La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2902

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 40:2902 - Law Enforcement Data Task Force

A. The Louisiana Legislature hereby creates the Law Enforcement Data Task Force to study the collection and analysis of data regarding peace officer interaction with the public.

(1) The membership of the task force shall be as follows:

(a)

(i) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.

(ii) This member shall not be a voting member.

(iii) This member shall serve as the task force president.

(b) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police.

(c) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.

(d) One member shall be appointed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.

(e) One member shall be appointed by Pelican Institute for Public Policy.

(f) One member shall be appointed by Southern Poverty Law Center.

(g) One member shall be appointed by Public Affairs Research Council.

(h) One member shall be appointed by American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana.

(i) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).

(j) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

(k) One member shall be appointed by Louisiana Survivors for Reform.

(l) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.

(m) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana Judicial Council.

(n) One member shall be appointed by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(o) One member shall be appointed by Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR).

(p) One member shall be appointed by the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board (ICJIS).

C. The task force meetings shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law.

D. A majority of the members of the task force shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be present to transact any business. The task force shall not create any subcommittees, but shall handle all matters before the task force.

E. The task force shall meet at least quarterly for one year, and the initial meeting shall be no later than November 30, 2019. Dates and times for all remaining task force meetings shall be agreed upon by all appointed members of the task force.

F. The task force shall discuss and report on the following topics with respect to the collection of data and information by law enforcement agencies:

(1) Current methods of data collection in the state of Louisiana.

(2) Current methods of data collection outside the state of Louisiana.

(3) Current methods of reporting data outside the state of Louisiana.

(4) Methods of utilizing data collection and reporting to improve public safety, community engagement, and public confidence in law enforcement.

(5) The manner in which rural and small law enforcement agencies currently comply with data collection requirements in other states.

(6) Recommendations on the expansion of data collection and reporting.

(7) Possible methods of transmitting collected data by law enforcement agencies for aggregated presentation.

(8) A cost analysis for the collection of extensive data, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Traffic stops.

(b) Pedestrian stops.

(c) Clearance rates.

(d) Execution of no-knock warrants.

(e) Use of special weapons and tactics teams.

(f) Use of force.

(9) Current policies against racial profiling utilized by individual law enforcement agencies in the state. The task force shall review the policies of each law enforcement agency to determine whether the agency is excepted from the reporting requirements as provided in R.S. 32:398.10(E).

G. The task force shall accept written or in-person testimony regarding all matters it considers and shall include all relevant public testimony in its final report required by Subsection H of this Section.

H. The task force shall submit a written report to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the House Committee on Judiciary, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the Council on Peace Officers Standards and Training by January thirty-first of each calendar year. The initial report shall be submitted by the task force on January 31, 2021.

La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2902

Acts 2019, No. 165, §1.

Added by Acts 2019, No. 165,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2019.