Bill > S2800

This bill proposes to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color. Key provisions include: - Establishing a permanent Commission on the Status of African Americans to make policy recommendations and serve as a resource on issues affecting African Americans. - Amending the open records law to allow disclosure of records related to law enforcement misconduct investigations. - Expanding police training requirements to include topics like the history of racism, de-escalation tactics, and response to mental health emergencies. - Creating an independent Police Officer Standards and Accreditation Committee with the power to certify, renew, revoke or modify the certification of law enforcement officers, and to receive and investigate complaints of officer misconduct. - Regulating the use of physical force by law enforcement, prohibiting chokeholds, and requiring officers to intervene if they witness the use of excessive force. - Requiring law enforcement agencies to collect and report data on vehicle and pedestrian stops, searches, and use of force. - Establishing a Justice Reinvestment Workforce Development Fund to support job training, creation, and placement in communities with high barriers to employment. - Expanding expungement eligibility for certain criminal records. - Creating a task force to develop regulations for the use of police body cameras statewide.

Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2800