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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PALLONE, BEYER, COHEN, GRUCELA, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAHONEY, PETRARCA, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, THOMAS, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD AND FABRIZIO, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, further defining "police department" |
3 | and "police officer" for purposes of municipal police |
4 | education and training. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. The definitions of "police department" and |
8 | "police officer" in section 2162 of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania |
9 | Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
10 | § 2162. Definitions. |
11 | The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter |
12 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
13 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
14 | * * * |
15 | "Police department." Any of the following: |
16 | (1) A public agency of a political subdivision having |
17 | general police powers and charged with making arrests in |
18 | connection with the enforcement of the criminal or traffic |
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1 | laws. This paragraph includes the sheriff's office in a |
2 | county of the second class. |
3 | (2) A campus police or university police department, as |
4 | used in section 2416 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, |
5 | No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, certified |
6 | by the Office of Attorney General as a criminal justice |
7 | agency under the definition of "criminal justice agency" in |
8 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 9102 (relating to definitions). This paragraph |
9 | does not include a campus police or university police |
10 | department of the State System of Higher Education and its |
11 | member institutions. |
12 | (3) A railroad or street railway police department |
13 | formed with officers commissioned under 22 Pa.C.S. Ch. 33 |
14 | (relating to railroad and street railway police) or any prior |
15 | statute providing for such commissioning. |
16 | (4) The Capitol Police. |
17 | (5) The Harrisburg International Airport Police. |
18 | (6) An airport authority police department. |
19 | (7) A county park police department. |
20 | "Police officer." Any of the following: |
21 | (1) A full-time or part-time employee assigned to |
22 | criminal or traffic law enforcement duties of any of the |
23 | following: |
24 | (i) A police department of a county, city, borough, |
25 | town or township. |
26 | (ii) Any railroad or street railway police. |
27 | (iii) Any campus or university police department. |
28 | (iv) The Capitol Police. |
29 | (v) The Harrisburg International Airport Police. |
30 | (vi) An airport authority police department. |
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1 | (2) A deputy sheriff of a county of the second class. |
2 | (3) A security officer of a first class city housing |
3 | authority or a police officer of a second class city housing |
4 | authority. |
5 | (4) A county park police officer. |
6 | The term excludes persons employed to check parking meters or to |
7 | perform only administrative duties and auxiliary and fire |
8 | police. |
9 | * * * |
10 | Section 2. Sections 2168 and 2170 of Title 53 are amended by |
11 | adding subsections to read: |
12 | § 2168. Automatic certification. |
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14 | (e) County park police.-- |
15 | (1) A county park police officer who has successfully |
16 | completed the basic training course under this subchapter |
17 | prior to the effective date of this subsection shall be |
18 | assigned a certification number under this subchapter but |
19 | shall be required to complete the in-service training as set |
20 | forth in section 2164(7) (relating to powers and duties of |
21 | commission). |
22 | (2) County park police officers who successfully |
23 | completed training prior to the effective date of this |
24 | subchapter or who have successfully completed training |
25 | determined by the commission to be the equivalent of that |
26 | training, and who met all the criteria in place at the time |
27 | of their hiring and successfully completed all training |
28 | required thereafter, shall also be assigned a certification |
29 | number under this subchapter. |
30 | (3) A certification number may be transferred along with |
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1 | an individual if that individual has successfully completed |
2 | all training required by the commission and is hired for |
3 | another position under this subchapter. |
4 | § 2170. Reimbursement of expenses. |
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6 | (a.1) County park police.--A municipality shall be |
7 | ineligible for reimbursement for tuition and expenses for the |
8 | certified basic training of county park police. |
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10 | Section 3. Section 2171 of Title 53 is amended to read: |
11 | § 2171. Payment of certain county costs. |
12 | (a) Second class counties.--Counties of the second class |
13 | shall be liable for costs incurred for the certification of |
14 | deputy sheriffs. The costs shall not exceed the sum per police |
15 | officer assessed against municipalities. |
16 | (b) Counties generally.--Counties shall be liable for the |
17 | costs incurred for any training required for the certification |
18 | of county park police officers. |
19 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |
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