PRINTER'S NO. 1639
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1212
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY A. WILLIAMS AND KANE, MAY 28, 2024
REFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, MAY 28, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for mandatory
firearms training for certain law enforcement agencies.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2173. Mandatory firearms training for certain law enforcement
agencies.
(a) General rule.--An officer in a law enforcement agency
located in a county of the second class A with a population
between 565,000 and 600,000 according to the 2020 Federal
decennial census shall undergo and complete mandatory in-service
firearms training courses conducted by a certified law
enforcement firearms instructor at least four times each year.
(b) Documentation.--
(1) A certified law enforcement firearms instructor and
a law enforcement agency's chief officer shall be responsible
for producing and maintaining documentation of any in-service
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firearms training courses an officer completes, including the
number of rounds fired, the officer's scores and the firearms
used in training.
(2) Documentation issued under this section shall be
documented in the commission's Training and Certification
System within 30 days of the end of each calendar year,
including an officer's primary duty weapon qualification to
maintain certification as an officer.
(c) Penalty.--An officer who fails to complete the training
requirements under this section shall be placed on
administrative leave until the requirements have been met.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Certified law enforcement firearms instructor." A firearms
instructor authorized by the commission to conduct firearms
training to a police officer within this Commonwealth.
"Law enforcement agency." A public agency of a municipality
or county having general police powers and charged with making
arrests in connection with the enforcement of criminal or
traffic laws.
"Officer." A police officer employed by a law enforcement
agency.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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