MA S1610

Bill

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/21/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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 and establish a 2-hour course on mental wellness and suicide prevention as part of the recruit basic training and in-service training curriculum. The course is designed to teach officers how to utilize healthy coping skills, recognize symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and identify signs of suicidal behavior in themselves and other officers. It also includes information on mental health resources and aims to reduce the stigma associated with officers seeking mental health services. The bill further mandates that all sworn members of the state police and other certified police agencies in the state must annually complete this training, for which they will be paid their regular wages.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (4)

Mike Moore (D)*, Tami Gouveia (D), Mark Montigny (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1610

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1610
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1610.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1090	To improve child and adolescent mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2077	To improve the quality of mental health services, and rights of patients, by providing for sufficient privacy	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
H2714	Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H2786	Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3754	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3911	Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law	No further action taken	Similar To
H3971	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838	Similar To
H4838	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H887	Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1286	Relative to a PACT pilot program for children	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1300	Resolve to ensure delivery of mental health services to adults with acute mental illness	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1579	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1752	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2568	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2479	Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2876	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Rowley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1090

To improve child and adolescent mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H2077

To improve the quality of mental health services, and rights of patients, by providing for sufficient privacy

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

H2714

Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H2786

Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses

No further action taken

Similar To

H3754

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3911

Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law

No further action taken

Similar To

H3971

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838

Similar To

H4838

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H887

Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1286

Relative to a PACT pilot program for children

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1300

Resolve to ensure delivery of mental health services to adults with acute mental illness

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1579

To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1752

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2568

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2479

Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2876

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S34

To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

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