Reading, Writing, & Comprehension Test

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Title 70 3311.11

Any person or peace officer who desires to attend a basic law enforcement academy conducted by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) shall within ninety (90) days of hire and prior to CLEET admission, be required to score a minimum of seventy percent (70%) on a reading and writing comprehension examination approved by CLEET to assure the applicant can read and write on a level necessary to perform the requirements of the CLEET academy. Any person or any peace officer who desires to attend a CLEET-approved reserve basic law enforcement academy shall, within ninety (90) days of hire and prior to reserve basic law enforcement academy admission, be required to score a minimum of seventy percent (70%) on a reading and writing comprehension examination approved by CLEET to assure the applicant can read and write at a level necessary to perform the requirements of the reserve academy.

CLEET has approved the Oklahoma Peace Officer Screening and Selection Examination (POSSE) and the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) as meeting the reading and writing comprehension exam requirement. Cities and entities which are authorized to conduct their own academies and which seek to use a different test should contact the Executive Director’s office for approval.