Bill > HR3595

This bill, the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2021, aims to provide grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement and corrections agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for their officers. The key provisions include: reserving up to $10 million annually from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to fund this grant program; establishing qualification standards for crisis response training programs; allowing grants to cover the cost of training and associated travel expenses; requiring grantees to report on the use of funds and number of officers trained; and defining key terms like "applicant," "program," and "recipient." The purpose is to better equip law enforcement and corrections officers to safely respond to mental health crises, reduce officer and civilian casualties during such incidents, and improve overall community-police relations.