Amendment ID: S2025-39-R1

Redraft Amendment 39

Police Camera Pilot

Mr. Brownsberger and Ms. Creem move to amend the bill in section 2A, by striking out item 8000-1020 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

“8000-1020 For grants to municipalities for police body camera pilot programs to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security to improve public safety, enhance community-police relations, foster better accountability for the actions of police personnel, deter inappropriate conduct by police officers and by members of the public, capture digital audio-video evidence for criminal, civil and traffic-related court cases, be used as a training tool for officer safety and best practices and protect privacy; provided that, the secretary of public safety and security shall distribute grants on a competitive basis; provided further, that applicants shall submit a deployment plan that includes the applicant's plan for: (a) the use of cameras; (b) how the applicant will address privacy protections; (c) a policy for retention of and access to video footage; (d) enforcement; and (e) reporting and program evaluation..................................................$250,000”