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Committee approves mandatory domestic‑violence continuing education for officers
Summary
HB 3763, a measure to count domestic‑violence instruction toward law‑enforcement continuing education without increasing basic training hours, passed the committee unanimously 9–0. Sponsor said the change covers topics such as assault response and mental‑health training.
Vice Chair Turner presented HB 3763, which would make domestic‑violence training part of continuing education credit for law enforcement. Turner said the bill does not increase the 24‑hour basic training requirement but allows domestic‑violence coursework to apply to continuing education in areas such as assault response and mental‑health training.
With no further debate, the committee voted and the chair announced the result as 9 yeas and 0 nays. The committee reported HB 3763 out of committee.
What happens next: The bill is recommended out of committee and will proceed through the legislature as scheduled.
