COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4119
(By Delegate C. White, Givens, Pino, Stemple,
Perry, Shelton and Hrutkay)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization)
[February 22, 2002]
A BILL to amend and reenact section six, article twenty-nine,
chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to in-service law-
enforcement training requirements for certain law-enforcement
officers who are members of the armed forces, national guard,
or reserve of any such group.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section six, article twenty-nine, chapter thirty of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.
§30-29-6. Review of certification.
Certification of each West Virginia law-enforcement officer
shall be reviewed annually following the first certification and
until such time as the officer may achieve exempt rank.
Certification may be revoked or not renewed if any law-enforcement
officer fails to attend annually an in-service approved
law-enforcement training program, or if a law-enforcement officer
achieving exempt rank fails to attend biennially an approved
in-service supervisory level training program.
When a law-
enforcement officer is a member of the United States air force,
army, coast guard, marines or navy, or a member of the national
guard or reserve military forces of any such armed forces, and has
been called to active duty, resulting in separation from a law
enforcement agency for more than twelve months but less than
twenty-four months, he or she shall attend and complete the
mandated in-service training for the period and rank and qualify
with his or her firearm within ninety days from his or her
reappointment as a law enforcement officer by a law enforcement
agency.