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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 5136 Law-enforcement officers; Criminal Justice Services Bd., statewide professional standard of conduct.

Introduced by: G. "John" Avoli | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Decertification of law-enforcement officers; Criminal Justice Services Board; statewide professional standards of conduct. Requires the Criminal Justice Services Board (the Board) to adopt statewide professional standards of conduct applicable to all law-enforcement officers. The bill requires any chief of police, sheriff, or agency administrator to notify the Board in writing within 48 hours of becoming aware that any law-enforcement officer currently employed by his agency has been found to have engaged in serious misconduct. The bill authorizes the Board to initiate decertification proceedings against any current or former law-enforcement officer who has engaged in serious misconduct as defined in such statewide professional standards of conduct. The bill provisions regarding decertification proceedings have a delayed effective date of October 1, 2021.

FULL TEXT

• 08/25/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20200507D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 08/25/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20200507D
• 08/25/20  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 11/09/20  House: Left in Public Safety