Legislative Mandated Training

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The increasingly diverse challenges and changing service demands confronting law enforcement require that the content and instructional methodologies of peace officer training be regularly evaluated and updated. Effective initial training is crucial if an officer is to acquire the critical knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to render high quality service.

Recognizing this, the California Legislature has identified and requires certain training be conducted in the basic courses. POST has created a quick reference document to assist law enforcement in locating Legislative Mandated Training requirements. Additional Basic Course training requirements are also available.

Disclaimer: This document is intended for use as a quick reference. Its purpose is not regulatory. For complete Legislative Mandated Training requirements refer to the appropriate law section provided for each requirement.


Training Topic	Training Information	Update/Refresher Training	Satisfied by the Basic Course Learning Domain
PC 832 "Arrest and Firearms" Course of Training	REQUIRED Every peace officer shall satisfactorily complete an introductory course of training. *Training in the carrying and use of firearms shall not be required of a peace officer whose employing agency prohibits the use of firearms.	N/A	LD 1, LD 2, LD 3, LD 5, LD 16, LD17, LD 18, LD 20, LD 33, LD 35 LD 39 and LD 42
California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 8,Section 5193 Blood borne Pathogens	REQUIRED	REQUIRED -Annually at a minimum as prescribed by CCR-	LD 34
H&S 1797.187 Carcinogenic Materials	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 41
PC 13517 Child Abuse Or Neglect "Child Abuse Investigation"	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 9
PC 13514.5 Civil Disobedience	REQUIRED	VOLUNTARY Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to include periodic updates and training on responding to acts of civil disturbance in AOT.	LD 24
PC 832.6 Deputies or Appointees as Reserve or Auxiliary Officers	Level I (Basic training course as prescribed by POST) Level II (POST-certified Modules II and III) Level III (POST-certified Module III)	CPT CPT	REQUIRED *Level I, II, and III reserve officers
PC 13519 Domestic Violence Complaints	REQUIRED	REQUIRED for Law Enforcement Officers (below supervisory rank) assigned to patrol -every 2 years- OPTIONAL for Law Enforcement Officers (at/above supervisory rank) - periodic updates and training on DV as part of AOT.	LD 25
PC 13515 Elder and Dependent Abuse "Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse"	REQUIRED Every city police officer or deputy sheriff at a supervisory level and below assigned field or investigative duties within 18 months of field duties assignment.	N/A	LD 7
PC 13518 H&S 1797.183 First Aid/CPR/AED	REQUIRED Initial Public Safety First Aid and CPR course of instruction shall at minimum consist of not less than twenty-one (21) hours in First Aid and CPR and additional content as required in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, section 100017. Every city/district police officer, (deputy) sheriff, (deputy) marshal, and CHP peace officer, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative.	REQUIRED -8 hours every 2 years- Satisfactory completion of periodic refresher training or appropriate testing in CPR and other first aid as prescribed by EMSA. Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.	LD 34 - 21 hours
PC 13519.5 Gang and Drug Law Enforcement	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 12 LD 38
PC 13519.6 Hate Crimes	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 42
PC 872(b) Hearsay Testimony	REQUIRED For all law enforcement officers with less than 5 years of service and who wish to testify to hearsay evidence in preliminary hearings.	N/A	LD 17
PC 13519.8 High Speed Vehicle Pursuits	REQUIRED For peace officers.	REQUIRED CA Law Enforcement Pursuit Guidelines (2/07) and/or Pursuit Driving Update (2007) 2-hour POST telecourse can be used to satisfy this requirement.	LD 19
PC 13515.26 Persons with Mental Illness, Intellectual Disability, or Substance Use Disorder PC 13519.2 Persons with Developmental Disabilities or Mental Illness	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 37 - 15 hours
PC 13519.1 Missing Persons	REQUIRED Law enforcement officers and dispatchers.	N/A	LD 27
PC 13519.4 Racial and Cultural Diversity Training; Racial Profiling	REQUIRED POST certified training. Every law enforcement officer in CA.	REQUIRED -every 5 years-	LD 42
PC 13516 Sexual Assault Investigative Procedures	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 10, 30
PC 13519.7 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 42
PC 33220(b) Short-barreled Shotguns or Short-barreled Rifles "Shotgun Course Part I"	REQUIRED When use is authorized by the agency and within the course and scope of duties … Training requirement can be satisfied by completing the RBC, Reserve Training Modules I or II, or Reserve Modules A, B, C, and D which are contain POST-certified shotgun training.	N/A	LD 35
PC 13519.3 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 7
PC 13519.05 Stalking	REQUIRED Completion of course may be satisfied by a 2-hour POST telecourse.	N/A	LD 25
PC 13514, 22820 Tear Gas and/or Tear Gas Weapon Peace Officers And Custodial Officers "Chemical Agents for Peace Officers"	REQUIRED Satisfactory completion of a course of instruction in the use of tear gas.	N/A	LD 35
PC 13519.12 Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee "Law Enforcement Response to Terrorism" (LERT) ~Includes IS 700.a, ICS 100~ "Public Safety Communications Terrorism Awareness Course" (PSC-TAC)	REQUIRED Peace officers and First responders to terrorism incidents at the rank of lieutenant and below who are assigned to a field position. Public safety communications personnel	N/A	LD 43 LD 26
GC 8607 SEMS- Standardized Emergency Management System (Disaster Response) Incident Command System (ICS) National Incident Management System (NIMS) Federal (FEMA) Training Requirement HSPD-5 CA Executive Order S-2-05	REQUIRED Intro to SEMS ICS 100 FEMA IS 700.a	N/A	LD 43 LD 26
VC 40600 Traffic Accident Investigation (Notice to Appear)	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 29

Continuing Professional Training Requirement: Every peace officer (other than a Level III Reserve Peace Officer), Public Safety Dispatcher, and Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor shall satisfactorily complete the CPT requirement of 24 or more hours of POST-qualifying training during every two-year CPT cycle. Effective January 1, 2002, certain peace officers in specific duty assignments must satisfy a portion of the CPT requirement by completing Perishable Skills and Communications training.

Perishable Skills/Communications Requirement for CPT. Effective January 1, 2002, all peace officers (except reserve officers) below the middle management position and assigned to patrol, traffic, or investigation who routinely effect the physical arrest of criminal suspects are required to complete Perishable Skills and Communications training.

(A) Perishable Skills training shall consist of a minimum of 12 hours in each two-year period. Of the total 12 hours required, a minimum of 4 hours of each of the three following topical areas shall be completed:
1. Arrest and Control
2. Driver Training/Awareness or Driving Simulator
3. Tactical Firearms or Force Options Simulator
(B) Communications training, either tactical or interpersonal, shall consist of a minimum of 2 hours.

It is recommended that managers and executives complete, within their two-year compliance cycle, two hours of CPT devoted to updates in the perishable skills topical areas enumerated above.