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SENATE BILL NO. 1356<br /> – Sheriff, qualification, training

SENATE BILL NO. 1356

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S1356aaH.............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
SHERIFFS - Amends existing law to provide for certain training following
election to the office of sheriff for the first time.

01/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/30    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/07    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/08    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/13    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Lodge, McKenzie
    Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
    Title apvd - to House
02/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
02/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22    Ret'd to Jud
03/04    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/11    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/12    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/19    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 55-13-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz,
      Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Collins, Crane,
      Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen,
      King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Luker, McGeachin, Mortimer,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
      Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shirley, Shively, Smith(30),
      Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Vander Woude, Wills,
      Wood(27)
      NAYS -- Andrus, Barrett, Bedke, Harwood, Loertscher, Marriott,
      Mathews, Moyle, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Wood(35), Mr.
      Speaker
      Absent and excused -- Clark, Trail
    Floor Sponsor - LeFavour
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate concurred in House amens - to engros
03/20    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/25    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon),
      Geddes, Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague,
      McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett,
      Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
    Title apvd - to enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/26    Sp signed - to Governor
04/01    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 329
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                                       IN THE SENATE

                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1356

                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO COUNTY SHERIFFS; AMENDING SECTION 34-618, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  REVISE
  3        QUALIFICATION  PROVISIONS  AND  TO  PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN TRAINING FOLLOWING
  4        ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF FOR THE FIRST TIME.

  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 34-618, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:

  8        34-618.  ELECTION OF COUNTY SHERIFFS -- QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general
  9    election,  1972,  and  every  four  (4)  years  thereafter, a sheriff shall be
 10    elected in every county.
 11        (2)  No person shall be elected to the office of  sheriff  unless  he  has
 12    attained  the age of twenty-one (21) years and is not a convicted felon at the
 13    time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided
 14    within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
 15        (3)  Each candidate shall file  his  declaration  of  candidacy  with  the
 16    county clerk.
 17        (4)  Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same
 18    time  pay  a  filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in
 19    the county treasury.
 20        (5)  Each person who has been elected to the office  of  sheriff  for  the
 21    first time shall complete a tutorial concerning current Idaho law and rules as
 22    prescribed  by the Idaho peace officers standards and training academy, unless
 23    the person is already certified as a chief of police, peace officer or  deten-
 24    tion  deputy  in  the state of Idaho, and shall attend the newly elected sher-
 25    iffs' school sponsored by the Idaho sheriffs' association.

Amendment




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                                                     Moved by    LeFavour

                                                     Seconded by Hart


                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1356

  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 12,  delete "and is not a convicted
  3    felon".

  4                                 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
  5        On page 1,  in  line  2,  delete  "TO  REVISE";  and  in  line  3,  delete
  6    "QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS AND".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                                       IN THE SENATE

                       SENATE BILL NO. 1356, As Amended in the House

                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO COUNTY SHERIFFS; AMENDING SECTION 34-618, IDAHO CODE,  TO  PROVIDE
  3        FOR  CERTAIN  TRAINING FOLLOWING ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF FOR THE
  4        FIRST TIME.

  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 34-618, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:

  8        34-618.  ELECTION OF COUNTY SHERIFFS -- QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general
  9    election,  1972,  and  every  four  (4)  years  thereafter, a sheriff shall be
 10    elected in every county.
 11        (2)  No person shall be elected to the office of  sheriff  unless  he  has
 12    attained  the  age  of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his election, is a
 13    citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the county one  (1)
 14    year next preceding his election.
 15        (3)  Each  candidate  shall  file  his  declaration  of candidacy with the
 16    county clerk.
 17        (4)  Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same
 18    time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall  be  deposited  in
 19    the county treasury.
 20        (5)  Each  person  who  has  been elected to the office of sheriff for the
 21    first time shall complete a tutorial concerning current Idaho law and rules as
 22    prescribed by the Idaho peace officers standards and training academy,  unless
 23    the  person is already certified as a chief of police, peace officer or deten-
 24    tion deputy in the state of Idaho, and shall attend the  newly  elected  sher-
 25    iffs' school sponsored by the Idaho sheriffs' association.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                     STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                               
                           RS 17680
                               
                               
       The purpose of this bill is to require a newly elected
  sheriff to seek training sponsored by the POST Council and the
  Idaho Sheriff's Association. 
  
  
                        FISCAL IMPACT
  
       There will be no impact on the general fund of the state as
  a result of this bill.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CONTACT:  Michael J. Kane, Idaho Sheriffs Association
  Phone: 342-4545
   
  
  
  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                  S 1356 aaH   
  
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