HB 248 -- Corrections Officer Standards and Training Commission

Co-Sponsors:  Ward, Gratz

This bill creates within the Department of Public Safety the
Corrections Officer Standards and Training Commission.

The bill:

(1)  Contains provisions regarding the appointment,
qualifications, and duties of the members of the commission;

(2)  Requires the commission to establish a core curriculum and
formulate rules and regulations for the administration of
corrections officers standards and training programs;

(3)  Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to
certify all programs proposed by the commission;

(4)  Allows the director to provide education materials to all
state correctional facilities regarding training, provide
training seminars, consult and cooperate with all state or
federal agencies for the development of programs, and issue,
suspend, and revoke any indicia of compliance;

(5)  Requires that after January 1, 2002, all persons hired as
corrections officers complete an instructional program certified
by the director.  Persons holding positions as of the date
specified may attend such programs on a voluntary basis;

(6)  Requires the director to design and implement continuing
education programs for corrections officers as a requirement for
continued employment;

(7)  Authorizes the director or a designee to visit and inspect
any certified training academy or program to determine whether
the program meets all standards established by the director and
further authorizes the director to issue, suspend, or revoke
certificates of compliance of training programs and instructors;
and the authority to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke any
indicia of compliance of a corrections officer for reasons
provided by the bill; and

(8)  Provides for an appeals process for any aggrieved employee
to the Administrative Hearing Commission.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:43 am