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Relating to the employment of social workers by county sheriffs and municipal police departments
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 21, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary County sheriffs and city police departments would be required to hire licensed social workers. The number of social workers hired must match the number of deputies or police officers working for those departments. These new hiring rules must be in place by July 1, 2023.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the employment of social workers by county sheriffs and municipal police departments. The bill provides that a county sheriff shall employ at least one licensed social worker for every deputy sheriffs employed by the county sheriff. The bill provides that a municipal police department shall employ at least one licensed social worker for every police officers employed by the municipal police department. The requirements for employing licensed social workers must be complied with by July 1, 2023.
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Lobbying
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