Bill Text - SB376 (2022)

(New Title) relative to creating a board to review police incidents involving citizens affected by mental health issues.


Revision: April 18, 2022, 12:19 p.m.

Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8

April 18, 2022

2022-1614h

08/04

 

 

Floor Amendment to SB 376-FN

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 7 with the following:

 

7  Appropriation.  The sum of $1,200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 is hereby appropriated to the police standards and training council to support CIT training.  Such funds shall be used to reimburse agencies for any overtime or backfill costs associated with the attendance of one officer who attends and successfully completes a police standards and training council recognized CIT training offered within the state, for any costs associated with the transportation, lodging, and meal expenses incurred by the agency during such CIT training, for the costs associated with police standards and training council hiring any outside vendor to deliver the CIT training, and to provide for and compensate a part-time program administrator at police standards and training to manage this program.  The appropriation shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated to the police standards and training council and shall be nonlapsing.  Applications, scheduling, and reimbursement of local police departments and sheriff offices shall be managed by the police standards and training council, which shall coordinate officer training with individual departments throughout the state.  Departments with one or more previously CIT trained officers shall not be eligible for funds allocated under this section.  The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.