PRINTER'S NO. 138
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
144
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY PETRI, SANTARSIERO, DAVIS, FARRY, DiGIROLAMO,
GALLOWAY, O'NEILL, DUSH, GODSHALL, JAMES AND MILLARD,
JANUARY 22, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 22, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 13, 2005 (P.L.432, No.79), entitled
"An act providing for the issuance of identification cards
for retired law enforcement officers; and providing for the
powers and duties of law enforcement agencies and the
Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training
Commission," further providing for definitions, for retired
law enforcement identification card, for firearm training and
qualification card and for public records; and rescinding and
abrogating rules and regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "Commonwealth's standards for
training and qualification for active law enforcement officers
to carry a firearm" in section 3 of the act of December 13, 2005
(P.L.432, No.79), known as the Retired Law Enforcement
Identification Act, is amended to read:
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Commonwealth's standards for training and qualification for
active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm." The
standards established by the law enforcement agency from which
an officer [retired] established eligibility as a qualified
retired law enforcement officer under 18 U.S.C. § 926(c)
(relating to rules and regulations) or by the Municipal Police
Officers' Education and Training Commission for training and
qualification to carry a firearm of the same type as the
concealed firearm, provided that the commission does not charge
a fee to certified law enforcement firearm instructors and
officers for the standards, whether access to the standards is
given through the Internet or some other form of publication.
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Section 2. Section 4(a), 5(a) and 8 of the act are amended
to read:
Section 4. Retired law enforcement identification card.
(a) General rule.--Subject to the payment of the fee, if
any, imposed under subsection (c):
(1) A law enforcement agency shall provide each officer,
upon [retirement] establishing eligibility as a qualified
retired law enforcement officer under 18 U.S.C. § 926(c)
(relating to rules and regulations), with a retired law
enforcement identification card.
(2) At any time after an officer [retires] establishes
eligibility as a qualified retired law enforcement officer
under 18 U.S.C. § 926(c), upon request of the officer, a law
enforcement agency shall provide the retired law enforcement
officer with a retired law enforcement identification card.
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Section 5. Firearm training and qualification card.
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(a) General rule.--A retired law enforcement officer shall
be eligible for a qualification card if the law enforcement
officer either:
(1) resides in this Commonwealth; or
(2) [retired from] established eligibility as a
qualified retired law enforcement officer under 18 U.S.C. §
926(c) (relating to rules and regulations) through service
with a law enforcement agency of this Commonwealth or any
political subdivision thereof.
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Section 8. Public records.
Information provided or maintained pursuant to this act shall
be confidential and shall not be deemed a public record subject
to disclosure under the act of [June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212),
referred to as the Right-to-Know Law] February 14, 2008 (P.L.6,
No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
Section 3. Any rule or regulation promulgated by the
commission shall be rescinded or abrogated to the extent that it
is inconsistent with, or imposes eligibility restrictions which
exceed, the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 926B or 926C(c).
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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