Annual Firearms Qualification Requirements
Kansas Law (KSA 74-5607)
Kansas law states in relevant part, “[T]he commission shall adopt the rules and regulations that are necessary to ensure that law enforcement officers are adequately trained and to enforce the provisions of [The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act.] Such rules and regulations shall include, but are not limited to, the establishment of a course of fire as a standard qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry firearms that may also be used for qualified retired officers to carry firearms pursuant to federal law.”
Effective Implementation Date
Developed by KSCPOST pursuant to 2005 Kansas Senate Bill No. 195 (KSA 74-5607), the required annual Training Year (TY) firearms qualification standard became effective beginning with Training Year 2007 (TY07) and thereafter. TY07 is defined as July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. Thereafter, a training year is defined as the period of time from July 1st through June 30th of the following calendar year.
Annual Firearm Qualification Required: Full & Part-time Officers
KSCPOST requires that all full-time and part-time law enforcement officers as defined by KSA 74-5602(f) must qualify (achieve a passing score of 70% or greater in accordance with course management rules) at least once annually on the KSCPOST firearms qualification course of fire. There is no established or set time during the Training Year when the required annual firearms qualification must occur; however, officers must complete the KSCPOST qualification process with their duty weapon on or before the last day of each Training Year. For more details, follow the links on this page or under the Firearms Menu at the top of the page.
Annual Reporting to KSCPOST
Your agency’s designated Training Entry person(s) may login with the “Electronic Reporting” link below to submit training hours, including submission of the completed KSCPOST Qualification Course. When entering the training course under “Add Training”, you will need to classify the course as “Firearms” and click the checkbox the states “Please check this box if this training was toward the KSCPOST Firearms Qualification Requirement”.