S. 4394 — Promoting Police Leadership Act

This section defines command-level personnel as law enforcement officers employed by a State, local, or Tribal agency whose responsibilities include managing, directing, or overseeing operations within a geographic subunit of the agency's jurisdiction. It directs the Attorney General to develop or identify training curricula on leadership, critical incident response, risk management, officer wellness, data analysis, evidence-based decision making, and community trust within 180 days, establish a certification process for programs incorporating those curricula within another 180 days, and publish a list of employing agencies with completion data within one year after completing those steps.

This section requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress not later than 2 years after enactment, and annually thereafter until 3 years after enactment, on activities resulting from the amendments in section 2. Each report must cover steps taken to develop or identify curricula under section 1701(q)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, assessments of their effectiveness and utilization, recommendations for updates, and barriers to training implementation.

This section directs the Comptroller General to review actions taken by the Attorney General under this Act and submit a report to Congress not later than 3 years after enactment. The report must describe the process for developing curricula under the new section 1701(q)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, including consultation effectiveness, and the certification of training programs under the new section 1701(q)(2), including process development and implementation.

This section preserves the authority of states and local governments, including Peace Officer Standards and Training entities, to set and enforce certification, training, and qualification standards for law enforcement officers.