S.B. 1046 Summary

• Clarifies Law Enforcement Standards Board membership by allowing ex officio members to designate representatives, increasing law enforcement officer members from two to five (one from each county plus one state officer), and maintaining four public members with specified expertise requirements

• Exempts the board's administrator from civil service requirements (chapter 76) and extends board members' terms from three to four years, with appointments by the governor without senate confirmation

• Expands board powers to include conducting studies on law enforcement consolidation and evaluating how to efficiently satisfy its statutory duties

• Extends the deadline for law enforcement officer certification compliance from December 31, 2021 to July 1, 2023, with exemptions for probationary employees and those hired before the deadline whose termination would violate collective bargaining agreements

• Appropriates $292,500 for fiscal year 2021-2022 to fund one administrator position and one clerical position for the board, plus operational costs