H.B. No. 362 Summary

• Amends Ohio law to require training on emotional intelligence for peace officers as part of basic training programs at approved peace officer training schools.

• Defines "emotional intelligence" as the ability to identify and manage a person's own emotions and the emotions of others, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

• Directs the attorney general to adopt rules specifying the amount of emotional intelligence training necessary for satisfactory completion of basic training programs and the timeframe for officers appointed before receiving such training.

• Includes emotional intelligence training as a mandatory component of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy curriculum alongside existing courses in civil and criminal law enforcement functions, crisis intervention, missing children cases, and companion animal encounters.