PRINTER'S NO. 695
No. 629 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY MELIO, CLARK, TIGUE, GIGLIOTTI, DALEY, PESCI,
SATHER, LAUGHLIN, CORRIGAN, TRELLO AND YOUNGBLOOD,
FEBRUARY 7, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 7, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 18, 1974 (P.L.359, No.120), entitled
2 "An act creating the Municipal Police Officers' Education and
3 Training Commission; providing for the commission's
4 membership, selection, compensation, and removal; providing
5 for the powers and duties of the commission; providing for
6 the appointment and duties of the chairman; providing for the
7 act's applicability to the civil service laws; requiring
8 training by certain political subdivisions and police
9 departments; providing penalties for violation thereof; and
10 making an appropriation," further providing for powers and
11 duties of the Municipal Police Officers' Education and
12 Training Commission.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 5(13) of the act of June 18, 1974
16 (P.L.359, No.120), referred to as the Municipal Police Education
17 and Training Law, amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.1865, No.180),
18 is amended to read:
19 Section 5. Powers and Duties of the Commission.--The powers
20 and duties of the commission shall be as follows:
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22 (13) To certify police officers who have satisfactorily
1 completed basic educational and training requirements as
2 established by the commission and to issue appropriate
3 certificates to such police officers. All municipal police
4 officer certification cards shall be designed as a camera card
5 to be processed at no charge with a photo by any Department of
6 Transportation photo center. The word "Police" and the photo
7 shall be given primary placement on the card as to make
8 recognition of the officer as a certified police officer
9 apparent. Other identifying information shall include, but not
10 be limited to, department name, certification expiration date,
11 height, weight, date of birth, blood type and Social Security
12 number. All certified municipal police officers shall carry the
13 municipal police officer certification card and shall use the
14 municipal police officer certification card as the primary form
15 of identification along with the badge.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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