. 1998, c. 146 (c. 52:17B-69-1) shall only be eligible for appointment
as a permanent full-time member of a police department or force.
(L. 1998, c. 146, § 2.)
C.
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Processing the Police Training Commission Certificate
- To obtain the Police Training Commission certificate for an individual who (1) successfully completed the Alternate Route Basic Course for Police Officers academy training, (2) was subsequently appointed as a regular full time police officer, and (3) successfully completed agency training and firearms qualification administered by the employing agency, the employer must provide documentation of appointment and agency training/firearms qualification to the director of the school where the individual completed academy training. The director will verify the agency training, and forward certification to PTC staff. The PTC BCPO certificate will then be sent to the school director, who will forward it to the employing agency.
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