POST Monthly Report

January 2020

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

POST Learning Portal Update Center Launched

The POST Learning Portal now has an “Update Center” feature. The Update Center provides timely information on different topics regarding legislative changes, POST guidelines, helpful resources, and associated training. Domestic Violence (DV) and Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO) Update Centers are currently available. More topics will be added as needed.

For questions regarding the DV Update Center, please contact Catherine Bacon-Davis, Learning Technology Resources Bureau, at (916) 227-4546. For questions regarding the GVRO Update Center, please contact Charday Adams, Learning Technology Resources Bureau, at (916) 227-5562.

POST hosts the Public Safety Dispatcher Advisory Council (PSDAC)

On January 14-15, 2020, Training Program Services (TPS) and the Basic Training Bureau (BTB) hosted the Public Safety Dispatcher Advisory Council at POST. The council was introduced to several members of POST who impact the testing and training of public safety dispatchers. Six bureaus (Training Program Services, Training Delivery and Compliance, Strategic Communications and Research, Management Counseling and Projects, Learning Technology Resources, and the Basic Training Bureau) provided updates on their various dispatch projects. The 9-1-1 Program Management Division Chief from Cal-OES presented an updated overview of the 9-1-1 system.

If you are interested in further information, please contact Senior Consultant Stephen Crawford, Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4957 or Virginia Tomek, Dispatch Program Manager, Training Program Services, at (916) 227-4828.

POST conducts San Francisco Police Department Basic Course Certification Review (BCCR)

In early January 2020, the California Commission on POST Basic Training Bureau conducted a Basic Course Certification Review (BCCR) of the San Francisco Police Department.

The BCCR is an in-depth review, by POST, of the Regular Basic Course (RBC) presenters to ensure the quality, integrity, and safety of entry-level peace officer training in California. POST reviews all certified RBCs to ensure compliance with Penal and Government Codes related to POST, California Code of Regulations (Title 11, Division 2) and POST Training Procedures.

If you are interested in more information, please contact Senior Consultant Steve Harding, Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-2816.

New Self-Paced Course now on the POST Learning Portal

Testifying in court can be a stressful experience with an uncertain, yet important, outcome. To help address this aspect of your job, a new, self-paced training course called, “Courtroom Testimony”, is now available on the POST Learning Portal. You’ll learn how to prepare to testify effectively using a variety of techniques, and critically review reports to prepare for questioning while demonstrating good non-verbal, verbal, and response quality behaviors on the stand to help leverage your credibility with a jury. This course also has a companion mobile tool to help you prepare just in time for your testimony. Available 24/7 on the POST Learning Portal, the course offers 2 hours of CPT credit upon completion.
Note: This does NOT meet the Hearsay Testimony (Prop 115) Mandate.

POST would like to thank the many agencies and experts who helped at various stages with the development of the course, especially the core team of Jeffery Allison, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department; Berkley Collins, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office; Hilary Davisson, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office; Heather Mulligan-Gonzalez, Foster City Police Department; James Williams, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department; and Jose Yarruhs, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Questions regarding “Courtroom Testimony” may be directed to Information Technology Specialist, Rayanne Rogers, Learning Technology Resources Bureau, at (916) 227-3912.

Training Managers Course presented in Garden Grove

On January 22-24, 2020, 23 students attended the 24-hour Training Managers Course presented by CSU Long Beach, Center for Criminal Justice Research & Training. The course is designed for newly assigned training managers. Topics include the training manager’s role, developing and implementing a training plan, POST – the organization, legal issues associated with training, and training records management. POST staff presented information on the POST Website, the Learning Portal, course certification, POST regulations, and agency compliance inspections. Additionally, instruction was provided on how to implement and manage a training plan for your agency, and an attorney presented on legal liability and training.

Please contact CSU Long Beach, Center for Criminal Justice Research & Training at (562) 985-4940 to register for future courses.

Questions regarding the course may be directed to Senior Consultant Christine Ford, Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau, at (916) 227-0472.

POST hosts Scenario Committee Meeting

On January 8-10, 2020, POST’s Basic Training Bureau hosted a 16-hour Scenario Committee meeting. The meeting was attended by 8 participants. During this course, committee members updated scenario test materials for basic academies across the State.

For questions regarding the Scenario Committee, please contact Staff Services Manager I (Specialist) Anita Finner, Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-3901.

Meet the New POST Employees

Keri Nuñez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

Executive Office

Keri comes to POST from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) where she worked in the Grants Management Branch for the past 10 + years. Keri is married with three adult children. On Keri’s off time she enjoys traveling, hanging out with family and watching baseball, Go Rockies! Keri is assigned as an Associate Governmental Program Analyst in the Executive Office.

Darrin Ginder

Information Technology Specialist I

Learning Technology Resources Bureau

Darrin comes to us from Collabera and IBM where he served as a Application Programmer for the Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal systems. Prior to this, Darrin studied at California State University, Sacramento where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Darrin is assigned as a Information Technology Specialist I in the Learning Technology Resources Bureau.

Ehren Dreisbach

Associate Governmental Program Analyst (Retired Annuitant)

Human Resources

Ehren comes to us from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) where he worked as an Officer for nearly 28 years.  During his tenure with the CHP, he was assigned to the Redwood City, Santa Rosa, Marin, South Sacramento and East Sacramento Area Offices.  Although Ehren worked primarily as a CHP Motor Officer, he held several investigative and training positions with the Department. Ehren is assigned as an Associate Governmental Program Analyst (Retired Annuitant) in Human Resources as a Background Investigator.

Legislative Update

Status of Current Legislation

The following is Legislation assigned to POST in the 2020-21 session. The 2020-21 Legislative Session began on January 6, 2020. This is the second year in a 2-year bill cycle. Legislators have until January 31 to pass bills through their respective house that were introduced in 2019 and until February 21 to introduce any new legislation. (Updated 1/24/2020)

View a detailed report on legislative matters pertaining to law enforcement and 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: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 7/8/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)
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: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/12/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)
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 680 Assembly Member Chu	Public safety dispatchers: mental health training. Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, on or before January 1, 2021, to develop mental health training courses for state and local public safety dispatchers, incorporated in the dispatchers’ basic training course and as a continuing training course, 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 commission to develop these courses in consultation with specified groups and individuals	Amended Date: 8/12/2019 Status: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/19/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)
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: 1/6/2020 Status:1/14/2020-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/12/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)
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: 9/15/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(15). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 9/9/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)
AB 1854 Assembly Member Frazier	Missing or Murdered Native American Women Task Force Would create the Missing or Murdered Native American Women Task Force in the Department of Justice, and would provide for the membership of that task force. The bill would require the task force to complete a formal consultation with California’s Native American tribes on how to improve tribal access to databases, to develop recommendations on how to increase state resources for reporting and identifying missing and murdered Native American persons in the state, and to develop a database of nonprofit or nongovernmental organizations that provide aid or support in locating missing Native American persons. The bill would require the task force to submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, detailing improvements to tribal database access, interjurisdictional coordination, and law enforcement resource allocation for cases of missing or murdered Native American persons.	Introduced Date: 1/7/2020 Status: 1/17/2020-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
SB 776 Senator Skinner	College admissions: criminal history inquiry: prohibition Would prohibit a postsecondary educational institution in this state from inquiring about a prospective student’s criminal history on an initial application form or at any time during the admissions process before the institution’s final decision relative to the prospective student’s application for admission.	Amended Date: 1/6/2020 Status: 1/21/2020-From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 7/8/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)

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: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/12/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)

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 680

Assembly Member Chu

Public safety dispatchers: mental health training.

Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, on or before January 1, 2021, to develop mental health training courses for state and local public safety dispatchers, incorporated in the dispatchers’ basic training course and as a continuing training course, 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 commission to develop these courses in consultation with specified groups and individuals

Amended Date: 8/12/2019

Status: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/19/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)

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: 1/6/2020

Status:1/14/2020-From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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: 8/30/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(12). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/12/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)

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: 9/15/2019-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(15). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 9/9/2019)(May be acted upon Jan 2020)

AB 1854

Assembly Member Frazier

Missing or Murdered Native American Women Task Force

Would create the Missing or Murdered Native American Women Task Force in the Department of Justice, and would provide for the membership of that task force. The bill would require the task force to complete a formal consultation with California’s Native American tribes on how to improve tribal access to databases, to develop recommendations on how to increase state resources for reporting and identifying missing and murdered Native American persons in the state, and to develop a database of nonprofit or nongovernmental organizations that provide aid or support in locating missing Native American persons. The bill would require the task force to submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, detailing improvements to tribal database access, interjurisdictional coordination, and law enforcement resource allocation for cases of missing or murdered Native American persons.

Introduced Date: 1/7/2020

Status: 1/17/2020-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

SB 776

Senator Skinner

College admissions: criminal history inquiry: prohibition

Would prohibit a postsecondary educational institution in this state from inquiring about a prospective student’s criminal history on an initial application form or at any time during the admissions process before the institution’s final decision relative to the prospective student’s application for admission.

Amended Date: 1/6/2020

Status: 1/21/2020-From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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