HB263 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Law enforcement officers, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC) provide mandatory training, human trafficking, state and local agencies, human trafficking training

Summary

HB 263 would require mandatory human trafficking training in Alabama law enforcement academies and annual continuing education on human trafficking for officers.

What This Bill Does

APOSTC would provide a standalone human trafficking training course for all law enforcement trainees in approved academies. Officers would be required to complete two hours of continuing education on human trafficking each year. The commission would collaborate with organizations that specialize in recognizing and preventing human trafficking to develop the training and would update it annually to reflect new trends. The act would take effect January 1, 2020.

Who It Affects

• Law enforcement trainees in APOSTC-approved academies who must take the new human trafficking training as part of basic training
• Active law enforcement officers in Alabama who must complete two hours per year of continuing education on human trafficking
• APOSTC and collaborating organizations responsible for developing, delivering, and updating the training

Key Provisions

• APOSTC shall provide a stand-alone human trafficking training program as part of the basic training for law enforcement trainees within its jurisdiction.
• Officers must complete two hours of continuing education relating to human trafficking each year.
• APOSTC shall collaborate with organizations that specialize in recognition and prevention of human trafficking to develop the training.
• APOSTC shall annually review and update the training to reflect changes and trends in human trafficking.
• The act becomes effective on January 1, 2020.

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Subjects

Law Enforcement