(a) Any person, who has been appointed a police officer of any municipality of the State of New York and who has formerly been permanently appointed a police officer of the United States, or of any territory or possession thereof, or of the District of Columbia, or of any of the United States or its subdivisions, other than any person who has been removed from said appointment pursuant to section 6056.4(c)(4) or (5) of this Title, may apply to the commissioner for leave to substitute satisfactory completion of a course of police training completed in such other jurisdiction in satisfaction of all or part of the requirements of an approved basic course for police officers imposed under section 209-q of the General Municipal Law. The commissioner shall review and evaluate all such applications and may require the applicant to submit such additional documentation as he or she shall deem necessary. If, upon review and evaluation of such application, the commissioner determines that a program of police training completed by the applicant in another jurisdiction meets or exceeds all or part of the minimum standards prescribed in section 6020.3 of this Part, the commissioner may authorize such training to be substituted for such requirements of the basic course as he or she shall deem appropriate. The commissioner shall certify, in writing, the extent to which all or part of the curriculum of the basic course may be waived and any noted deficiencies must be satisfactorily completed at a basic course approved by the commissioner, within the period of time prescribed in section 6020.7 of this Part. Applicants for equivalency certificates shall be subject to the same limitations and requirements as prescribed in sections 6020.6 and 6020.7 of this Part and section 209-q of the General Municipal Law.

(b) Any person, who, after June 2, 2011, has completed a basic training program, other than a specialized training program, consisting of instruction derived from the basic course for police officers imposed under section 209-q of the General Municipal Law, may apply to the commissioner for leave to substitute satisfactory completion of a course of basic training consisting of instruction derived from the basic course for police officers in satisfaction of all or part of the requirements of an approved basic course for police officers imposed under section 209-q of the General Municipal Law. The commissioner shall review and evaluate all such applications and may require the applicant to submit such additional documentation as he or she shall deem necessary. If, upon review and evaluation of such application, the commissioner determines that a program of basic training consisting of instruction derived from the basic course for police officers and completed by the applicant meets or exceeds all or part of the minimum standards prescribed in section 6020.3 of this Part, the commissioner may authorize such training to be substituted for such requirements of the basic course as he or she shall deem appropriate. The commissioner shall certify, in writing, the extent to which all or part of the curriculum of the basic course may be waived and noted deficiencies must be satisfactorily completed at a basic course approved by the commissioner, within the period of time prescribed in section 6020.7 of this Part. Applicants for equivalency certificates shall be subject to the same limitations and requirements as prescribed in sections 6020.6 and 6020.7 of this Part and section 209-q of the General Municipal Law.