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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0308* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 308 |
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| 8 | 8 | | E4 3lr1766 |
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| 9 | 9 | | CF SB 18 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate Tomlinson |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Appropriations |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Police Retention Workgroup 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of establishing the Police Retention Workgroup to study issues and factors 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | potentially contributing to the decline in police retention statewide; and generally 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | relating to the Police Retention Workgroup. 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | That: 7 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) There is a Police Retention Workgroup. 8 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Senate; 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | the House; 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3) the Secretary of the Department of State Police, or the Secretary’s 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | designee; 15 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (4) the Public Defender, or the Public Defender’s designee; 16 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (5) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 17 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (6) the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, or the 18 |
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| 45 | 45 | | President’s designee; 19 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (7) one member with expertise in the field of effective policing, designated 20 |
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| 48 | 48 | | by the President of the Fraternal Order of Police; and 21 2 HOUSE BILL 308 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (8) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 1 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (i) one representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; 2 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (ii) one representative from the American Civil Liberties Union; and 3 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (iii) one citizen representative. 4 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 5 |
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| 61 | 61 | | |
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| 62 | 62 | | (d) The Department of State Police shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 6 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (e) A member of the Workgroup: 7 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 8 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 9 |
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| 69 | 69 | | Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 10 |
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| 71 | 71 | | (f) The Workgroup shall identify and examine issues and factors potentially 11 |
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| 72 | 72 | | contributing to the decline in police officer retention statewide, including: 12 |
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| 74 | 74 | | (1) the number of police officers retiring annually; 13 |
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| 76 | 76 | | (2) the number of cadets completing police academy training annually; 14 |
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| 78 | 78 | | (3) current salary ranges for police officers statewide; 15 |
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| 80 | 80 | | (4) current benefits and pension programs available to police officers; 16 |
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| 82 | 82 | | (5) training hour requirements for police officers; 17 |
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| 84 | 84 | | (6) police training academy acceptance requirements; 18 |
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| 86 | 86 | | (7) recruitment techniques; 19 |
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| 88 | 88 | | (8) requirements for advancement within police departments; and 20 |
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| 90 | 90 | | (9) the impact of current State and local laws on policing and police 21 |
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| 91 | 91 | | departments. 22 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (g) On or before December 30, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 23 |
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| 94 | 94 | | recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 24 |
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| 95 | 95 | | Government Article, the General Assembly. 25 |
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| 96 | 96 | | HOUSE BILL 308 3 |
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| 99 | 99 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1 |
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| 100 | 100 | | 1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 2 |
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| 101 | 101 | | this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 3 |
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| 102 | 102 | | of no further force and effect. 4 |
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