Bill > SF2003

This bill expands the reporting of crimes motivated by bias, amends the crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias, requires the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias, and appropriates money. Specifically, it adds new categories of bias, such as ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, to the existing list of protected characteristics. It also requires the commissioner of human rights to collaborate with the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training and to solicit and compile reports from community organizations, schools, and individuals on crimes believed to be motivated by bias. The bill appropriates funds for grants to support victims of crimes motivated by bias and to support community organizations in collecting and reporting data on such crimes.