Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 283 Fourth Substitute (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Wheatley, M.

Final action

House/ filed 3/5/2021

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• creates the Community and Police Relations Commission;
• provides for the appointment of members of the commission;
• establishes procedures for the commission;
• requires the commission to:
• establish best practices and procedures for police conduct and practices, improved relations between police and the community, data collection, public access, and addressing systemic issues of inequality and racial disparities;
• provide a forum for citizens to voice concerns and comments about police conduct, practices, and policies; and
• develop suggested guidelines for municipalities and law enforcement agencies, state-wide policy changes, and proposed legislation;
• requires the commission to provide a report to the governor and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
• provides a sunset date for the commission.

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Bill text

COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mark A. Wheatley
Senate Sponsor: 
____________
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Community and Police Relations Commission.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates the Community and Police Relations Commission;
▸ provides for the appointment of members of the commission;
▸ establishes procedures for the commission;
▸ requires the commission to:
• establish best practices and procedures for police conduct and practices,
improved relations between police and the community, data collection, public
access, and addressing systemic issues of inequality and racial disparities;
• provide a forum for citizens to voice concerns and comments about police
conduct, practices, and policies; and
• develop suggested guidelines for municipalities and law enforcement agencies,
state-wide policy changes, and proposed legislation;
▸ requires the commission to provide a report to the governor and the Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
▸ provides a sunset date for the commission.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 154, 174, 214, 234, 242,
269, 335, and 354
ENACTS:
53-6a-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-6a-102
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-6a-103
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-6a-104
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53-6a-101
 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 6a. COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION
 53-6a-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as the "Community and Police Relations Commission."
Section 2. Section 
53-6a-102
 is enacted to read:
 53-6a-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, "commission" means the Community and Police Relations
Commission created in Section 
53-6a-103
.
Section 3. Section 
53-6a-103
 is enacted to read:
 53-6a-103.
Creation of Community and Police Relations Commission -- Purpose --
Membership -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Compensation.
(1) There is created the Community and Police Relations Commission.
(2) The commission comprises the following members:
(a) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
(b) the director of the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the
director's designee;
(c) the director of the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs or the director's designee;
(d) five members nominated by community, minority, or civil rights organizations and
appointed by the director of the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs;
(e) two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than one of whom may be from the same political party;
(f) two members of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
one of whom may be from the same political party;
(g) the executive director of the Chiefs of Police Association or the executive director's
designee;
(h) the president of the Utah Sheriffs Association or the president's designee;
(i) one representative of the substance abuse or mental health community, appointed by
the executive director of the Department of Human Services;
(j) one representative of the faith community, appointed by the chair;
(k) one representative of the refugee community, appointed by the director of the Utah
Division of Multicultural Affairs;
(l) the director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
(m) the president of the Utah Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public
Attorneys or the president's designee;
(n) the president of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers or the
president's designee; and
(o) one member who represents the Office of the Attorney General, appointed by the
attorney general.
(3) (a) Members of the commission shall be appointed to two-year terms.
(b) A member may be appointed for additional terms.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission, the replacement
shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
(4) A member of the commission ceases to be a member:
(a) immediately upon the termination of the member's holding the office, membership,
or employment that was the basis for eligibility to membership on the board; or
(b) upon two unexcused absences in one year from regularly scheduled commission
meetings.
(5) (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as chair of the
commission.
(b) The chair shall set the agenda for commission meetings.
(6) Attendance of a majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
official commission business.
(7) Formal action by the commission requires a majority vote of a quorum present.
(8) (a) Meetings may be called by the chair and shall be called by the chair upon the
written request of six members.
(b) Meetings shall be held at the times and places determined by the commission.
(9) The commission shall meet at least four times per year.
(10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), a member may not receive
compensation, benefits, per diem, or travel expenses for the member's service.
(b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
(11) Membership on the commission does not disqualify any member from holding any
other public office or employment.
(12) The department shall provide staff support to the commission.
Section 4. Section 
53-6a-104
 is enacted to read:
 53-6a-104.
Commission duties -- Reports.
(1) The commission shall:
(a) research and identify best practices for:
(i) police conduct, practices, training, and policies;
(ii) improved relations between police and the community;
(iii) data collection and sharing;
(iv) public access to law enforcement information and investigations; and
(v) addressing systemic issues of inequality and racial disparities;
(b) provide a forum for citizens to voice concerns and comments about police conduct,
practices, and policies; and
(c) develop suggested guidelines for municipalities and law enforcement agencies,
state-wide policy changes, and proposed legislation regarding the subjects described in this
section.
(2) On or before November 30, 2022, the commission shall report on the commission's
progress to:
(a) the governor; and
(b) the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
(3) On or before November 30, 2024, the commission shall provide a report, including
a summary of the commission's findings and recommendations with regard to the subjects
described in Subsection (1), to:
(a) the governor; and
(b) the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
Section 5. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates, Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) Section 
53-2a-105
, which creates the Emergency Management Administration
Council, is repealed July 1, 2021.
(2) Sections 
53-2a-1103
 and 
53-2a-1104
, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
Board, are repealed July 1, 2022.
(3) Section 
53-5-703
, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(4) Subsection 
53-6-203
(1)(b)(ii), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(5) Title 53, Chapter 6a, Community and Police Relations Commission, is repealed
January 1, 2025.
[
(5)
] 
(6)
 Subsection 
53-13-104
(6)(a), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(6)
] 
(7)
 Section 
53B-6-105.5
, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(7)
] 
(8)
 Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(8)
] 
(9)
 Section 
53B-17-1203
, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety
Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(9)
] 
(10)
 Section 
53B-18-1501
 is repealed July 1, 2021.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1,
2028.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 Title 53B, Chapter 24, Part 4, Rural Residency Training Program, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(12)
] 
(13)
 Subsection 
53C-3-203
(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of
money from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells
and other hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
[
(13)
] 
(14)
 Section 
53E-3-515
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
[
(14)
] 
(15)
 In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53E-4-202
(8), the language "by a standards review committee and the
recommendations of a standards review committee established under Section 
53E-4-203
" is
repealed; and
(b) Section 
53E-4-203
 is repealed.
[
(15)
] 
(16)
 Subsections 
53E-3-503
(5) and (6), which create coordinating councils for
youth in custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(16)
] 
(17)
 Section 
53E-4-402
, which creates the State Instructional Materials
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(17)
] 
(18)
 Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(18)
] 
(19)
 Subsection 
53E-8-204
(4), which creates the advisory council for the Utah
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, is repealed July 1, 2021.
[
(19) Section 
53F-2-514
 is repealed July 1, 2020.
]
(20) Section 
53F-5-203
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(21) Section 
53F-5-212
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(22) Section 
53F-5-213
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(23) Section 
53F-5-214
, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(24) Section 
53F-5-215
, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant is
repealed July 1, 2025.
(25) Subsection 
53F-9-203
(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving Account
Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(26) Section 
53F-9-501
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
(27) Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
(28) Subsection 
53G-8-211
(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class C
misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2022.