No. CS/HB 975
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Capitol Center and Complex; Provides that DMS is responsible for aesthetics of Capitol Center for visitors; requires DMS to consider certain factors when developing specified plan; requires DMS, in consultation with Capitol Police, to establish enhanced security measures in certain parking areas; authorizes Capitol Police to patrol area surrounding Capitol Complex to ensure safety of certain persons; provides requirement for certain operational plan; requires Capitol Police to provide certain report to Legislature; authorizes certain ex officio agents to patrol Capitol Complex & area surrounding Capitol Complex.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Capitol Police may now patrol and conduct law enforcement in the area surrounding the Capitol Complex from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Department of Management Services must establish enhanced security measures in Capitol Center parking areas in consultation with the Capitol Police.
The Department of Management Services is responsible for the aesthetics of the Capitol Center for visitors.
The Capitol Police must provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations to enhance the safety of the area surrounding the Capitol Complex.
AIgrants new authority to patrol and enforce law in a defined area surrounding the Capitol Complex during weekday business hours
AIdefines the geographic scope of the new patrol authority as the area north of the Capitol Complex up to East and West Park Avenue, bounded east and west by the Capitol Complex boundaries
AIrequires that written operational plans for security measures address crime and vagrancy in the area surrounding the Capitol Complex
AIchanges the approval requirement for operational plans from a mandatory 'shall not' to a permissive 'may not' be implemented without written approval from the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House
AIrequires the Capitol Police to provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations to enhance the safety of the area surrounding the Capitol Complex
AIassigns responsibility for the aesthetics of the Capitol Center for visitors to the Department of Management Services
AIrequires the Department of Management Services to consider the security of the Capitol Center and surrounding areas when developing its long-range plan
AIrequires the Department of Management Services, in consultation with the Capitol Police, to establish enhanced security measures to protect members of the Legislature, state officers, employees, and visitors in Capitol Center parking areas