HB0080 • 2010

Peace officers, detention officers and dispatchers.

AN ACT relating to certification and hiring of peace officers, detention officers and dispatchers; authorizing law enforcement units to hire currently certified persons without additional examination and background investigation; providing for verification of certification and employment as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Harvey
Last action: 2010-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/8/2010

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Amendments

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HB0080HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

2010-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 63
2010-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0044
2010-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0044
2010-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0044
2010-03-03 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2010-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0044
2010-03-02 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2010-03-01 Senate
S Passed CoW
2010-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2010-02-26 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2010-02-23 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2010-02-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2010-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2010-02-22 House
H Advanced to 3rd Reading on Same Day
2010-02-22 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2010-02-19 House
H Passed CoW
2010-02-19 House
H Amendments Adopted
2010-02-19 House
Amendment Adopted
2010-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2010-02-18 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2010-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2010-02-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-02-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0080
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
10LSO-0302
Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0044

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Harvey

Catch Title:
Peace officers, detention officers and
dispatchers.

Subject:
Provides
procedure for hiring of currently certified peace officers, detention officers
and dispatchers.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires that an
applicant for a position as a peace officer, detention officer or dispatcher be
certified by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and subjected
to a criminal background investigation.

Certification and background
investigation are required even if the applicant has already been certified and
investigated and is currently employed in good standing by another law enforcement
unit.

This act authorizes a law
enforcement unit to hire a peace officer, detention officer or dispatcher
without additional background investigation upon confirmation of the
applicant's P.O.S.T. certification and verification of current employment with
another law enforcement unit in Wyoming.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0080

ENROLLED ACT NO. 44, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

providing for verification of certification and employment as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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1
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11 is created to read
:

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Certification and hiring of currently certified peace officers, detention officers and dispatchers.

(a)

A law enforcement unit may, following verification from the commission that a person is currently certified
by the commission
as a peace officer, detention officer or dispatcher, appoint that person
to a
respectively
certified position without further investigation or examination.

(b)

The commission shall provide in its rules for the certification to a prospective hiring law enforcement unit that a person is currently certified
by the commission
as a peace officer, detention officer or dispatcher
.

(c)

It is the sole responsibility of the prospective hiring law enforcement unit to verify that the person is employed in good standing by another law enforcement unit in this state.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk