HB952 Summary

• Clarifies Law Enforcement Standards Board membership to allow ex officio members to designate representatives, and increases law enforcement officer positions from two to five (one from each county and one from the state).

• Requires at least two of four public members to have specific qualifications including master's/doctorate in criminal justice, law degree with relevant experience, criminal justice expertise, or law enforcement work experience.

• Extends board member terms from three to four years with staggered initial terms determined by the governor.

• Adds board duties to consider studies on consolidating state law enforcement activities and to conduct its own study on efficiently satisfying its statutory obligations.

• Appropriates $275,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 to fund one administrator position (exempt from civil service), one clerical position (subject to civil service), and board operating costs; delays implementation of these provisions until July 1, 2023.