Chapter
383
2008 -- H 8396 AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/05/08
A N A C T
CREATING THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS OF RETIRED
OFFICERS COMMISSION
Introduced By:
Representative Arthur J. Corvese
Date Introduced: June 17,
2008
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 11-47 of the General Laws entitled "Weapons" is hereby
amended
by
adding thereto the following section:
11-47-16.1.
Special commission on law enforcement weapons qualifications of
retired
officers. – (a) There is
hereby created a special commission to be known as the "Law
Enforcement
Weapons Qualifications of Retired Officers Commission."
(b)
The purpose and charge of said commission shall be to study all aspects of firearms
qualifications,
standards, and certifications for all retired law enforcement officers
appointed after
June
17, 1959, from each of the city and town police departments of this state.
(c)
The commission shall consist of eight (8) members: one of whom shall be the
president
of the State Fraternal Order of Police, or designee; one of whom shall be the
president
of
the Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 3, or designee; one of whom
shall be the
superintendent
of the Rhode Island state police, or designee; one of whom shall be a
representative
of a local branch of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, to be
appointed
by the national president of the IBPO; one of whom shall be the executive
director of
the New
England Police Chiefs Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the
chairman of
the
Rhode Island commission on law enforcement standards and training, or designee;
one of
whom
shall be the Rhode Island attorney general, or designee; and one of whom shall
the
president
of the Rhode Island State Rifle and Revolver Association, or designee.
(d)
Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original
appointment.
(e)
The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their
services.
(f)
All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and
information,
documentary
and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or
desirable
by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.
(g)
The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the general
assembly
annually, on or before January 2, commencing in 2009.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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