HB 820 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

This bill expands the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice by adding four new members representing specific parishes and requiring them to have community leadership or academic expertise in law enforcement. It also mandates that police departments in cities with over 150,000 residents complete quarterly training on de-escalation, bias recognition, and crisis intervention starting in 2025. These departments must report their training completion to the council, ensuring regular updates on officer preparedness for interactions with individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
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Apr 2024
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Introduced Apr 2, 2024 Last action May 13, 2024
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Joy Walters
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