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This bill mandates that campus police officers at public higher educational institutions in Rhode Island must carry firearms, provided they complete specific firearm instruction and meet ongoing training requirements, and it also includes these campus police officers within the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights," which is a set of protections and procedures governing investigations and disciplinary actions against law enforcement officers. The bill amends existing laws to remove previous restrictions on campus police carrying firearms and to explicitly add them to the definition of law enforcement officers who are entitled to the rights and responsibilities outlined in the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, and it will become effective immediately upon its passage.

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