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Senate moves bill to allow qualified noncitizens and dispatchers in peace-officer roles, adds training clarification
Utah State Senate · February 2, 2021
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Summary
The Senate advanced a substitute to SB102 to include dispatchers under peace-officer training statutes and to remove a strict citizenship requirement for some roles, allowing permanent residents with five years' residence and legal work authorization to apply after meeting POST requirements.
The Senate adopted a substitute to SB102 and moved the bill to the third-reading calendar. Sponsor Senator Maine said the change adds "dispatchers" into the protective-classification of safety officers covered by the bill and removes a statute provision that required…
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