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Panel advances bill letting some housing authorities create police forces; debate over local control and jurisdiction
Summary
House Bill 822 would allow housing authorities in certain cities to establish certified police forces with jurisdiction on housing authority property and adjacent properties, contingent on training and certification requirements.
House Bill 822, introduced by Chairman Freeman, would amend the housing authority law to allow housing authorities in cities of the second class A and third class to appoint police officers who may exercise the same powers municipal police have on housing authority property and adjacent properties, provided those officers receive municipal police training and certification from the Municipal Police Officers' Education and…
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