PRINTER'SH0863B2105A02766 SFR:EJH 10/26/23 #90 A02766 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.

839863 THESponsor: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

863REPRESENTATIVE 2023BRIGGS INTRODUCEDPrinter's BYNo. D.

WILLIAMS,2105 KINSEY,Amend MADDENBill, ANDpage SANCHEZ,2, APRILlines 10,19 2023and REFERRED20, TOby COMMITTEEstriking ONout JUDICIARY,", APRILWHICH" 10, 2023 AN ACT Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania powers and dutiesinserting of. commission.ees, further providing for The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

SectionLocal 1.jurisdictions may submit reading comprehension tests to the commission for consideration.

SectionThe 2164(8)commission of2023/90SFR/HB0863A02766 Title- 531 of- the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 2164.

Powers and duties of commission.

The powers and duties of the commission shall be as follows:

* * * (8) To require minimum standards for physical fitness, psychological evaluation and education as prerequisites to employment as a police officer.

The minimum standards 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.

A school may not enroll an individual into a recruit training program certified by the commission unless the individual has obtained a score in the 15th percentile or higher for the individual's age and gender as specified in the Cooper standards for each required evaluation.

* * * Section 2.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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