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OH SB169
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Ingram
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AI Summary
- Requires the Ohio Attorney General to adopt rules governing emotional intelligence training for peace officers, including specifying the amount of training needed for basic training program completion
- Defines "emotional intelligence" as the ability to identify and manage one's own emotions and others' emotions, encompassing self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management
- Adds emotional intelligence training to the required curriculum at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy alongside existing requirements for crisis intervention, missing children cases, child abuse/neglect, and companion animal encounters
- Amends Ohio Revised Code sections 109.71 and 109.79 and creates new section 109.7413
Legislative Description
Require training on emotional intelligence for peace officers
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement
Last Action
Referred to committee: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
4/9/2025
Committee Referrals
Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety4/9/2025
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