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HB 1128 IN

Mental health assessment of law enforcement officers.

IN · session 2021 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2021

Latest action (Jan 7, 2021) First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

Summary

Requires the law enforcement training board (board) to establish psychological fitness for duty policies, procedures, and standards for law enforcement officers (officers). Specifies certain topics and issues to be considered by the board when establishing psychological fitness for duty policies, procedures, and standards. Requires officers to undergo a psychological fitness for duty examination after one or more of the following events: (1) An officer's return from military deployment. (2) An officer's exposure to a bloodborne pathogen. (3) An officer's discharge of any firearm during a use of force incident. Requires certain persons and entities responsible for the hiring or appointment of officers to require a psychological fitness for duty evaluation for an officer after certain specified events.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 7, 2021 Coauthored by Representative Harris · lower
  2. Jan 7, 2021 Authored by Representative Jackson · lower
  3. Jan 7, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · lower
Subjects
HEALTH generallyLAW ENFORCEMENT generallyMENTAL HEALTH, Local Agencies and Programs

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 5, 2021 · PDF

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