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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina adds Police Benevolent Association representative to Training Standards Commission
Last action · March 6, 2025: Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Dennis Riddell and 23 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 289 expands the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission from 35 to 36 members by adding a representative chosen by the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association.
The change broadens organizational representation on the state law enforcement training and standards body, with the initial term running from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission
The Commission expands its total membership from 35 to 36 members by adding a new representative seat.
North Carolina Police Benevolent Association
The association gains the authority to select one full-time sworn law-enforcement officer to serve on the state commission.
Key Facts
- The total membership of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission increases from 35 to 36 members.
- The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association is granted the authority to select one full-time sworn law-enforcement officer to serve on the Commission.
- The initial term for the new member appointed by the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association begins on July 1, 2025, and ends on June 30, 2028.
- Subsequent appointees to this position serve three-year terms at the will of the appointing authority.
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- The act takes effect as soon as it becomes law.
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Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 6, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 6, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 4, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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