Bill > HB1910

This bill amends several Pennsylvania statutes to: 1) Require magisterial district judges to complete a continuing education program each year, including at least one course on the identification and reporting of suspected child abuse and court proceedings involving children. 2) Establish a new chapter in Title 44 that requires law enforcement agencies to provide mental health evaluations for post-traumatic stress disorder to their officers upon request, recommendation, or after a use of lethal force incident. If the evaluation identifies symptoms of PTSD, the officer must be provided treatment until a licensed physician determines they can resume full duties. Officers experiencing PTSD symptoms or undergoing treatment must be assigned to administrative duty. 3) Expand the powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission to include providing training to police officers on recognizing mental illness and interacting with individuals who have mental health issues, as well as annual in-service training on use of force, de-escalation, and community relations. The bill sets different effective dates for the various provisions, with most taking effect within 60 days to one year of enactment.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1910