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2001 SESSION

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HB 2502 Cultural diversity competency training for law enforcement officers.

Introduced by: William P. Robinson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Cultural diversity competency training and exemptions of law-enforcement officers. Clarifies that the Department of Criminal Justice Services must establish compulsory training standards in cultural diversity competency for basic training and the recertification of law-enforcement officers. Also provides that law-enforcement officers must have cultural diversity sensitivity, in addition to basic training in previous capacities as a law-enforcement officer, as a condition of exemption from certain mandatory training requirements. This bill is a recommendation of the Special Subcommittee on Racial Profiling and Pretextual Traffic Stops of the House Committee on Transportation.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Cultural diversity competency training and exemptions of law enforcement officers. Clarifies that the Department of Criminal Justice Services must establish compulsory training standards in cultural diversity competency for basic training and the recertification of law enforcement officers. Also provides that law enforcement officers must have cultural diversity sensitivity, in addition to basic training in previous capacities as a law enforcement officer, as a condition of exemption from certain mandatory training requirements. This bill is a recommendation of the Special Subcommittee on Racial Profiling and Pretextual Traffic Stops of the House Committee on Transportation.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Cultural diversity competency training and exemptions of law enforcement officers. Clarifies that the Department of Criminal Justice Services must establish compulsory training standards in cultural diversity competency for basic training and the recertification of law enforcement officers. Also provides that law enforcement officers must have cultural diversity competency training, in addition to other basic training in previous capacities as a law enforcement officer, as a condition of exemption from certain mandatory training requirements.

This bill is a recommendation of the Special Subcommittee on Racial Profiling and Pretextual Traffic Stops of the House Committee on Transportation.