SB 193

Under current law, no person may be appointed as a deputy sheriff of any

county or police officer of any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of

the United States. This bill allows the sheriff of a county or the appointing authority

of a local law enforcement agency to elect to authorize the appointment of aliens who

are the subject of a notice of decision from the federal Department of Homeland

Security (DHS) granting deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood

Arrivals program and who are in receipt of a valid employment authorization from

the DHS as deputy sheriffs or police officers. The bill also prevents the law

enforcement standards board from preventing such an alien from participating in a

law enforcement preparatory training program.