SF 188: Relating to law enforcement profiling by standardizing collection and centralizing the compilation and reporting of officer stop and compliance data, providing for officer training, creating a community policing advisory board, providing for penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to law enforcement profiling by standardizing collection and centralizing the compilation and reporting of officer stop and compliant data, providing for officer training, creating a community policing advisory board, and providing for penalties and remedies, and includes effective date provisions. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING. The bill provides that the minimum course study requirements, minimum basic training requirements, and in-service training requirements established by the Iowa law enforcement academy shall include a course relating to the prevention of profiling.

Senate subcommittee · named February 1, 2021

• Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
• Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D)
• Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; League of Women Voters of Iowa; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

1. January 28, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 1, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Whiting, Bolkcom and Garrett