HB 954

This bill requires the peace officer standards and training commission to (i) establish uniform training standards for alternative crisis response units for all l aw enforcement agencies and (ii) annually provide full-time police officers with training on how to best support a qualified mental health professional to a call for service with the alternative crisis response unit. As used in this bill, an " a lternative crisis response unit"" means a program where a qualified mental health professional, who is employed by a law enforcement agency, accompanies a full-time police officer on mental-health related calls for service, and the qualified mental health profession a l is considered the lead on the call . By January 1, 2026, each law enforcement agency must develop and implement an alternative crisis unit."