Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 1001 (2021S1)

Sponsor

Rep. Romero, A.

Final action

Governor Signed 5/28/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides an effective date for certain peace officer training; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PEACE OFFICER TRAINING AMENDMENTS
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Angela Romero
Senate Sponsor: 
Luz Escamilla
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill provides an effective date for certain peace officer training.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides an effective date for certain peace officer training; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53-6-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 56 and 275
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53-6-202
 is amended to read:
53-6-202.
Basic training course -- Completion required -- Annual training --
Prohibition from exercising powers -- Reinstatement.
(1) (a) The director shall:
(i) (A) suggest and prepare subject material; and
(B) schedule instructors for basic training courses; or
(ii) review the material and instructor choices submitted by a certified academy.
(b) The subject material, instructors, and schedules shall be approved or disapproved
by a majority vote of the council.
(2) The materials shall be reviewed and approved by the council on or before July 1st
of each year and may from time to time be changed or amended by majority vote of the council.
(3) The basic training in a certified academy:
(a) shall be appropriate for the basic training of peace officers in the techniques of law
enforcement in the discretion of the director; and
(b) may not include the use of chokeholds, carotid restraints, or any act that impedes
the breathing or circulation of blood likely to produce a loss of consciousness, as a valid
method of restraint.
(4) (a) All peace officers shall satisfactorily complete the basic training course or the
waiver process provided for in this chapter as well as annual certified training of not less than
40 hours as the director, with the advice and consent of the council, directs.
(b) A peace officer who fails to satisfactorily complete the annual training shall
automatically be prohibited from exercising peace officer powers until any deficiency is made
up.
(c) (i) [
The
] 
Beginning July 1, 2021, the
 annual training shall include no less than 16
hours of training focused on mental health and other crisis intervention responses, arrest
control, and de-escalation training.
(ii) Standards for the training shall be determined by each law enforcement agency or
department and approved by the director or designee.
(iii) Each law enforcement agency or department shall include a breakdown of the 16
hours within the annual audit submitted to the division.
(5) [
The
] 
Beginning July 1, 2021, the
 director shall ensure that annual training covers
intervention responses for mental illnesses, autism spectrum disorder, and other neurological
and developmental disorders.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
the date of veto override.