A bill to require that States receiving Byrne JAG funds to require sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-814| Senate
| Updated: 4/4/2017
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Cosponsors (1)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on diversity and sensitivity. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives JAG funding to have in effect a law requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute an offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury. DOJ must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthRacial and ethnic relations
A bill to require that States receiving Byrne JAG funds to require sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-814| Senate
| Updated: 4/4/2017
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on diversity and sensitivity. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives JAG funding to have in effect a law requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute an offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury. DOJ must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Cosponsors (1)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthRacial and ethnic relations