Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 17 D · 3 I · 3 R cosponsors

SB 151 — An Act relating to police officer training; establishing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission; relating to missing and murdered indigenous persons; relating to the duties of the Department of Public Safety; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 13, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on October 09, 2024.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (17 D · 3 I · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

160 added · 111 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 151 expand police officer training requirements by adding a focus on educating officers about issues related to missing and murdered Indigenous persons. Additionally, the bill establishes a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission and requires the Department of Public Safety to employ specialists for these investigations. These changes matter because they aim to improve the training of law enforcement and ensure a dedicated team is addressing the critical issues faced by Indigenous communities, potentially leading to better outcomes in investigations of these serious cases.

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33-LS0052\U SENATE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
151 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY SENATORS OLSON, Gray-Jackson, Dunbar, Bishop, Claman, Hoffman, Stedman, Tobin, Myers, Kawasaki, Wielechowski, Kiehl, Stevens Introduced:
CSSB 151(FIN) _______ AN ACT Relating to police officer training;
5/13/23 Referred:
establishing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission;
State Affairs, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act establishing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission;
and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date.
* Section 1.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled SB 151 AN ACT Relating to police officer training;
establishing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission;
relating to missing and murdered indigenous persons;
relating to the duties of the Department of Public Safety;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
AS 18.65.240(a) is amended to read:
(a) A person may not be appointed as a police officer, except on a probationary basis, unless the person (1) has satisfactorily completed a basic program of police training approved by the council, which includes at least 12 hours of instruction regarding domestic violence and at least 12 hours of instruction regarding sexual assault, as those terms are defined in AS 18.66.990, [AND] (2) possesses other qualifications the council has established for the employment of police officers, including minimum age, education, physical and mental standards, citizenship, moral character, and experience, and (3) has completed cultural training supervised by -1- Enrolled SB 151 an indigenous coordinator or indigenous entity in the state that is related to addressing the rates of missing and murdered indigenous persons.
The council shall prescribe the means of presenting evidence of fulfillment of these requirements.
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2.
AS 44.41.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(k) Within 60 days after the first report concerning a missingperson is filed with a local or state law enforcement agency, if the person's location has not been determined, the Department of Public Safety shall submit a missing person report to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database.
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The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
AS 44.41 is amended by adding a new section to read:
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS REVIEW COMMISSION.
Article 2.
(a) The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission is established in the SB0151A -1- SB 151 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0052\U Department of Public Safety.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission.
Sec.
44.41.140.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission.
(a) The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission is established in the Department of Public Safety.
(7) two members from the legislature, serving as ex officio nonvoting members, one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
Enrolled SB 151 -2- (7) two members from the legislature, serving as ex officio nonvoting members, one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(c) Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointment.
(c) Public members of the commission appointed under (a)(3) - (6) and (8) of this section serve for three years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms on the commission.
(d) The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee is the chair of the commission.
(d) Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointment.
(e) Members of the commission receive no compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
(e) The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee is the chair of the commission.
(f) The commission shall review unresolved cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons from different state regions that are identified by the Department of Public Safety to (1) examine the trends and patterns related to missing and murdered indigenous persons;
(f) Members of the commission receive no compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
and (2) make policy, practice, and service recommendations to encourage collaboration and reduce cases involving indigenous persons.
(g) The commission shall review unresolved cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons from different state regions that are identified by the Department of Public Safety to (1) examine the trends and patterns related to missing and murdered indigenous persons;
SB 151 -2- SB0151A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0052\U (g) The commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations.
and (2) make policy, practice, and service recommendations to the Department of Public Safety to encourage collaboration and reduce cases involving indigenous persons.
Not later than January 1, 2026, the commission shall submit the report to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available.
The commission shall make the report publicly available through the Department of Public Safety.
(i) Documents, materials, and reports obtained or compiled by the commission or a designated representative of the commission in the course of reviewing a case involving a missing or murdered indigenous person under this section are confidential and are not public records under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.125 or admissible in a criminal or civil proceeding.
(i) Documents, materials, and reports obtained or compiled by the commission or a designated representative of the commission in the course of reviewing a case involving a missing or murdered indigenous person under this section are confidential and are not public records under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.125 or subject to discovery or subpoena in connection with a criminal or civil proceeding.
A person may not be compelled to disclose information relating to the documents, materials, and reports through subpoena, discovery, or testimony in a criminal or civil proceeding.
A person may not be -3- Enrolled SB 151 compelled to disclose information relating to the documents, materials, and reports through subpoena, discovery, or testimony in a criminal or civil proceeding.
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(j) A member of the commission who knowingly uses documents, materials, reports, or information for a purpose not authorized under (f) or (g) of this section or discloses information in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each instance of unauthorized use or disclosure.
Nothing in this subsection prohibits a member of the commission from prosecuting a criminal case or otherwise participating in a civil or criminal proceeding as part of, or relating to, the member's normal course of employment if the criminal case or civil or criminal proceeding involves a case reviewed by the commission.
The confidential status of documents, materials, or reports obtained by the commission does not preclude the discoverability or subpoena of those documents, materials, or reports from other agencies or sources.
This section does not affect whether a document, material, or report obtained or compiled by the commission is otherwise publicly available.
(j) A member of the commission who knowingly uses documents, materials, reports, or information for a purpose not authorized under (g) or (n) of this section or discloses information in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each instance of unauthorized use or disclosure.
(m) In this section, "commission" means the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission.
(m) The Department of Public Safety may collaborate with the commission for public outreach purposes.
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(n) The commission shall prepare a report of the commission's findings and recommendations.
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Not later than January 1 every three years, the commission shall submit the report to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available.
The commission shall make the report publicly available through the Department of Public Safety.
(o) In this section, "commission" means the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission.
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The Department of Public Safety shall conduct a needs assessment to determine how to increase protective and investigative resources for identifying and reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous persons SB0151A -3- SB 151 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0052\U within the state criminal justice system.
The Department of Public Safety shall conduct a needs assessment to determine how to increase protective and investigative resources for identifying and reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous persons within the state criminal justice system.
Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit a written report on the needs assessment to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available.
Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit a written report on the needs assessment to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available.
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Section 3 of this Act is repealed January 1, 2025.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
TRANSITION:
TRAINING.
Notwithstanding the requirements of AS 18.65.240(a), as amended by sec.
1 of this Act, a person holding a certificate issued under AS 18.65.240 on or before the effective date of sec.
1 of this Act has two years from the effective date of sec.
1 of this Act to comply with the requirements of AS 18.65.240(a), as amended by sec.
1 of this Act.
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Section 2 of this Act is repealed January 1, 2026.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
TRANSITION:
COMMISSION MEMBERS.
Notwithstanding AS 44.41.140(b), added by sec.
4 of this Act, the initial public members of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Review Commission appointed under AS 44.41.140(b) are appointed to initial terms as follows:
(1) the members appointed under AS 44.41.140(b)(5) and (8) serve for two years;
-5- Enrolled SB 151 (2) the members appointed under AS 44.41.140(b)(3), (4), and (6) serve for three years.
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This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.
Section 5 of this Act is repealed January 1, 2027.
SB 151 -4- SB0151A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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9.
This Act takes effect January 1, 2025.
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Action History

  1. (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15

  2. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15

  3. (H) FN2: (DPS)

  4. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 268

  5. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/30/24

  6. (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/30/24

  7. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/25

  8. (S) Signed into law 9/3 CHAPTER 53 SLA 24

  9. (S) 9:30 A.M. 8/29/24 Transmitted to Governor

  10. (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  11. (H) JOSEPHSON, MINA, SCHRAGE, GROH, FOSTER, EDGMON

  12. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MCCORMICK, BAKER, ARMSTRONG, C.JOHNSON, GRAY, MEARS, WRIGHT,

  13. (H) VERSION: CSSB 151(FIN)

  14. (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  15. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y39 A1

  16. (H) PASSED Y39 N1

  17. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 151(FIN)

  18. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  19. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  20. (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

  21. (H) -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  22. (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519

  23. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  24. (H) Moved CSSB 151(FIN) Out of Committee -- Recessed from 5/13/24 --

  25. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  26. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): HANNAN, GALVIN, FIELDS

  27. (H) HELD TO 5/15 CALENDAR

  28. (H) RULES TO 1ST SUP CALENDAR 5/14/2024

  29. (H) FN2: (DPS)

  30. (H) DP: STAPP, GALVIN, HANNAN, JOSEPHSON, CRONK, TOMASZEWSKI, EDGMON, FOSTER

  31. (H) FIN RPT 8DP

  32. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  33. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to 5/14/24 at 9 AM --

  34. (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519

  35. (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  36. (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519

  37. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  38. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 3:30 PM --

  39. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  40. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  41. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  42. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ORTIZ

  43. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CARRICK

  44. (H) FIN

  45. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  46. (S) VERSION: CSSB 151(FIN)

  47. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  48. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  49. (S) PASSED Y18 N- E2

  50. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 151(FIN)

  51. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/26 CAL

  52. (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  53. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  54. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2024

  55. (S) FN2: (DPS)

  56. (S) DP: STEDMAN, WILSON, KIEHL, MERRICK, BISHOP

  57. (S) FIN RPT CS 5DP NEW TITLE

  58. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  59. (S) Moved CSSB 151(FIN) Out of Committee

  60. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  61. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  62. (S) Heard & Held

  63. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  64. (S) FN1: (DPS)

  65. (S) NR: BJORKMAN, MERRICK

  66. (S) DP: WIELECHOWSKI, CLAMAN

  67. (S) AM: KAWASAKI

  68. (S) STA RPT CS 2DP 2NR 1AM NEW TITLE

  69. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  70. (S) Moved CSSB 151(STA) Out of Committee

  71. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  72. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  73. (S) Heard & Held

  74. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  75. (S) MYERS, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, KIEHL, STEVENS

  76. (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, DUNBAR, BISHOP, CLAMAN, HOFFMAN, STEDMAN, TOBIN,

  77. (S) STA, FIN

  78. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Who sponsors SB 151?
SB 151 is sponsored by Bryce Edgmon (N), Neal Foster (D), Groh, Calvin Schrage (N), Genevieve Mina (D), Andy Josephson (D), Wright, Donna Mears (D), Andrew Gray (D), C.Johnson, Armstrong, Baker, Mccormick, Zack Fields (D), Alyse Galvin (N), Sara Hannan (D), Ortiz, Ashley Carrick (D), Gary Stevens (R), Jesse Kiehl (D), Bill Wielechowski (D), Scott Kawasaki (D), Robert Myers (R), Löki Tobin (D), Bert Stedman (R), Lyman Hoffman (D), Matt Claman (D), Bishop, Forrest Dunbar (D), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), and Donald Olson (D).
What is the current status of SB 151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 13, 2023. Enacted.
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