H.R. 6694 · 116th Congress
Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- David Trone
- Introduced
- 2020-05-01
- Latest action
- 2020-05-01 · Introduced in House
Summary
Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act
This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.