HF78 Summary

• Establishes Officer-Involved Death Review Board in Department of Public Safety with 12 members including medical examiners, civil rights experts, and prosecutors to review all officer-involved deaths, conduct initial reviews within 90 days, and submit public reports with recommendations to prevent future incidents.

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

• Requires law enforcement agencies to report use of force incidents resulting in serious bodily injury or death to Bureau of Criminal Apprehension using Federal Bureau of Investigation reporting standards, with annual statewide summary submitted to legislature.

• Mandates crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training for peace officers with minimum four hours in three-year licensing cycle covering de-escalation, mental illness recognition, and autism spectrum disorder, with learning objectives developed by January 1, 2021.

• Requires autism training for all peace officers beginning July 1, 2021, including preservice curriculum and in-service training covering autism overview, de-escalation strategies, and prevention models; persons cannot take licensing exam after July 1, 2021 without training completion.