May 7, 2021 10:23 am
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) – State lawmakers gathered Thursday in Providence to raise awareness of their proposed legislation that calls for a full repeal of the state’s Law Enforcement Bill of Rights aka LEOBOR.
Rhode Island Sen. Tiara Mack is the primary sponsor of Senate Bill 773 and is co-sponsored by Mack’s fellow Democrat State Senators Sam Bell and Jonathon Acosta.
Under LEOBOR an officer can only be suspended for two days. But Mack’s bill would call for a suspension for up to 14 days.
Sen. Mack’s legislation would also give police chiefs the ability to determine appropriate action when disciplining an officer.