Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR371: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a thorough and comprehensive study on the feasibility of the establishment by the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania State Police of a joint police and tactical unit training facility at Fort Indiantown Gap and issue a report containing findings and recommendations.
Status: In committee, November 19, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a thorough and comprehensive study on the feasibility of the establishment by the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania State Police of a joint police and tactical unit training facility at Fort Indiantown Gap and issue a report containing findings and recommendations.
From the introduced text, November 19, 2025:
A RESOLUTION Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a thorough and comprehensive study on the feasibility of the establishment by the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania State Police of a joint police and tactical unit training facility at Fort Indiantown Gap and issue a report containing findings and recommendations. WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has more than 25,000 police officers at the State and local levels and more than 1,200 municipal police departments, regional police departments and county detective agencies that serve local communities by investigating crimes and filing criminal charges; and WHEREAS, The Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission sets the Statewide curriculum and minimum standards for basic and in-service police training; and WHEREAS, In addition to basic police training, police officers also need proper tactical training to fulfill aspects of their job; and WHEREAS, Tactical training for police officers includes specialized courses involving high-risk scenarios, including active shooter incidents, hostage rescues and barricaded suspects; and WHEREAS, For many police officers in this Commonwealth, this type of tactical training is provided by specialized academies, regional facilities and private vendors; and WHEREAS, Tactical units often train as collaborative regional teams rather than on a county-by-county basis; and WHEREAS, Regional tactical training centers in this Commonwealth include the Montgomery County Tactical Response Training Center and the Chester County Tactical Village; …