No. SB 418
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must create a blue envelope and card program by January 1, 2027. These items help individuals with autism communicate their status to officers during traffic stops.
The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission must establish a new training component for law enforcement. This training covers recognizing autism, de-escalation, and interviewing techniques to protect individual rights.
All law enforcement officers must complete this new training by July 1, 2030. The training counts toward the 40 hours required for continued employment certification.
AIRequires all law enforcement officers to complete specific autism training by 2030.
AIRequires the DMV to create identification tools for individuals with autism.
AIMandates specific topics like de-escalation and interrogation techniques.
AIMakes autism training mandatory for the 40-hour certification requirement.