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41-1737 - Transnational repression recognition and response training program
41-1737. Transnational repression recognition and response training program
A. The department shall establish a transnational repression recognition and response training program to offer peace officers and other law enforcement officers specialized training. The department shall contract with an organization that has experience in developing and implementing transnational repression recognition and response training to develop the training curriculum. The department shall establish and oversee the process for selecting program participants and certifying program participants who successfully complete transnational repression recognition and response training. The training program shall be updated every year to address emerging threats and specific information on tactics that are used by specific foreign governments.
B. The training program shall include all of the following:
1. How to identify different tactics of transnational repression in physical and nonphysical forms.
2. Information on the governments that are known to employ transnational repression, including those governments that use transnational repression most frequently and those governments that use transnational repression most egregiously. The training shall include information on tools of digital surveillance and other cyber tools that are frequently used to carry out transnational repression activities.
3. Best practices for appropriate local and state law enforcement prevention, reporting and response tactics.
4. Information about communities that may be targeted by transnational repression and misinformation that may be perpetuated by foreign governments and foreign terrorist organizations.
C. The training program may not include any training on misinformation or promote the targeting of any person based on political or religious beliefs.