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SENATE BILL 391
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By: Senator Smith
Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 21, 2025
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AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission – Review of Report and 2
Recommendations 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to 4
annually review a certain report published by the Independent Investigations 5
Division of the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Commission to make 6
certain recommendations; and generally relating to the Maryland Police Training 7
and Standards Commission. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Public Safety 10
Section 3–207(o) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Public Safety 16
3–207. 17
(O) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 18
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(1) ANNUALLY REVIEW THE REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE 1
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY 2
GENERAL UNDER § 6–602 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE; AND 3
(2) MAKE ANY RECOMMENDAT IONS THAT THE COMMISSION 4
DETERMINES ARE APPRO PRIATE BASED ON ITS REVIEW. 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2025. 7
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.