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 provision allows these specialists to perform duties outside regular business hours for public and private events, with the council establishing a detail rate that includes compensation for the officers and reimbursement for associated expenses. This insertion is made in RSA 106-L:5, creating a new paragraph (XX-a) that outlines the responsibilities and authority of the director in this context.

Additionally, the bill modifies the criteria for disability retirement benefits for certain group II members by removing "mental" from the justification for being found incapacitated. The amended language in RSA 100-A:6, II(e)(2)(A) specifies that, starting July 1, 2024, a member must be found physically incapacitated for the further performance of duty, with the implication that mental incapacitation will no longer be considered. The bill is set to take effect 60 days after its passage, and while it is expected to have indeterminable fiscal impacts, any costs incurred by the state are anticipated to be offset by reimbursements.

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