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Senate committee advances bill to make civilian police general-orders boards advisory
Summary
A state Senate committee voted to convert civilian-majority general-orders boards from binding decision-makers to advisory bodies, a change sponsors say would restore chiefs’ ability to set department policy while supporters cite delays and vacancies at Indianapolis’ boards.
A Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee advanced legislation on Thursday that would strip binding policy-making authority from civilian-majority general-orders boards and make such boards advisory.
Senator Carrasco, sponsor of Senate Bill 284, told the committee the measure is meant to ensure police chiefs and sheriffs remain the single point of responsibility for departmental policies. "Police chiefs and sheriffs should have operational control and responsibility for policies in their agency," she said during opening remarks.
Rick Snyder, president of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, testified the change would address what he described as 45 overlapping levels of review at Indianapolis Metropolitan Police…
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