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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 2802 By Delegates Pinson, Burkhammer, Kump, Funkhouser, Maynor, Hornby, Holstein, Kelly, and Akers [Introduced February 21, 2025;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED House Bill 2802 BY DELEGATES PINSON, URKHAMMER , UMP , FUNKHOUSER , AYNOR , ORNBY, HOLSTEI, KELL,AND AKERS [Passed April 11, 2025;
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary] Eng HB 2802 A BILL to amend and reenact §30-29-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers.
in effect 90 days from passage (July 10, 2025)] Enr HB 2802 AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-29-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to law-enforcement training and certification;
establishing certain standards governing in- service law-enforcement officer training curricula and in-service supervisory level training curricula promulgated by rules of the subcommittee;
and providing that the rules shall include certain provisions for substitution of training credit hours for officers engaging in on-site participation in school safety programs.
Provided, That the rules shall include a provision for substitute hours of in-service training or supervisory level in-service training credits to the extent and in a manner determined appropriate by the subcommittee for law-enforcement officers or certified law-enforcement instructors who engage in on-site participation in a school safety program authorized by law or by a law-enforcement agency;
Provided, That the rules shall include a Enr HB 2802 provision for substitute hours of in-service training or supervisory level in-service training credits to the extent and in a manner determined appropriate by the subcommittee for law-enforcement officers or certified law-enforcement instructors who engage in on-site participation in a school safety program authorized by law or by a law-enforcement agency;
Eng HB 2802 (8) Certify organized criminal enterprise investigation techniques with a qualified anti-racial profiling training course or module;
(8) Certify organized criminal enterprise investigation techniques with a qualified anti-racial profiling training course or module;
These standards and procedures shall provide for preservation of records and access to records by law-enforcement agencies and conditions as to how the information in those records is to be used regarding an officer's law-enforcement employment by another law- enforcement agency:
These standards and procedures shall provide for preservation of records and access to records by law-enforcement agencies and conditions as to how the information in Enr HB 2802 those records is to be used regarding an officer's law-enforcement employment by another law- enforcement agency:
(A) The subcommittee shall establish and manage a database that is available to all law- enforcement agencies in the state concerning the status of any person's certification.
(A) The subcommittee shall establish and manage a database that is available to all law- enforcement agencies in the state concerning the status of any person's certification;
Eng HB 2802 (13) Seek supplemental funding for law-enforcement training academies from sources other than the fees collected pursuant to §30-29-4 of this code;
(13) Seek supplemental funding for law-enforcement training academies from sources other than the fees collected pursuant to §30-29-4 of this code;
Provided, That such rules and procedures must be consistent with the priority criteria prescribed by generally applicable department procedures;
Provided, That such rules and procedures Enr HB 2802 must be consistent with the priority criteria prescribed by generally applicable department procedures;
and (18) Make recommendations to the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction for legislation related to the subcommittee's duties and responsibilities, or for research or studies by the Division of Administrative Services on topics related to the subcommittee’s duties and responsibilities.
(18) Make recommendations to the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction for legislation related to the subcommittee's duties and responsibilities, or for research or studies by the Division of Administrative Services on topics related to thesubcommittee’s duties and responsibilities;
Eng HB 2802 (19) Promulgate standards governing the training, firearms qualification, and initial and ongoing professional certification of a tactical medical professional, as defined in §30-43-1 of this code, on or before January 1, 2024.
and (19) Promulgate standards governing the training, firearms qualification, and initial and ongoing professional certification of a tactical medical professional, as defined in §30-43-1 of this code, on or before January 1, 2024.
(1) Establish training to effectively investigate human trafficking offenses as defined in §61- 2-1 et seq.
(1) Establish training to effectively investigate human trafficking offenses as defined in §61-2-1 et seq.
Enr HB 2802 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect 90 days from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................
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Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2025.
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