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AL HB606
Bill
Status
4/10/2013
Primary Sponsor
Dexter Grimsley
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AI Summary
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Municipal police chiefs must complete 2 hours of annual continuing education instruction on dealing with mentally ill patients, as part of their required 20 hours of executive level continuing education.
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Law enforcement officers must complete 1 hour of annual continuing education instruction on dealing with mentally ill patients, as part of their required 12 hours of continuing education.
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County sheriff's department officers are required to complete the mental illness training only if the county commission adopts a resolution requiring such continuing education.
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Officers who fail or refuse to comply with these requirements are subject to revocation of their law enforcement certification or authority by the commission.
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The commission may grant time extensions for completing the courses for sufficient cause, and officers may appeal any order or ruling made under this section using the same appeal rights as other commission orders.
Legislative Description
Law enforcement officers, continuing education, chief of police and law enforcement officers required to complete continuing education courses that consist of a certain number of hours of instruction on dealing with mentally ill patients, Sec. 36-21-51 am'd
Law Enforcement Officers
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
4/10/2013