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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 129 2021 Regular Session Bacala
LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Provides relative to peace officers
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Proposed law provides for penalties for non-compliance with P.O.S.T. reporting
requirements.
Proposed law requires the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training (council) and
all governmental entities that employ a peace officer to develop and implement a policy
designed to increase the recruitment of minority candidates for peace officer positions.
Proposed law requires any governmental entity that employs a peace officer to implement
an in-service anti-bias training program, as administered by the council, in order to be
eligible to receive any state grants administered or procured by the La. Commission on Law
Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
Proposed law requires the P.O.S.T. council to develop and implement policies and
procedures to suspend or revoke P.O.S.T. certification for misconduct committed by a peace
officer.
Proposed law requires the P.O.S.T. council to develop and implement curriculum to provide
instruction for law enforcement personnel on procedural justice and the duty to intervene that
consists of classroom or internet instruction, or both, no later than Jan. 1, 2022.
Proposed law requires that law enforcement agencies be certified by the council in order to
investigate officer-involved shootings that result in death or great bodily harm.
(Amends R.S. 40:2404(intro. para.) and 2404.2(C); Adds R.S. 15:1212.1(G), R.S. 40:2401.2,
2401.3, 2404(12), and 2555)
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