HB575
Persons employed to perform forensic science duties; training and certification, policies.
Summary
As Introduced. Persons employed to perform forensic science duties; training and certification; policies for reporting wrongdoing or misconduct.
Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a comprehensive framework, in coordination with the Department of Forensic Science and with the approval of the Forensic Science Board, for the employment, job entry training, and certification requirements for any person employed by any state or local law-enforcement agency to ... (More) perform forensic laboratory services or forensic science duties, including a forensic specialist or forensic analyst, which training and certification shall be administered by the Department of Forensic Science. The bill provides that the comprehensive framework shall include (i) developing policies and procedures for such employees to report instances of wrongdoing or misconduct committed by another such employee, a law-enforcement officer, or an attorney for the Commonwealth; (ii) establishing and publishing a model policy for the employment, job entry training, and certification for such employees; and (iii) establishing compulsory minimum training standards for basic training and recertification of such employees. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104591D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/20/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB575)
- 01/23/2024 - House: Referred from General Laws
- 01/23/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/26/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 02/08/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106141D-H1
- 02/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/2024 - House: Left in Appropriations
