SB14 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Jones Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Law enforcement officers, requiring officers to have not less than 16 hours of crisis intervention training

Description

Under existing law, a law enforcement officer must successfully complete the law enforcement training course at an academy approved by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission before he or she can be a certified officer.

This bill would require the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to provide mandatory mental health awareness training, which emphasizes crisis intervention concepts, for trainees in commission-approved academies.

This bill would also require a certified law enforcement officer to complete a continuing education course relating to mental health awareness.

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Subjects

Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency