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Senate approves compromise on youth-corrections training; amendment to require POST certification fails
Summary
After a lengthy floor fight, the Senate rejected an amendment to require full POST certification for youth correctional officers but passed House Bill 191 (correctional officer amendments), following arguments over safety, fiscal cost, and retirement implications.
House Bill 191, described on the floor as correctional officer amendments informed by a juvenile-justice task force, drew extended debate over whether youth correctional officers should be required to obtain POST (peace officer standards and training) certification and how that would affect retirement eligibility.
Senator May, offering an amendment, said the amendment extended the POST requirement and explicitly addressed pension implications, arguing the front-line risks faced by youth correction…
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