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Alabama House Bill HB356

Alabama 2023 Regular Session

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44 By Representatives Hulsey, Ledbetter, Robertson, Pettus,
55 Treadaway, Colvin, Kitchens, Bolton, Faulkner, Kiel,
66 Stadthagen, Simpson, Shirey, Lamb, Gidley, Holk-Jones, Lomax,
77 Givens, Tillman, Sellers, DuBose, Bedsole, Shaw, Rogers,
88 Rigsby, Woods, Almond, McCampbell, Stubbs, Starnes, Daniels,
99 Hall, Wood (D), Stringer
1010 RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
1111 First Read: 20-Apr-23
12-2023 Regular Session
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24-Enrolled, An Act,
23+SYNOPSIS:
24+Under existing law, a law enforcement officer
25+must successfully complete 12 hours of continuing
26+education training approved by the Alabama Peace
27+Officers' Standards and Training Commission.
28+This bill would require the Alabama Peace
29+Officers' Standards and Training Commission to
30+collaborate with a nonprofit company to provide annual
31+training about interacting with individuals with
32+sensory needs or invisible disabilities.
33+A BILL
34+TO BE ENTITLED
35+AN ACT
2536 Relating to law enforcement training; to require each
26-law enforcement officer to undergo training related to
37+law enforcement officer to undergo annual training related to
2738 individuals with certain sensory needs or invisible
28-disabilities every other year; and to provide that the Alabama
29-Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission shall
30-collaborate with a nonprofit company to provide the training.
39+disabilities; and to provide that the Alabama Peace Officers'
40+Standards and Training Commission shall collaborate with a
41+nonprofit company to provide the training.
3142 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
32-Section 1. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited
33-as the Cade Noah Act.
34-(b)(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the Alabama Peace
35-Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC) shall
36-require each law enforcement officer certified by APOSTC to
37-complete one hour of training on interacting with individuals
38-with sensory needs or invisible disabilities every other year.
39-This training shall be in addition to the continuing education
40-course requirement under Section 36-21-51, Code of Alabama
41-1975.
42-(2) The commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit
43-company that provides training on individuals with sensory
44-needs or invisible disabilities to administer the training
45-required by this subsection. The company shall provide the
46-required training related to individuals with sensory needs or
47-invisible disabilities without compensation. The training may
48-be provided in person or online.
49-(c)(1) The commission shall review each law enforcement
43+Section 1. (a)(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the
44+Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
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74+shall require each law enforcement officer, as part of the
75+continuing education course requirement under Section
76+36-21-51, Code of Alabama 1975, to annually complete one hour
77+of training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs
78+or invisible disabilities.
79+(2) The commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit
80+company that provides training on individuals with sensory
81+needs or invisible disabilities to administer the training
82+required by this subsection. The company shall provide the
83+required training related to individuals with sensory needs or
84+invisible disabilities without compensation. The training may
85+be provided in person or online.
86+(b)(1) The commission shall review each law enforcement
7987 agency's compliance with this act in the same manner that the
8088 commission reviews compliance with other continuing education
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8290 (2) The commission shall ensure that the company chosen
8391 to administer the training annually reviews and updates the
8492 training to include changes and trends relating to individuals
8593 with sensory needs or invisible disabilities.
86-(d) The commission may adopt rules for the
94+(c) The commission may adopt rules for the
8795 implementation and administration of this act.
8896 Section 2. This act shall become effective on January
8997 1, 2024, following its passage and approval by the Governor,
9098 or its otherwise becoming law.
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105-Speaker of the House of Representatives
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107-President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
108-House of Representatives
109-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
110-was passed by the House 04-May-23, as amended.
111-John Treadwell
112-Clerk
113-Senate 24-May-23 Passed
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