Pennsylvania Act 1990-26 — LETHAL WEAPONS TRAINING ACT - AMEND WAIVER TRAINING REQUIRMENTS

Act text

Session of 1990

No. 1990-26

HB 1572

AN ACT

Amending the act of October 10, 1974 (P.L.705, No.235), entitled "An act providing for the training and licensing of watch guards, protective patrolmen, detectives and criminal investigators, carrying and using lethal weapons in their employment; imposing powers and duties on the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police; and providing penalties," providing for the waiver of training requirements for active police officers under certain conditions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of October 10, 1974 (P.L.705, No.235), known as the Lethal Weapons Training Act, is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 10.1. Active Police Officers.--All active police officers subject to the training provisions of the act of June 18, 1974 (P.L.359, No.120) , referred to as the Municipal Police Education and Training Law, shall be granted a waiver of the training requirements of this act upon presentation to the commissioner of evidence of their completion of the training requirements of the Municipal Police Education and Training Law and the successful completion of a biennial firearms qualification examination administered by their respective police agency.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 4th day of April, A. D. 1990.

ROBERT P. CASEY