Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands To Establish a Law Enforcement Training Program for Park Managers and Certain Bureau Staff

Sec. 1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands to establish a law enforcement training program for certain bureau staff. Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands shall establish a law enforcement training program for bureau employees and agents who manage lands or waters within the bureau's jurisdiction and who exercise law enforcement powers of the bureau in enforcing bureau rules and state law within the jurisdiction of the bureau.

Sec. 2. Training program criteria. Resolved: That the training program in section 1 must include, but is not limited to, training in:

A. Self-defense;

B. The use of nonlethal self-defense equipment;

C. The use of motor vehicle emergency lights;

D. Requesting identification from persons;

E. The issuance of summonses; and

F. Arresting and detaining a person when there is probable cause to believe the person has committed or is committing a crime.

Sec. 3. Implementation date. Resolved: That the training program in section 1 must be implemented no later than January 1, 2020.

summary

This resolve directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands to implement a training program for bureau employees and agents who manage lands or waters and exercise law enforcement powers within the bureau's jurisdiction on various law enforcement practices, to be implemented no later than January 1, 2020.