State Seal2 copy            Bill Number: S.B. 1519

            Smith Floor Amendment

            Reference to: COMMERCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Committee amendment

            Amendment drafted by: Leg Council

 

 

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

 

1.      Removes the ability for a petitioner to petition the court for an ex parte severe threat order of protection (STOP order), so that the only way to seek an order from the court for an evaluation is through the emergency STOP order process. Removes the ability of a petitioner to file a petition to extend the order.

 

2.      Clarifies that an emergency STOP order may be requested electronically or telephonically by a peace officer and that an emergency STOP order may be issued during the hours that a court is closed.

 

3.      Requires a peace officer to transport the respondent to the hearing after an evaluation is conducted.

 

4.      Instructs a court, when deciding whether to issue an emergency STOP order, to consider any evidence offered by the peace officer.

 

5.      Requires a person, subject to an emergency STOP order, to immediately appoint a responsible custodian to take possession of all firearms that are possessed by the person who is subject to the order within 24 hours after the court has issued the order. The responsible custodian may either retain possession of the firearms, or transfer the firearms to the sheriff, a local law enforcement agency or a federally licensed firearms dealer for the duration of the emergency STOP order.

 

6.      Specifies that if a firearm is seized it may be disposed of only if it is unable to be returned.

 

7.      Stipulates that additions to statute that allow a school to contract with law enforcement to provide officers on school grounds do not prohibit an authorized person from possessing a weapon on school grounds under current law.

 

8.      Removes the requirement for the Arizona Supreme Court to report on ex parte STOP orders and adds additional reporting requirements relating to the evaluation process.

 

9.      Reinserts the requirement that schools require suicide prevention training to teachers, principals and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades 6-12.

 

10.  Requires schools, after completion of suicide prevention training and mental health first aid training to provide teachers, principals and other school personnel with a document that confirms the required training has been completed.

 

11.  Requires, rather than allows, AHCCCS to consult with other organization that have expertise in suicide prevention and mental health first aid.

 

12.  Specifies that counties provide the evaluations conducted for an emergency STOP order.

 

13.  Requires AZPOST training for school resource officers (SROs) to include fair and impartial police training.

 

14.  Decreases the appropriation to the Arizona Department of Education for additional SROs from $11,000,000 to $5,500,000, in FY 2019. Requires preference to be given to schools that have agreements to share the cost of the SROs.

 

15.  Makes the bill retroactive to July 31, 2018, but specifies that provisions related to the emergency STOP process and the data exchange between law enforcement, prosecutors and courts begin on November 1, 2018.


 

Fifty-third Legislature                                                     Smith

Second Regular Session                                                  S.B. 1519

 

SMITH FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1519

(Reference to COMMERCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Committee amendment)

 

 


Page 1, line 11, strike "petition" insert "request"; strike the second "a" insert "an emergency"

Page 4, line 12, strike "petition" insert "request"; strike the second "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 13, after the second "the" insert "emergency"

Line 16, strike "petition" insert "request"

Line 24, after "5." insert "EMERGENCY"

Page 5, strike lines 11 through 19

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Line 20, after "an" strike remainder of line

Line 21, strike "pickup order or a" insert "emergency"

Strike lines 22 through 24

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Strike lines 27 through 29

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Strike pages 6 through 10

Page 11, strike lines 1 through 24

Line 25, strike "12‑1884" insert "12‑1882"

Line 26, after "period" insert "; order registration; central repository; responsible custodian"

Line 27, after "A." insert "Beginning from and after October 31, 2018,"

Page 12, line 3, after "protection" strike remainder of line

Strike lines 4 and 5, insert "may be issued electronically or by telephone as determined by the supreme court.  An emergency severe threat order of protection may be issued during the hours that the court is closed.  The presiding judge of the superior court shall make available a superior court judicial officer who may issue an emergency severe threat order of protection.

C.  The"

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Line 17, after "shall" insert "notify the respondent that a hearing shall be held to determine if clear and convincing evidence exists that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing death or serious physical injury to self or others. At the hearing, the respondent shall have an opportunity to respond to any allegations made against the respondent. if the respondent declines to have a hearing, the peace officer shall"

Line 18, after the period, insert "the respondent shall have the opportunity at an initial hearing or, if an initial hearing was declined, at an evaluation to make and complete up to two phone calls. the respondent may have an attorney present at any hearing held pursuant to this article. if the respondent is a minor, the parent or legal guardian of the minor shall be immediately notified of the location to which the minor is being taken and that the minor may consult and have an attorney present at any hearing that is held pursuant to this article. If the respondent is a minor, the minor shall be appointed a guardian ad litem for the pendency of the proceedings."

Lines 19 and 20, strike "person" insert "respondent"

Line 31, after the period insert "A peace officer shall transport the respondent to the hearing."

Line 32, strike "section 12‑1882,"; strike "C" insert "G of this section"

Page 13, line 3, strike "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 4, after "may" strike remainder of line

Page 13, strike line 5, insert "refer the respondent for further proceedings pursuant to section 36‑531, subsection B.

G.  The court shall review the request for an emergency severe threat order of protection, any other pleadings on file and any evidence offered by the peace officer or another person, including any evidence of:

1.  a recent credible threat to cause death or serious physical injury or an act or attempted act that is intended to cause death or serious physical injury to self or others by the respondent.

2.  A pattern of threats to cause death or serious physical injury or acts or attempted acts that are intended to cause death or serious physical injury to self or others by the respondent within the preceding six months. Evidence that the respondent has violated an order of protection or an injunction against harassment through violent or threatening behavior may be used to demonstrate a pattern for the purposes of this paragraph.

3.  Known dangerous mental health issues of the respondent.

4.  The respondent's having previously been subject to or currently being subject to an emergency severe threat order of protection.

5.  A conviction for a violent crime committed by the respondent.

6.  A conviction for an offense in this state or another jurisdiction involving the unlawful discharge, use or threatening exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or the intentional or knowing infliction of serious physical injury on another person with a firearm by the respondent.

7.  The respondent's history of use, attempted use or threatened use of unlawful physical force against another person or stalking another person."

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Line 14, after "days" insert a period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 15 through 32

Page 14, strike lines 1 through 4, insert:

"J.  Within twenty‑four hours after a court issues an emergency severe threat order of protection, the court shall forward a copy of the order and proof of service, if applicable, to the sheriff's office in the county in which the order was issued for registration by the sheriff in a central repository.  The sheriff shall register the order with the national crime information center and shall indicate on the file that the respondent is subject to firearm restrictions.  On the expiration of an emergency severe threat order of protection, the sheriff shall immediately ensure that the national crime information center is updated with this information.

K.  Each county sheriff shall maintain a central repository to verify the existence and validity of an emergency severe threat order of protection.

L.  If the court issues an emergency severe threat order of protection and the respondent possesses any firearms, the respondent shall provide the court with the name of a responsible custodian.  The responsible custodian must take possession of all firearms that the respondent possesses or transfer possession of the firearms to the sheriff, a local law enforcement agency or a federally licensed firearms dealer within twenty‑four hours after the order is issued.  The respondent may not possess any firearms after the court issues the order.  If the respondent possesses any firearms and does not identify a responsible custodian or submit evidence of the respondent's compliance with this subsection to the sheriff or a local law enforcement agency within twenty‑four hours after the order is issued, the court, on the request of the sheriff or a local law enforcement agency, may issue a search warrant for the firearms."

Page 14, line 5, strike "12‑1886" insert "12‑1883"

Line 6, strike "petition" insert "request"; strike the second "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 7, strike "petition" insert "request"

Line 9, strike "12‑1887" insert "12‑1884"

Line 10, strike "petition" insert "request for an emergency severe threat order of protection"

Page 14, line 11, strike "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 13, strike "12‑1888" insert "12‑1885"

Line 15, strike the second "A" insert "an emergency"

Line 19, strike the first "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 21, after the second "the" insert "emergency"

Line 24, strike "serving an ex parte" insert "taking a person into custody for an emergency"; strike "pickup"

Line 25, after "order" insert "of protection"

Line 31, strike the second "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 32, after "shall" strike remainder of line

Page 15, strike lines 1 through 6

Line 7, strike "access to the firearm for the duration of the order." insert "immediately appoint a responsible custodian who must take possession of all firearms that are possessed by the person who is subject to the order within twenty‑four hours after the order is issued.  The responsible custodian may either retain possession of the firearms or transfer the firearms to the sheriff, a local law enforcement agency or a federally licensed firearms dealer for the duration of the emergency severe threat order of protection.  The person who is subject to the order shall submit evidence to the sheriff or a local law enforcement agency within twenty‑four hours after the order was issued that the responsible custodian has taken possession of or transferred the firearms."

Line 8, strike the first "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 9, after "sheriff" insert "or a local law enforcement agency"

Line 11, strike the second "a" insert "an emergency"

Lines 13 and 14, after "sheriff" insert "or a local law enforcement agency"

Line 22, after the second "the" insert "emergency"

Line 24, after the period insert "If a seized firearm is unable to be returned to the owner,"

Strike lines 26 through 28

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Page 16, line 7, strike "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 8, strike "12‑1883 or 12‑1884" insert "12‑1882"

Lines 9 and 17, strike "a" insert "an emergency"

Line 19, strike "12‑1889" insert "12‑1886"

Strike lines 24 through 28, insert:

"1.  The average length of time that it takes for the superior court to receive an evaluation report after the respondent arrives at an evaluation agency.

2.  The number of times in which the court ordered an evaluation and an evaluation report was not issued."

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Page 16, line 32, strike "12‑1888" insert "12‑1885"

Page 17, line 8, strike "a" insert "an emergency"

Page 19, line 10, after "valid" insert "emergency"

Page 21, line 3, after the first semicolon insert "mental health first aid training;"

Line 4, after "posting" insert "; confirmation of training completion"

Line 8, after "prevention" insert "and mental health first aid"

Line 9, strike "may" insert "shall"

Line 10, after "prevention" insert "and mental health first aid"

Line 13, strike "and" insert a comma

Line 14, strike "may" insert "and the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall"

Between lines 19 and 20, insert:

"4.  Mental health first aid training."

Line 23, strike the first "or" insert a comma; after the second "school" insert "or the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind"

Between lines 24 and 25, insert:

"D.  On completion of the training that is required by this section, each school district and charter school and The arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall provide to the teacher, principal and other school personnel a document that confirms that the required training has been completed."

Page 23, line 12, after the period insert "nothing in this section shall prohibit an authorized person from carrying or possessing a weapon on school grounds pursuant to section 15-341, subsection A, paragraph 23.

E.  The governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school and the board of directors for the arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall provide information at least once each school year to employees about reserve peace officer training."

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Page 24, line 5, after "disciplined" insert "and subject to dismissal"

Page 25, line 10, strike "The"

Strike lines 11 through 14

Page 54, line 7, strike "a" insert "an emergency"

Between lines 10 and 11, insert:

"Sec. 13.  Section 36-545.06, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE36-545.06.  County services

A.  Each county, or any combination of counties, shall provide directly or by contract the services of a screening agency and an evaluation agency for the purposes of title 12, chapter 10, article 5 and this chapter.

B.  On a request made by a resident of the county pursuant to this chapter, a county shall be required to provide screening or evaluation.

C.  Each county shall coordinate the provision of mental health services required pursuant to this section with the administration or as delegated by the administration to a regional behavioral health authority.END_STATUTE"

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Page 57, line 12, after "and" insert "policies and procedures on"

Page 71, line 20, after the period insert "Beginning from and after October 31, 2018,"

Page 78, line 15, after "include" insert "all of the following:

(a)"

Between lines 16 and 17, insert:

"(b)  Fair and impartial police training that incorporates the principles of modern science as it relates to bias in policing, training officers on the effect of implicit bias and provides skills to reduce and manage biases."

Page 80, line 22, strike "$11,000,000" insert "$5,500,000"

Line 25, after the period insert "Preference shall be given to school districts and charter schools that have agreements to share the cost of the school resource officer."

Page 82, between lines 7 and 8, insert:

"Sec. 25.  Retroactivity

This act applies retroactively to from and after July 31, 2018."

Renumber to conform

Amend title to conform


 

 

STEVE SMITH

 

 

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