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S 2038 101th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Disciplining of employees Employee rights Federal aid to law enforcement agencies Law enforcement officers Police-community relations

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 20 percent reduction in certain assistance under such Act to a law enforcement agency unless such agency has in effect a binding law enforcement officers' bill of rights.

Introduced: January 30, 1990 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 30, 1990
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 20 percent reduction in certain assistance under such Act for any law enforcement agency which fails to have in effect a law enforcement officer's bill of rights.

Sets forth certain rights of State and local law enforcement officers with regard to: (1) engaging in political activity; (2) investigations for alleged malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of official duty; (3) the representation of law enforcement officers on police complaint review boards; (4) legal assistance and the recovery of damages for civil suits brought for violations of these rights; (5) the disclosure of personal finances; and (6) notice of disciplinary actions to be taken against such officers.

What's happening now January 30, 1990

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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