HB 6112 Summary

• Requires comprehensive background investigations with a waiver (instead of "written authorization and release") for character fitness determination of all law enforcement officer applicants.

• Mandates law enforcement agencies report immediately to the commission upon learning of criminal charges, personal protection orders, extreme risk protection orders, and domestic violence convictions involving firearms restrictions for their officers.

• Adds medical fitness reporting requirement where agencies must inform the commission if a medical doctor determines an officer cannot perform essential functions including making arrests.

• Clarifies that only individuals with active licenses may exercise law enforcement authority and simplifies licensing procedures by allowing agencies to exclude certain training/education standards when hiring previously licensed officers from other agencies.

• Expands continuing professional education requirements as grounds for rendering licenses inactive or lapsed, and allows the commission to revoke licenses for officers ineligible to possess firearms under state or federal law.