Public Safety - Police Officers' Performance Review Board
What this bill does
Establishing the Police Officers' Performance Review Board as an independent board that functions in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; requiring the Board to require all law enforcement agencies to collect certain data on certain citizen encounters with officers, establish standards for appropriate race neutral behaviors, and impose sanctions for racially discriminatory behavior by officers; authorizing the Board to hold hearings in conducting annual reviews of police officer performance; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cocke, Abigail | Baltimore for Border Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Ellison, Pastor Angelo | Clergy and Community United for Police Reform | Oral |
| FAV | Hill, Rev. Dr. Kerry | Clergy and Community United for Police Reform | Oral |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Ellis, Myles | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Carpenter, Sherrice | Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Martinez, Roberto | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Williams, Thomas | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |