Campus Law Enforcement

The Campus Law Enforcement course was designed to give personnel assigned to the school environment the additional skills needed to effectively work in an academic setting.

Special Note: Any school police officer first employed by a K-12 public school district or California Community College district after July 1, 1999, shall successfully complete the specialized course of training prescribed in subdivision (g) of P.C. 832.3 within two (2) years of the date of first employment. 

The full text of the Penal Code mandate is as follows:

Penal Code 832.2 states:

  • Every school police reserve police officer, as described in Section 38000 of the Education Code, shall complete a course of training approved by the Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training relating directly to the role of school police reserve officers.
  • The school police reserve officer training course shall address guidelines and procedures for reporting offenses to other law enforcement agencies that deal with violence on campus and other school-related matters, as determined by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

Penal Code 832.3 states:

  • (f) Any school police officer first employed by a K-12 public school district or California Community College district after July 1, 1999, shall successfully complete a basic course of training as prescribed by subdivision (a) before exercising the powers of a peace officer. A school police officer shall not be subject to this subdivision while participating as a trainee in a supervised field training program approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
  • (g) The Commission shall prepare a specialized course of instruction for the training of school peace officers, as defined in Section 830.32, to meet the unique safety needs of a school environment.
  • (h) Any school peace officer first employed by a K-12 public school district or California Community College district before July 1, 1999, shall successfully complete the specialized course of training prescribed in subdivision (g) no later than July 1, 2002. Any school police officer first employed by a K-12 public school district or California Community College district after July 1, 1999, shall successfully complete the specialized course of training prescribed in subdivision (g) within two years of the date of first employment.

The current training course(s) being offered can be found in the Course Catalog: 22294 - Campus Law Enforcement.

If a presenter requires an outline of the minimum required course content, please contact the Program Manager at the email addresses listed on the right-hand side of this page.