HB 863 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for powers and duties of commission.

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839, 2105, 2285 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

WILLIAMS, KINSEY, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, GREEN AND CEPHAS, APRIL 10, 2023 ASSENATOR AMENDEDREGAN, ONLAW SECONDAND CONSIDERATION,JUSTICE, HOUSEIN OFSENATE, REPRESENTATIVES,AS NOVEMBERAMENDED, 13,DECEMBER 11, 2023 AN ACT AmeConsolidatedAmending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing forniafor powers and duties of commission.

(i) The minimum physical fitness standards FOR A <-- SCHOOL LOCATED IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS shall require an applicant for certification to score no lower than the 30th percentile of the Cooper standards, which coincides with the 30th percentile of the general population, for each required evaluation to be eligible for employment as a police officer.

(ii) The minimum educational standards shall require <-- an applicant to demonstrate reading comprehension through a reading comprehension test approved by the commission,commission. <-- which.

LOCALLocal JURISDICTIONSjurisdictions MAYmay SUBMITsubmit READINGreading <--comprehension COMPREHENSIONtests TESTSto TOthe THEcommission COMMISSIONfor FORconsideration. CONSIDERATION.

THEThe COMMISSIONcommission shall transmit notice of approved reading comprehension tests to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin and on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.

SUBPARAGRAPH (I) SHALL EXPIRE FIVE YEARS AFTER <-- THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.

(III) THE MINIMUM EDUCATION STANDARDS SHALL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION OF READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THE USE OF A READING COMPREHENSION TEST APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.

THE COMMISSION SHALL:

(A) IMMEDIATELY APPROVE TWO READING COMPREHENSION TESTS.

(B) EVALUATE ADDITIONAL READING COMPREHENSION TESTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED BY A SCHOOL OR THAT OTHERWISE COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW.

(C) PROVIDE NOTICE OF A LIST OF APPROVED READING 20230HB0863PN2410 - 2 - COMPREHENSION TESTS BY:

(I) TRANSMITTING NOTICE OF THE LIST TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN.

(II) POSTING THE LIST ON THE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION.

(IV) WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE JOINT STATE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPACT THAT THE CURRENT MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND EDUCATION PREREQUISITES TO EMPLOYMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ON RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS POLICE OFFICERS IN JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THIS COMMONWEALTH.

THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL EXPIRE UPON TRANSMISSION OF THE REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE JOINT STATE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU THAT THE REPORT HAS BEEN SENT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.days <-- IMMEDIATELY.

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