HB 780-FN-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
09/04
HOUSE BILL 780-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT requiring police departments to be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
SPONSORS: Rep. Burridge, Ches 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill requires all police departments with 5 or more employees to be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) beginning January 1, 2010.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT requiring police departments to be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Accreditation. Amend RSA 105 by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
105:4-a Accreditation. Beginning January 1, 2010, all police departments with 5 or more employees, including employees who are not police officers, shall be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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HB 780-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring police departments to be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Police Standards and Training Council, the Department of Safety, and the New Hampshire Municipal Association state this bill will increase state, county, and local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2008 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Police Standards and Training Council states this bill will require all police departments with five or more employees be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) by January 1, 2010. The Council states this bill will have an impact on approximately 90 percent of the law enforcement agencies in the state, including state law enforcement agencies, all ten sheriff’s departments, and approximately 210 of the 234 cities and towns in the state. CALEA involves approximately 400 standards that address everything from training to crime analysis to utilization of cell phones and pagers to identification to be carried by employees of departments. The actual cost to institute such a program would vary depending on the current state of individual departments, including existing policies and standards to the number and level of training and certification of the officers in the department.
There are 2,871 full-time police officers in the state with 600 employed by the state and 200 employed by the counties. There are 1,483 part-time officers in the state with 150 employed by the state and 400 employed by the counties. The Council states there are five full-time officers and 30 part-time officers of departments not meeting the criteria for accreditation and 550 full-time officers and 20 part-time officers in departments already CALEA accredited.
The Council assumes each law enforcement department impacted by this legislation will need to dedicate one full-time position to act as the accreditation manager, require eight hours of training for each employee in departments on the applicable standards, 160 hours of additional law enforcement training for each part-time police officer in the state to comply with the
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minimum standards set by CALEA, additional training will be overtime, and the average police officer’s salary is $35,000. The costs will be split over FY 2008 (40 %), FY 2009 (40 %) and FY 2010 (20 %) with the accreditation managers’ costs going through FY 2011.
The Council estimates the following fiscal impact on state general fund, highway fund, fish and game fund, county and local expenditures:
State Total: $1,825,808
10 agencies (10 accreditation managers) * $35,000 per year salary * 2.5 years = $875,000
600 full-time officers * $25.71 per hour * 8 hours of training = $123,408
150 part-time officers * $12.00 per hour * 168 hours of training (160 hours of police training + 8 hours of CALEA training) = $302,400
10 agencies (10 accreditation managers) * $35,000 per year salary * 1.5 years (2nd half of FY 2010 and FY 2011) = $525,000
County Total: $2,247,536
10 agencies (10 accreditation managers) * $35,000 per year salary * 2.5 years = $875,000
200 full-time officers * $25.71 per hour * 8 hours of training = $41,136
400 part-time officers * $12.00 per hour * 168 hours of training (160 hours of police training + 8 hours of CALEA training) = $806,400
10 agencies (10 accreditation managers) * $35,000 per year salary * 1.5 years (2nd half of FY 2010 and FY 2011) = $525,000
Municipalities Total: $31,490,705
210 agencies (10 accreditation managers) * $35,000 per year salary * 2.5 years = $18,375,000
1,510 full-time officers * $25.71 per hour * 8 hours of training = $310,577
883 part-time officers * $12.00 per hour * 168 hours of training (160 hours of police training + 8 hours of CALEA training) = $1,780,128
210 agencies (10 accreditation managers) * $35,000 per year salary * 1.5 years (2nd half of FY 2010 and FY 2011) = $11,025,000
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FY 2008 |
FY 2009 |
FY 2010 |
FY 2011 | |
State Expenditures |
$ 520,323 |
$ 520,323 |
$ 435,162 |
$ 350,000 |
County Expenditures |
$ 689,014 |
$ 689,014 |
$ 519,508 |
$ 350,000 |
Local Expenditures |
$8,186,282 |
$8,186,282 |
$7,768,141 |
$7,350,000 |
The Department of Safety estimates the need for an additional trooper to manage the state police accreditation process and half a highway patrol officer position to manage the accreditation process for the Division of Motor Vehicles. CALEA’s initial fees are as follows: 1-24 employees $5,425, 25-199 employees $8,400, and 200-999 employees $13,075. CALEA’s annual fees are as follows: 1-24 employees $3,435, 25-199 employees $4,030, and 200-999 employees $4,965. The Department states this bill will increase highway fund expenditures.
FY 2008 |
FY 2009 |
FY 2010 |
FY 2011 | |
State Trooper I |
$41,458 |
$43,181 |
$45,004 |
$46,825 |
Benefits @ 48.3 % |
20,024 |
20,856 |
21,737 |
22,616 |
Current Expense |
3,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
Equipment |
30,000 |
0 |
0 |
30,000 |
In-state travel |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
CALEA fees |
13,075 |
4,965 |
4,965 |
4,965 |
Total State Police |
111,557 |
74,002 |
76,706 |
109,406 |
Highway Enforcement Officer I @ 50 % |
19,806 |
20,630 |
21,553 |
22,452 |
Benefits @ 48.3 % |
9,566 |
9,964 |
10,410 |
10,844 |
Current Expense |
1,500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
Equipment |
15,000 |
0 |
0 |
15,000 |
In-state travel |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
CALEA fees |
8,400 |
4,030 |
4,030 |
4,030 |
Total Motor Vehicle |
56,272 |
37,124 |
38,493 |
54,826 |
TOTAL |
$167,829 |
$111,126 |
$115,199 |
$164,232 |
The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill will increase expenditures for municipalities by an indeterminable amount.
The New Hampshire Association of Counties states there are no county police departments.