Bill > A303

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This bill requires the Police Training Commission in the Department of Law and Public Safety to adopt a training course regarding school emergency response, including response to an active shooter threat. The training course must include lockdown drill observations. Under the bill, the training will be administered by the employing agency as part of the in-service training provided to each local police officer in each law enforcement unit operating in this State. The bill further provides that prior to being appointed to permanent status as a local police officer in a law enforcement unit, an individual must complete the training course. Every local police officer appointed prior to the effective date of this bill must, within 36 months of the effective date, satisfactorily complete a training course in school emergency response.

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Kimberly Eulner (R)*,  Nancy Muñoz (R)*,  John Catalano (R),  Chris DePhillips (R),  Aura Dunn (R),  Michele Matsikoudis (R),  Greg McGuckin (R),  Marilyn Piperno (R),  Beth Sawyer (R),  Parker Space (R),  Edward Thomson (R),  Brandon Umba (R),  Harold Wirths (R), 

Motion Affirm Ruling (46-33-0) (Coughlin) (on 05/26/2022)

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