​​​​​​​In addition to regular patrol duties, many troopers take on additional responsibilities and receive training for those specialized positions within the State Patrol. Some of these additional roles are listed below.

• Crash Reconstruction Specialists (140 hours of initial training with at least 40 hours of additional yearly training)
• Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Troopers (Initial 80 hour course with ongoing yearly trainings)
• Drug Recognition Evaluators (Initial 72-hour course and eight hours of additional yearly training)
• Law Enforcement Phlebotomists (32 hours of initial coursework with 50 supervised blood draws)
• K-9 Handlers (200-240 hours of initial training, 32 hours of yearly internal training and 16 hours of K-9 training each month)
  
• Mobile Response Team Members (24-hour initial training course, followed by a five-day course and ongoing yearly trainings)
  
• Special Response Team Members (40-hour initial training course, two yearly 24-hour training courses and at least one team training day monthly)
• Peer Support Team Members (40-hour course, yearly eight-hour internal training and two biannual regional refresher trainings)
• Tactical Flight Officers (16 hours of training and ongoing in-flight training)