One of the steps in the reciprocity process is comparing the applicant’s basic certification curriculum and in-service training hours against the current State of Nebraska curriculum. As mandated in Neb. Rev. 81-1414.13, this comparison is to ensure that the out of state applicant’s training is equivalent to Nebraska’s curriculum.
It is the responsibility of the applicant and their agency to obtain all necessary documentation for submission in the application packet.
Standards vary from state to state and even year to year. For this reason, the Director cannot give pre-determinations to agencies or individual officers on whether the applicant’s previous training will be deemed equivalent to Nebraska’s curriculum.
Prior to any staff review of the curriculum, the applicant must submit a completed application packet and the processing fee.
Training Documentation
The applicant will complete Nebraska’s Record of Equivalent Training by matching up course topics from his/her basic curriculum to the course topics listed on Nebraska’s document. The number of hours is recorded in the “Academy Course or Inservice Hours” column.
The State of Nebraska Course Syllabus lists each course title, a summary of course content and the number of hours credited to that course. It is to be used to assign the courses from the applicant’s basic training to the correct Nebraska course based on course content.
The applicant must also submit a copy of their basic training curriculum which lists the course title, summary of course content and number of hours allocated to each topic. Course Schedules and lesson plans will not be evaluated in lieu of the course curriculum listing.
Consideration is also given all law enforcement-related continuing education and hours the applicant has completed since receiving basic training.
To claim credit for in-service hours, the applicant will record the title/topic and number of hours of the In-service on the Record of Equivalent Training in the “Academy Course or Inservice Hours” column. A copy of the certificate or record for that In-Service must be included with the Record of Equivalent Training when submitting the application. Without a certificate or notation on the training record, credit will not be awarded.
Lastly, an applicant who has completed the NCO 80-hour Pre-Academy hours may submit that training for consideration. TC-095 RR Verification of Training and TC-922 NCP Verification Forms must be submitted for NCO hours to be considered.
After reviewing all submitted training documentation, the agency/applicant will be notified of training areas where the applicant has not met the equivalency to Nebraska’s curriculum. An agency may choose to provide additional training to the applicant to achieve equivalency.
SAMPLE DOCUMENTS