Amends TCA Title 38.

ON MARCH 25, 2021, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 374, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill so that, in any jurisdiction in which the local law enforcement agency conducts a citizen police academy or similar program:<br /> <br /> (1) Each member serving on a community oversight board as of July 1, 2021, must complete the local law enforcement agency's citizen police academy or similar program by June 30, 2022; and<br /> <br /> (2) Members appointed to serve on a community oversight board after July 1, 2021, must complete the local law enforcement agency's citizen police academy or similar program within 12 months of beginning service on the board. <br /> <br /> Under this amendment, if a local law enforcement agency does not offer a citizen police academy or similar program that can be completed within the 12-month timeframe, then the member must complete the agency's next available citizen police academy or similar program. A member who fails to comply with this amendment will serve as a non-voting member until the member completes the academy or program.<br /> <br /> ON APRIL 27, 2021, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 374 FOR SENATE BILL 457 AND RESET HOUSE BILL 374.<br /> <br /> ON MAY 4, 2021, THE SENATE FURTHER CONSIDERED HOUSE BILL 374, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 374, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #2 adds that, if the majority of the members of the community oversight board are non-voting members, then the board shall not take any official action until a majority of the members have completed the academy or program necessary to restore the members' voting statuses.<br />