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HOUSE BILL NO. 506
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
POLICE/STATE: Provides for the collection and reporting of data
1 AN ACT
2To enact Chapter 36 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised
3 of R.S. 40:2901 and 2902, relative to law enforcement; to provide for data collection
4 by law enforcement agencies; to provide for the creation of a task force; to provide
5 for membership, duties, and meetings of the task force; to provide specific topics for
6 the task force to study; to provide relative to law enforcement policies regarding
7 racial profiling; and to provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. Chapter 36 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
10comprised of R.S. 40:2901 and 2902, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 CHAPTER 36. COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA
12 RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
13 §2901. Short title
14 This Chapter may be cited as the "Police Data Accountability, Transparency,
15 and Analysis Act" or the "Police DATA Act".
16 §2902. Law Enforcement Data Task Force
17 A. The Louisiana Legislature hereby creates the Law Enforcement Data Task
18 Force to study the collection and analysis of data regarding peace officer interaction
19 with the public.
20 B.(1) The membership of the task force shall be as follows:
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1 (a)(i) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Commission on Law
2 Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
3 (ii) This member shall not be a voting member.
4 (iii) This member shall serve as the task force president.
5 (b) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Association of Chiefs
6 of Police.
7 (c) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.
8 (d) One member shall be appointed by the Department of Public Safety and
9 Corrections, office of state police.
10 (e) One member shall be appointed by Pelican Institute for Public Policy.
11 (f) One member shall be appointed by Southern Poverty Law Center.
12 (g) One member shall be appointed by Public Affairs Research Council.
13 (h) One member shall be appointed by American Civil Liberties Union of
14 Louisiana.
15 (i) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana American Federation
16 of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
17 (j) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
18 (k) One member shall be appointed by Louisiana Survivors for Reform.
19 (l) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana District Attorneys
20 Association.
21 (m) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Judicial Council.
22 (n) One member shall be appointed by the Council on Peace Officer
23 Standards and Training.
24 C. The task force meetings shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law.
25 D. The task force shall not create any subcommittees, but shall handle all
26 matters before the task force.
27 E. The task force shall meet at least quarterly for one year, and the initial
28 meeting shall be no later than November 30, 2019. Dates and times for all remaining
29 task force meetings shall be agreed upon by all appointed members of the task force.
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1 F. The task force shall discuss and report on the following topics with
2 respect to the collection of data and information by law enforcement agencies:
3 (1) Current methods of data collection in the state of Louisiana.
4 (2) Current methods of data collection outside the state of Louisiana.
5 (3) Current methods of reporting data outside the state of Louisiana.
6 (4) Methods of utilizing data collection and reporting to improve public
7 safety, community engagement, and public confidence in law enforcement.
8 (5) The manner in which rural and small law enforcement agencies currently
9 comply with data collection requirements in other states.
10 (6) Recommendations on the expansion of data collection and reporting.
11 (7) Possible methods of transmitting collected data by law enforcement
12 agencies for aggregated presentation.
13 (8) A cost analysis for the collection of extensive data, including but not
14 limited to the following:
15 (a) Traffic stops.
16 (b) Pedestrian stops.
17 (c) Clearance rates.
18 (d) Execution of no-knock warrants.
19 (e) Use of special weapons and tactics teams.
20 (f) Use of force.
21 (9) Current policies against racial profiling utilized by individual law
22 enforcement agencies in the state. The task force shall review the policies of each
23 law enforcement agency to determine whether the agency is excepted from the
24 reporting requirements as provided in R.S. 32:398.10(E).
25 G. The task force shall accept written or in-person testimony regarding all
26 matters it considers and shall include all relevant public testimony in its final report
27 required by Subsection H of this Section.
28 H. The task force shall submit a written report to the Louisiana Commission
29 on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the House Committee
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1 on Judiciary, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the Council on Peace
2 Officers Standards and Training by January thirty-first of each calendar year. The
3 initial report shall be submitted by the task force on January 31, 2021.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 506 Engrossed 2019 Regular Session Duplessis
Abstract: Creates a task force to study the collection and analysis of data regarding peace
officer interaction with the public.
Proposed law creates the Law Enforcement Data Task Force to study the collection and
analysis of certain law enforcement-related activities.
Proposed law provides that the task force shall be made up of fourteen members appointed
by specific entities and provides for the frequency of task force meetings.
Proposed law requires the task force to meet quarterly with the initial meeting being no later
than November 30, 2019.
Proposed law provides for the specific topics that the task force is required to study and
discuss, and requires the task force to submit its initial report by January 31, 2021, and to
continue to report by January 31st each year thereafter.
Present law (R.S. 32:398.10) requires peace officers to collect information on the number
of persons stopped for traffic violations and the demographics of those persons, the nature
of the stop, and whether a citation or warrant was issued, an arrest made, or a search
conducted.
Proposed law requires the created task force to collect individual agency's policies regarding
the collection of this data. The task force shall review each policy and determine which
agency shall be exempt from the regulations of R.S. 32:398.10(E).
(Adds R.S. 40:2901 and 2902)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original
bill:
1. Create the Law Enforcement Data Task Force.
2. Make technical amendments.
3. Remove the requirement of the collection of information from peace officers by
certain law enforcement agencies on outlined topics.
4. Remove the requirement that peace officers must report information on
individuals involved in specific incidences.
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5. Remove the submission phases for law enforcement agencies depending on their
size.
6. Remove actions against law enforcement agencies for failure to comply.
7. Remove the requirement that law enforcement agencies submit all data required
by the FBI to the Louisiana Uniform Crime Reporting System.
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