RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 294 (HB 141) 2019 Regular Session Howard
Existing law requires the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and
implement certain training programs for peace officers in this state.
Existing law provides for supplemental pay for peace officers who complete the training, but
provides that certified security personnel of the La. Supreme Court shall not be eligible to
receive supplemental pay benefits even if the peace officer has successfully completed a
council-approved training program.
New law requires the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training to add motorcyclist
profiling awareness training to the current bias recognition policing curriculum and adds
security personnel employed by a court of appeal to the list of peace officers required to
participate in the training.
New law prohibits security personnel of courts of appeal from receiving supplemental pay
benefits for completing the required training.
New law further provides that the commission issued to court security personnel shall remain
in force and in effect at the pleasure of the employing court.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 40:2405(B)(2) and 2405.8(G); Adds R.S. 40:2402(3)(e) and 2405.8(H))