What is the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program Waiver Process?
Only Full Time Law Enforcement Officers who are employed in a law Enforcement capacity or received a conditional offer of employment for a law enforcement agency can apply for a waiver of the Basic Police School. The Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) is an intensive 18 week, 720 hour residential program to prepare Law Enforcement Officers for duty for the State of Maine. We do accept similar programs for officers who are trained in other states. Most Federal or Military programs do not meet the ‘substantially similar’ requirement. If you meet the conditions in the first paragraph, the Academy will require the following information to determine if you are eligible for a waiver. • Employed or Conditional offer of employment • Provide documentation for your Basic Law Enforcement training, to include a course syllabus and schedule of classes. We also require the name of Academy, the address, and your specific dates of attendance. • Provide documentation on In-Service classes •
Only Full Time Law Enforcement Officers who are employed in a law enforcement capacity or received a conditional offer of employment from a Maine law enforcement agency can apply for a waiver of the Basic Police School. The Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) is an intensive 18 week, 720 hour residential program to prepare Law Enforcement Officers for duty for the State of Maine. We do accept similar programs for officers who are trained in other states. Most Federal or Military programs do not meet the ‘substantially similar’ requirement. If you meet the conditions in the first paragraph, the Academy will require the following information to determine if you are eligible for a waiver. As a condition of any waiver request, you might have to take some additional classes in our program that we feel are important that might have been lacking in your Academy program. You must: • Be employed as a full time Law Enforcement Officer or Conditional offer of employment for same ( COE
