Today I continued research on the specific aspect of the bill I want to focus on. I decided to narrow in on the increasing of protocol for law enforcement officers. Senate Bill 300 discusses how it wants to be able to increase protections, training, and oversight for state and local law enforcement. The bill wants to be able to avoid unnecessary acts that police may do. It wants to standardize officers to require and continue to go to psychological screenings prior to graduating from the academy. A big aspect of this section is ensuring good mental health and providing information about mental health to law enforcement officers. This section is all revolving around making sure fewer problems happen due to law enforcement, and this bill introduces ways to hopefully prevent things from happening. I will continue to research and learn more about these specific things under this section of the bill tomorrow.
-Gabriella