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Committee holds community‑informed police training bill for further work (CB81)
Summary
CB81 would require partnerships between the police department, educational institutions and nonprofits to shape cadet training and consider training performance in academy selection; police officials said the department already exceeds many state training requirements and the committee voted to hold the bill for follow‑up (5–0).
The committee held CB81 after staff and police officials outlined current training programs and flagged implementation questions including vendor use, timeline and whether the bill's language matched state requirements.
Sponsor Councilwoman Oriada said the measure is intended "to catch issues early" by incorporating racial‑justice and social‑justice training into academy evaluation and by creating partnerships with nonprofits and educational institutions. David Williams, the legislative budget and policy analyst, said CB81 would require the police department to establish programs that carry some adverse fiscal impact; he noted the analysis drew from a Montgomery County equivalent.
Police training officials told the committee the department already runs substantial programs: recruits receive an 8‑hour classroom curriculum plus a museum‑curated day and the department provides implicit‑bias training annually and 40 hours of in‑service classroom training this year (about 46 hours including online work). Acting Assistant Captain Brendan Bettinger described partnerships with university researchers and museum partners used for academy and in‑service training. Committee members asked staff to produce a clear mapping of state training requirements versus what CB81 would add; Vice Chair Calvin Hawkins moved to hold the bill for further work, and the motion passed 5–0.
