POST Monthly Report

November 2022

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

Rollout of ICI Science-Based Interviewing Course Begins

November 14-18, 2022, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Training Program Services Bureau participated in the initial rollout of the newly developed Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Science-Based Interviewing Course. The rollout began with a workshop to update existing instructors of Interview & Interrogation modules in applicable ICI courses (e.g., ICI Criminal Investigation Core Course). The ICI Science-Based Interviewing Course will teach criminal investigators how to plan and conduct ethical and highly effective interviews based on the latest research, whether they are interviewing a witness, victim, or suspect. Criminal investigators will learn to build rapport while applying the principles of motivational interviewing and active listening skills, conduct an effective cognitive interview, implement methods to assess credibility, and strategically use evidence when conducting interviews. The pilot course, to be presented by the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium on June 12-16, 2023, in Milpitas, CA, will be offered to full-time sworn detectives/investigators from POST participating law enforcement agencies who have completed the ICI Criminal Investigation Core Course.

Pictured in the first photograph are Dana Van Den Heuvel of the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (left), ICI Science-Based Interviewing Course instructor Matt Jones (center), and Brian Pro of the Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority (right). Pictured in the second photograph is ICI Science-Based Interviewing Course instructor Brian Hooton of the FBI Sacramento Field Office and the U.S. High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG).

Additional information regarding the ICI Science-Based Interviewing Course, or the ICI Program in general, can be directed to Gerald Fernandez, Law Enforcement Consultant in the Training Program Services Bureau, at (916) 227-3933.

Basic Course Certification Review of the Allan Hancock College Law Enforcement Academy

The Basic Training Bureau recently conducted a Basic Course Certification Review (BCCR) of the Allan Hancock College Law Enforcement Academy.

The BCCR is an in-depth review of Basic Course presenters and the certification of their courses to promote the quality, integrity, and safety of entry-level peace officer training in California. POST ensures all certified Basic Course presenters are in compliance with Penal and Government Codes related to POST, Commission Regulations, Commission Procedures, and the Training and Testing Specifications.

For questions regarding the BCCR process, please contact Bill Lewis, Staff Services Manager in the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4856.

POST Staff Provide Updates at Annual Background Investigators’ Conferences

Annual Background Investigators' Conferences 1

In October, POST staff from the Strategic Communications and Research, Professional Conduct, and Training Delivery and Compliance bureaus presented at the California Association of Law Enforcement Background Investigators (CALEBI) Annual Conference, held in South Lake Tahoe on October 3-5, and the California Background Investigators Association (CBIA) Annual Conference, held in Anaheim on October 24-26, 2022.

Both the CALEBI and CBIA conferences were well-attended with over 100 background investigators and law enforcement representatives from agencies throughout California. POST staff provided updates on Commission regulations and associated guidance, recent and impending legislation, and the recently enacted Senate Bill 2 requirements for peace officer certification and decertification.

Questions about the presentations can be directed to Melani Singley, Selection Standards Program Manager in the Strategic Communications and Research Bureau, at (916) 227-4258.

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, Graduation of Class #BA-37 in Folsom

On November 9, 2022, the Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center (SRPSTC), Graduation of Class #BA-37, held ceremonies at the Folsom Community Center in Folsom, California. Recruit Training Officer Katie Cooley presented the graduation certificates to 11 cadets. Please join us in congratulating the SRPSTC Class #BA-37 on this significant achievement.

Questions may be directed to Kirk Bunch, Law Enforcement Consultant in the Basic Training Bureau, at 916-227-3896.

Basic Training Bureau Facilitates PC 832 Course Presenter Workshop in Orange

On November 2-3, 2022, the Basic Training Bureau facilitated a 12-hour PC 832 Course Presenter Workshop in Orange, California. The Workshop provided presenters of the PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Courses with information about certifying and maintaining their basic courses. Topics included course certification requirements, testing and remedial training requirements, safety policy requirements, Commission Regulations and Training Procedures, and an overview of the Basic Course Certification Review process.

For additional information regarding the PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Courses, please contact Carrie Hollar, Bureau Chief of the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4661.

Basic Training Bureau Visits New Training Site at State Center College in Fresno

On November 10, 2022, POST staff completed a site visit for the new First Responders Center located in Fresno, California. The college has begun building a new facility for fire, police, and EMS training at 3276 North Avenue in Fresno, and is projected to open in Spring 2023.

Due to the increased size and space of the First Responders Center, State Center College will have the capacity to hold three police academies simultaneously. The current building site is 20 acres, and they have 20 additional acres for future expansion. A few of the newest amenities will include:

The Basic Training Bureau will conduct a formal site visit as completion nears. For questions regarding the new First Responders Center, contact Stephen Crawford, Law Enforcement Consultant in the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4957.

New Did You Know? Video Focuses on Benefits of POST Learning Portal

POST has released a new Did You Know? video that takes viewers inside the Learning Portal for a firsthand look at the variety of training courses, tools, and resources available to California law enforcement. Faced with the challenge of finding relevant training under constraints of limited time, personnel, and budgets, an agency training manager takes viewers on a tour of the Learning Portal to see the most practical ways to use the online resource and how it may benefit their staff and agency. Learning Portal offerings that are highlighted include self-paced courses, video-based programs, the Training Manager Network, and the Mandates Minder tool. This latest video in the Did You Know? series is available to view or download in the POST Learning Portal.

Questions about the many features and options available with the POST Learning Portal may be directed to the Learning Technology Resources Bureau, by email at support@postportal.atlassian.net, or phone at (877) 275-5872.

Meet the New POST Employees

Cherie Ward

Staff Services Manager I (Supervisor)

Bureau Human Resources

Cherie comes to us from the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). There she started her state career as a Personnel Specialist for the Division of Administration and Office of the Director, then as a Classification and Pay Analyst for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). Prior to that, Cherie worked in the private sector in retail management. Cherie is assigned as a Staff Services Manager I in Human Resources.

Elizabeth Steinbach

Staff Services Analyst (General)

Strategic Communications and Research Bureau

Prior to joining POST, Elizabeth worked at the California Department of Justice Research Center as a Research Assistant while attending UC Davis. Elizabeth enjoys volunteering with the Trevor Project and rock climbing in her free time. Elizabeth is assigned as a Staff Services Analyst in the Strategic Communications and Research Bureau.

Yarime Ramos Urtiz

Office Technician (Typing)

Administrative Services Bureau

Yarime came from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) where she worked for three years as an Office Assistant in a small area office in Woodland, CA. Before working for the CHP, Yarime worked as a Counter Sales Representative in the private sector. She is currently assigned as an Office Technician with the Administrative Services Bureau.

Christopher Becker

Assistant Chief Counsel

Legal Affairs Bureau

Christopher comes to us from the Office of the Attorney General, where he worked as a Deputy in the Employment and Administrative Mandate section and as a Supervising Deputy in the Correctional Law section. Prior to that, Christopher worked as Senior Staff Counsel with the California Commission on State Mandates and as a Deputy District Attorney with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. Christopher is assigned as the Assistant Chief Counsel in the Legal Affairs Bureau.

Alicia Holmes

Staff Services Manager I (Specialist)

Basic Training Bureau

Alicia comes to us from California Energy Commission (CEC) where she served for a total of seven years, and three years as the Training Manager. Then as an Executive Liaison for the Renewable Energy Division working in various capacities, assisting leadership with mandatory trainings and regulations, Commissioner briefings, division wellness, and assisted over 80 staff with projects, systems, and compliance. Prior to CEC, Alicia worked for the private sector for over 20 years in a range of consulting roles in information technology, graphical user interface system building and implementations, technical training, process improvement, and learning consultation at a national level. Alicia is excited to be assigned as the Staff Services Manager I (Specialist) in the Basic Training Bureau.

Andrea Garcia

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

Basic Training Bureau

Andrea comes to us from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), where she has worked in administrative and field assignments for the past 15 years. Most recently, she worked at the CHP Academy assisting with the different aspects of cadet training. Andrea is assigned as the Associate Governmental Program Analyst to the Basic Training Bureau.

Recently Approved Rulemaking Files

Effective January 1, 2023

The following is a list of recently approved rulemaking files proposed by the Commission on POST. The Office of Administrative Law reviews these rulemaking files to ensure compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

View all Commission on POST Regulatory Actions.

Amendments to Minimum Standards for Legislatively Mandated Courses
California Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Guidelines
Commission Regulation 1081
Approved October 26, 2022
Effective January 1, 2023
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
SB 2 Implementation: Amendments to Peace Officer Certification
Commission Regulations 1007, 1010, 1011, and 1202
Approved October 17, 2022
Effective January 1, 2023
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
SB 2 Implementation: Amendments to Reimbursements for Training
Commission Regulation 1015
Approved November 3, 2022
Effective January 1, 2023
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
SB 2 Implementation: Amendments to Employment Status Notifications
Commission Regulation 1003
Approved November 3, 2022
Effective January 1, 2023
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
SB 2 Implementation: Amendments to Peace Officer Background Investigation
Commission Regulation 1953
Approved November 3, 2022
Effective January 1, 2023
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)

Additional information regarding the Commission Regulation changes can be obtained by contacting the Regulations Analyst at (916) 227-2802.

Legislative Update

Status of Current Legislation

The following is a list of the legislation POST monitored during the 2021-22 legislative session. This is not a complete list of legislation that could affect law enforcement. The 2021-22 Legislative session has concluded. The next session will begin on December 5, 2022. (Updated 9/30/2022)

View a detailed report on legislative matters pertaining to law enforcement and POST.

List of current legislation
Bill # and Author	Title and Summary	Status of Bill
AB 655 Assembly Member Kalra	California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act Current law requires that a candidate for a peace officer position be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation. This bill would require that background investigation to include an inquiry into whether a candidate for specified peace officer positions has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in any hate group activity, or advocacy of public expressions of hate, as specified, and as those terms are defined. The bill would provide that certain findings would disqualify a person from employment.	Amended: 8/18/2022 Status: 9/30/2022-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 854, Statutes of 2022.
AB 1639 Assembly Member Voepel	Firearms Would require a police officer of the San Diego Unified Port District Harbor Police or a port warden or a port police officer of the Harbor Department of the City of Los Angeles to complete the live-fire training qualification at least twice a year instead of at least once every 6 months in order to be exempt from the prohibitions on unsafe handguns.	Amended: 2/22/2022 Status: 5/6/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). (Last location was A. PUB. S. on 1/20/2022)
AB 1836 Assembly Member Maienschein	Peace officers: mental health Would, upon appropriation of funds, establish the Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program within the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training for the purpose of improving officer wellness and expanding mental health resources and suicide prevention. The bill would require the commission to award grants to eligible local law enforcement agencies and local peace officer associations. The bill would require program funds to be used for one or more specified purposes, including the establishment of officer wellness and peer support units and the hiring and retention of licensed mental health professionals.	Introduced: 4/28/2022 Status: 8/12/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(15). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/2/2022)
AB 1947 Assembly Member Ting	Hate crimes: law enforcement policies Current law requires any local law enforcement agency that adopts or updates a hate crime policy to include specified information in that policy, including information on bias motivation. Current law requires the Department of Justice to collect specified information relative to hate crimes and to post that information on its internet website. This bill would require each local law enforcement agency to adopt a hate crimes policy. The bill would require those policies to, among other things, include instructions on considering the relevance of specific dates and phrases when recognizing whether an incident is a hate crime, to include a supplemental suspected hate crime form. The bill would require every state and local agency to use specified definitions for the term “protected characteristics.” The bill would require each law enforcement agency to report their hate crime policy to the Department of Justice, as specified. The bill would require the department to post information regarding the compliance and noncompliance of agencies that are required to provide information relative to hate crimes to the department.	Amended: 8/11/2022 Status: 8/31/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(18). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 8/17/2022)
AB 2062 Assembly Member Salas	Local law enforcement hiring grants Would, upon appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act and until January 1, 2029, require the Board of State and Community Corrections to establish a grant program to provide $50,000,000 in grants to local law enforcement agencies to incentivize peace officers to work in local law enforcement agencies that are in underserved communities and to live in the communities that they are serving. The bill would require grant funds to be used to provide a 5-year supplement to peace officer salaries in local law enforcement agencies that are in underserved communities that have had a homicide rate higher than the state average for the past 5 years or more and where the peace officer lives within 5 miles of the office in which they work. The bill would require local law enforcement agencies that receive grants to report specified information to the board annually and would require the board to report to the Legislature and the Governor’s office on the efficacy of the program, as prescribed, on or before July 1, 2028.	Introduced: 2/14/2022 Status: 5/20/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 4/27/2022)
AB 2229 Assembly Member Rivas	Peace officers: minimum standards: bias evaluation Current law requires peace officers in this state to meet specified minimum standards, including, among other requirements, that peace officers be evaluated by a physician and surgeon or psychologist and found to be free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition that might adversely affect the exercise of the powers of a peace officer. This bill would require that evaluation to include bias against race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.	Amended: 8/4/2022 Status: 9/30/2022-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2022.
AB 2429 Assembly Member Quirk	Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training: assessment of training requirements. The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training is required to adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness governing the recruitment of specified peace officers. This bill would require the commission to perform specified duties, including, among other things, partnering with academic researchers to conduct an assessment of existing officer training requirements and determining how well the existing officer training requirements are working for officers in the field. The bill would require the commission to report its findings to the Legislature by January 1, 2025.	Introduced: 4/6//2022 Status: 8/12/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(15). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/2/2022)
AB 2537 Assembly Member Gipson	Vehicles: driver education. Would require the Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, to develop and create a video demonstrating the proper conduct by a peace officer and an individual during a traffic stop and to post the video on its internet website.	Amended: 8/11/2022 Status: 9/15/2022-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 332, Statutes of 2022
AB 2547 Assembly Member Nazarian	Peace officers: determination of bias Current law requires each law enforcement agency to be responsible for completing investigations of allegations of serious misconduct of a peace officer. This bill would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to establish a definition of “biased conduct,” as specified, and would require law enforcement agencies to use that definition in any investigation into a bias-related complaint or an incident that involves possible indications of officer bias. The bill would also require POST to develop guidance for local law enforcement departments on performing effective Internet and social media screenings of officer applicants.	Amended: 6/16/2022 Status: 8/12/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(15). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/2/2022)
AB 2557 Assembly Member Bonta	Peace officers: records Would make records and information obtained from records maintained by an agency or body established by a city, county, city and county, local government entity, state agency, or state department for the purpose of civilian oversight of peace officers subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act. The bill would require those records to be redacted only as specified. By increasing duties on local entities, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.	Introduced: 2/17/2022 Status: 4/29/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5).
AB 2583 Assembly Member Mullin	Peace officers: training Current law requires specified categories of law enforcement officers to meet training standards pursuant to courses of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Current law requires POST to require field training officers who are instructors for the field training program to have at least 8 hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training to better train new peace officers on how to effectively interact with persons with mental illness or intellectual disability. This bill would require the commission to revise that training to include instruction on how to effectively interact with persons with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.	Introduced: 4/18/2022 Status: 5/20/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8).
AB 2831 Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer	Sheriffs Current law sets forth the duties of a sheriff and requires a sheriff to command the aid of as many inhabitants of the sheriff’s county as they think necessary in the execution of their duties. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.	Introduced: 2/18/2022 Status: 5/6/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6)
SB 882 Senator Eggman	Advisory Council on Improving Interactions between People with Intellectual and Development Disabilities and Law Enforcement. Would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, create the Advisory Council on Improving Interactions between People with Intellectual and Development Disabilities and Law Enforcement, under the Department of Justice, to, among other things, evaluate existing training for peace officers specific to interactions between law enforcement and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The bill would require the council to be composed of 9 members, appointed by the Governor, Senate Committee on Rules, and Speaker of the Assembly, including an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability and a representative from a law enforcement organization. The bill would require the council to meet quarterly beginning July 1, 2023, and would require the council to submit a report including recommendations to the Legislature for improving outcomes of interactions with both individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability and mental health conditions, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions as of July 1, 2026.	Introduced: 8/15/2022 Status: 9/30/2022-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 899, Statutes of 2022.
SB 960 Senator Skinner	Public employment: peace officers: citizenship Current law requires peace officers in this state to meet specified minimum standards, including, among other requirements, being at least 18 years of age, being of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation, and being either a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship, except as prescribed. This bill would provide that those standards shall be interpreted and applied consistent with federal law and regulations, as specified. The bill would remove the provision that requires peace officers to either be a citizen of the United States or be a permanent resident who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship, and would instead require peace officers be legally authorized to work in the United States, and make conforming changes.	Amended: 8/8/2022 Status: 9/29/2022-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 825, Statutes of 2022.
SB 1000 Senator Becker	Law enforcement agencies: radio communications. urrent law establishes the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) to make specified criminal justice databases, including individual criminal histories, wanted and missing persons, and stolen firearms, vehicles, and property, available to participating law enforcement agencies. Current law prohibits unauthorized access to CLETS and the unlawful use of CLETS information by authorized users. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to adopt policies, procedures, and practices related to the use of CLETS. These rules require a participating agency to restrict access to CLETS and define “access” as the ability to see or hear any information obtained from CLETS. This bill would require a law enforcement agency, including the California Highway Patrol, municipal police departments, county sheriff’s departments, specified local law enforcement agencies, and specified university and college police departments, to, by no later than January 1, 2024, ensure public access to the radio communications of that agency, as specified.	Amended: 5/19/2022 Status: 8/12/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(15). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/3/2022)
SB 1464 Senator Pan	Law enforcement: public health orders Current law requires all sheriffs to execute all lawful orders of a department in their counties. Current law authorizes each sheriff to enforce all orders of the State Department of Public Health or of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease. Current law authorizes each peace officer of every political subdivision of the county to enforce within the area subject to their jurisdiction all orders of the State Department of Public Health or of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease. This bill would instead require those sheriffs and peace officers to enforce those orders. By expanding the duties of local law enforcement, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.	Amended: 4/18/2022 Status: 4/29/2022-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5).

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