Representative Steve R. Christiansen proposes the following substitute bill:


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TRAINING FOR PEACE OFFICERS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Steve R. Christiansen

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Senate Sponsor: Todd D. Weiler

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill creates a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to provide outward
10     mindset and equality training.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms;
14          ▸     allows local law enforcement agencies to provide outward mindset and equality
15     training to their officers;
16          ▸     creates a grant program to be administered by POST to assist in providing a training
17     program;
18          ▸     requires POST to define the requirements and curriculum for the program;
19          ▸     creates the Peace Officer Training Enhancement Restricted Account for the
20     program;
21          ▸     provides rulemaking authority; and
22          ▸     appropriates $500,000 to the account.
23     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24          This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2022:
25          ▸     to the Peace Officer Training Enhancement Restricted Account, as a one-time

26     appropriation:
27               •     from the General Fund, One-time, $500,000; and
28          ▸     to the Department of Public Safety -- Peace Officer Standards and Training:
29               •     from the Peace Officer Training Enhancement Restricted Account, $500,000.
30     Other Special Clauses:
31          None
32     Utah Code Sections Affected:
33     AMENDS:
34          63J-1-602.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 4
35     ENACTS:
36          53-6-214, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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38     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
39          Section 1. Section 53-6-214 is enacted to read:
40          53-6-214. Outward mindset and equality training -- Grant program --
41     Curriculum requirements.
42          (1) As used in this section:
43          (a) "Agency" means a local law enforcement agency, as defined in Subsection
44     53-13-101(7).
45          (b) "Outward mindset and equality training program" means a training program
46     approved by the division and intended and designed to train peace officers to develop an
47     outward mindset in policing by learning methods and techniques for treating all people justly
48     and equally.
49          (2) The division shall:
50          (a) review and approve a curriculum training program that meets the requirements of
51     Subsection (3);
52          (b) approve each training program provider; and
53          (c) under the direction of the POST Council, administer a grant program to provide a
54     requesting agency with full or partial funding for an approved outward mindset and equality
55     training program.
56          (3) An approved training program shall provide instruction in tools and methods to

57     develop an outward mindset in policing. The program shall include:
58          (a) implementation and practice of an applied self-awareness model focusing on
59     behavioral modification and increased self-awareness changes that influence interpersonal
60     relationships, collaboration, and productivity, and enable peace officers to learn techniques to
61     move from an inward mentality to an outward, collective benefitting mentality that supports the
62     officer's ability to see and treat all people justly and equally;
63          (b) conducting self-assessments of behavior consistent with an outward, collective
64     benefitting mentality;
65          (c) modules on policing in a way that is more collaborative; and
66          (d) planning methods to achieve individual, community, and organizational law
67     enforcement objectives.
68          (4) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Peace
69     Officer Training Enhancement Restricted Account to be administered by the division.
70          (a) The restricted account consists of appropriations by the Legislature.
71          (b) Funds in the account shall be used for grants to law enforcement agencies for an
72     outward mindset and equality training program in accordance with division rules.
73          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and
74     Subsection 53-6-105(1)(k), the director shall make rules:
75          (a) establishing criteria and standards for an outward mindset and equality training
76     program; and
77          (b) developing procedures for granting funds under this section to local law
78     enforcement agencies.
79          Section 2. Section 63J-1-602.1 is amended to read:
80          63J-1-602.1. List of nonlapsing appropriations from accounts and funds.
81          Appropriations made from the following accounts or funds are nonlapsing:
82          (1) The Utah Intracurricular Student Organization Support for Agricultural Education
83     and Leadership Restricted Account created in Section 4-42-102.
84          (2) The Native American Repatriation Restricted Account created in Section 9-9-407.
85          (3) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted Account created in
86     Section 9-18-102.
87          (4) The National Professional Men's Soccer Team Support of Building Communities

88     Restricted Account created in Section 9-19-102.
89          (5) Funds collected for directing and administering the C-PACE district created in
90     Section 11-42a-106.
91          (6) Money received by the Utah Inland Port Authority, as provided in Section
92     11-58-105.
93          (7) The "Latino Community Support Restricted Account" created in Section 13-1-16.
94          (8) The Clean Air Support Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-109.
95          (9) The "Support for State-Owned Shooting Ranges Restricted Account" created in
96     Section 23-14-13.5.
97          (10) Award money under the State Asset Forfeiture Grant Program, as provided under
98     Section 24-4-117.
99          (11) Funds collected from the program fund for local health department expenses
100     incurred in responding to a local health emergency under Section 26-1-38.
101          (12) The Children with Cancer Support Restricted Account created in Section
102     26-21a-304.
103          (13) State funds for matching federal funds in the Children's Health Insurance Program
104     as provided in Section 26-40-108.
105          (14) The Children with Heart Disease Support Restricted Account created in Section
106     26-58-102.
107          (15) The Nurse Home Visiting Restricted Account created in Section 26-63-601.
108          (16) The Technology Development Restricted Account created in Section 31A-3-104.
109          (17) The Criminal Background Check Restricted Account created in Section
110     31A-3-105.
111          (18) The Captive Insurance Restricted Account created in Section 31A-3-304, except
112     to the extent that Section 31A-3-304 makes the money received under that section free revenue.
113          (19) The Title Licensee Enforcement Restricted Account created in Section
114     31A-23a-415.
115          (20) The Health Insurance Actuarial Review Restricted Account created in Section
116     31A-30-115.
117          (21) The Insurance Fraud Investigation Restricted Account created in Section
118     31A-31-108.

119          (22) The Underage Drinking Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted
120     Account created in Section 32B-2-306.
121          (23) The School Readiness Restricted Account created in Section 35A-15-203.
122          (24) Money received by the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation for the sale of certain
123     products or services, as provided in Section 35A-13-202.
124          (25) The Oil and Gas Administrative Penalties Account created in Section 40-6-11.
125          (26) The Oil and Gas Conservation Account created in Section 40-6-14.5.
126          (27) The Electronic Payment Fee Restricted Account created by Section 41-1a-121 to
127     the Motor Vehicle Division.
128          (28) The Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division Temporary Permit Restricted Account
129     created by Section 41-3-110 to the State Tax Commission.
130          (29) The Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Support Restricted Account created in
131     Section 53-1-120.
132          (30) The State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account to the Division of Emergency
133     Management, as provided in Section 53-2a-603.
134          (31) The Department of Public Safety Restricted Account to the Department of Public
135     Safety, as provided in Section 53-3-106.
136          (32) The Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau Restricted Account created in Section
137     53-8-303.
138          (33) The DNA Specimen Restricted Account created in Section 53-10-407.
139          (34) The Canine Body Armor Restricted Account created in Section 53-16-201.
140          (35) The Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section 53B-2a-118.
141          (36) The Higher Education Capital Projects Fund created in Section 53B-22-202.
142          (37) A certain portion of money collected for administrative costs under the School
143     Institutional Trust Lands Management Act, as provided under Section 53C-3-202.
144          (38) The Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account created in Section 54-5-1.5,
145     subject to Subsection 54-5-1.5(4)(d).
146          (39) Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with access to an
147     electronic reference library, as provided in Section 58-3a-105.
148          (40) Certain fines collected by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
149     for violation of unlawful or unprofessional conduct that are used for education and enforcement

150     purposes, as provided in Section 58-17b-505.
151          (41) Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with access to an
152     electronic reference library, as provided in Section 58-22-104.
153          (42) Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with access to an
154     electronic reference library, as provided in Section 58-55-106.
155          (43) Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with access to an
156     electronic reference library, as provided in Section 58-56-3.5.
157          (44) Certain fines collected by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
158     for use in education and enforcement of the Security Personnel Licensing Act, as provided in
159     Section 58-63-103.
160          (45) The Relative Value Study Restricted Account created in Section 59-9-105.
161          (46) The Cigarette Tax Restricted Account created in Section 59-14-204.
162          (47) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background
163     check for a mortgage loan license, as provided in Section 61-2c-202.
164          (48) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background
165     check for principal broker, associate broker, and sales agent licenses, as provided in Section
166     61-2f-204.
167          (49) Certain funds donated to the Department of Human Services, as provided in
168     Section 62A-1-111.
169          (50) The National Professional Men's Basketball Team Support of Women and
170     Children Issues Restricted Account created in Section 62A-1-202.
171          (51) Certain funds donated to the Division of Child and Family Services, as provided
172     in Section 62A-4a-110.
173          (52) The Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account created in Section
174     62A-4a-608.
175          (53) Funds collected by the Office of Administrative Rules for publishing, as provided
176     in Section 63G-3-402.
177          (54) The Immigration Act Restricted Account created in Section 63G-12-103.
178          (55) Money received by the military installation development authority, as provided in
179     Section 63H-1-504.
180          (56) The Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account created in Section 63H-7a-303.

181          (57) The Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account created in Section
182     63H-7a-304.
183          (58) The Utah Statewide Radio System Restricted Account created in Section
184     63H-7a-403.
185          (59) The Employability to Careers Program Restricted Account created in Section
186     63J-4-703.
187          (60) The Motion Picture Incentive Account created in Section 63N-8-103.
188          (61) Certain money payable for expenses of the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission,
189     as provided under Section 63N-10-301.
190          (62) Funds collected by the housing of state probationary inmates or state parole
191     inmates, as provided in Subsection 64-13e-104(2).
192          (63) Certain forestry and fire control funds utilized by the Division of Forestry, Fire,
193     and State Lands, as provided in Section 65A-8-103.
194          (64) The Transportation of Veterans to Memorials Support Restricted Account created
195     in Section 71-14-102.
196          (65) The Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account, as provided in Section
197     72-16-204.
198          (66) Certain funds received by the Office of the State Engineer for well drilling fines or
199     bonds, as provided in Section 73-3-25.
200          (67) The Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund, as provided in
201     Section 73-23-2.
202          (68) Funds donated or paid to a juvenile court by private sources, as provided in
203     Subsection 78A-6-203(1)(c).
204          (69) Fees for certificate of admission created under Section 78A-9-102.
205          (70) Funds collected for adoption document access as provided in Sections 78B-6-141,
206     78B-6-144, and 78B-6-144.5.
207          (71) Funds collected for indigent defense as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4,
208     Utah Indigent Defense Commission.
209          (72) Revenue for golf user fees at the Wasatch Mountain State Park, Palisades State
210     Park, Jordan River State Park, and Green River State Park, as provided under Section
211     79-4-403.

212          (73) Certain funds received by the Division of Parks and Recreation from the sale or
213     disposal of buffalo, as provided under Section 79-4-1001.
214          (74) The Drinking While Pregnant Prevention Media and Education Campaign
215     Restricted Account created in Section 32B-2-308.
216          (75) The Peace Officer Training Enhancement Restricted Account created in Section
217     53-6-214.
218          Section 3. Appropriation.
219          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
220     2021, and ending on June 30, 2022. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
221     fiscal year 2022.
222          Subsection 2(a). Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
223          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
224     amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
225     the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
226     ITEM 1
227          To General Fund Restricted - Peace Officer Training Enhancement Restricted Account
228               From General Fund, One-time
$500,000

229               Schedule of Programs
230                    General Fund Restricted - Peace Officer Training
231                     Enhancement Restricted Account               $500,000
232          Subsection 2(b). Operating and Capital Budgets.
233          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Budgetary Procedures Act, the Legislature
234     appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for the use and
235     support of the government of the state of Utah.
236     ITEM 2
237          To Department of Public Safety - Peace Officer's Standards and Training
238               From General Fund Restricted - Peace Officer Training
239                Enhancement Restricted Account, One-time
$500,000

240               Schedule of Programs
241                    Outward Mindset and Equality Training Program     $500,000