POST Monthly Report

July 2019

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

POST Attends Criminal Justice Administrators Association (CJAA) Meeting in San Luis Obispo

On July 10, 2019, POST attended the CJAA meeting which is comprised of agency heads from law enforcement and community entities in the County of San Luis Obispo. The group discussed county and regional trends and there was a presentation by Big Brothers and Big Sisters with a highlight on a new program they would like to start in the county. POST provided updates on the budget, funding for de-escalation, and use of force training, and senate/assembly bill updates.

For questions regarding the POST attendance at the CJAA meeting, contact Senior Consultant, Christine Ford at (916) 227-0472.

Academy Instructor Certification Course (AICC) Funding FY 19/20

To support the ongoing need for Academy Instructor Certification, the POST Executive Office has approved $220,000 for state wide AICC presentations for FY 2019/20. This represents a significant funding increase compared to FY 2018/19. Funding and presentations will be monitored by the Training Program Services (TPS) Bureau. Upcoming courses will be advertised in the POST Course Catalog, or you may contact the following AICC Presenters directly for enrollment information:

Napa Valley College
College of the Redwoods (to present at Butte College)
SRPSTC Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center
Stanislaus Regional Training Center
State Center Fresno City College
State Center Fresno City College (to present in Bakersfield)
South Bay Regional Training Consortium
San Jose Police Department
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Alan Hancock College
CSU Long Beach
Golden West College
San Diego Miramar College

Instructors that have completed AICC are highly encouraged to receive continuing instructor development through the Instructor Development Institute (IDI). If you are interested in becoming a POST Master Instructor, please contact IDI course presenter Government Training Agency.

If you have any questions regarding the AICC program, please contact David Cheng at (916) 227-4855 or Mike Radford at (916) 227-3925.

POST Attends Ventura County Law Enforcement Training Manager Association (LETMA) Meeting

On July 18, 2019, POST attended the quarterly Ventura County LETMA meeting for training managers, held at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Regional Training Center. The training managers discussed training opportunities in the region, training trends, and recruitment strategies. POST provided an update on various topics including: funding for de-escalation training, mental health training, procedural justice training, new course certification requirements, Senate/Assembly bill updates, and Electronic Training Reimbursement Requests (eTRR) for submitting online training reimbursements.

The next scheduled meeting for the group will be in October.

For questions regarding the POST attendance at the Ventura LETMA meeting, contact Senior Consultant, Christine Ford at (916) 227-0472.

POST Audits Academy Instructor Certification Course

During the week of July 22, 2019, 23 students attended the 40-hour Academy Instructor Certification Course (AICC), in San Jose, presented by the South Bay Regional Training Consortium. AICC is a requirement for teaching in the Regular Basic Course (RBC) and recommended to enhance facilitation skills. Staff from the Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau or the Training Program Services Bureau observe course presentations to ensure quality presentations meet minimum standards. Course auditors evaluate areas related to: risk management, learning validation, subject matter relevance, and review course material for contemporary content.

Please contact Bureau Chief Ralph Brown, regarding this, other in-service course audits, at (916) 227-4552.

POST Conducts Quality Assessment Program (QAP) Evaluator Workshops in Sacramento and San Diego

In June of 2019, the Training Program Services (TPS) Bureau hosted QAP evaluator workshops in Northern and Southern California. The work groups were comprised of subject matter experts, POST Master Instructors, POST Advanced Instructors and individuals with previous QAP experience. The purpose of the workshops was to ensure enough qualified evaluators are available as a result of the expansion of the QAP contract budget. The focus for this budget cycle will be the assessment of California Code of Regulations Section 1070 training, and training associated with the use of force, officer involved shootings, mental health and de-escalation. These elements will be assessed in all POST certified training courses, ranging from basic academies through executive law enforcement courses.

If you have any questions regarding this workshop, please contact Senior Law Enforcement Consultant Mike Radford at (916) 227-3925 or Special Consultant Tamara Baarts, Training Program Services Bureau, at (916) 227-7357.

Ventura Police Academy Pilots POST De-Escalation Course

On June 24-25, 2019, Training Program Services (TPS) attended the pilot of the new basic training POST de-escalation course at the Ventura Police Academy. Ventura was selected to pilot the second round of presentations for the newly developed four-hour course. The de-escalation curriculum was inserted into Learning Domain 20 “Use of Force.” Topics in the new course include: defining de-escalation, recognizing common misconceptions, core concepts of de-escalation, utilizing a critical decision making model, and strategic communication.

After the presentation, recruits were provided with an opportunity to offer feedback on the course. They were candid about their experience, voicing their positive support of the course. Recruits said it was very helpful as it provided them with a better understanding of de-escalation and the associated tools available to deploy in their law enforcement career. POST looks forward to making the new de-escalation course a part of all California law enforcement academies soon.

If you have any questions regarding this de-escalation course, please contact Senior Law Enforcement Consultant Mike Radford at (916) 227-3925.

POST Hosts Recruit Training Officer Workshop

The Basic Training Bureau hosted a Recruit Training Officer (RTO) Workshop from July 9-12, 2019 in Folsom, California. Twenty students from 13 different agencies attended the training. The course familiarizes newly selected Recruit Training Officers with the workings of the Regular Basic Course, the functions of the Recruit Training Officer position, and special issues that may affect the position and the Basic Academy.

Questions regarding the Recruit Training Officer workshop may be directed to Senior Consultant, Steve Harding at (916) 227-2816.

Meet the New POST Employees

Stephen Renda

Student Assistant

Learning Technology Resources

Stephen comes to us from the State Library (CSL) in their Desktop Support unit. Stephen is enrolled in CSUS’s Computer Science program and seeking experience as a software developer. Stephen is assigned as the new student assistant in the Learning Technology Resources Bureau.

Elizabeth Sherwood

Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA)

Strategic Communications and Resources

Elizabeth comes to us after 13 years with the California Highway Patrol, where she was the Staff Service Analyst. Prior to the California Highway Patrol, Elizabeth worked with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She is now assigned as the Associate Governmental Program Analyst in the Strategic Communications and Research Bureau.

John Turner

Law Enforcement Consultant II

Training Delivery and Compliance

John is the recently retired Sheriff of Walla Walla County in Washington State, serving two terms from 2011-2018. While sheriff, John also served as a CJTC commissioner and a WASPC board member. Prior to WWSO, John retired from the LAPD, worked as a PORAC LDF and LAPPL panel attorney, and as a counter-terrorism investigator embedded with US Army units in Iraq. John is currently assigned as the Region 9 Senior Law Enforcement Consultant serving Los Angeles County agencies.

Katie Strickland

Staff Services Analyst

Executive Office

Katie joins POST from Augustine, a local marketing and advertising agency in Roseville, where she was an Account Manager on several destination and homebuilder clients. Prior to Augustine, Katie lived in Las Vegas where she worked as an Assistant Account Executive at Wicked Creative, a PR agency. Katie has been assigned as a Staff Services Analyst in the Executive Office.

Matthew O'Deane

Law Enforcement Consultant II

Training Delivery and Compliance

Matthew comes to us from the San Diego County District Attorney's Office Bureau of Investigation where he served as a Commander of the Gang Prosecution, Cold Case and Narcotics Units. Matthew is assigned as the Region 7 Consultant for the Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau.

Yvonne Rodriguez

Program Technician III

Administrative Services

Yvonne comes to us from the office of the Secretary of State in the Political Reform Division as a Program Technician III. Her primary duties consisted of reviewing and processing lobbying registration filings so that lobbyists and their associated entities were registered to lobby in the State of California. Prior to state service, Yvonne worked in private industry for the Bank of America Corporation.

Marc Di Stefano

Office Technician

Strategic Communications and Research

Marc comes to us from the private sector where he worked in the Real Estate industry. He is a recent graduate from Sacramento State University, as well as an Army veteran, his job while in service was a PATRIOT missile launcher. Marc is assigned as an Office Technician in the Strategic Communications & Research Bureau.

Legislative Update

Status of Current Legislation

The following is Legislation assigned to POST in the 2019-20 session. (Updated 7/22/2019)

View a detailed report on legislative matters pertaining to law enforcement not assigned to POST.

Bill # and Author	Title and Summary	Status of Bill
AB 165 Assembly Member Gabriel	Peace officer training: gun violence restraining orders. Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to develop and implement, on or before January 1, 2021, a course of training regarding gun violence restraining orders. The bill would require the course to be incorporated into the course or courses of basic training for law enforcement officers on or before January 1, 2021, and would require the course or courses to include specified topics, including the process of filing a petition for gun violence restraining orders and situational training to assist officers in identifying when a gun violence restraining order is appropriate.	Amended Date: 5/16/2019 Status: 7/8/2019-In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
AB 243 Assembly Member Kamlager-Dove	Implicit bias. Current law requires every peace officer to participate in expanded training prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that includes and examines evidence-based patterns, practices, and protocols that make up racial and identity profiling, including implicit bias. Once basic training is completed, current law requires specified peace officers to complete a refresher course on racial and identity profiling at least every 5 years. This bill would require those peace officers currently required to take the refresher course every 5 years, and additional peace officers, as specified, to instead take refresher training on racial and identity profiling, including the understanding of implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies, at least every 2 years.	Amended Date: 4/22/2019 Status: 6/25/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR
AB 301 Assembly Member Chu	Hate crime data collection and outreach Would require the Department of Justice to carry out various duties relating to documenting and responding to hate crimes, including conducting reviews of all law enforcement agencies every 3 years to evaluate the accuracy of hate crime data provided and agencies’ hate crime policies, implementing a school-based program in conjunction with school districts and local law enforcement agencies aimed at educating students regarding how to report all suspected hate crimes to prevent future hate crimes, and submitting specified hate crime reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the national crime repository for crime data. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.	Amended Date: 3/26/2019 Status: 5/17/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 5/1/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)
AB 332 Assembly Member Lackey	Peace officers: training. Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, on or before April 1, 2021, to submit a report to the Legislature and Governor with specified data relating to students’ completion of training at academies for peace officers and the availability of remedial training, including, among other things, the number of students who received one or more opportunities for remedial training for a learning domain. The bill would also require the report to include, among other things, a review of academies’ practices regarding training remediation and a discussion of whether the commission finds that minimum standards for an appropriate level of remedial training should be established.	Amended Date: 07/01/2019 Status: 7/9/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 392 Assembly Member Weber	Peace Officers: deadly force Would redefine the circumstances under which a homicide by a peace officer is deemed justifiable to include when the killing is in self-defense or the defense of another, consistent with the existing legal standard for self-defense, or when the killing is necessary to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon whose immediate apprehension is necessary to prevent death or serious injury. The bill would additionally bar the use of this defense if the peace officer acted in a criminally negligent manner that caused the death, including if the officer’s criminally negligent actions created the necessity for the use of deadly force.	Enrolled: 7/11/2019 Status: 7/10/2019-In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling
AB 524 Assembly Member Bigelow	Peace officers: deputy sheriffs Under current law, in certain counties, a deputy sheriff, who is employed to perform duties exclusively or initially relating to custodial assignments with responsibilities for maintaining the operations of county custodial facilities, is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state only while engaged in the performance of the duties of the officer’s employment and for the purpose of carrying out the primary function of employment relating to the officer’s custodial assignments, or when performing other law enforcement duties directed by the officer’s employing agency during a local state of emergency. This bill would include a deputy sheriff employed by the County of Del Norte, the County of Mono, or the County of San Mateo within that definition of peace officers.	Amended: 5/6/2019 Status: 7/1/2019-In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file
AB 680 Assembly Member Chu	Public safety dispatchers: mental health training. Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to adopt 2 mental health training courses for local public safety dispatchers that cover specified topics, including recognizing indicators of mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or substance use disorders, and conflict resolution and deescalation techniques. The bill would require the basic training course to consist of a minimum of 4 hours and the continuing training course to consist of a minimum of one hour.	Amended Date: 06/24/2019 Status: 7/2/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 837 Assembly Member Holden	Peace officers: training: hate crimes. Would require each local law enforcement agency to require peace officers to attend periodic training in the investigation of hate crimes, using the most recent POST training materials, and would authorize each agency to make the training culturally relevant to the community served by that agency. The bill would require POST to develop guidelines and establish standards for the frequency of that periodic training. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.	Amended Date: 3/21/2019 Status: 5/17/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). (May become 2-year bill)
AB 855 Assembly Member McCarty	Department of Justice: law enforcement policies on the use of deadly force Would require the Attorney General to convene a task force, as specified, to study the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers and to develop recommendations, including a model written policy, for law enforcement agencies.	Amended Date: 3/19/2019 Status: 4/26/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (May become 2-year bill)
AB 1052 Assembly Member Chu	Peace officer training: hate crimes. Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to develop and implement a course of instruction and training for specified peace officers on the topic of hate crimes. Existing law requires that training to be implemented into the basic course and requires, as specified, all state and local law enforcement agencies to provide the training to all peace officers they employ. This bill would require the basic course curriculum on the topic of hate crimes to include the viewing of a specified video course developed by POST.	Introduced Date: 2/21/2019 Status: 7/2/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 1071 Assembly Member Limon	Evidence Based Policing Pilot Program Would establish an evidence-based policing pilot program within the Department of Justice to gather data and analyze data on the efficacy of evidence-based policing programs. The bill would require the department to convene a task force to design a pilot program that would operate in 3 cities or counties, as specified, would provide training to management and supervisory police personnel on the implementation of evidence-based policing, as defined, and would gather crime-related data from those cities or counties for a period of 2 years during which evidence-based policing practices are implemented.	Introduced Date: 4/12/2019 Status: 4/26/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (May become 2-year bill)
AB 1170 Assembly Member Frazier	Peace officer training: intellectual and developmental disabilities Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish a continuing education classroom training course related to law enforcement interaction with mentally disabled persons and to make the course available to law enforcement agencies in California. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2021, and in consultation with the State Department of Developmental Services, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and representatives of community colleges, to incorporate in-person training provided by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities into that training course.	Amended Date: 03/21/2019 Status: 5/17/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). May be acted upon January 2020.
AB 1185 Assembly Member McCarty	Officer oversight: sheriff oversight board. Would authorize a county to establish a sheriff oversight board, either by action of the board of supervisors or through a vote of county residents. The bill would authorize a sheriff oversight board to issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum when deemed necessary to investigate a matter within the jurisdiction of the board. The bill would authorize a county to establish an office of the inspector general to assist the board with its supervisorial duties, as provided	Introduced Date: 02/21/2019 Status: 7/3/2019-Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
SB 230 Senator Caballero	Law enforcement: use of deadly force: training: policies Would, by no later than January 1, 2021, require each law enforcement agency to maintain a policy that provides guidelines on the use of force, utilizing deescalation techniques and other alternatives to force when feasible, specific guidelines for the application of deadly force, and factors for evaluating and reviewing all use of force incidents, among other things. The bill would require each agency to make their use of force policy accessible to the public. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.	Introduced Date: 06/26/2019 Status: 7/3/2019-July 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file
SB 273 Senator Rubio	Domestic violence. Summary: Current law makes the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon specified victims, including, among others, the offender’s spouse or former spouse, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would authorize prosecution for that crime to be commenced within 8 years under certain circumstances, including if the state becomes aware of an audio or video recording, photographs, or a written or electronic communication that provides evidence sufficient to charge the perpetrator or if the perpetrator confesses to the offense.	Amended Date: 07/11/2019 Status: 7/11/2019-Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
SB 338 Senator Hueso	Senior and disability victimization: law enforcement policies Would eliminate the duty imposed on long-term care ombudsman programs to revise or include in their policy manuals specified information regarding elder and dependent adult abuse. The bill would also authorize local law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding senior and disability victimization, as defined. The bill would require, if a local law enforcement agency adopts or revises a policy regarding senior and disability victimization on or after October 1, 2020, that the policy include specified provisions, including those related to enforcement and training.	Amended Date: 06/17/2019 Status: 7/10/2019-Read second time. Ordered to third reading
SB 390 Senator Umberg	School districts and community college districts: school security officers and security guards Would require school security officers employed by a school district, charter school, county office of education, or community college district, commencing July 1, 2021, and security guards working on the property of a school district, charter school, county office of education, or community college district, to complete that training course regardless of the number of hours worked per week. The bill would require school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts to provide the training required for their school security officer employees during regular work hours, except as specified. By imposing additional duties on school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.	Amended Date: 06/20/2019 Status: 7/10/2019-July 10 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
SB 399 Senator Atkins	Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training Current law establishes in the Department of Justice a Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Current law requires the Governor to appoint members to the commission 2 of whom are required to be members of the public who are not peace officers. This bill would require the President pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly to each appoint a member of the commission who is not a peace officer	Introduced Date: 2/20/2019 Status: 6/27/2019-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
SB 781 Committee on Public Safety	Public Safety Omnibus Current law requires an employer to disclose employment information, as defined, about an applicant not currently employed as a peace officer or an applicant for a position other than sworn peace officer within a law enforcement agency. Current law requires the employment information to be kept confidential, but authorizes disclosure between the initial requesting law enforcement agency and another authorized law enforcement agency that is also conducting a peace officer background investigation. This bill would authorize disclosure of employment information by the initial requesting law enforcement agency and another authorized law enforcement agency conducting a background investigation on a law enforcement agency applicant that is not a peace officer.	Last Amend: 07/01/2019 Status: 7/11/2019-Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar

Bill # and Author

Title and Summary

Status of Bill

AB 165

Assembly Member Gabriel

Peace officer training: gun violence restraining orders.

Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to develop and implement, on or before January 1, 2021, a course of training regarding gun violence restraining orders. The bill would require the course to be incorporated into the course or courses of basic training for law enforcement officers on or before January 1, 2021, and would require the course or courses to include specified topics, including the process of filing a petition for gun violence restraining orders and situational training to assist officers in identifying when a gun violence restraining order is appropriate.

Amended Date: 5/16/2019

Status: 7/8/2019-In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

AB 243

Assembly Member Kamlager-Dove

Implicit bias.

Current law requires every peace officer to participate in expanded training prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that includes and examines evidence-based patterns, practices, and protocols that make up racial and identity profiling, including implicit bias. Once basic training is completed, current law requires specified peace officers to complete a refresher course on racial and identity profiling at least every 5 years. This bill would require those peace officers currently required to take the refresher course every 5 years, and additional peace officers, as specified, to instead take refresher training on racial and identity profiling, including the understanding of implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies, at least every 2 years.

Amended Date: 4/22/2019

Status: 6/25/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR

AB 301

Assembly Member Chu

Hate crime data collection and outreach

Would require the Department of Justice to carry out various duties relating to documenting and responding to hate crimes, including conducting reviews of all law enforcement agencies every 3 years to evaluate the accuracy of hate crime data provided and agencies’ hate crime policies, implementing a school-based program in conjunction with school districts and local law enforcement agencies aimed at educating students regarding how to report all suspected hate crimes to prevent future hate crimes, and submitting specified hate crime reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the national crime repository for crime data. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.

Amended Date: 3/26/2019

Status: 5/17/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 5/1/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)

AB 332

Assembly Member Lackey

Peace officers: training.

Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, on or before April 1, 2021, to submit a report to the Legislature and Governor with specified data relating to students’ completion of training at academies for peace officers and the availability of remedial training, including, among other things, the number of students who received one or more opportunities for remedial training for a learning domain. The bill would also require the report to include, among other things, a review of academies’ practices regarding training remediation and a discussion of whether the commission finds that minimum standards for an appropriate level of remedial training should be established.

Amended Date: 07/01/2019

Status: 7/9/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

AB 392

Assembly Member Weber

Peace Officers: deadly force

Would redefine the circumstances under which a homicide by a peace officer is deemed justifiable to include when the killing is in self-defense or the defense of another, consistent with the existing legal standard for self-defense, or when the killing is necessary to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon whose immediate apprehension is necessary to prevent death or serious injury. The bill would additionally bar the use of this defense if the peace officer acted in a criminally negligent manner that caused the death, including if the officer’s criminally negligent actions created the necessity for the use of deadly force.

Enrolled: 7/11/2019

Status: 7/10/2019-In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling

AB 524

Assembly Member Bigelow

Peace officers: deputy sheriffs

Under current law, in certain counties, a deputy sheriff, who is employed to perform duties exclusively or initially relating to custodial assignments with responsibilities for maintaining the operations of county custodial facilities, is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state only while engaged in the performance of the duties of the officer’s employment and for the purpose of carrying out the primary function of employment relating to the officer’s custodial assignments, or when performing other law enforcement duties directed by the officer’s employing agency during a local state of emergency. This bill would include a deputy sheriff employed by the County of Del Norte, the County of Mono, or the County of San Mateo within that definition of peace officers.

Amended: 5/6/2019

Status: 7/1/2019-In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file

AB 680

Assembly Member Chu

Public safety dispatchers: mental health training.

Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to adopt 2 mental health training courses for local public safety dispatchers that cover specified topics, including recognizing indicators of mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or substance use disorders, and conflict resolution and deescalation techniques. The bill would require the basic training course to consist of a minimum of 4 hours and the continuing training course to consist of a minimum of one hour.

Amended Date: 06/24/2019

Status: 7/2/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

AB 837

Assembly Member Holden

Peace officers: training: hate crimes.

Would require each local law enforcement agency to require peace officers to attend periodic training in the investigation of hate crimes, using the most recent POST training materials, and would authorize each agency to make the training culturally relevant to the community served by that agency. The bill would require POST to develop guidelines and establish standards for the frequency of that periodic training. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Amended Date: 3/21/2019

Status: 5/17/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). (May become 2-year bill)

AB 855

Assembly Member McCarty

Department of Justice: law enforcement policies on the use of deadly force

Would require the Attorney General to convene a task force, as specified, to study the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers and to develop recommendations, including a model written policy, for law enforcement agencies.

Amended Date: 3/19/2019

Status: 4/26/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (May become 2-year bill)

AB 1052

Assembly Member Chu

Peace officer training: hate crimes.

Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to develop and implement a course of instruction and training for specified peace officers on the topic of hate crimes. Existing law requires that training to be implemented into the basic course and requires, as specified, all state and local law enforcement agencies to provide the training to all peace officers they employ. This bill would require the basic course curriculum on the topic of hate crimes to include the viewing of a specified video course developed by POST.

Introduced Date: 2/21/2019

Status: 7/2/2019-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

AB 1071

Assembly Member Limon

Evidence Based Policing Pilot Program

Would establish an evidence-based policing pilot program within the Department of Justice to gather data and analyze data on the efficacy of evidence-based policing programs. The bill would require the department to convene a task force to design a pilot program that would operate in 3 cities or counties, as specified, would provide training to management and supervisory police personnel on the implementation of evidence-based policing, as defined, and would gather crime-related data from those cities or counties for a period of 2 years during which evidence-based policing practices are implemented.

Introduced Date: 4/12/2019

Status: 4/26/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (May become 2-year bill)

AB 1170

Assembly Member Frazier

Peace officer training: intellectual and developmental disabilities

Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish a continuing education classroom training course related to law enforcement interaction with mentally disabled persons and to make the course available to law enforcement agencies in California. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2021, and in consultation with the State Department of Developmental Services, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and representatives of community colleges, to incorporate in-person training provided by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities into that training course.

Amended Date: 03/21/2019

Status: 5/17/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). May be acted upon January 2020.

AB 1185

Assembly Member McCarty

Officer oversight: sheriff oversight board.

Would authorize a county to establish a sheriff oversight board, either by action of the board of supervisors or through a vote of county residents. The bill would authorize a sheriff oversight board to issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum when deemed necessary to investigate a matter within the jurisdiction of the board. The bill would authorize a county to establish an office of the inspector general to assist the board with its supervisorial duties, as provided

Introduced Date: 02/21/2019

Status: 7/3/2019-Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

SB 230

Senator Caballero

Law enforcement: use of deadly force: training: policies

Would, by no later than January 1, 2021, require each law enforcement agency to maintain a policy that provides guidelines on the use of force, utilizing deescalation techniques and other alternatives to force when feasible, specific guidelines for the application of deadly force, and factors for evaluating and reviewing all use of force incidents, among other things. The bill would require each agency to make their use of force policy accessible to the public. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.

Introduced Date: 06/26/2019

Status: 7/3/2019-July 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file

SB 273

Senator Rubio

Domestic violence.

Summary: Current law makes the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon specified victims, including, among others, the offender’s spouse or former spouse, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would authorize prosecution for that crime to be commenced within 8 years under certain circumstances, including if the state becomes aware of an audio or video recording, photographs, or a written or electronic communication that provides evidence sufficient to charge the perpetrator or if the perpetrator confesses to the offense.

Amended Date: 07/11/2019

Status: 7/11/2019-Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

SB 338

Senator Hueso

Senior and disability victimization: law enforcement policies

Would eliminate the duty imposed on long-term care ombudsman programs to revise or include in their policy manuals specified information regarding elder and dependent adult abuse. The bill would also authorize local law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding senior and disability victimization, as defined. The bill would require, if a local law enforcement agency adopts or revises a policy regarding senior and disability victimization on or after October 1, 2020, that the policy include specified provisions, including those related to enforcement and training.

Amended Date: 06/17/2019

Status: 7/10/2019-Read second time. Ordered to third reading

SB 390

Senator Umberg

School districts and community college districts: school security officers and security guards

Would require school security officers employed by a school district, charter school, county office of education, or community college district, commencing July 1, 2021, and security guards working on the property of a school district, charter school, county office of education, or community college district, to complete that training course regardless of the number of hours worked per week. The bill would require school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts to provide the training required for their school security officer employees during regular work hours, except as specified. By imposing additional duties on school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Amended Date: 06/20/2019

Status: 7/10/2019-July 10 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

SB 399

Senator Atkins

Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Current law establishes in the Department of Justice a Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Current law requires the Governor to appoint members to the commission 2 of whom are required to be members of the public who are not peace officers. This bill would require the President pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly to each appoint a member of the commission who is not a peace officer

Introduced Date: 2/20/2019

Status: 6/27/2019-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

SB 781

Committee on Public Safety

Public Safety Omnibus

Current law requires an employer to disclose employment information, as defined, about an applicant not currently employed as a peace officer or an applicant for a position other than sworn peace officer within a law enforcement agency. Current law requires the employment information to be kept confidential, but authorizes disclosure between the initial requesting law enforcement agency and another authorized law enforcement agency that is also conducting a peace officer background investigation. This bill would authorize disclosure of employment information by the initial requesting law enforcement agency and another authorized law enforcement agency conducting a background investigation on a law enforcement agency applicant that is not a peace officer.

Last Amend: 07/01/2019

Status: 7/11/2019-Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar

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