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Committee adopts substitute for bill easing out-of-state police fitness rule; sponsor says it includes 9-1-1 dispatch updates
Summary
The committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 237 removing a physical-activity requirement for certain out-of-state police applicants and incorporated updates to 9-1-1 dispatching laws; a member said she will offer a floor amendment to require proof of passing a physical-agility test in the applicant’s original state.
The House Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 237 that would change certification rules for out-of-state police officers and, the sponsor said, update 9-1-1 dispatching laws.
Senator Jason Howell introduced the measure and said the substitute removes the state physical-activity requirement for applicants who are in good standing in another state, provided they have served at least 10 years in that other state and have been separated from employment there…
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