Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires cultural diversity training for law enforcement officers.

Highlights:

• Requires every law enforcement agency in the state to provide in-service training of its personnel utilizing the training course materials or online tutorial developed or identified by the Department of Law and Public Safety (Sec. 1).

• Requires every law enforcement agency in the state to develop and adopt a cultural diversity action plan (Sec. 1).

• Requires each cultural diversity action plan to include strategies to develop outreach programs that address the social needs and concerns regarding crime in the community and to form partnerships with various cultural, religious, and civic organizations including organizations formed on the basis of preventing discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation (Sec. 1).

• Requires one of the primary objectives of each plan to be to establish positive relationships between the police and various community groups that encourage a willingness to collaborate in identifying community safety issues and establishing innovative strategies designed to create safe and stable neighborhoods (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires cultural diversity training for law enforcement officers.