House Judiciary Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Police Training, Department Accreditation
WHAT: The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), will hold a public hearing on police training and department accreditation.
WHO: Kauffman, committee members and the following testifiers: Maj. Steve Ignatz, director, Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission (MPOETC); Isaac Suydam, director, Training and Curriculum Development Section at MPOETC; Sgt. Timothy Fetzer, Use of Force Unit with the Bureau of Training and Education; John English, president, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association; Scott Bohn, executive director, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association; Elizabeth C. Pittinger, executive director, Independent Citizen Police Review Board; Les Neri, president, Fraternal Order of Police, Pennsylvania Lodge; Steve Shelow, executive director, The Pennsylvania State University, Justice and Safety Institute; and Emanuel Kapelsohn, president, The Peregrine Corporation.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Room 140, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: RepKauffman.com,
PAHouseGOP.com.