S2815

	2014 -- S 2815
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON
	STANDARDS AND TRAINING

	Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Lombardi, Nesselbush, Lynch, and Metts
	Date Introduced: March 25, 2014
	Referred To: Senate Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 42-28.2 of the General Laws entitled "Police Officers -
2	Commission on Standards and Training" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
3	section:
4	42-28.2-8.3. Educational requirements -- Crisis intervention training. -- (a) The
5	commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish clearly defined standards for
6	competency related to emergency certification and protocols for police officers responding to,
7	handling, investigating, and reporting all incidents involving any person requiring a higher level
8	of mental health literacy. The commission shall include this universal police training and
9	certification in the Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum for recruits and annually at every
10	police department in the state, with an annual commitment to increasing the number of officers
11	trained.
12	(b) The commission shall appoint at least one member from the mental health advocacy
13	community to sit in an advisory capacity for this and any related mental health issues.
14	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON
	STANDARDS AND TRAINING
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1	This act would require for Police Officer Commission on Standards and Training to
2	establish mandatory training standards to provide instruction for police officers and trainees, in
3	identifying, responding to, handling, investigating and reporting all incidents involving any
4	person requiring a higher level of mental health literacy.
5	This act would take effect upon passage.
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