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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON

STANDARDS AND TRAINING

     Introduced By: Representative John J. Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 08, 2015

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-28.2 of the General Laws entitled "Police Officers -

Commission on Standards and Training" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following

section:

     42-28.2-8.3. Educational requirements -- Crisis intervention training. -- (a) The

commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish clearly defined standards for

competency related to emergency certification and protocols for police officers responding to,

handling, investigating, and reporting all incidents involving any person requiring a higher level

of mental health literacy. The commission shall include this universal police training and

certification in the Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum for recruits and annually at every

police department in the state, with an annual commitment to increasing the number of officers

trained.

     (b) The commission shall appoint at least one member from the mental health advocacy

community to sit in an advisory capacity for this and any related mental health issues.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON

STANDARDS AND TRAINING

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     This act would require for Police Officer Commission on Standards and Training to

establish mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees in all incidents involving

mental health literacy.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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