HB 7051 Summary

• Requires law enforcement and correctional officer applicants to disclose pending investigations and whether they separated from previous criminal justice employment while under investigation in affidavit-of-applicant forms executed under oath.

• Mandates Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission establish use of force training standards and employing agencies adopt use of force policies by July 1, 2023, including instruction on proportional force, de-escalation techniques, chokehold limitations, duty to intervene, medical assistance, and mental health/substance abuse recognition.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to develop policies for use of force investigations involving officer-caused death or firearm discharge resulting in injury/death, incorporating independent review by an outside agency, officer, or state attorney with written independent reports submitted to the state attorney.

• Establishes law enforcement agencies must report quarterly to the Department of Law Enforcement data on use of force incidents resulting in serious bodily injury, death, or firearm discharge, using Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Use-of-Force Data Collection format beginning July 1, 2022.

• Prohibits children younger than 7 years of age from being arrested, charged, or adjudicated delinquent except for forcible felonies as defined in statute (known as the "Kaia Rolle Act").