HCS HB 211 -- PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING

SPONSOR:  Bruns (Jones, 117)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Crime Prevention and Public Safety by a vote of 10 to 0.

This substitute expands the number of members on the Peace
Officers Standards and Training Commission from nine to 11 by
including two members that are peace officers at or below the
rank of sergeant employed by a political subdivision.  No more
than two members of the commission can reside in the same
congressional district or be employees of the same law
enforcement agency.

The substitute also allows the Director of the Department of
Public Safety to establish rules to implement the Peace Officers
Standards and Training (POST) Program.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that recent revisions to the POST
Program statutes accidentally removed the Department of Public
Safety's rule-making authority.  The bill will give the
department the authority that it had prior to 2001 in regard to
the POST Program.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Jones (117);
Department of Public Safety; Missouri State Fraternal Order of
Police; and Missouri Police Chiefs' Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:18 am