This bill amends current law to authorize the director of the police standards and training council to detail law enforcement training specialists for law enforcement and crowd control services at the request of state, county, or local law enforcement agencies. The new legal language specifies that these specialists can be deployed for public and private events, as well as for extra duty functions outside regular business hours, with the council being reimbursed for their services. The bill also establishes that while performing these duties, the officers will have the authority to enforce all criminal and motor vehicle laws of the state where the services are provided.

Additionally, the bill removes the provision that allowed mental incapacitation as a justification for disability retirement benefits for certain group II members, thereby only allowing physical incapacitation as a basis for such benefits. The effective date of the act is set for 60 days after its passage. The fiscal impact of the bill is expected to be indeterminable, as any costs incurred by the state are anticipated to be offset by reimbursements received for the detailed services provided.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 106-L:5
As Amended by the House: 106-L:5
As Amended by the Senate: 106-L:5, 100-A:6
Version adopted by both bodies: 106-L:5, 100-A:6
HB778 text: 106-L:5