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Committee advances $2.5 million grant plan for scenario‑based police use‑of‑force training
Summary
The House Public Safety Committee advanced House File 541 on Feb. 19, a bill that would provide $2.5 million in state grants to post‑secondary institutions to deliver scenario‑based use‑of‑force and de‑escalation training to peace officers at no cost to agencies.
The House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 19 approved House File 541 and referred it to the Higher Education, Finance and Policy Committee. The bill, sponsored by Representative Steer, would appropriate $2,500,000 to the Office of Higher Education for reimbursement grants to post‑secondary professional peace officer education (PPOE) institutions to offer scenario‑based deadly‑force and de‑escalation training to peace officers at no cost to the officer or agency.
Representative Steer outlined the bill’s training priorities and funding mechanics. He said the bill “appropriates 2,500,000 to the office of higher education for reimbursement grants to post secondary schools” and described…
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