Indiana House Bill 1225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation
Pending: House Interstate and International Cooperation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the superintendent of the state police department (superintendent) to: (1) negotiate terms of a memorandum of understanding (memorandum) concerning a pilot project for the enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws; and (2) designate appropriate police employees to be trained under the memorandum. Requires: (1) the superintendent and governor, unless otherwise required by the applicable federal agency, to sign the memorandum on behalf of the state; and (2) the state police department to apply for federal funding, as available, for the costs associated with training the police employees. Provides that a police employee certified as trained may enforce the federal immigration and customs laws.

Police enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Rep. Donald Lehe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-11		First reading: referred to Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation
2010-01-11		Authored by Representative Lehe

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1225
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1225.1.html