Revision: Dec. 2, 2019, 11:06 a.m.
HB 1174 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2226
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1174
SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 36; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock. 25; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 29; Rep. Swinburne, Ches. 10; Rep. Murphy, Hills. 21; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires screening for all law enforcement officers for psychological stability and substance use disorders prior to assuming their duties as certified officers.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2226
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Police Standards and Training Council; Education and Training Required. Amend RSA 106-L:6, VI to read as follows:
VI. The council shall require that all uncertified part-time and full-time police officers, state corrections officers, and probation-parole officers, prior to assuming their duties, successfully pass a psychological screening test battery administered under the direction of a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist according to protocols adopted by the council and designed to detect behavioral traits that could adversely affect the person's ability to perform the essential functions of a law enforcement officer, including substance use disorders. Such an examination shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of administration for purposes of application for such employment.
2 Reimbursement of Expenses; Police Standards and Training Council. Amend RSA 106-L:9 to read as follows:
106-L:9 Reimbursement of Expenses. The council may reimburse political subdivisions or the state for, or may pay for a portion of, the expenses incurred by the officers in attendance at police training programs conducted or approved by the council and for testing for psychological and substance use disorders for candidates for certification as law enforcement officers.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.