GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY USERS

The Academy requires that all users and students within its facility adhere to its dress code. Appropriate dress consists of department uniform or civilian attire. Civilian attire considered appropriate consists of clothing that is generally acceptable in business office settings. At a minimum,  long pants and collared shirt must be worn (please, no t-shirts, tank tops, or shorts). All clothing must be in good condition. All users, their students, guest and instructors are respectfully requested to adhere to the dress code standards. 

TOBACCO FREE ENVIRONMENT:

The Academy is also a tobacco free environment and as such does not allow the use of any tobacco product within any Academy building or portion thereof. Users of the Academy facility are asked to make their group aware of this and are respectfully requested to refrain from using tobacco products within the Academy. 

ASSIGNMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE USER COORDINATOR:

• Each user group/agency must assign a coordinator who will be the primary "responsible point of contact" before and after the function and who will function as a coordinator during the use. This coordinator will be responsible for insuring the groups adherence to the Academy rules and regulations as well at the Academy dress code. 
• The W.L.E.A. REQUEST FOR USE OF THE FACILITY (RUF) form must be filled out and submitted by the user group/agency prior to the Academy confirming the request.
• The user group/agency's designated coordinator will be required to verify and sign a billing form prior to leaving the Academy.
• The Academy will send a billing invoice to the primary user group/agency's coordinator unless otherwise agreed upon prior to the completion of the use. Any other agencies or persons involved must pay the primary user group/agency, which will, in turn, submit one payment to the Academy.

Any P.O.S.T. or continuing education accreditation desired by the user group/agency or participants is to be handled by the user group/agency. The Academy does not participate in this function for facility users.

GENERAL FEES AND BILLING PROCESS:

• All accrued charges for all user group/agency participants, coordinators, and instructors must be borne by user group/agency.

• An additional fee of $5.00 per person/per day will be charged to any user group/agency whose use of the facility results in the Academy needing to expend extra staff resources to accommodate that group. This includes request received less than 24 hours in advanced.

FIREARMS: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The use of the Academy's ranges is a privilege that is granted only to those agencies whose personnel agree to abide by and enforce these guidelines. Failure to do so may result in the use-privilege being withdrawn. The following directives must be followed explicitly, regardless of which range is used:

• Every potential user must contact the Special Programs Manager, or his designee, at least 1 week in advance of the anticipated use.
• When inquiring about a use in advance, the potential user must identify anticipated specific equipment needs. Failure to do so may result in the desired equipment not being available for the use.
• Every user must have a WLEA certified firearms instructor (CFA) in charge of the range during the use. Should the user agency not have one, the Academy will provide one for the applicable fee.
• The user must provide enough line officers to ensure the proper supervision and safety of everyone involved in the use of the range.
• The lead WLEA firearms staff instructor or his designee must review every course of fire before the users will be allowed to use the range. This review will focus on safety and minimizing damage to the range and equipment.
• The user will pick up all shell casings and any other residue left as a result of the use of the range before leaving the range.
• The user will re-paste or re-staple all WLEA target backings used.
• The user will immediately report, to the use coordinator, any equipment breakdowns or damage to Academy equipment or property.
• The user will track the type and total number of rounds fired on every range used and report that information to the Special Programs Manager or his designee.

1. The air-handling system must be turned on during all range use and turned off at the end of the use.
2. Shot-shells of any size or kind will not be fired in the indoor range.
3. The user may not fire at such angles that the rounds might strike the walls, ceiling, or floors.

1. Users must raise the range flag at the beginning of the use, and lower it after the use is completed.
2. Users must extend the range warning gates during all range sessions.
3. Steel targets must be stored flat on the ground when not in use.
4. All knockdown steel targets must be returned to the mini-range, if used anywhere else.
5. If used, the wooden portable barricades must be returned to where they were found.

POLICE DOGS

• Only those animals required for legitimate training functions or for those officers who are subject to call out will be allowed to be housed in the Academy dorm or brought on campus. 
• Animals must be kept in the assigned dorm room and housed in a kennel or cage at all times when the handler is not in the room. 
• Animals must be kept in the complete control of the handler and leashed when in any public area or hallway. 
• Animals can only be exercised or walked in the open, non-cultivated areas that are away from the buildings and lawns. 
• An additional dorm fee will be assessed to agencies with handlers & dogs while at the Academy. 
• Two week advanced notice is required by the Academy registrar when reserving a dorm room that a Police K-9 will be housed in that room.

REQUEST FOR USE FORMS

Click here for forms for use requests.