Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2024
This bill requires states to implement annual training for all law enforcement officers and academy students on fair policing, including anti-bias education, crisis intervention, de-escalation tactics, and cultural diversity. It mandates initial 8-hour training and 4 hours yearly, with scenario-based testing to verify proficiency. To receive federal grants, states must also enact laws ensuring independent prosecution for officer use of deadly force (resulting in death or injury), using methods like civilian review boards or special prosecutors. Compliance with these training and review requirements is tied directly to eligibility for federal funding under this program.
Bill status
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Introduction
Jul 2024
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Introduced Jul 30, 2024
Last action Jul 30, 2024
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Jul 30, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jul 30, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Tammy Duckworth
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Cantwell
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
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