HB270 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 270 would require Alabama's Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to add mandatory human trafficking training for law enforcement trainees and require one hour of annual human trafficking education for officers.

What This Bill Does

It requires APOSTC to provide a stand-alone human trafficking training program for trainees in approved academies. It also requires all law enforcement officers to complete one hour of continuing education on human trafficking each year. The commission must develop the training in collaboration with organizations that specialize in recognizing and preventing human trafficking and must annually update the training to reflect changes and trends.

Who It Affects

• Law enforcement trainees in Alabama (in APOSCT-approved academies): must complete the stand-alone human trafficking training as part of their basic training.
• Active law enforcement officers in Alabama: must complete one hour of annual continuing education on human trafficking.

Key Provisions

• APOSTC must provide a stand-alone human trafficking training program for trainees in approved academies.
• Law enforcement officers must complete one hour of continuing education on human trafficking each year.
• The training program must be developed in collaboration with organizations that specialize in recognition and prevention of human trafficking.
• APOSTC shall annually review and update the training to reflect changes and trends; the act takes effect January 1, 2020.

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Subjects

Law Enforcement