HB 2849-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Directs the commission to provide basic law enforcement training to all liquor enforcement officers initially employed on or after the effective date of this act.  The commission shall certify that the liquor enforcement officer has successfully completed the training before the liquor enforcement officer engages in any enforcement activities.

     Directs the commission to provide an equivalency basic law enforcement training program for liquor enforcement officers employed prior to the effective date of this act.  The commission shall develop an equivalency training program of no more than one hundred sixty hours taking into consideration the types of experiences of and training received by experienced liquor enforcement officers.