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RACIAL PROFILING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    RACIAL PROFILING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
  • Contact Person:
    Bryan Tuma - Executive Director; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; 301 Centennial Mall South; P.O. Box 94946; Lincoln, NE 68509-4946; 531-893-0405
  • Purpose:
    The committee shall advise the commission and it's executive director in the conduct of their duties regarding (a) the completeness and acceptability of written racial profiling prevention policies submitted by individual law enforcement agencies as required by subsection (1) of section 20-504, (b) the collection of data by law enforcement agencies, any needed additional data, and any needed additional analysis, investigation, or inquiry as to the data provided pursuant to subsection (3) of section 20-504, (c) the review, analysis, investigation, or inquiry as to the data provided pursuant to subsection (3) of section 20-504, (c) the review, analysis, inquiry, study, and recommendations required pursuant to subsection (7) of section 20-504, including any analysis of the review, analysis, inquiry, study, and recommendations, and (d) policy recommendations with respect to the prevention of racial profiling and the need, if any, for enforcement by the Department of Justice of prohibitions found in section 20-502.
  • How Many Affectable:
    All law enforcement officers in Nebraska (approximately 4,100) law enforcement officers.
  • How Many Served:
    All law enforcement officers in Nebraska (approximately 4,100) law enforcement officers.
  • Year Created:
    2001
  • Year Active:
    2001
  • Sunset Date:
    NA
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Nebraska Revised Statute 20-506
  • Parent Agency:
    Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    12
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    No
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    The executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, who shall serve as the chairperson, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety (or his or her designee); the director of the Commission on Latino-Americans (or hisher designee); the executive director of the Commission on Indian Affairs (or hisher designee) are all appointed based upon their position. Members appointed by the Governor from a list of five names submitted for each position include: a representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; a representative of the Nebraska County Sheriff's Association; a representative of the Police Officers Association of Nebraska; a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska; a representative of the AFL-CIO; a representative of the Police Chiefs Association of Nebraska; a representative of the Nebraska branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and a representative of the Nebraska State Bar Association from a list submitted by the executive council of the Nebraska State Bar Association.
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    Four-year term
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 21-22:
    2
  • Held FY 21-22:
    0
  • Required FY 22-23:
    2
  • Held FY 22-23:
    0
  • Required FY 23-24:
    2
  • Held FY 23-24:
    0
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    No
  • Shared or Separate:
    Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
  • FY 21-22 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 22-23 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 23-24 Budget:
    $0
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None
  • Spending Authority:
    No
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2020:
    The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice collects all traffic stop data from Nebraska law enforcement agencies to assess the incidence of racial profiling. This report has been submitted to the Legislature and the Governor for annual review since 2003. The identification and retention of members appointed to the Racial Profiling Advisory Committee has been difficult to address since 2021. The number of vacancies on the committee resulted in an inability to achieve a quorum required to convene a meeting. A Legislative proposal in 2023 identified provisions to sunset this committee. In anticipation of the proposed legislation there was no activity taken to appoint individuals to vacancies.