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Technical fixes to CJTC certification statutes advance; bill would remove some procedural steps and clarify background‑check requirements

2136499 · January 21, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 5224, an agency‑request technical bill from the Criminal Justice Training Commission, would remove the administrative law judge's required proposed recommendation in decertification hearings, add definitions, and clarify background checks for officers moving between agencies; CJTC and law‑enforcement associations testified in support.

Senate Bill 5224, requested by the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC), would make a set of technical changes to statutes governing officer certification and commission operations. Two substantive changes drew attention at the hearing: removing the requirement that an administrative law judge (ALJ) issue a proposed recommendation before a five‑member commission panel issues a final order in decertification hearings,…

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