LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6422 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 13, 2023
BILL NUMBER: SB 129 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Police Officer Basic Training Cost Reimbursement.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Byrne BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill provides that a county, city, or town (unit) is entitled to reimbursement
of police officer employment and training costs: (1) incurred in the period of up to one year after the officer
completed the law enforcement basic training course (basic training); and (2) from a unit that hires the police
officer within a limited period after the officer's completion of basic training. The bill provides that any unit
that subsequently hires the police officer within the limited period must reimburse the police officer's
immediately preceding employer for at least a portion of the eligible costs.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Summary: This bill will increase expenditures by units that hire police
officers less than three years after the officers completed Basic Training while employed by another unit.
These costs will depend on the length of time the officer in question served at the former employer. Total
expenditures by local units under the provisions of this bill are likely to be minimal relative to each unit’s
law enforcement personnel budget and units will be aware of the requirement to reimburse former employers
at the time an officer is hired.
Additional Information: Tier 1 Basic Courses are 16 weeks in length and cost $1,000 at the Indiana Law
Enforcement Academy. Basic Course students are paid by their sponsoring agency for the duration of the
course. Total costs to put an officer through a Tier 1 Basic Course are likely to range from $16,000 to
SB 129 1 $25,000 depending on the pay of the officer, supplies or equipment furnished by the former employer, and
other training or examination fees. The percentage of the eligible costs repaid by a subsequent employer to
a former employer are equal to approximately 1/3 of the eligible costs for the officer in question for each year
under three years not completed in service to the former employer upon completion of basic training.
Explanation of Local Revenues: Reimbursements received by former employers under provisions of this
bill will cover some of the costs associated with law enforcement personnel turnover. Under current law,
former employers are not compensated by subsequent employers.
State Agencies Affected:
Local Agencies Affected: Law enforcement agencies.
Information Sources: Raquel Ramirez, Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.
Fiscal Analyst: Alexander Raggio, 317-234-9485.
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