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Panel backs bill allowing law-enforcement time in schools to count as in‑service credit
Summary
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 2802 to the full Senate recommending passage after sponsors said the bill would let active officers earn in‑service credit for spending time working inside schools under Law Enforcement Professional Standards Committee rules.
A Senate committee on [date not specified] voted to report House Bill 2802 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. The bill would allow the Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Committee to grant in‑service credit to active law‑enforcement officers for spending time physically stationed in schools and participating in school safety programs.
The bill’s lead sponsor, Delegate Pinson, told the committee he served seven years as a police officer, including nearly two years stationed inside a 1,200‑student school. “School safety has been a…
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