Commander curriculum development

(a)

Definitions

Section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (32), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (33)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:

(34)the term command-level personnel means law enforcement officers employed by a State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency whose responsibilities include managing, directing, or overseeing law enforcement operations within a geographic subunit of the jurisdiction in which such agency has primary responsibility for law enforcement activities.

(b)

Cops program

Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(q)

Training in improving police command-level personnel leadership, management, and effectiveness

(1)

Training curricula

(A)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall develop training curricula or identify effective existing training curricula for command-level personnel relating to—(i)leadership and strategic thinking;(ii)critical incident response and management, including understanding, preparing for, and responding to the effect of critical incidents on officers and communities;(iii)risk management;(iv)officer wellness;(v)data analysis and data-driven policing tactics;(vi)evidence-based decision making; and(vii)building community trust.(B)

Requirements

The training curricula developed or identified under this paragraph shall include—(i)primarily in-person instruction and peer-to-peer learning;(ii)a framework for a practical, evidence-based problem solving component under which participating command-level personnel—(I)identify and develop a proposed solution to a leadership, operational, or management challenge relevant to personnel in the command-level personnel’s employing law enforcement agency;(II)receive feedback from curriculum instructors and other participating command-level personnel to refine the proposed solution accordingly to meet the needs of the law enforcement agency and community served; and(III)present a final, implementable product emphasizing evidence-based strategies to program instructors and the command-level personnel’s district or geographic command; and(iii)the incorporation of pre-course and post-course assessments to measure knowledge acquisition and leadership competencies relevant to the training curricula.(C)

Consultation

The Attorney General shall develop and identify training curricula under this paragraph in consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government, organizations and fraternal associations representing law enforcement officers, universities with appropriate law enforcement or leadership programs, and any other entities the Attorney General determines appropriate.(2)

Certified programs and courses

(A)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date on which training curricula are developed or identified under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall establish a process to—(i)certify training programs and courses offered to command-level personnel which incorporate 1 or more of the training curricula developed or identified under paragraph (1), or equivalents to such training curricula, which may include certifying training programs or courses offered on or before the date on which the Attorney General establishes the process; and(ii)terminate the certification of a training program or course that fails to meet the standards developed or identified under paragraph (1).(B)

Partnerships with educational institutions

Not later than 180 days after the date on which training curricula are developed or identified under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall develop criteria to ensure that entities which offer training programs or courses that are certified under subparagraph (A) collaborate with educational institutions to evaluate and continuously improve the curricula and coursework of those educational institutions.(3)

List

Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Attorney General completes the activities required under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General shall publish a list of law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government employing law enforcement officers who have successfully completed a course using the training curricula developed or identified under paragraph (1), or equivalents to such training curricula, which shall include—(A)the total number of law enforcement officers that are employed by the law enforcement agency; and(B)the number of law enforcement officers who have completed such a course.