S.F. 2216 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 80C.1 Law enforcement staffing 1 requirements. 2 Each city and county in the state shall be required to staff 3 a minimum number of law enforcement officers in each zip code 4 based on the population thresholds as follows: 5 1. Zip codes with populations up to five thousand persons 6 shall be staffed by a minimum of two law enforcement officers. 7 2. Zip codes with populations between five thousand one 8 persons and ten thousand persons shall be staffed by a minimum 9 of three law enforcement officers. 10 3. Zip codes with populations between ten thousand one 11 persons and twenty-five thousand persons shall be staffed by a 12 minimum of four law enforcement officers. 13 4. Zip codes with populations between twenty-five thousand 14 one persons and fifty thousand persons shall be staffed by a 15 minimum of five law enforcement officers. 16 5. Zip codes with populations between fifty thousand one 17 persons and one hundred thousand persons shall be staffed by a 18 minimum of six law enforcement officers. 19 6. Zip codes with populations exceeding one hundred 20 thousand persons shall be staffed by a minimum of seven law 21 enforcement officers. 22 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 80C.2 Staffing plan. 23 1. Each city or county shall develop and implement a 24 comprehensive staffing plan in accordance with the requirements 25 in this chapter. 26 2. The staffing plan shall specify the placement of law 27 enforcement officers within each zip code to ensure efficient 28 coverage, response times, and enforcement capabilities. 29 3. The staffing plan shall take into consideration 30 geographic factors, crime rates, calls for service, 31 demographics, and any other relevant factors to determine the 32 optimal placement and distribution of law enforcement officers 33 across zip codes within the jurisdiction. 34 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 80C.3 Factors for staffing 35 -1- LSB 5699XS (3) 90 as/js 1/ 4

S.F. 2216 adjustments. 1 1. The department of public safety shall establish 2 guidelines for assessing staffing requirements, taking into 3 consideration all of the following: 4 a. Population size and growth trends. 5 b. Crime rates, and types of crimes within the city or 6 unincorporated area. 7 c. Geographic size and layout of the area within the city 8 or unincorporated area. 9 d. Special events or circumstances that may impact law 10 enforcement needs. 11 2. A city or unincorporated area may request an adjustment 12 to the city’s or unincorporated area’s staffing requirements 13 based upon the factors in subsection 1, subject to the approval 14 of the department of public safety. 15 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 80C.4 Reporting and compliance. 16 1. Each law enforcement agency of a city or county shall 17 submit an annual report to the department of public safety 18 detailing the staffing levels of the law enforcement agency, 19 compliance with minimum requirements, and any adjustments made. 20 2. The department of public safety shall conduct periodic 21 audits to ensure compliance and may provide technical 22 assistance to a city or county to meet staffing requirements. 23 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 80C.5 Enforcement and penalties. 24 1. The department of public safety shall be responsible for 25 monitoring and enforcing the staffing requirements of section 26 80C.1. 27 2. A city or county found to be out of compliance with 28 staffing requirements may face penalties including but not 29 limited to the potential loss of state funding, reduction in 30 grants, or other appropriate sanctions. 31 3. A city or county may submit a plan to the department 32 of public safety for a temporary exemption or alternative 33 compliance, provided that the city or county can demonstrate 34 justifiable circumstances that prevent full compliance. 35 -2- LSB 5699XS (3) 90 as/js 2/ 4

S.F. 2216 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill relates to law enforcement officer staffing 4 requirements for cities and counties. 5 The bill provides that each city or county in the state 6 shall be required to staff a minimum number of law enforcement 7 officers in each zip code based on the population thresholds 8 as follows: populations up to 5,000 persons shall be staffed 9 by a minimum of two law enforcement officers; populations 10 between 5,001 persons and 10,000 persons shall be staffed by a 11 minimum of three law enforcement officers; populations between 12 10,001 persons and 25,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum 13 of four law enforcement officers; populations between 25,001 14 persons and 50,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of 15 five law enforcement officers; populations between 50,001 16 persons and 100,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of 17 six law enforcement officers; and populations exceeding 100,000 18 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of seven law enforcement 19 officers. 20 The bill provides that each city or county shall develop 21 and implement a comprehensive staffing plan that shall specify 22 the placement of law enforcement officers within each zip code 23 to ensure efficient coverage, response times, and enforcement 24 capabilities, taking into consideration geographic factors, 25 crime rates, calls for service, demographics, and any other 26 relevant factors to determine the optimal placement and 27 distribution of law enforcement officers across zip codes 28 within the jurisdiction. 29 The bill provides that the department of public safety shall 30 establish guidelines for assessing staffing requirements, 31 taking into consideration all of the following: population 32 size and growth trends; crime rates, and types of crimes within 33 the city or county; geographic size and layout of the area 34 within the city or county; and special events or circumstances 35 -3- LSB 5699XS (3) 90 as/js 3/ 4

S.F. 2216 that may impact law enforcement needs. A city or county may 1 request adjustments to staffing requirements based upon the 2 factors listed, subject to the approval of the department of 3 public safety. 4 The bill provides that each law enforcement agency of a 5 city or county shall submit an annual report to the department 6 of public safety detailing the staffing levels of the law 7 enforcement agency, compliance with minimum requirements, and 8 any adjustments made. The department of public safety shall 9 conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance and may provide 10 technical assistance to a city or county to meet staffing 11 requirements. 12 The bill provides that the department of public safety 13 is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the staffing 14 requirements. A city or county found to be out of compliance 15 with staffing requirements may face penalties including the 16 potential loss of state funding, reduction in grants, or other 17 appropriate sanctions. A city or county may submit a plan 18 to the department of public safety for a temporary exemption 19 or alternative compliance, provided that the city or county 20 can demonstrate justifiable circumstances that prevent full 21 compliance. 22 -4- LSB 5699XS (3) 90 as/js 4/ 4