3.0.0 1065 2023-01-11T13:28:42Z 2023-01-11T13:28:42Z House HR 2015-02-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLAY:H.R. 1065.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Commerce Clause, Article 1Section 8[Page H1164]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-16T20:37:09Z Referred to 2015-02-25T15:01:25Z Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015 114 2302 HR 2015-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2015-03-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-02-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 N Crime and Law Enforcement Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mental health Racial and ethnic relations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-02-25 Introduced in House 2015-05-21T20:18:44Z POST Act of 2015

Directs states receiving funds under specified Bureau of Justice Assistance grant programs (whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise), after a specified compliance period, to require all individuals enrolled in an academy of a law enforcement agency of the state and all law enforcement officers of the state to fulfill a training session on sensitivity each fiscal year, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants. Requires an eight-hour session for individuals attending an academy and a four-hour session for all other law enforcement officers.

Subjects any state that fails to comply with such requirement to a reduction of up to 20% of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to such state for a fiscal year for such grant programs, at the discretion of the Attorney General.

]]> POST Act of 2015 Display Title POST Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To require that States receiving Byrne JAG funds to require sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of that State. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced POST Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1065ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1065ih.xml 2015-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.