HF 2 Summary

• Prohibits critical incident stress management information obtained through peer counseling and crisis intervention services from being admissible as evidence in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to report use of force incidents resulting in serious bodily injury or death to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension using a standardized form based on FBI reporting requirements.

• Establishes a critical incident review process where multidisciplinary teams investigate officer-involved shootings causing bodily harm and deaths during police contact; teams must include community residents and submit reports to the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training within 60 days.

• Creates an Office of Community-Led Public Safety Coordination to promote alternatives to traditional policing, identify community interventions, and administer $15,000,000 in grants for co-responder crisis teams ($7.45 million) and community healing programs ($7.45 million) in communities of color.

• Requires peace officers to complete crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training (minimum 4 hours) and autism awareness training (minimum 4 hours) within three-year licensing cycles, with specific learning objectives and scenario-based instruction standards established by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.