HB765 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
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
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, each chief of police of
any municipality in this state is required to
annually complete 20 hours of executive level
continuing education courses and each law
enforcement officer is required to annually
complete 12 hours of continuing education courses</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the executive level
continuing education courses for each chief of
police of any municipality to consist of two hours
of instruction on dealing with mentally ill
patients</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the continuing
education courses for each law enforcement officer
to consist of one hour of instruction on dealing
with mentally ill patients</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 36-21-51, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to peace officers standards and training; to require
each chief of police of any municipality to annually complete
a specified number of hours of executive level continuing
education courses that consist of instruction on dealing with
mentally ill patients; and to require each law enforcement
officer to annually complete a specified number of hours of
continuing education courses that consist of instruction on
dealing with mentally ill patients.
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Subjects
Law Enforcement Officers
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB765 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |