Labor & Employment (Professional Licensing)

HD 4070 allows the state police colonel to appoint retired uniformed state police officers as "special state police officers" under specific conditions. To qualify, retired officers must have an honorable discharge, meet the colonel’s suitability standards, and obtain certification from the police training commission. These appointed officers serve as at-will employees for one-year terms (renewable at the colonel’s discretion), without civil service protections or benefits, but are treated as department members for certain purposes like liability coverage under Chapter 258. The bill directly affects retired state police personnel seeking temporary reemployment in active duty roles.