Plain English Breakdown
The bill does not specify which academies will have sales facilities or how many staff members will become officers, leaving these details uncertain.
Law Enforcement Training Academy Act
This bill allows the commissioner to appoint directors and staff members as law enforcement officers at training academies and permits the department of general services to run a sales facility there to fund operations.
What This Bill Does
- Allows the commissioner of general services to make the director of a training academy that falls under their supervision a law enforcement officer.
- Requires the commissioner to get a written recommendation from the academy's director before appointing staff members as officers.
- Permits the department of general services to operate a sales facility at a law enforcement training academy.
- Allows fees collected from the sale of goods and services to be used for maintaining and improving the academy.
Who It Names or Affects
- The commissioner of general services
- Directors and staff members of law enforcement training academies
- Department of general services
Terms To Know
- Commissioner
- A high-ranking official in charge of a government department or agency.
- Sales facility
- A place where goods and services are sold to support the operations of an academy.
Limits and Unknowns
- The exact fiscal impact on state expenditures and revenue cannot be determined until vendor contracts are awarded and fees are set.
- This bill does not specify which training academies will have sales facilities or how many staff members will become officers.