Legislative Mandated Training

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.

Table containing list of Legislative Mandated Training
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
HSC 1797.187 Carcinogenic Materials	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 26
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 HSC 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	CA Law Enforcement Pursuit Guidelines (02/2007) and/or Vehicle Pursuit Policy (07/2017) 2-hour POST Learning Portal course may be used to satisfy this requirement.	LD 19
PC 13519.14 Human Trafficking	N/A	REQUIRED for Officers assigned field or investigative duties shall complete a minimum of two hours of training in a course or courses of instruction pertaining to the handling of human trafficking complaints within six months of being assigned to that position.	N/A
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 13519.41 Sexual Orientation and Gender Minority Groups	REQUIRED Law enforcement officers and dispatchers.	N/A	LD 25, 42
PC 13516 Sexual Assault Investigative Procedures	REQUIRED	REQUIRED Officers assigned to investigation duties which include the handling of cases involving the sexual exploitation or sexual abuse of children, shall successfully complete that training within six months of the date the assignment was made. Satisfied by completing the ICI Sexual Assault Investigation course (#33430).	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 Regular Basic Course, Reserve Training Modules I or II, or Reserve Modules A, B, C, and D which all contain POST-certified shotgun training.	N/A	LD 35
PC 13519.3 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 7
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)	N/A	VOLUNTARY 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	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 26
VC 40600 Traffic Accident Investigation (Notice to Appear)	REQUIRED	N/A	LD 29
13519.10 Use of Force	REQUIRED	VOLUNTARY Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to include periodic updates and training on use of force.	LD 3, LD 20, LD 34, LD 37, LD 42

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 and jail deputies) below the middle management position are required to complete Perishable Skills training.

Perishable Skills Program (PSP)

Perishable Skills Program consists of 12 hours of psychomotor, 2 hours of communications, and 4 hours of use of force training every 24 months.

Category I - Tactical Firearms - 4 hour minimum
Category II - Driver Training/Awareness - 4 hour minimum
Category III - Arrest & Control - 4 hour minimum
Category IV - Strategic Communications - 2 hour minimum
Category V - Use of Force - 4 hour minimum

Courses in each of the above categories must include the specified minimum topics and exercises and meet the stated course objectives to qualify for the PSP program. All minimum topics and course objectives may be found in Commission Regulation 1005(d).

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.