SB 96 (2021)

This is an omnibus bill related to law enforcement reform. First, this bill requires municipalities to keep internal affairs investigation records for 20 years after an officer leaves.

Second, this bill extends the authority of a law enforcement officer to any elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational institution pursuant to a request or written agreement with the administrator of the institution or the governing body of the school district.  The Senate amended this part of the bill to instead make public the memorandum of understanding between a school district and a law enforcement agency providing a school resource officer.

Third, this bill creates a body-worn and dashboard camera fund to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies to assist agencies with the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of body-worn and dashboard cameras.

Fourth, this bill amends the juvenile delinquency statutes to exclude any child under 13 years of age unless he or she has committed a violent crime. This bill also removes certain criminal offenses (such as kidnapping and robbery) as the basis for transferring a delinquent child to superior court.

Fifth, this bill adds race and ethnicity as optional information that may be included on a nondriver's picture identification card and requires law enforcement agencies to collect such data.  The Senate amended this part of the bill to instead create a committee to study the issue.

Lastly, this bill requires all judges to receive annual training covering the topics of implicit bias and racial profiling.  The Senate amended this part of the bill to instead "encourage" the training.  The House then voted to remove this part of the bill entirely.