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Maryland House Bill HB618

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107 HOUSE BILL 618
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129 HB 308/23 – APP CF SB 380
1310 By: Delegates Munoz and Toles
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
1512 Assigned to: Appropriations
16-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17-House action: Adopted
18-Read second time: March 20, 2024
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20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup 2
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2620 FOR the purpose of establishing the Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup to study 3
2721 issues and factors potentially contributing to the decline in police retention 4
2822 statewide; and generally relating to the Police Recruitment and Retention 5
2923 Workgroup. 6
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3125 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
3226 That: 8
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3428 (a) There is a Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup. 9
3529
3630 (b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 10
3731
3832 (1) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the Chair of the 11
3933 Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee; 12
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4135 (2) one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Chair of the 13
4236 House Judiciary Committee; 14
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4438 (3) the Secretary of the Department of State Police, or the Secretary’s 15
4539 designee; 16
4640
4741 (4) the Public Defender, or the Public Defender’s designee; 17
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43+ (5) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 18
44+
45+ (6) the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, or the 19
46+President’s designee; 20
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51- (5) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 1
50+ (7) the President of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, or the 1
51+President’s designee; 2
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53- (6) the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, or the 2
54-President’s designee; 3
53+ (8) one member with expertise in the field of effective policing, designated 3
54+by the President of the Fraternal Order of Police; 4
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56- (7) the President of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, or the 4
57-President’s designee; 5
56+ (9) the Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on Criminal 5
57+Sentencing Policy, or the Executive Director’s designee; 6
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59- (8) one member with expertise in the field of effective policing, designated 6
60-by the President of the Fraternal Order of Police; 7
59+ (10) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 7
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62- (9) the Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on Criminal 8
63-Sentencing Policy, or the Executive Director’s designee; 9
61+ (i) one representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; 8
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65- (10) the President of the Maryland chapter of the National Organization of 10
66-Black Law Enforcement Executives, or the President’s designee; 11
63+ (ii) one representative from the National Association for the 9
64+Advancement of Colored People; and 10
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68- (11) the President of the Hispanic American Law Enforcement Association, 12
69-or the President’s designee; 13
66+ (iii) one citizen representative; 11
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71- (10) (12) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 14
68+ (11) the following members, appointed by the Maryland Association of 12
69+Counties: 13
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73- (i) one representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; 15
71+ (i) one representative of a police department for an urban county; 14
72+and 15
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75- (ii) one representative from the National Association for the 16
76-Advancement of Colored People; and 17
74+ (ii) one representative of a sheriff’s office for a rural county; and 16
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78- (iii) one representative with expertise in human resources; 18
76+ (12) the following members, appointed by the Maryland Municipal League: 17
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80- (iv) one representative with expertise in police practices; 19
78+ (i) one representative of a police department for an urban 18
79+municipality; and 19
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82- (v) one representative with expertise in police retention and 20
83-recruitment; and 21
81+ (ii) one representative of a police department for a rural 20
82+municipality. 21
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85- (vi) one two citizen representative representatives; 22
84+ (c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 22
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87- (11) (13) the following members, appointed by the Maryland Association 23
88-of Counties: 24
86+ (d) The Department of State Police shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 23
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90- (i) one representative of a police department for an urban county; 25
91-and 26
88+ (e) A member of the Workgroup: 24
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93- (ii) one representative of a sheriff’s office for a rural county; and 27
90+ (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 25
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95- (12) (14) the following members, appointed by the Maryland Municipal 28
96-League: 29
92+ (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 26
93+Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 27
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100- (i) one representative of a police department for an urban 1
101-municipality; and 2
97+ (f) The Workgroup shall identify and examine issues and factors potentially 1
98+contributing to recruitment challenges and the decline in police officer retention statewide, 2
99+including: 3
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103- (ii) one representative of a police department for a rural 3
104-municipality. 4
101+ (1) the number of police officers retiring annually; 4
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106- (c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 5
103+ (2) the number of cadets completing police academy training annually; 5
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108- (d) The Department of State Police shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 6
105+ (3) training hour requirements for police officers; 6
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110- (e) A member of the Workgroup: 7
107+ (4) police training academy acceptance requirements; 7
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112- (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 8
109+ (5) recruitment techniques; 8
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114- (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 9
115-Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 10
111+ (6) requirements for advancement within police departments; 9
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117- (f) A member of the Workgroup serves at the pleasure of the person who 11
118-appointed the member to the Workgroup. 12
113+ (7) the impact of current State and local laws on policing and police 10
114+departments; 11
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120- (g) At the first meeting of the Workgroup, the Workgroup shall vote to adopt a 13
121-code of conduct providing for the acceptable conduct of Workgroup members. 14
116+ (8) current salary ranges, health benefits, and retirement benefits for 12
117+police officers statewide; 13
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123- (h) The Workgroup shall identify and examine issues and factors potentially 15
124-contributing to recruitment challenges and the decline in police officer retention statewide, 16
125-including: 17
119+ (9) to the extent that information is available: 14
126120
127- (1) the number of police officers retiring annually; 18
121+ (i) the migration of police officers between departments; 15
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129- (2) the number of cadets completing police academy training annually; 19
123+ (ii) the attrition rates of newly certified police officers; 16
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131- (3) training hour requirements for police officers; 20
125+ (iii) the average length of active service for police officers; and 17
132126
133- (4) police training academy acceptance requirements; 21
127+ (iv) the number of actively employed police officers who have retired 18
128+from another police department in State or local government; and 19
134129
135- (5) recruitment techniques; 22
130+ (10) perceptions of the occupation among potential recruits. 20
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137- (6) requirements for advancement within police departments; 23
132+ (g) The Workgroup shall: 21
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139- (7) the impact of current State and local laws on policing and police 24
140-departments; 25
134+ (1) explore recruitment and retention strategies used successfully in other 22
135+states and countries; 23
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142- (8) current salary ranges, health benefits, and retirement benefits for 26
143-police officers statewide; 27
137+ (2) design a statewide joint apprenticeship and training council including 24
138+multiple departments and unions to operate a police–registered apprenticeship beginning 25
139+in high school; and 26
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145- (9) to the extent that information is available: 28
141+ (3) provide recommendations for reviewing the decline in police retention 27
142+statewide. 28
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149- (i) the migration of police officers between departments; 1
146+ (h) On or before December 30, 2025, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 1
147+recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 2
148+Government Article, the General Assembly. 3
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151- (ii) the attrition rates of newly certified police officers; 2
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153- (iii) the average length of active service for police officers; and 3
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155- (iv) the number of actively employed police officers who have retired 4
156-from another police department in State or local government; and 5
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158- (10) perceptions of the occupation among potential recruits. 6
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160- (g) (i) The Workgroup shall: 7
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162- (1) explore recruitment and retention strategies used successfully in other 8
163-states and countries; 9
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165- (2) design a statewide joint apprenticeship and training council including 10
166-multiple departments and unions to operate a police–registered apprenticeship beginning 11
167-in high school; and 12
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169- (3) provide recommendations for reviewing the decline in police retention 13
170-statewide. 14
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172- (h) (j) On or before December 30, 2025, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 15
173-recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 16
174-Government Article, the General Assembly. 17
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176- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
177-1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2026, 19
178-this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 20
179-of no further force and effect. 21
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184-Approved:
185-________________________________________________________________________________
186- Governor.
187-________________________________________________________________________________
188- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
189-________________________________________________________________________________
190- President of the Senate.
150+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, T hat this Act shall take effect July 4
151+1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2026, 5
152+this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 6
153+of no further force and effect. 7