SB 779

This bill requires law enforcement agencies in counties with a population of

500,000 or more to establish a policy that requires law enforcement officers to attend

training programs concerning cultural diversity, including sensitivity toward racial

and ethnic differences. The training must be designed to prevent the use of race,

racial profiling, racial stereotyping, or other race-based discrimination or selection

as a basis for detaining, searching, or arresting a person or for otherwise treating a

person differently from persons of other races and must emphasize the fact that the

primary purposes of enforcement of traffic regulations are safety and equal and

uniform enforcement under the law. Under the bill, a law enforcement officer must

attend the training annually for the first three years he or she is employed by the law

enforcement agency and at least every two years thereafter.