MA S1445

Bill

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
11/25/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide mental wellness training for police officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide mental wellness training for police officers in Massachusetts. It requires the Municipal Police Training Committee to develop a 2-hour course on mental health and suicide prevention for law enforcement officers, which will teach them healthy coping skills, how to recognize PTSD and suicidal behavior in themselves and others, and information on available mental health resources. The bill also mandates that all sworn state police and municipal police officers annually complete this training course, and failure to do so may result in suspension or removal from their position.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (5)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Barry Finegold (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 11/25/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1445

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1445
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1445.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1333	Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1335	Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1705	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3823	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3824	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022	Similar To
H396	Relative to school resource officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4022	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4242	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4273	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1560	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2173	Similar To
S1586	Protecting volunteer law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2200	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Accompanied a new draft, see S2240	Similar To
S2240	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S907	Relative to mandatory sentences for those committing an assault on a law enforcement officer	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1333

Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1335

Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1705

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H3823

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3824

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022

Similar To

H396

Relative to school resource officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4022

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4242

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4273

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1560

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2173

Similar To

S1586

Protecting volunteer law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2200

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Accompanied a new draft, see S2240

Similar To

S2240

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S907

Relative to mandatory sentences for those committing an assault on a law enforcement officer

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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