[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2303 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2303

To establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and training 
                    of State correctional officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 1997

 Mr. Gallegly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and training 
                    of State correctional officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Correctional Officer Safety and 
Training Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Attorney General and 
national organizations established to provide professional development 
for correctional officers, shall establish voluntary national 
guidelines to reduce assaults in State and local correctional 
facilities and to train State correctional officers.
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