AK SB23

Alaska Police Standards Council shall make recommendations and adopt regulations requiring police officers, probation officers, parole officers, pretrial services officers, municipal correctional officers, and correctional officers to report use of force incidents to supervisors as soon as practicable.

Council shall maintain a central registry of officers who have had certificates denied or revoked, including reasons for denial or revocation, and shall submit annual reports to the legislature by December 1 each year.

Municipalities are now required (rather than permitted by ordinance) to ensure municipal correctional facility employees meet police standards requirements under AS 18.65.130 - 18.65.290.

Municipalities, Department of Corrections, and Department of Public Safety shall report all use of force incidents to the Department of Public Safety, which maintains a central repository and reports incidents to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in its use of force data collection program.

Effective date is July 1, 2023, with regulations to be adopted and published by January 1, 2024; current municipal police officers and correctional officers have one year to comply with certification requirements.