Amendment #770 to H4400

Municipal Police Training Facility Study

Mr. Naughton of Clinton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in conjunction with the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and the Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), is hereby authorized and directed to study the current and projected municipal police training demands across the Commonwealth and the number, size and location of facilities needed to adequately provide recruit, specialized, veteran, reserve and in-service training programs currently conducted by the municipal police training committee.

Said study shall (i) examine the numbers of current recruits and officers trained and the agencies which those officers come from in order to develop a density model, (ii) investigate the efficacy of utilizing facilities with dormitory rooms for recruit officer and veteran officer training venues, (iii) identify the presence, size and availability of existing training facilities, (iv) explore the feasibility of collocating the MPTC training with other agencies at existing and future facilities, (v) investigate the need for shared specialized facilities, and (vi) identify the training needs of “sister” agencies across the Commonwealth likely to utilize MPTC training sites.

The Executive Office shall report its findings and any recommendations to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means and the Joint Committee on Public Safety not later than December 31, 2018”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #770 to H4400

Municipal Police Training Facility Study