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Committee reviews technical changes to officer certification, background checks and hearings
Summary
Senate Bill 52-24 would clarify certification and commissioning language at the Criminal Justice Training Commission, require background checks on certain transfers between officer types, and remove a statutory requirement that the administrative law judge issue a proposed recommendation before a five-member panel issues a final decision.
Senate Bill 52-24, a companion to legislation previously heard in the House, would align definitions and processes used by the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) for certifying peace officers, corrections officers and limited-authority officers.
Staff explained the bill narrows and clarifies terms such as “certified” and “commissioned,” establishes that applicants moving between certified positions must meet background-investigation requirements, and removes a statutory step requiring an administrative law judge…
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