Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB18 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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10	7		SENATE BILL 18
11	8		E4 3lr0965
12		-	(PRE–FILED) ~~CF HB 308~~
13		-	By: Senator West ~~Senators West and Hester, Hester, Salling, and Carozza~~
	9	+	(PRE–FILED)
	10	+	By: Senator West
14	11		Requested: November 19, 2022
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2023
16	13		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
19		-	Read second time: March 1, 2023
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25		-	Police ~~Recruitment and~~ Retention Workgroup 2
	19	+	Police Retention Workgroup 2
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27		-	FOR the purpose of establishing the Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup to study 3
28		-	issues and factors potentially contributing to the decline in police retention 4
29		-	statewide; and generally relating to the Police Recruitment and Retention 5
30		-	Workgroup. 6
	21	+	FOR the purpose of establishing the Police Retention Workgroup to study issues and factors 3
	22	+	potentially contributing to the decline in police retention statewide; and generally 4
	23	+	relating to the Police Retention Workgroup. 5
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32		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
33		-	That: 8
	25	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
	26	+	That: 7
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35		-	(a) There is a Police ~~Recruitment and~~ Retention Workgroup. 9
	28	+	(a) There is a Police Retention Workgroup. 8
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37		-	(b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 10
	30	+	(b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 9
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39		-	(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 11
40		-	the Senate; 12
	32	+	(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 10
	33	+	the Senate; 11
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42		-	(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 13
43		-	the House; 14
	35	+	(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 12
	36	+	the House; 13
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45		-	(3) the Secretary of the Department of State Police, or the Secretary’s 15
46		-	designee; 16
	38	+	(3) the Secretary of the Department of State Police, or the Secretary’s 14
	39	+	designee; 15
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48		-	(4) the Public Defender, or the Public Defender’s designee; 17 2 SENATE BILL 18
	41	+	(4) the Public Defender, or the Public Defender’s designee; 16
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	43	+	(5) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 17
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	45	+	(6) the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, or the 18
	46	+	President’s designee; 19
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	49	+
	50	+	(7) one member with expertise in the field of effective policing, designated 1
	51	+	by the President of the Fraternal Order of Police; and 2
	52	+
	53	+	(8) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 3
	54	+
	55	+	(i) one representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; 4
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	57	+	(ii) one representative from the American Civil Liberties Union; and 5
	58	+
	59	+	(iii) one citizen representative. 6
	60	+
	61	+	(c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 7
	62	+
	63	+	(d) The Department of State Police shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 8
	64	+
	65	+	(e) A member of the Workgroup: 9
	66	+
	67	+	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 10
	68	+
	69	+	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 11
	70	+	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 12
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	72	+	(f) The Workgroup shall identify and examine issues and factors potentially 13
	73	+	contributing to the decline in police officer retention statewide, including: 14
	74	+
	75	+	(1) the number of police officers retiring annually; 15
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	77	+	(2) the number of cadets completing police academy training annually; 16
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	79	+	(3) current salary ranges for police officers statewide; 17
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	81	+	(4) current benefits and pension programs available to police officers; 18
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	83	+	(5) training hour requirements for police officers; 19
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	85	+	(6) police training academy acceptance requirements; 20
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	87	+	(7) recruitment techniques; 21
	88	+
	89	+	(8) requirements for advancement within police departments; and 22
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	91	+	(9) the impact of current State and local laws on policing and police 23
	92	+	departments. 24
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	94	+	(g) On or before December 30, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 25
	95	+	recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 26
	96	+	Government Article, the General Assembly. 27 SENATE BILL 18 3
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52		-	(5) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 1
	100	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
	101	+	1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 2
	102	+	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 3
	103	+	of no further force and effect. 4
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54		-	(6) the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, or the 2
55		-	President’s designee; 3
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57		-	(7) the President of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, or the 4
58		-	President’s designee; 5
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60		-	(7) (8) one member with expertise in the field of effective policing, designated 6
61		-	by the President of the Fraternal Order of Police; and 7
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63		-	(8) (9) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 8
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65		-	(i) one representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; 9
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67		-	(ii) one representative from the American Civil Liberties Union; and 10
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69		-	(ii) one representative from the Maryland Sheriffs’ Association; 11
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71		-	(iii) one representative from the Maryland Chiefs of Police 12
72		-	Association; 13
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74		-	(iv) one representative from Law Enforcement Action Partnership, 14
75		-	Inc.; 15
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77		-	(v) one representative from the Vanguard Justice Society, Inc.; 16
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79		-	(vi) one representative from the National Association for the 17
80		-	Advancement of Colored People; and 18
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82		-	(iii) (vii) one citizen representative; 19
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84		-	(9) (10) the following members, appointed by the Maryland Association 20
85		-	of Counties: 21
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87		-	(i) one representative of a police department for an urban county; 22
88		-	and 23
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90		-	(ii) one representative of a sheriff’s office for a rural county; and 24
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92		-	(10) (11) the following members, appointed by the Maryland Municipal 25
93		-	League: 26
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95		-	(i) one representative of a police department for an urban 27
96		-	municipality; and 28
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100		-	(ii) one representative of a police department for a rural 1
101		-	municipality. 2
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103		-	(c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 3
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105		-	(d) The Department of State Police shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 4
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107		-	(e) A member of the Workgroup: 5
108		-
109		-	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 6
110		-
111		-	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 7
112		-	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 8
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114		-	(f) The Workgroup shall identify and examine issues and factors potentially 9
115		-	contributing to recruitment challenges and the decline in police officer retention statewide, 10
116		-	including: 11
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118		-	(1) the number of police officers retiring annually; 12
119		-
120		-	(2) the number of cadets completing police academy training annually; 13
121		-
122		-	(3) current salary ranges for police officers statewide; 14
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124		-	(4) current retirement and health benefits and, pension programs, and 15
125		-	other fringe benefits available to police officers; 16
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127		-	(5) training hour requirements for police officers; 17
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129		-	(6) police training academy acceptance requirements; 18
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131		-	(7) recruitment techniques; 19
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133		-	(8) requirements for advancement within police departments; and 20
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135		-	(9) the impact of current State and local laws on policing and police 21
136		-	departments; 22
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138		-	(10) to the extent that information is available: 23
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140		-	(i) the migration of police officers between departments; 24
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142		-	(ii) the attrition rates of newly certified police officers; 25
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144		-	(iii) the average length of active service for police officers; and 26
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148		-	(iv) the number of actively employed police officers who have retired 1
149		-	from another police department in State or local government; and 2
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151		-	(11) perceptions of the occupation among potential recruits. 3
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153		-	(g) The Workgroup shall explore: 4
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155		-	(1) recruitment and retention strategies used successfully in other states 5
156		-	and countries; and 6
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158		-	(2) design a statewide joint apprenticeship and training council including 7
159		-	multiple departments and unions to operate a police registered apprenticeship beginning 8
160		-	in high school. 9
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162		-	(g) (h) On or before December 30, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 10
163		-	recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 11
164		-	Government Article, the General Assembly. 12
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166		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER EN ACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
167		-	1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 14
168		-	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 15
169		-	of no further force and effect. 16
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174		-	Approved:
175		-	________________________________________________________________________________
176		-	Governor.
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178		-	President of the Senate.
179		-	________________________________________________________________________________
180		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.