COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4397
(By Delegates Caputo, Boggs, Pethtel, Martin, D. Walker,
Staggers, D. Poling, T. Walker, Spencer, Campbell, Hamilton)
(Originating in the Committee on Finance)
[February 26, 2010]
A BILL to amend and reenact §15-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to requiring the Superintendent of
the State Police to develop a plan to increase the number of
troopers to a minimum of eight hundred troopers by July 1,
2014.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §15-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE.
§15-2-3. State police structure; how established.
The superintendent shall create, appoint and equip the State
Police which shall consist of the number of troops, districts and
detachments required for the proper administration of the State
Police. Each troop, district or detachment shall be composed of
the number of officers and members the superintendent determines
are necessary to meet operational needs and are required for the
efficient operation of the State Police.
The superintendent shall develop a program to enable the state to attain a minimum number of
eight hundred troopers by July 1, 2014. The superintendent shall
establish the general organizational structure of the State Police
by interpretive rule in accordance with the provisions of article
three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The superintendent
shall provide adequate facilities for the training of all members
of the State Police and shall prescribe basic training requirements
for newly enlisted members. He or she shall also provide advanced
or in-service training from time to time for all members of the
State Police. The superintendent shall hold training classes for
other peace officers in the state without cost to those officers,
except actual expenses for food, lodging and school supplies.