HB356INTRODUCED
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0ZIQGC-1
By Representatives Hulsey, Ledbetter, Robertson, Pettus,
Treadaway, Colvin, Kitchens, Bolton, Faulkner, Kiel,
Stadthagen, Simpson, Shirey, Lamb, Gidley, Holk-Jones, Lomax,
Givens, Tillman, Sellers, DuBose, Bedsole, Shaw, Rogers,
Rigsby, Woods, Almond, McCampbell, Stubbs, Starnes, Daniels,
Hall, Wood (D), Stringer
RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
First Read: 20-Apr-23
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SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, a law enforcement officer
must successfully complete 12 hours of continuing
education training approved by the Alabama Peace
Officers' Standards and Training Commission.
This bill would require the Alabama Peace
Officers' Standards and Training Commission to
collaborate with a nonprofit company to provide annual
training about interacting with individuals with
sensory needs or invisible disabilities.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to law enforcement training; to require each
law enforcement officer to undergo annual training related to
individuals with certain sensory needs or invisible
disabilities; and to provide that the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission shall collaborate with a
nonprofit company to provide the training.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a)(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
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shall require each law enforcement officer, as part of the
continuing education course requirement under Section
36-21-51, Code of Alabama 1975, to annually complete one hour
of training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs
or invisible disabilities.
(2) The commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit
company that provides training on individuals with sensory
needs or invisible disabilities to administer the training
required by this subsection. The company shall provide the
required training related to individuals with sensory needs or
invisible disabilities without compensation. The training may
be provided in person or online.
(b)(1) The commission shall review each law enforcement
agency's compliance with this act in the same manner that the
commission reviews compliance with other continuing education
requirements.
(2) The commission shall ensure that the company chosen
to administer the training annually reviews and updates the
training to include changes and trends relating to individuals
with sensory needs or invisible disabilities.
(c) The commission may adopt rules for the
implementation and administration of this act.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on January
1, 2024, following its passage and approval by the Governor,
or its otherwise becoming law.
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