HB 1513 Summary

• Prohibits law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers from using neck restraint techniques that apply pressure to the neck, throat, esophagus, trachea, or carotid arteries, except when deadly force is authorized by law.

• Requires the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to establish and maintain standards for deescalation techniques, procedural justice training, implicit bias training, and the duty to intervene against excessive force.

• Mandates that every basic skills course for officer initial certification include at least 40 hours of deescalation training, and every officer receive at least 16 additional hours of deescalation training for continued employment.

• Requires by January 1, 2022 that each law enforcement agency adopt a written policy stating officers have an affirmative duty to use deescalation techniques in citizen interactions wherever possible.

• Directs the Office of the Attorney General to provide guidance by November 30, 2021, and to collect and report annually on implementation data regarding deescalation training programs; effective July 1, 2021.