AK HB254

Requires the Alaska Police Standards Council to adopt regulations mandating police officers, probation officers, parole officers, municipal correctional officers, and correctional officers to attempt de-escalation and exhaust alternative non-lethal methods before discharging firearms.

Mandates officers provide an oral warning to a person before using deadly force, if it is safe to attempt.

Requires basic police training programs to include instruction in de-escalation techniques and alternative non-lethal methods of engagement before firearm discharge.

Requires municipal correctional, correctional, probation, and parole officer training programs to include instruction in de-escalation techniques and alternative non-lethal methods of engagement.

Allows the council to deny or revoke certificates of officers who fail to comply with the new de-escalation and warning regulations.