2017 -- H 5047 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON | |
STANDARDS AND TRAINING | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Lombardi, and McEntee | |
Date Introduced: January 06, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
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 | 42-28.2-8.4. Educational requirements -- Crisis intervention training. |
5 | (a) The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish clearly defined |
6 | standards for competency related to emergency certification and protocols for police officers |
7 | responding to, handling, investigating, and reporting all incidents involving any person requiring |
8 | a higher level of mental health literacy. The commission shall include this universal police |
9 | training and certification in the Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum for recruits, and |
10 | annually to every police department in the state, with an annual commitment to increasing the |
11 | number of officers trained. |
12 | (b) The commission shall appoint at least one member from the mental health advocacy |
13 | community to sit in an advisory capacity in connection with carrying out the provisions of this |
14 | section and any other related mental health issues. |
15 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON | |
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1 | This act would require the police officer commission on standards and training to |
2 | establish mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees in all incidents involving |
3 | mental health literacy. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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