1. Committee Business
• Call to order
• Approval of
the minutes of the November 20, 2019, meeting
2. Staff overview
·
Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice Legislation
·
Open and Public
Meetings Act
·
Interim study
items/committee bill files
3.
Testing for COVID-19
The committee
will study potential changes to Utah
Code Section 78B-8-402 to allow
for mandated
COVID-19-related testing for peace officers, health care providers, and
volunteers.
·
Sen. Karen Mayne
·
Rep. Eric Hutchings
·
Mike Brown, Chief of Police,
Salt Lake City
·
Linda Viti, Assistant Attorney
General, Legal Counsel for the Department of Public Safety
·
Todd Hixson, Wes Bountiful
Police Chief and Vice President of Utah Police Chiefs Association
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
4.
Choke Hold Prohibition
The committee
will study the potential prohibition of the use of choke holds by law
enforcement.
·
Sen. Evan Vickers
·
Rep. Sandra Hollins
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
5. Correctional
Facility COVID Protocols
The
committee will study correctional facility protocols considering COVID-19
concerns.
·
Mike Haddon, Executive Director, Department
of Corrections
·
Chief Matt Dumont, Chief Deputy,
Salt Lake County Jail
·
Sen. Jani Iwamoto
·
Will Carlson, Deputy District
Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
·
Jenn Oxborrow, LCSW, and Executive
Director, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition
·
Michael Drechsel, Legislative
Liaison, Administrative Office of the Courts
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
6. Peer Support
Programs
The
committee will study peer support programs and mental health services for first
responders.
·
Rep.
Karen Kwan
·
Brent
Shelby, Utah State FOP Officer Wellness Coordinator
·
Lincoln
Shurtz, Director of Government Affairs, Utah Association of Counties
·
Committee
discussion
·
Public
comment
7.
Fraud
The
committee will study anti-fraud measures and look at how law enforcement can
aggressively target scammers leveraging pandemic fears.
·
Daniel O’Bannon, Director of the
Division of Consumer Protection
·
Chief Brian Redd, State Bureau of
Investigation
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
8.
Clarify Disaster Response Statutes
The committee
will study issues related to disaster response authority as outlined in Title
53-2a.
·
Staff presentation and update on
changes made during the special session
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
9. Master Offense
List
The
committee will receive a report from the Utah Sentencing Commission on the
updated Master Offense List.
·
Monica Diaz, Utah Sentencing
Commission
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
10. Other items/Adjourn