POST Monthly Report

October 2022

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

Wellness Management Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course Workshop

On October 4, 2022, a group of public safety dispatcher subject matter experts gathered to update Learning Domain 113 – Wellness Management. The original domain for wellness management in the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course Workshop was only four hours and was centered around stress. The updated domain will cover recognizing maladaptive coping mechanisms, mental wellness, physical wellness, financial wellness, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

On October 5-6, 2022, public safety dispatcher subject matter experts were joined by representatives from NAMI CA, Disability Rights California, The Arc/UCP California Collaboration, the California Department of Developmental Services, and the general public. This dynamic group of experts created a brand-new learning domain to address mental health conditions and intellectual/developmental disabilities.

If you are interested in being considered as a subject matter expert for additional POST Public Safety Dispatcher projects, please contact Jennifer Dwyer, in the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau.

Basic Training Bureau Hosts Basic Course Consortium in Orange, CA

On September 28-29, 2022, the Basic Training Bureau (BTB) hosted the Basic Course Consortium in Orange, California. This is a bi-annual seminar that is designed to foster dialogue between the Basic Course presenters and serves as an opportunity for the BTB to introduce and discuss current trends, best practices, legislative changes, and proposed updates to Commission Regulations. Members from the BTB provided informational updates to support all aspects of the Basic Courses.

During this Consortium, attendees received a presentation on the Los Angeles Police Department’s scenario-based academy as well as a presentation highlighting the success of Allan Hancock College’s implementation of a “dry range”.

Questions regarding the Basic Course Consortium may be directed to Carrie Hollar, Bureau Chief with the Basic Training Bureau at (916) 227-4661.

Basic Training Bureau Facilitates Director/Coordinator Course in Folsom, CA

During the week of October 4-7, 2022, the BTB facilitated a 24-hour Director/Coordinator Course in Folsom, CA, where 20 Academy Directors and Coordinators from around the state were in attendance.

This course is mandated for all newly appointed Directors and Coordinators of Basic Courses and must be completed within one year of appointment. Course instruction includes Roles and Responsibilities, Commission Regulations and Procedures, Instructional Design, Instructional Planning, Quality, & Resources, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Testing and Remedial Training Requirements, Liabilities and Legal Issues, Legislative Mandates, Risk Management and Academy Safety Protocols, and the BCCR process.

For more information regarding the Director/Coordinator Course, please contact Kirk Bunch, Law Enforcement Consultant in the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-3896.

Basic Training Bureau Facilitates Pistol Mounted Optics in Basic Courses Workshop

On October 18-20, 2022, the BTB hosted a workshop to address the need for establishing standardized course curriculum when teaching the fundamentals of pistol mounted optics (PMO) in basic courses. A diverse group of subject matter experts from around the state, including various California law enforcement agencies and college presenters, met with the goal of determining the statewide applicability and feasibility of utilizing PMO in basic courses.

Questions regarding the workshop may be directed to Mike Dalisay, Law Enforcement Consultant in the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at 916-227-7357.

POST Launches Online Data Warehouse

POST has released its Data Warehouse on the POST Website. The Data Warehouse consists of data visualization dashboards that offer current, high-level, and interactive statistics related to California law enforcement, promoting transparency between POST, agencies, and the public.

The Data Warehouse includes agency statistics and law enforcement demographic data, with dashboards presenting interactive graphs of California law enforcement statistics, going back 30 years. The dashboard data is extracted from the EDI database, and leverages Microsoft PowerBI, to create flexible and configurable dynamic reports for internal or public consumption, on demand. The dashboards contain graphical presentations of data related to a variety of agency statistics and law enforcement demographics.

POST staff plan to add additional dashboards to the Data Warehouse as required. Questions regarding the POST Data Warehouse may be directed to Elayne Anderson at (916) 227-4861.

Updated Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Management Guide and Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Function Agency Self-Evaluation

The Management Counseling and Projects Bureau met with subject matter experts from various agencies to update the Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Management Guide and the Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Function Agency Self-Evaluation. These documents were last published in 2014.

The POST Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Management Guide (pdf) is an in-depth resource that describes current legal requirements, best practices, and recommendations to assist agencies in developing a professional and contemporary evidence and property function.

The POST Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Function Agency Self-Evaluation (pdf) is a tool for agencies to assess their current evidence and property system and to update or develop policies to comply with legislative mandates and statewide best practices. These updated documents can be found on the POST Website.

Questions regarding either the updated POST Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Guide and/or the Law Enforcement Evidence and Property Function Agency Self-Evaluation can be directed to the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at (916) 227-2821.

Updated Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Guidelines

Staff from the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau collaborated with subject matter experts in order to update the California Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Guidelines (pdf). The previous version of the guidelines was last published in 2007.

The subject matter experts included members of the California Highway Patrol, San Jose Police Department, additional law enforcement professionals, police academy coordinators, attorneys, and community members. Their input was invaluable in updating and revising the guidelines.

The California Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Guidelines are a comprehensive resource designed to assist in updating agency policy for vehicle pursuits. The guidelines are an in-depth resource for current legal mandates, training requirements, reporting requirements, and much more. The guidelines provide factors to be listed in agency policy that would be sufficiently descriptive to meet the minimum standards for immunity in accordance with CA Vehicle Code section 17004.7. This updated guideline can be found on the POST Website.

Questions regarding the updated California Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Guidelines can be directed to the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at (916) 227-2821.

Meet the New POST Employees

Jason Dahl

Law Enforcement Consultant II

Beginning LEC Rotations

Jason came from the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office where he was the Undersheriff. Prior to Glenn County, Jason was the Chief of Police of Willows and worked many other law enforcement assignments such as police officer, sergeant, narcotics investigator, and boating enforcement deputy. Jason has been assigned as a Law Enforcement Consultant II and is beginning his LEC training rotations.

Megan Rushing

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

Professional Conduct II Bureau

Megan most recently worked for the California Department of Justice (DOJ), Division of Law Enforcement, where she was an analyst in the Professional Standards Group. She started her state career as a student assistant with the State Controller’s Office, then worked a short time with the Board of Equalization, before moving to DOJ, and finally to POST. Megan has been hired as an Associate Governmental Program Analyst in the Professional Conduct II Bureau.

Christopher Cai

Information Technology Technician

Computer Services Bureau

Chris comes to us from Best Buy Geek Squad where he worked as a technician for a year. He graduated last year from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in Technology and Information Management. Chris likes working and playing with new technologies and enjoys playing video games and soccer in his free time. Chris is now assigned as an Information Technology Technician in the Computer Services Bureau.

Aleena Cruz

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

Professional Conduct III Bureau

Aleena comes to us from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) where she helped facilitate statewide training for all CDCR employees. Prior to CDCR, Aleena worked for the Department of Justice in the Record Review and Challenge Section. Aleena is assigned as an Associate Governmental Program Analyst in the Professional Conduct III Bureau.

Kenneth Meiss

Associate Business Management Analyst

Administrative Services Bureau

Kenneth comes to us from the Physical Therapy Board of California (PTBC) where he served as the budget/business services liaison. Prior to PTBC, Kenneth worked for the Commission on Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST) as a procurement analyst. Kenneth started his state career at the Medical Board of California as a probation monitor. Kenneth is assigned as an Associate Business Management Analyst in the Administrative Services Bureau.

Taylor Arnold

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

Certification Bureau

Taylor comes from the Medical Board of California where she worked as a Staff Services Analyst in the Licensing Program. Prior to the Medical Board, Taylor worked for the Sacramento Superior Court in the Small Claims and Unlawful Detainer Unit as a Deputy Clerk III. She is currently assigned as an Associate Governmental Program Analyst in the Certification Bureau.

Recently Approved Rulemaking Files

Effective October 1, 2022

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 Course Certification and Presentation Requirements
Commission Regulations 1052, 1055, 1059, and 1070
Approved June 20, 2022
Effective October 1, 2022
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amendments to the Campus Law Enforcement Course
Commission Regulation 1081
Approved June 23, 2022
Effective October 1, 2022
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amendments to Minimum Standards for Training for District Attorney Investigators
Commission Regulation 1005
Approved July 28, 2022
Effective October 1, 2022
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Adoption of Commission Hearing on Peace Officer Certification
Commission Regulation 1212
Approved August 4, 2022
Effective October 1, 2022
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amendment to Conditions for Continuing Employment
Commission Regulation 1012
Approved August 10, 2022
Effective October 1, 2022
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.

Table containing status 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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