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PA HB1910

In selection and retention of judicial officers, further providing for continuing education credit; in other officers, providing for mental health evaluations; and, in employees, further providing for powers and duties of commission.


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Introduced
10/11/2019
In Committee
06/30/2020
Crossed Over
06/24/2020
Passed
07/07/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/14/2020

Introduced Session

2019-2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) , 44 (Law and Justice) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in selection and retention of judicial officers, further providing for continuing education credit; in other officers, providing for mental health evaluations; and, in employees, further providing for powers and duties of commission.

AI Summary

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.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (44)

Dan Williams (D)* Stephen Barrar (R),  Tim Briggs (D),  Donna Bullock (D),  Thomas Caltagirone (D),  Joe Ciresi (D),  Carolyn Comitta (D),  Mary Jo Daley (D),  Tina Davis (D),  Jason Dawkins (D),  Dave Delloso (D),  Elizabeth Fiedler (D),  Isabella Fitzgerald (D),  Dan Frankel (D),  Bob Freeman (D),  Edward Gainey (D),  John Galloway (D),  Roni Green (D),  Liz Hanbidge (D),  Jordan Harris (D),  Carol Hill-Evans (D),  Joe Hohenstein (D),  Kristine Howard (D),  Mary Isaacson (D),  Stephen Kinsey (D),  Brian Kirkland (D),  William Kortz (D),  Bridget Kosierowski (D),  Maureen Madden (D),  Steve Malagari (D),  Jeanne McNeill (D),  Eric Nelson (R),  Eddie Pashinski (D),  Harry Readshaw (D),  Mark Rozzi (D),  Steve Samuelson (D),  Ben Sanchez (D),  Mike Schlossberg (D),  Pete Schweyer (D),  Melissa Shusterman (D),  Wendy Ullman (D),  Perry Warren (D),  Rosita Youngblood (D),  Michael Zabel (D), 

Last Action

Act No. 59 (on 07/14/2020)

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