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Senate bill would fund scenario-based use-of-force training for officers, reimburse schools $450 per trainee
Summary
Senate File 692 would direct $2.5 million in grants for scenario-based use-of-force training to postsecondary Professional Peace Officer Education (PPOE) providers; grants require Post Board approval of programs and would reimburse schools $450 per officer trained. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 692, heard March 10 by the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, would appropriate $2.5 million in grants for scenario-based use-of-force training for active law enforcement officers. The grants would be available to postsecondary schools certified to offer Professional Peace Officer Education (PPOE) and would reimburse training providers at $450 per officer who completes the program.
Senator Rasmussen, the bill author, described program requirements: Post Board-approved curriculum, scenario-based training that can include the…
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