HB834 Summary

• Requires the Department of Public Safety to establish a temporary sheriff patrol program operating from January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, to enforce laws prohibiting trespassing, camping, and after-hours presence on state real property managed by the Department of Transportation or Department of Land and Natural Resources.

• Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to create 2.00 temporary full-time equivalent deputy sheriff positions to staff the patrol program, with deputy sheriffs first requesting violators to leave before citing or arresting them.

• Requires the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to establish a concurrent private security contract program with identical scope and timeline (January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021) to enforce the same trespassing, camping, and after-hours laws on state real property.

• Provides that participating state agencies (Department of Transportation and Department of Land and Natural Resources) shall not be charged for either program's services.

• Requires both programs to submit reports to the legislature by twenty days before the 2021 regular session convening, including recommendations on whether to extend, permanently establish, or terminate each program.