,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cchi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,mr4  
,buchanan 7for himself and ,ms4         
,barragn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,director of the ,office of         
,community ,oriented ,policing ,services
 of the ,department of ,justice to      
establish a training course relating to 
,alzheimer's disease and similar forms  
of dementia4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,alzheimer's   
,law ,enforcement ,education ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,training course relating to
 alzheimer's disease and similar forms  
of dementia  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,director of the     
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services of the ,department  
of ,justice1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services and the ,administrator for the

 ,centers for ,medicare and ,medicaid   
,services1 shall establish a training   
course relating to ,alzheimer's disease 
and similar forms of dementia and such  
training course shall be available      
online4  7b7 ,development ,the training 
course shall include the following3 7#a7
 ,instructions on interacting with      
persons with ,alzheimer's disease or a  
similar form of dementia4  7#b7         
,techniques for recognizing behavioral  
symptoms and characteristics of         
,alzheimer's disease or a similar form  
of dementia4  7#c7 ,techniques for      
effectively communicating with persons  
with ,alzheimer's disease or a similar  
form of dementia4  7#d7 ,effective use  
of alternatives to physical restraints  
when interacting with persons with      
,alzheimer's disease or a similar form  
of dementia4  7#e7 ,how to identify     
signs of abuse1 neglect1 or exploitation
 of persons with ,alzheimer's disease or
 a similar form of dementia4  7c7       
,completion ,the ,director shall        

recommend that applicable ,state        
departments and agencies count          
participation in the course under this  
section towards the required hours of   
instruction for continued employment1 or
 for appointment1 as a law enforcement  
officer1 correctional officer1 or       
correctional probation officer4