Revision: April 17, 2023, 10:20 a.m.
SB 130-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/09/2023 0655s
2023 SESSION
23-0897
04/10
SENATE BILL 130-FN
AN ACT relative to a court security officer training program.
SPONSORS: Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the police standards and training council to develop a court security officer education and training program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/09/2023 0655s 23-0897
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to a court security officer training program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Police Standards and Training Council; Definitions. Amend RSA 106-L:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. "Court security officer" means a security officer employed by the judicial branch who performs such duties as may be established under the order and direction of the chief justice of the supreme court.
2 New Paragraph; Police Standards and Training Council; Powers. Amend RSA 106-L:5 by inserting after paragraph XXV the following new paragraph:
XXV-a. Upon the request of, and with the approval of, the chief justice of the supreme court, develop a court security officer training and certification program to provide for the education, training, and certification of court security officers by the council. The council may enter into such agreements with the judicial branch as may be necessary to implement a court security officer education, training, and certification program.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0897
Amended 4/14/23
SB 130-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2023-0655s)
AN ACT relative to a court security officer training program.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase (Likely More Than $100,000 Per Year) | ||
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill authorizes the Police Standards and Training Council to develop a court security officer training and certification program to provide for the education, training, and certification of court security officers. The Council states to do this, it would need to build the curriculum and testing to create the court security officer (CSO) academy and develop, deliver, and oversee the annual in-service training and certification process. Presently, there are approximately 150 CSOs that are working for the Judicial Branch. The Council states it would need two (2) part-time law enforcement training specialists and one (1) part-time administrative assistant to support this new training and certification program. The Council states increases to its expenditures in FY 2024 and each year thereafter are indeterminable, but likely not less than $100,000 per year.
This bill further authorizes the Police Standards and Training Council to enter into agreements with the Judicial Branch as necessary to implement a CSO education, training, and certification program. To this extent, it is indeterminable if there would be any impact on Judicial Branch expenditures relative to costs to train and certify CSOs.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Police Standards and Training Council and Judicial Branch