(A) The minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers, as established and adopted by the State Law Enforcement Officers Training Council in accordance with Public Act 203 of 1965, being M.C.L.A. §§ 28.601 through 28.616, as amended, are hereby adopted as follows:
(1) Minimum standards of physical, educational, mental and moral fitness that govern the recruitment, selection, appointment and certification of law enforcement officers;
(2) Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and instructional hours required at approved police training schools; and
(3) Minimum basic training requirements that a person, excluding sheriffs, shall complete before being eligible for certification under Commission.
(B) Recruitment and employment practices and standards shall be in compliance with existing state statutes governing this activity.
(C) A commission certified law enforcement officer who is a member of any of the reserve components of the United States armed forces and who is called to active duty in the armed forces is not considered to have discontinued his or her employment as a commission certified law enforcement officer. The person’s certification shall not become void during their term of active military service. However, the certification of a certified law enforcement officer described in this division may be revoked if the officer committed an offense during the period of active duty in the armed forces that resulted in a conviction. As used in this division, RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES means that term as defined in Section 2 of the Military Family Relief Fund Act, M.C.L.A. § 35.1212. This division does not apply to a commission certified law enforcement officer who volunteers for a term of active military service or who voluntarily extends a term of active military service that began when he or she was called to active duty. This division does not apply to a commission certified law enforcement officer who is dishonorably discharged from a term of active military service.
(1979 Code, § 1.51) (Ord. 33, passed 4-4-1967)