H1910B2658A06140 MAB:JSL 06/09/20 #90 A06140
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1910
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE STEPHENS
Printer's No. 2658
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 10 and 11, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 2. Section 2164(1.1) and (6) are amended and the
section is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 13 and 14
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(1.1) To provide training for police officers with
respect to:
(i) Recognition of mental illness, intellectual
disabilities and autism.
(ii) Proper techniques to interact with and de-
escalate individuals engaging in behavior indicative of
mental illness, intellectual disability or autism.
(iii) Instruction on services available to
individuals with mental illness, intellectual
disabilities or autism.
(iv) Instruction on interacting with individuals of
diverse racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds.
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(6) To require every police officer to attend a minimum
number of hours of in-service training as provided for by
regulation to maintain certification by the commission,
unless the officer's employer files a show cause document
with the commission requesting additional time for the
officer to comply with the in-service training requirements.
Approval of this request shall be made by the commission on a
case-by-case basis. In-service training shall require annual
instruction on the use of force, including deadly force, de-
escalation and harm reduction techniques, and shall include
on a biennial basis instruction in community and cultural
awareness, implicit bias, procedural justice and
reconciliation techniques as developed by the commission.
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