The Butte College Public Safety Education & Training Center educates and trains students to serve and protect the public in a highly competent and professional manner.
Courses presented under the auspices of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) are listed as AJLE (Administration of Justice � Law Enforcement) courses in the College Schedule. They include the Regular Basic Law Enforcement Academy in intensive format and �Advanced Officer� courses, which are also referred to as Perishable Skills training, for in-service peace officers. They have included the Regular Basic Law Enforcement Academy with Fish and Game Emphasis, and the Regular Basic Law Enforcement Academy with State Parks emphasis. Combined, the AJLE programs generate approximately 350 FTE. Completion of the programs in this unit allow for students to earn the following: 1. Certificate of Achievement - All academies. 2. AS Degree - Law Enforcement - All academies. 3. Certificate of Course Completion - All academies 4. Certificates of Course Completion for the Public Safety Dispatcher Course, 832 Arrest Module Course, and 832 Firearms Module Course. All pedagogical caps have been reviewed and are appropriate.
The Butte College Law Enforcement Academy Program has developed and maintained an excellent reputation with the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, local and State law enforcement agencies, and members of the general public. It is our goal to continuously strive to improve that reputation by meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements, providing a meaningful learning environment for students, and working cooperatively with the various departments within the Buutte-Glenn Community College District.
Strategy 1 - Maintaining Currency and Standards
The Butte College Law Enforcement Academy maintains a commitment to ensuring its accredidation with the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training by complying with all applicable regulations and guidelines. We will remain dedicated to the education and training of staff to ensure that students receive the most thorough and contemporary training.
It is critical that our students receive the very best law enforcement training available to ensure their success and safety upon entering the career field.
Strategy 2 - Maintaining Resources and Equipment
Funding for the routine maintenance and replacement of key resources and equipment will continue to be sought through District and outside sources.
The Law Enforcement Academy Program is large in scope and complex in nature. Emergency vehicles, firearms, gas masks, leather gear, ballistic vests, hand-held radios, etc. are but a few of the many items used in support of the critical training that is provided to ensure student success and safety. This equipment requires ongoing maintenance and frequent replacement to ensure the continuing credibility of the program.
Strategy 3 - Meeting Facility Needs
Due to the manipulative nature of the training presented in the Law Enforcement Academy Program, various facilities are used throughout the campus. The Public Safety Training Grounds are used for physical training, arrest and control exercises, crime scene scenario practice, emergency vehicle operations, etc. The off-site firearms range is used exclusively for handgun and shotgun training. Additionally, many other locations around campus are used during demonstration of various learning domains within the academy program.
All of these facilities require ongoing maintenance, repair, or replacement to provide for a safe training environment.
Strategy 4 - Improving Quality of Service to Students and the Public
The quality of the service that is provided to the Law Enforcement Academy Recruits is made possible through competent and professional staff members. The recruitment and hiring of our instructors, recruits training officers, coordinators and administrative staff is critical to the success of the program. Additionally, ongoing training of these individuals is essentual to ensuring the requisite competency and professionalism.
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The Law Enforcement Academy is supported primarily by the General Fund, with some additional support coming from student material fees. Additionally, Perkins Funds and the Instructional Equipment Block Grant have been utilized to to rectify safety issues and replace critically important equipment.
In relation to the Fish and Wildlife Academy and the State Parks Academy, State funds from the two departments also support academy activities and instruction.
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
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| 1 | PSETC - Law Enforcement Academies, Fire Academy, AJ Program, FSC Program | Personnel | $0.00 | $37,000.00 | ||
| PSETC .5 Secretary I | The workload in the PSETC has reached a point where the two existing full time Administrative Secretaries are each responsible for three academies a year, miscellaneous courses, and an academic discipline (either AJ or FSC). The department has come to rely heavily on Student Assistants to perform functions that far exceed what is normally expected of Student Assistants in other departments. |
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| 2 | PSETC - Law Enforcement Academies, Fire Academy, AJ Program, FSC Program | Operating Expenses | $0.00 | $6,000.00 | ||
| Travel | Travel by PSETC staff to attend mandatory meetings and training opportunities is critical to improve the overall delivery of curriculum for our students. |
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| 3 | PSETC - Law Enforcement Academies, Fire Academy, AJ Program, FSC Program | Operating Expenses | $0.00 | $1,500.00 | ||
| Guest Speakers | Funding guest speakers to impart subject matter expertise adds a realistic and contemporary enhancement to our various program presentations. |
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| 4 | PSETC - AJLE - Law Enforcement Academies | Facilities | 11-000-511-1-210550 | $18,000.00 | $0.00 | |
| Firearms Range Facility Repairs | The Butte College Firearms Range Facility is located approximately 18 miles southwest of the college campus on Wilbur Road. The facility is leased through the Department of Water Resources. Although funding has been identified to construct an on-campus indoor firearms range via Measure J, that project is not scheduled for another 9 years. The existing structure at the Wilbur Road facility is in poor repair, requiring immediate attention. Specifically, the existing roof needs to be replaced and the interior needs to be repainted. Also, students are currently exposed to the weather during training, often in extreme heat or rain. A carport-type structure is needed to provide students with suitable cover. |
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| 5 | PSETC - AJLE - Law Enforcement Academies | Equipment | 11-000-511-1-210550 | 56410 | $44,650.00 | $0.00 |
| Academy Training and Testing Equipment | The following equipment is needed to maintain the quality of the training that is provided to Law Enforcement Academy recruits: Defensive Tactics Protective Combative Suits (2) - $6000 Holsters capable of accommodating light mounted pistols (60) - $10000 Gas Mask Filters (60) - $1700 Tourniquets (60) - $6000 Workout Equipment - $10000 Scenario Mannequins (2) - $800 Training Mats (4) - $150 Airsoft Pistols (60) - $10000 |
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| 6 | PSETC - AJLE Law Enforcement Academies | Equipment | 11-000-511-1-210550 | $29,800.00 | $0.00 | |
| PSETC Office Update | The PSETC front office is the point of first contact for members of the public, law enforcement agency personnel, and Butte College students interested in entering the law enforcement and fire career fields. As a result, it is important that the office is presented in a professional manner. The office cubicles and much of the office equipment is approximately 16 years old and in need of replacement. Cubicles, Work Stations, and Chairs - $20000 Refrigerator - $1800 Laminator - $300 Standing Stations (6) - $7500 Vacuum - $200 |
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| 7 | PSETC - AJLE - Law Enforcement Academies | Equipment | 11-000-511-1-210550 | $32,000.00 | $0.00 | |
| Update Academy Radio Equipment - Dispacher Console | This proposal addresses the final phase of the PSETC radio upgrade project. Funding for the first phase was secured through the Perkins Grant to install repeaters and duplexors to serve as the basic infrastructure for this project. The final phase requests funding for replacement hand held radios, system extenders to eliminate dead spots, and a mobile dispatcher training console that will be used as part of mandated academy training and testing. Hand held radios (60) - $10000 System Extenders (3) - $12000 Dispatch Console - $10000 |
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| 8 | AJLE | Facilities | 11-000-511-1-210550 | 56000 | $47,000.00 | $0.00 |
| EVOC Track Facilities Improvements | The Emergency Vehicle Operations Course facility is used by Law Enforcement Academy students and Northern California incumbent law enforcement agency personnel for POST-mandated perishable skills driver training. Currently, the only restroom facility on the track is a porta-potty, which is grossly inadequate. During a recent certification review by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, it was recommended that Butte College provide an adequate shade structure to shelter students from inclement weather conditions. Currently, students are frequently exposed for eight hours per day to extreme heat or rain. This condition constitutes a safety issue that needs immediate correction. Restroom Facility - $35000 Shade Structure - $12000 |
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