DE HB206 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Passed on August 7 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-07 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

This Act revamps the Council on Police Training, by changing the name of the Council to the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (or POST) and amending its powers and duties to: (1) more accurately reflect the dual role of establishing training standards for Delaware police officers as well as overseeing allegations of police officer misconduct and conducting hearings for possible suspensions or de-certifications; (2) untethering the Council from the Delaware State Police by deleting the requirement that the Director of the Delaware State Police Academy is responsible for education and training in connection with the Councils duties and responsibilities; (3) removing the requirement that discipline proceedings be tied to whether the employing department takes action against the officer and increasing the instances when discipline can be issued; (4) advising the Delaware Police Accreditation Commission regarding statewide accreditation standards; (5) issuing guidelines for local police oversight commissions or boards. The Bill improves transparency by increasing required meetings from two to four per year, clarifying that decisions of disciplinary panels are public documents, requiring that departments form public accountability commissions with non-officer members, and requiring a public comment period and an official website with publication of pertinent records and documents of the POST. By amending the definition of police officer, the bill also requires that officers employed only part-time are subject to the regulatory oversight of the POST. The Bill proposes that the Councils day-to-day functions be provided through professionals retained by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

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Title

An Act To Amend Titles 10, 11, 24, 29, And 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Police Officer Standards And Training Commission.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-08-07 Signed by Governor
2023-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-06-30 Suspension of Rules in Senate
2023-06-30 Lifted From Table in Senate
2023-06-29 Laid On Table in Senate
2023-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-06-29 Amendment HA 3 to HB 206 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2023-06-29 Amendment HA 2 to HB 206 - Stricken in House
2023-06-29 Amendment HA 1 to HB 206 - Stricken in House
2023-06-29 Amendment HA 2 to HB 206 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-28 Amendment HA 1 to HB 206 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-15 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2023-06-08 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2023-06-07 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2023-06-02 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

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