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2002 SESSION

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HB 1053 Police training on sensitivity to cultural diversity.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Powers and duties of the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Expands the compulsory training standards for basic training and recertification of law-enforcement officers and the statewide guidelines for policing programs to include sensitivity to cultural diversity and the potential for biased policing. The bill authorizes the Department to publish and disseminate a model policy or guideline that may be used by state and local agencies to ensure that law-enforcement personnel are sensitive to and aware of cultural diversity and the potential for biased policing.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024973211  pdf
• 02/07/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024973211-E  pdf
• 03/08/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1053ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024973211
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/25/02  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 02/05/02  House: Reported from General Laws with amds (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/02  House: Read first time
• 02/07/02  House: Read second time
• 02/07/02  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/07/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/07/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024973211-E
• 02/08/02  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/08/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/08/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/20/02  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/02  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1053ER)
• 03/09/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 490 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/05/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490)