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Senate Codes Committee advances bill to narrow color-vision disqualifications for police applicants
Summary
The Senate Standing Committee on Codes reported Senate Print 4389, a bill from Senator May that narrows color-vision requirements for police officers and creates alternative testing pathways for applicants with non-extreme deficiencies. Committee members asked for clarity after a prior gubernatorial veto.
The Senate Standing Committee on Codes on March 25 reported Senate Print 4389, a bill from Senator May that would limit disqualification of police officer candidates to those with extreme color-vision deficiencies and create alternative methods for meeting the requirement after an initial failure.
The measure "ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility," the bill summary read to the committee. The bill also "provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard." The committee voted to report the bill; Senator Briscoe voted no and Senator Galvin recorded "without recommendation."
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