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SB 992: Minimum Qualifications for Law Enforcement or Correctional Officers

GENERAL BILL by Powell

Minimum Qualifications for Law Enforcement or Correctional Officers; Providing additional criminal history screening standards for applicants; requiring applicants to pass a psychological screening; requiring applicants to provide names of any prior law enforcement agency employers; requiring such employers in this state to provide certain information concerning applicants; prohibiting the employment of an applicant until information is provided by such prior employers, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/10/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 107
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 107
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 992, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2021 at 4:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 505 Minimum Qualifications for Law Enforcement or Correctional Officers McCurdy Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.1757 Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened. Page 3 (pdf)
    943.13 Officers’ minimum qualifications for employment or appointment. Page 1 (pdf)
    943.131 Temporary employment or appointment; minimum basic recruit training exemptions. Page 4 (pdf)
    943.1395 Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.1397 Officer certification examinations; fee. Page 9 (pdf)
    943.17296 Training in identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.17298 Training in the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.173 Examinations; administration; materials not public records; disposal of materials. Page 11 (pdf)
    943.19 Saving clause. Page 11 (pdf)
    943.253 Exemption; elected officers. Page 12 (pdf)

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