To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes.
The Promoting Police Leadership Act would require the Attorney General to develop or identify training curricula for command-level police officers (supervisors and managers) within 180 days of enactment. The training would cover seven key areas: leadership and strategic thinking, critical incident response, risk management, officer wellness, data-driven policing, evidence-based decision making, and community trust building. The curricula must include in-person instruction, peer learning, and practical problem-solving components where officers work on real challenges from their agencies. The Attorney General would then establish a certification process for training programs that meet these standards and publish an annual list of agencies whose officers have completed the training. The bill requires the Attorney General to report to Congress within two years and annually for three years on implementation progress, effectiveness, and barriers to training, and directs the Government Accountability Office to conduct an independent review within three years. The legislation does not override existing state and local law enforcement certification requirements.
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