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maintain property books, to include, but not limited to, transfers, turn -ins, and disposal requests from an LEA or <br />to generate these requests at the State -level and forward all approvals to the LESO for action. The State will: <br />f) Conduct quarterly reconciliations of State property records. <br />g) Ensure at least one person per LEA maintains access to the property accounting system. Users may be <br />"active" or "inactive" in the system, so long as they are registered. Ensure registered users are employees of <br />the State/LEA. <br />h) Ensure LEAs receive and account for property in the property accounting system within 30 days. <br />5) LESO WEBSITE The State shall access the LESO website for timely and accurate guidance, information, <br />and links concerning the program and ensure that all relevant information is passed to the program participants. <br />6) ANNUAL TRAINING 10 USC § 280 provides that the SECDEF, in cooperation with the U.S. Attorney <br />General, shall conduct an annual briefing of law enforcement personnel of each State (including law enforcement <br />personnel of the political subdivisions of each State). Individuals who wish to attend are responsible for funding <br />their own travel expenses. The briefing will include information on training, technical support, equipment, and <br />facilities that are available to civilian law enforcement personnel from the DoD. The state shall provide program <br />participants training material as discussed during the annual LESO training which includes information on <br />property management best practices to include (but not limited to) searching for property, accounting for property <br />on inventory, transfer and turn -in of property when it is no longer needed or serviceable. <br />7) ENROLLMENT The LESO shall establish and implement program eligibility criteria IAW 10 USC § 2576a, <br />DLA Instructions and Manuals and this SPO and retains final approval/disapproval authority for application <br />packages forwarded by the State. Non-governmental law enforcement entities such as private railroad police, <br />private security, private academies, correctional departments, prisons, or security police at private <br />schools/colleges are not eligible to participate. Fire departments (by definition) are not eligible to participate and <br />should be referred to the DLA Fire Fighter program administered by USDA. Law enforcement agencies <br />requesting program participation shall have at least one full-time law enforcement officer. Program property may <br />only be issued to full-time/part-time law enforcement officers. Non -compensated reserve officers are not <br />authorized to receive property. State law enforcement training facilities/ academies may be authorized to <br />participate in the program given their primary function is the training of bona fide State/local law enforcement <br />officers. Law enforcement training facilities/academies will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The State shall: <br />a) Validate the authenticity of state/LEAs that are applying for program participation. Only submit to the <br />LESO those application packages that the SC/SPDC recommends/certifies are government agencies whose <br />primary function is the enforcement of applicable federal, State, and local laws and whose compensated <br />officers have the powers of arrest and apprehension. If the State forwards an unauthorized participant <br />application package, this may result in a formal suspension of the State. <br />b) Have sole discretion to disapprove state/LEA application packages in their State. The SC/SPDC should <br />provide notification to the LESO when application packages are disapproved at the State -level. <br />c) Ensure that screeners listed in the application package are employees of the LEA. A screener may only <br />screen property for two LEAs. Contractors may not conduct screening on behalf of a LEA. <br />d) Make recommendation on what constitutes a "full-time" or "part-time" law enforcement officer. <br />e) Ensure LEAs update their account information annually, or as needed. This may require the LEA to submit <br />an updated application package. An updated application package shall be submitted for (but is not limited to) <br />Page 4 of 12 Version -February 2021 <br />