Amendment ID: S2800-57-R1

Redraft Amendment 57

Required Accreditation

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor move to amend the bill by inserting after section 66 the following section:-

Section 66A. The executive office of public safety and security shall study the feasibility and recommend a plan on ensuring that all municipal law enforcement departments achieve a minimum level of accreditation form the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, Inc. or an equivalent accrediting entity. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a cost assessment of requiring such accreditation; (ii) a survey of any grants available to assist a law enforcement department in achieving such accreditation; (iii) an estimate of a reasonable time period in which a law enforcement department could achieve such accreditation; and (iv) an assessment as to whether the available accrediting entities evaluate a law enforcement department’s compliance with federal and state civil rights and equal protection laws as a part of the entity’s accreditation process.

Not later than July 1, 2021, the executive office of public safety and security shall file a report of its findings, including any recommendations, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security.”.