State training requirements
Nebraska Peace Officer Training Requirements
Who governs peace officer standards in Nebraska, the annual in-service requirement, the mandated topics for de-escalation and crisis response, and who decides what counts for in-service credit.
Verified as of July 9, 2026
Who governs
Peace officer standards and training in Nebraska are set by the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Crime Commission) and Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.
Annual in-service requirement
Nebraska requires annual continuing education, tiered by agency size: agencies with fewer than 25 full-time officers require 24 hours per calendar year, and agencies with 25 or more require 32 hours per calendar year; it is not required in the officer's first full-certification year. The annual continuing education must include a refresher course on de-escalation, a minimum of 2 hours of anti-bias or implicit-bias training, firearms training, officer wellness training, and a legal update. At least once every three calendar years it must also include refresher courses on mental health and substance abuse issues and a vehicular pursuit policy review; those count toward the annual totals.
Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-1414.07(2),(3) (continuing education)
Mandated topics relevant to CodeBlu
De-escalation
The annual continuing education must include a refresher course on de-escalation.
Mental health and substance abuse
At least once every three calendar years the continuing education must include refresher courses on mental health and substance abuse issues; these count toward the annual totals.
Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-1414.07(3)(a)
Anti-bias and implicit bias
The annual continuing education must include a minimum of 2 hours of anti-bias or implicit-bias training.
Who decides in-service credit
Agency discretion
Continuing education may be delivered through seminars, advanced or college education, conferences, instruction conducted within the officer's agency, or instruction conducted over the Internet, provided it maintains or improves skills. Agencies report continuing education through the InformaOne database, and the statute does not require state pre-approval of individual courses.
Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-1414.07(4)
What this means for training like CodeBlu
Because Nebraska leaves the in-service credit decision to each agency's chief executive, a department can decide whether training like CodeBlu counts toward its non-perishable in-service hours. This is not a determination of eligibility: CodeBlu does not certify hours or grant credit, the chief executive owns that decision, and agency policy and legal counsel govern. CodeBlu provides the per-officer records and transcripts that support the decision and the agency's own reporting.
Primary sources
- POST-equivalent siteNebraska Crime Commission (official site)
- StatuteNeb. Rev. Stat. 81-1414.07 (continuing education)
- POST-equivalent siteCrime Commission Continuing Education Topics and Hours
- Administrative codeCrime Commission Rules and Regulations (Title 79)
- POST-equivalent siteNebraska Law Enforcement Training Center
Verified as of July 9, 2026. This page is reviewed on an annual cadence, and the date is bumped only on re-verification against the primary sources above.
Frequently asked questions
- Who sets peace officer training requirements in Nebraska?
- Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Crime Commission) and Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center sets peace officer standards and training requirements in Nebraska.
- How many annual in-service training hours does Nebraska require?
- Nebraska requires annual continuing education, tiered by agency size: agencies with fewer than 25 full-time officers require 24 hours per calendar year, and agencies with 25 or more require 32 hours per calendar year; it is not required in the officer's first full-certification year. The annual continuing education must include a refresher course on de-escalation, a minimum of 2 hours of anti-bias or implicit-bias training, firearms training, officer wellness training, and a legal update. At least once every three calendar years it must also include refresher courses on mental health and substance abuse issues and a vehicular pursuit policy review; those count toward the annual totals.
- Who decides what training counts for in-service credit in Nebraska?
- Continuing education may be delivered through seminars, advanced or college education, conferences, instruction conducted within the officer's agency, or instruction conducted over the Internet, provided it maintains or improves skills. Agencies report continuing education through the InformaOne database, and the statute does not require state pre-approval of individual courses.