Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5673 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS --
16	16	COMMISSION ON STANDA RDS AND TRAINING
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Fascia, Place, Chippendale, and Paplauskas
18	18	Date Introduced: February 26, 2025
19	19	Referred To: House Judiciary
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 42-28.2-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-28.2 entitled "Police 1
24	24	Officers — Commission on Standards and Training" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
25	25	42-28.2-8. Establishment of standards. 3
26	26	(a) The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training 4
27	27	standards, not applicable to the city of Providence, and to be promulgated with due consideration 5
28	28	to varying factors and special requirements of local police agencies, the division of enforcement of 6
29	29	the department of environmental management and the board of regents relative to: 7
30	30	(1) Minimum standards of physical, educational, mental and moral fitness which shall 8
31	31	govern the recruitment, selection, and apportionment of police officers; provided, however, that the 9
32	32	minimum height and weight standards for local police officers shall be determined by each 10
33	33	municipality. 11
34	34	(2) The commission with the approval of the director of public safety will establish the 12
35	35	courses of training, and set rules and regulations relative to the education, physical standards, and 13
36	36	personal character of candidates and trainees. 14
37	37	(3) Minimum course of study, attendance requirements, equipment, and facilities required 15
38	38	at the municipal police training school, or other approved training schools certified pursuant to § 16
39	39	42-28.2-6. 17
40	40	(4) Minimum qualification for instructors at the municipal police training school, or other 18
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44	44	approved training schools certified pursuant to § 42-28.2-6. 1
45	45	(5) Minimum basic training requirements which police officers appointed to probationary 2
46	46	terms shall complete before being eligible for continued or permanent employment, and the term 3
47	47	within which that basic training must be completed following such appointment to a probationary 4
48	48	term. 5
49	49	(6) Minimum basic training requirements which police officers not appointed for 6
50	50	probationary terms but appointed on other than a permanent basis shall complete before being 7
51	51	eligible for continued employment. 8
52	52	(7) Categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum 9
53	53	courses of study and attendance requirements for those categories or classifications. 10
54	54	(8) The establishment of subordinate regional training centers in strategic geographic 11
55	55	locations in order to serve the greatest number of local police agencies that are unable to support 12
56	56	their own training programs. 13
57	57	(b) The commission shall establish a schedule of sessions of the school, of which there 14
58	58	shall be a minimum of one session per year. 15
59	59	(c) The commission shall authorize the establishment of police training schools by any 16
60	60	municipality which demonstrates that it can satisfactorily meet the minimum standards established 17
61	61	for police training schools. 18
62	62	(d) The commission shall establish an equivalency of training certification program within 19
63	63	the municipal police training academy which allows for the certification of any candidate subject 20
64	64	to its oversight. Such certification shall apply to any candidate who: 21
65	65	(1) Has worked at least one year, full-time as a sworn law enforcement officer; 22
66	66	(2) Has received training which is comparable to the standards as set forth in subsection 23
67	67	(a) of this section; and 24
68	68	(3) Has no more than an eight (8) year break-in-service since the candidate's last separation 25
69	69	from a sworn law enforcement position. 26
70	70	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 27
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77	77	EXPLANATION
78	78	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
79	79	OF
80	80	A N A C T
81	81	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS --
82	82	COMMISSION ON STANDA RDS AND TRAINING
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84	84	This act would establish an equivalent training certification program at the municipal 1
85	85	police academy which allows certification of any candidate who has worked at least one year, full-2
86	86	time as a sworn law enforcement officer, and has met certain other requirements. 3
87	87	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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