Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 23-1-245.
(A) A law enforcement agency,
department, or division may not require a law enforcement
officer employed by the agency, department, or division to issue
a specific amount or meet a quota for the number of citations he
issues during a designated period of time.
(B)
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law enforcement
agency, department, or division from evaluating an officer's
performance based on the officer's points of contact.
(C) An employee of a
law enforcement agency, department, or division who files a
report with an appropriate authority alleging a violation of the
provisions contained in this section is protected by the
provisions contained in Chapter 27, Title 8.
(D) As contained in
this section:
(1)
'law enforcement agency, department, or division'
includes, but is not limited to, municipal police departments,
sheriff departments, the Highway Patrol, SLED, and other
agencies that enforce state and local laws;
(2)
'quota' means any system that tracks the number of
citations issued by a law enforcement officer; and
(3)
'points of contact' means a law enforcement officer's
interaction with citizens who live, work, and commute within
their jurisdictions and the law enforcement officer's
involvement in community-oriented initiatives."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.