House Bill 910 Summary

• Law enforcement officers who witness excessive force or abuse must intervene and report to supervisors or appropriate authority, with protections against retaliation by termination, suspension, or disciplinary action, effective January 1, 2022.

• Requires entry-level and in-service training for criminal justice officers to include de-escalation techniques, implicit bias and racial equity training, and duty to intervene training, effective January 1, 2022.

• Appropriates $663,579 annually for the 2021-2023 biennium to the Criminal Justice Fellows Program to provide forgivable community college loans to high school seniors and unemployed graduates entering criminal justice professions, effective July 1, 2021.

• Mandates the State Bureau of Investigation investigate all officer-involved deadly force incidents resulting in death or serious bodily injury, with law enforcement agencies required to report within 24 hours or face ineligibility for Governor's Crime Commission and Highway Safety Program funds, effective October 1, 2021.

• Creates a statewide database tracked by the Department of Justice to record law enforcement officer separations from employment related to use of force, maintained by all state and local law enforcement agencies, effective October 1, 2021.