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SB 1708 Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; hearing panel decisions.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; hearing panel decisions; finality and enforcement. Makes final and binding the decision of the hearing panel conducting a hearing to review an action that dismisses, demotes, suspends, or transfers a law-enforcement officer for punitive reasons, if such decisions are consistent with law and written policy. Under current law, the hearing panel only provides advisory recommendations. The bill allows either party to the hearing to petition the circuit court of the locality in which the grievant is employed for an order requiring the implementation of the final decision of the hearing panel.

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/19  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19104419D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/15/19  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19104419D
• 01/15/19  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/19  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 6-N 2-A)