HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to
conduct an interim committee study relating to the training
of law-enforcement officers throughout West Virginia.
Whereas, As the new millennium begins, and technology in law
enforcement is advanced, it is crucial that West Virginia's
law-enforcement officers receive the best training available; and
Whereas, The citizens of West Virginia, dependant on the
ability of our law-enforcement officers to have up-to-date
training in police technology, require that the Legislature
provide for their proper training; and
Whereas, The Legislature should study, during the interim of
the Legislature, the ability to provide the proper training for
West Virginia's law-enforcement officers; and
Whereas, The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Delegates, by virtue of their position as cochairs of
the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, should appoint the
necessary members of the Legislature as members of the interim
committee, along with the representatives of the West Virginia Sheriff's Association, the West Virginia Deputy Sheriff's
Association; the Association of Police Chiefs; the Superintendent
of the West Virginia State Police; the Chief Law-Enforcement
Officer of the Division of Natural Resources; the chancellor of
the West Virginia College Systems and the chancellor of West
Virginia University Systems; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to review, examine and study, during the interim of the
Legislature, the training of West Virginia's law-enforcement
officers throughout the state; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance make a report of its findings, conclusions and
recommendations, together with a draft of any legislation
necessary to effectuate its recommendations to the Legislature at
the beginning of the 2000 Regular Session; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct
this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary
legislation be paid from the legislative appropriations to the
Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
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