Criminal justice agencies; audiovisual surveillance technologies.

Department of Criminal Justice Services; criminal justiceagencies; audiovisual surveillance technologies. Provides that theDepartment of Criminal Justice Services shall have the power and duty toestablish a comprehensive framework for the use of audiovisual surveillancetechnologies as defined in the bill, including license plate reader systems, bycriminal justice agencies within the Commonwealth. The comprehensive frameworkshall include (i) developing policies and procedures that ensure technologyusage, data security, and data retention are in compliance with existing lawsand regulations; (ii) establishing and publishing a model policy for the use ofaudiovisual surveillance technologies to serve as a guideline for criminaljustice agencies in the Commonwealth; and (iii) establishing compulsory minimumtraining standards for basic training and recertification of law-enforcementofficers operating or accessing audiovisual surveillance technologies, which shallinclude training on relevant state and federal laws, operational guidelines,privacy and civil liberties considerations, and proper data handling andretention. The bill provides that the Department shall establish and publishsuch model policy by January 1, 2025, and that all criminal justice agenciesshall adopt a policy consistent with such model policy by July 1, 2025. Thebill requires any law-enforcement officer who is authorized to operate oraccess audiovisual surveillance technologies to complete the training requiredby the bill by July 1, 2025.