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TZD Statewide Conference —The DWI officer is required to attend the TZD Conference. In 2021 the TZD Conference will be in Duluth, Minnesota on October 20 and 21. • The OTS will reimburse hotel costs up to $140.00 per night. When the officer's agency is further than 60 miles from the conference, OTS will reimburse up to two nights. When the officer's agency is between 35-60 miles from the conference, OTS will reimburse for one night. OTS will not pay for hotel costs for officers whose agency is 35 miles or less from the conference. Attendees are responsible for registering themselves for the conference and reserving their own hotel room at the conference rate. The Office of Traffic Safety expects the assigned DWI officer will not change more than once per year. The DWI officer rate includes salaries and fringe benefits, which must be in accordance with common practice for the classification level. DWI OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS The agency will provide a qualified officer who has a minimum of two years of experience as a licensed peace officer. The DWI officer will work on all aspects of this project. In addition, the following training must have been completed by the officer prior to the beginning of grant funded enforcement. • NHTSA's 16-hour Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) course • NHTSA's Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) or Drugs That Impair Driving (DTID) • Minnesota's Occupant Protection Usage and Enforcement (OPUE) course Refreshers Officers who last completed an SFST course of any kind before October 1, 2015, must complete an SFST Update class, the online ARIDE course and the online OPUE by Oct. 1, 2019. ARIDE Online — 6 POST credits This course will instruct officers on the difference between alcohol and drug impaired drivers; how they are detected and what can be expected. Officers will learn the observable signs of seven major drug categories, medical conditions that mimic drug influence, and what they will see when they encounter drivers under the influence of specific drugs. This course may be used as ARIDE refresher. • Course access instructions Frequently asked questions. OPUE Online This online curriculum is only necessary for people who had the classroom training more than five years ago or have never taken OPUE at all. Quick Reference Guide: Course Length ype Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) 16 hours classroom Drugs That Impair Driving (DTID) - offered until Sept. 30, 2015 OR Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) replaced DTID on Oct. 1, 2015 6 or 8 hours 10 hours classroom classroom Occupant Protection Usage and Enforcement (OPUE) 3 hours Classroom (until Oct. 1, 2015) Effective Oct. 1, 2015, all training courses are required to be refreshed within five years of their previous training date. Page 3 of 12