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2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13510.3.

13510.3. (a) The commission shall establish, by December 31, 1997, and in consultation with representatives of law enforcement organizations, a voluntary professional certification program for law enforcement records supervisors who have primary responsibility for providing records supervising services for local law enforcement agencies. The certificate or certificates shall be based upon standards related to the education, training, and experience of law enforcement records supervisors and shall serve to foster professionalism and recognition of achievement and competency.
(b) As used in this section, “primary responsibility” refers to the performance of law enforcement records supervising duties for a minimum of 50 percent of the time worked within a pay period.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 591, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13510.4.

13510.4. (a) A peace officer trainee who, based on the commission’s investigative findings, knowingly cheats, assists in cheating, or aids, abets, or knowingly conceals efforts by others to cheat in any manner on a basic course examination mandated by the commission shall be liable for a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence.
(b) For purposes of this section, “cheating” means any attempt or act by a peace officer trainee to gain an unfair advantage or give an unfair advantage to another peace officer trainee or group of trainees taking a POST-mandated basic course examination.
(c) For purposes of this section, “peace officer trainee” means an applicant for a basic course examination who has not been hired by a department or agency and who has not been sworn as a peace officer.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. (AB 2285) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13510.5.

13510.5. For the purpose of maintaining the level of competence of state law enforcement officers, the commission shall adopt, and may, from time to time amend, rules establishing minimum standards for training of peace officers as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who are employed by any railroad company, the University of California police department, a California State University police department, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Division of Investigation of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Wildlife Protection Branch of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, including the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the California Horse Racing Board, the Food and Drug Section of the State Department of Public Health, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Director of Parks and Recreation, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of State Hospitals, the State Department of Developmental Services, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, and the Department of Justice. All rules shall be adopted and amended pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 408. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13510.6.

13510.6. (a) The commission shall establish a definition of “biased conduct” that, at a minimum, includes all of the following:
(1) Biased conduct includes any conduct, including, but not limited to, conduct online, such as social media use, engaged in by a peace officer in any encounter with the public, first responders, or employees of criminal justice agencies, as defined in Section 13101, motivated by bias toward any person’s protected class or characteristic, whether actual or perceived, that is described in subdivision (b) of Section 51 of the Civil Code.
(2) Biased conduct may result from implicit and explicit biases.
(3) Conduct is biased if a reasonable person with the same training and experience would conclude, based upon the facts, that the officer’s conduct resulted from bias towards that person’s membership in a protected class described in paragraph (1).
(4) An officer need not admit biased or prejudiced intent for conduct to be determined to be biased conduct.
(b) When investigating any bias-related complaint or incident that involves possible indications of officer bias, a law enforcement agency shall determine whether the conduct being investigated constitutes “biased conduct,” using the definition developed by the commission in accordance with subdivision (a).
(c) The commission shall develop guidance for local law enforcement departments on performing effective internet and social media screenings of officer applicants. The guidance shall include, at minimum, strategies for identifying applicant social media profiles and for searching for, and identifying, content indicative of potential biases, such as affiliation with hate groups.
(d) In the investigation of any complaint involving any law enforcement activity described in subdivision (e) of Section 13519.4, the investigating law enforcement agency shall determine if racial profiling, as defined in that section, occurred.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 439, Sec. 1. (AB 443) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13510.7.

13510.7. (a) Whenever any person holding a certificate issued pursuant to Section 13510.1 is determined to be disqualified from holding office or being employed as a peace officer for the reasons set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 1029 of the Government Code, the commission shall cause the following to be entered in the commission’s training record for that person: “THIS PERSON IS INELIGIBLE TO BE A PEACE OFFICER IN CALIFORNIA PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1029(a).”
(b) Whenever any person who is required to possess a basic certificate issued by the commission pursuant to Section 832.4 or who is subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13510.1 is determined to be disqualified from holding office or being employed as a peace officer for the reasons set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 1029 of the Government Code, the commission shall notify the law enforcement agency that employs the person that the person is ineligible to be a peace officer in California pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1029 of the Government Code.
(c) After the time for filing a notice of appeal has passed, or where the remittitur has been issued following the filing of a notice of appeal, in a criminal case establishing the ineligibility of a person to be a peace officer as specified in subdivision (c), or in the event a conviction of the offense requiring or accompanying ineligibility is subsequently overturned or reversed by the action of a court of competent jurisdiction, the person shall notify the commission in writing and provide documentation of the court’s action.
(d) Upon written request of a person who is eligible for reinstatement pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1029 of the Government Code because of successful completion of probation pursuant to Section 1210.1 of the Penal Code, and who has provided court documentation that he or she has had eligibility restored, the commission shall remove the notation “THIS PERSON IS INELIGIBLE TO BE A PEACE OFFICER IN CALIFORNIA PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1029(a)” in the commission’s training record for that person. The removal of this notation of ineligibility in the person’s training record shall not create a mandate that the person be hired by any agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 118. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13511.

13511. (a) In establishing standards for training, the commission shall, so far as consistent with the purposes of this chapter, permit required training to be obtained at institutions approved by the commission.
(b) In those instances where individuals have acquired prior comparable peace officer training, the commission shall, adopt regulations providing for alternative means for satisfying the training required by Section 832.3. The commission shall charge a fee to cover administrative costs associated with the testing conducted under this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 354, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13511.3.

13511.3. The commission may evaluate and approve pertinent training previously completed by any jurisdiction’s law enforcement officers as meeting current training requirements prescribed by the commission pursuant to this chapter. The evaluations performed by the commission shall conform to the standards established under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 43, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13511.5.

13511.5. Each applicant for admission to a basic course of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that includes the carrying and use of firearms, as prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 832 and subdivision (a) of Section 832.3, who is not sponsored by a local or other law enforcement agency, or is not a peace officer employed by a state or local agency, department, or district, shall be required to submit written certification from the Department of Justice pursuant to Sections 11122, 11123, and 11124 that the applicant has no criminal history background which would disqualify him or her, pursuant to state or federal law, from owning, possessing, or having under his or her control a firearm.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 698, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13512.

13512. (a) The commission shall make such inquiries as may be necessary to determine whether every city, county, city and county, and district receiving state aid pursuant to this chapter is adhering to the standards for recruitment, training, certification, and reporting established pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The board shall prepare an annual report on the activities of the commission, board, division, and subject agencies regarding peace officer certification under this chapter. The report shall include, without limitation, all of the following:
(1) The number of applications for certification and the number of certifications granted or denied.
(2) The number of events reported pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 13510.9.
(3) The criteria and process for review and investigation by the division, the number of reviews, and the number of investigations conducted by the division.
(4) The number of notices sent by the division pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 13510.85, the number of requests for review received, and the number of suspensions or revocations or denials made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13510.85.
(5) The number of review hearings held by the board and commission and the outcomes of those review hearings.
(6) The number of administrative hearings held on suspensions or revocations and the number of suspensions or revocations resulting from those hearings.
(7) Any cases of judicial review of commission actions on suspension or revocation and the result of those cases.
(8) The number of certifications voluntarily surrendered and the number placed on inactive status.
(9) Any compliance audits or reviews conducted pursuant to this chapter and the results of those audits.
(10) Any other information the board deems relevant to evaluating the functioning of the certification program, the decertification process, and the staffing levels of the division.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 409, Sec. 16. (SB 2) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13513.

13513. Upon the request of a local jurisdiction, the commission shall provide a counseling service to such local jurisdiction for the purpose of improving the administration, management or operations of a police agency and may aid such jurisdiction in implementing improved practices and techniques.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1640.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13514.

13514. The commission shall prepare a course of instruction for the training of peace officers in the use of tear gas. Such course of instruction may be given, upon approval by the commission, by any agency or institution engaged in the training or instruction of peace officers.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1231.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13514.1.

13514.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2005, the commission shall develop and disseminate guidelines and standardized training recommendations for all law enforcement officers, supervisors, and managers whose agency assigns them to perform, supervise, or manage Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operations. The guidelines and standardized training recommendations shall be available for use by law enforcement agencies that conduct SWAT operations.
(b) The training and guidelines shall be developed in consultation with law enforcement officers, the Attorney General’s office, supervisors, and managers, SWAT trainers, legal advisers, and others selected by the commission. Development of the training and guidelines shall include consideration of the recommendations contained in the Attorney General’s Commission on Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Final Report of 2002.
(c) The standardized training recommendations shall at a minimum include initial training requirements for SWAT operations, refresher or advanced training for experienced SWAT members, and supervision and management of SWAT operations.
(d) The guidelines shall at minimum address legal and practical issues of SWAT operations, personnel selection, fitness requirements, planning, hostage negotiation, tactical issues, safety, rescue methods, after-action evaluation of operations, logistical and resource needs, uniform and firearms requirements, risk assessment, policy considerations, and multijurisdictional SWAT operations. The guidelines may also address tactical casualty care.
(e) The guidelines shall provide procedures for approving the prior training of officers, supervisors, and managers that meet the standards and guidelines developed by the commission pursuant to this section, in order to avoid duplicative training.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 668, Sec. 5. (AB 1598) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13514.5.

13514.5. (a) The commission shall implement on or before July 1, 1999, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in the handling of acts of civil disobedience and adopt guidelines that may be followed by police agencies in responding to acts of civil disobedience.
(b) The course of training for law enforcement officers shall include adequate consideration of all of the following subjects:
(1) Reasonable use of force.
(2) Dispute resolution.
(3) Nature and extent of civil disobedience, whether it be passive or active resistance.
(4) Media relations.
(5) Public and officer safety.
(6) Documentation, report writing, and evidence collection.
(7) Crowd control.
(c) (1) All law enforcement officers who have received their basic training before July 1, 1999, may participate in supplementary training on responding to acts of civil disobedience, as prescribed and certified by the commission.
(2) Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to include, as part of their advanced officer training program, periodic updates and training on responding to acts of civil disobedience. The commission shall assist these agencies where possible.
(d) (1) The course of instruction, the learning and performance objectives, the standards for the training and the guidelines shall be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate groups and individuals having expertise in responding to acts of civil disobedience. The groups and individuals shall include, but not be limited to, law enforcement agencies, police academy instructors, subject matter experts and members of the public. Different regional interests such as rural, suburban, and urban interests may be represented by the participating parties.
(2) The commission, in consultation with the groups and individuals described in paragraph (1), shall review existing training programs to determine in what ways civil disobedience training may be included as part of ongoing programs.
(e) As used in this section, “law enforcement officer” means any peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to provide law enforcement officers with additional training so as to control acts of civil disobedience with reasonable use of force and to ensure public and officer safety with minimum disruption to commerce and community affairs.
(g) It is also the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section that the guidelines to be developed by the commission should take into consideration the roles and responsibilities of all law enforcement officers responding to acts of civil disobedience.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 207, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.

13515. (a) Every city police officer or deputy sheriff at a supervisory level and below who is assigned field or investigative duties shall complete an elder and dependent adult abuse training course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training within 18 months of assignment to field duties. Completion of the course may be satisfied by telecourse, video training tape, or other instruction. The training, at a minimum, shall include all of the following subjects:
(1) Relevant laws.
(2) Recognition of elder and dependent adult abuse.
(3) Reporting requirements and procedures.
(4) Neglect of elders and dependent adults.
(5) Fraud of elders and dependent adults.
(6) Physical abuse of elders and dependent adults.
(7) Psychological abuse of elders and dependent adults.
(8) The role of the local adult protective services and public guardian offices.
(9) The legal rights of, and remedies available to, victims of elder or dependent adult abuse pursuant to Section 15657.03 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, including emergency protective orders and the option to request a simultaneous move-out order, and temporary restraining orders.
(b) When producing new or updated training materials pursuant to this section, the commission shall consult with the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, local adult protective services offices, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and other subject matter experts. Any new or updated training materials shall address all of the following:
(1) The jurisdiction and responsibility of law enforcement agencies pursuant to Section 368.5.
(2) The fact that the protected classes of “dependent person” as defined in Section 288 and “dependent adult” as defined in Section 368 include many persons with disabilities, regardless of the fact that most of those persons live independently.
(3) Other relevant information and laws.
(c) The commission also may inform the law enforcement agencies of other relevant training materials.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 554, Sec. 9. (SB 823) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.25.

13515.25. (a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course relating to law enforcement interaction with persons with mental disabilities. The training course shall be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate community, local, and state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of mental illness and developmental disability, and with appropriate consumer and family advocate groups. In developing the course, the commission shall also examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to persons with mental disabilities. The commission shall make the course available to law enforcement agencies in California.
(b) The course described in subdivision (a) shall consist of classroom instruction and shall utilize interactive training methods to ensure that the training is as realistic as possible. The course shall include, at a minimum, core instruction in all of the following:
(1) The cause and nature of mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.
(2) How to identify indicators of mental disability and how to respond appropriately in a variety of common situations.
(3) Conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations involving a person with a mental disability.
(4) Appropriate language usage when interacting with a person with a mental disability.
(5) Alternatives to lethal force when interacting with potentially dangerous persons with mental disabilities.
(6) Community and state resources available to serve persons with mental disabilities and how these resources can be best utilized by law enforcement to benefit the mentally disabled community.
(7) The fact that a crime committed in whole or in part because of an actual or perceived disability of the victim is a hate crime punishable under Title 11.6 (commencing with Section 422.55) of Part 1.
(c) The course described in subdivision (a) shall be shared with the State Fire Marshal, who may revise the course as appropriate to the firefighter training environment.
(d) The Legislature encourages law enforcement agencies to include the course created in this section, and any other course certified by the commission relating to persons with mental disabilities, as part of their advanced officer training program.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to reevaluate the extent to which law enforcement officers are receiving adequate training in how to interact with persons with mental disabilities.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 367, Sec. 1. (SB 1221) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.26.

13515.26. (a) The commission shall review the training module in the regular basic course relating to persons with a mental illness, intellectual disability, or substance use disorder, and analyze existing training curricula in order to identify areas where additional training is needed to better prepare law enforcement to effectively address incidents involving mentally disabled persons.
(b) Upon identifying what additional training is needed, the commission shall update the training in consultation with appropriate community, local, and state organizations, and agencies that have expertise in the area of mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders, and with appropriate consumer and family advocate groups.
(c) The training shall address issues related to stigma, shall be culturally relevant and appropriate, and shall include all of the following topics:
(1) Recognizing indicators of mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(2) Conflict resolution and deescalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations.
(3) Use of force options and alternatives.
(4) The perspective of individuals or families who have experiences with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(5) Mental health resources available to the first responders to events that involve mentally disabled persons.
(d) The course of instruction shall be at least 15 hours, and shall include training scenarios and facilitated learning activities relating to law enforcement interaction with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(e) The course shall be presented within the existing hours allotted for the regular basic course.
(f) The commission shall implement this section on or before August 1, 2016.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 468, Sec. 1. (SB 11) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.27.

13515.27. (a) The commission shall establish and keep updated a classroom-based continuing training course that includes instructor-led active learning, such as scenario-based training, relating to behavioral health and law enforcement interaction with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(b) This course shall be at least three consecutive hours, may include training scenarios and facilitated learning activities, shall address issues related to stigma, shall be culturally relevant and appropriate, and shall include all of the following topics:
(1) The cause and nature of mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(2) Indicators of mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(3) Appropriate responses to a variety of situations involving persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(4) Conflict resolution and deescalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations.
(5) Appropriate language usage when interacting with potentially emotionally distressed persons.
(6) Resources available to serve persons with mental illness or intellectual disability.
(7) The perspective of individuals or families who have experiences with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(c) The course described in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be made available by the commission to each law enforcement officer with a rank of supervisor or below and who is assigned to patrol duties or to supervise officers who are assigned to patrol duties.
(d) The commission shall implement this section on or before August 1, 2016.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 468, Sec. 2. (SB 11) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.28.

13515.28. (a) (1) The commission shall require the field training officers who provide instruction in the field training program to have at least eight 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 course shall include classroom instruction and instructor-led active learning, such as scenario-based training, and shall be taught in segments that are at least four hours long.
(2) If a field training officer has completed eight hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training within the past 24 months, or if a field training officer has completed 40 hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training, the requirement described in paragraph (1) shall not apply.
(b) The crisis intervention behavioral health training shall address issues relating to stigma, shall be culturally relevant and appropriate, and shall include all of the following topics:
(1) The cause and nature of mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities.
(2) (A) How to identify indicators of mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(B) How to distinguish between mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(C) How to respond appropriately in a variety of situations involving persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(3) Conflict resolution and deescalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations.
(4) Appropriate language usage when interacting with potentially emotionally distressed persons.
(5) Community and state resources available to serve persons with mental illness or intellectual disability, and how these resources can be best utilized by law enforcement.
(6) The perspective of individuals or families who have experiences with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(c) Field training officers assigned or appointed before January 1, 2017, shall complete the crisis intervention behavioral health training by June 30, 2017. Field training officers assigned or appointed on or after January 1, 2017, shall complete the crisis intervention behavioral health training within 180 days of assignment or appointment.
(d) This section does not prevent an agency from requiring its field training officers to complete additional hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training or requiring its field training officers to complete that training earlier than as required by this section.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 469, Sec. 1. (SB 29) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.29.

13515.29. (a) The commission shall establish and keep updated a field training officer course relating to competencies of the field training program and police training program that addresses how to interact with persons with mental illness or intellectual disability.
(b) This course shall consist of at least four hours of classroom instruction and instructor-led active learning, such as scenario-based training, shall address issues related to stigma, and shall be culturally relevant and appropriate.
(c) All prospective field training officers shall complete the course described in subdivisions (a) and (b) as part of the existing field training officer program.
(d) The commission shall implement the provisions of this section on or before August 1, 2016.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 469, Sec. 2. (SB 29) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS › TITLE 4 - STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › CHAPTER 1 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › ARTICLE 2 - Field Services, Standards, and Certification › Section 13515.295.

13515.295. (a) The commission shall, by May 1, 2016, conduct a review and evaluation of the required competencies of the field training program and police training program to identify areas where additional training is necessary to better prepare law enforcement officers to effectively address incidents involving persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.
(b) Upon identifying what additional training is needed, the commission shall update the training in consultation with appropriate community, local, and state organizations, and agencies that have expertise in the area of mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse disorders, and with appropriate consumer and family advocate groups.
(c) The training shall address issues related to stigma, shall be culturally relevant and appropriate, and shall include all of the following topics:
(1) How to identify indicators of mental illness, intellectual disability, substance use disorders, neurological disorders, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and dementia.
(2) Autism spectrum disorder.
(3) Genetic disorders, including, but not limited to, Down syndrome.
(4) Conflict resolution and deescalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations.
(5) Alternatives to the use of force when interacting with potentially dangerous persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities.
(6) The perspective of individuals or families who have experiences with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
(7) Involuntary holds.
(8) Community and state resources available to serve persons with mental illness or intellectual disability, and how these resources can be best utilized by law enforcement.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 469, Sec. 3. (SB 29) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13515.35. (a) The commission shall, upon the next regularly scheduled review of a training module relating to persons with disabilities, create and make available on DVD and may distribute electronically a course on how to recognize and interact with persons with autistic spectrum disorders. This course shall be designed for, and made available to, peace officers who are first responders to emergency situations.
(b) The training course shall be developed by the commission in consultation with the Department of Developmental Services and appropriate community, local, or other state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of autism spectrum disorders. The commission shall make the course available to law enforcement agencies in California.
(c) In addition to the duties contained in subdivisions (a) and (b), the commission shall distribute, as necessary, a training bulletin via the Internet to law enforcement agencies participating in the commission’s program on the topic of autism spectrum disorders.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 621, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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13515.36. (a) The commission shall meet with the Department of Veterans Affairs and community, local, or other state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in order to assess the training needed by peace officers, who are first responders in emergency situations, on the topic of returning veterans or other persons suffering from TBI or PTSD.
(b) Should the commission determine that there is an unfulfilled need for training on TBI and PTSD, the commission shall determine the training format that is both fiscally responsible and meets the training needs of the greatest number of officers.
(c) Should the commission determine that there is an unfulfilled need for training on TBI and PTSD, the commission shall, upon the next regularly scheduled review of a training module relating to persons with disabilities, create and make available on DVD and may distribute electronically, or provide by means of another form or method of training, a course on how to recognize and interact with returning veterans or other persons suffering from TBI or PTSD. This course shall be designed for, and made available to, peace officers who are first responders to emergency situations.
(d) The training course shall be developed by the commission in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs and appropriate community, local, or other state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of TBI and PTSD. The commission shall make the course available to law enforcement agencies in California.
(e) In addition to the duties contained in subdivisions (a), (b),(c), and (d), the commission shall distribute, as necessary, a training bulletin via the Internet to law enforcement agencies participating in the commission’s program on the topic of TBI and PTSD.
(f) The commission shall report to the Legislature, no later than June 30, 2012, on the extent to which peace officers are receiving adequate training in how to interact with persons suffering from TBI or PTSD.
(g) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (f) is inoperative on June 30, 2016, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (f) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 490, Sec. 1. (SB 1296) Effective January 1, 2011.)
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13515.55. Every city police officer or deputy sheriff at a supervisory level who is assigned field or investigative duties shall complete a high technology crimes and computer seizure training course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training by January 1, 2000, or within 18 months of assignment to supervisory duties. Completion of the course may be satisfied by telecourse, video training tape, or other instruction. This training shall be offered to all city police officers and deputy sheriffs as part of continuing professional training. The training shall, at a minimum, address relevant laws, recognition of high technology crimes, and computer evidence collection and preservation.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 165. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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13516. (a) The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by police agencies in the investigation of sexual assault cases, and cases involving the sexual exploitation or sexual abuse of children, including, police response to, and treatment of, victims of these crimes.
(b) The course of training leading to the basic certificate issued by the commission shall, on and after July 1, 1977, include adequate instruction in the procedures described in subdivision (a). No reimbursement shall be made to local agencies based on attendance on or after that date at any course which does not comply with the requirements of this subdivision.
(c) The commission shall prepare and implement a course for the training of specialists in the investigation of sexual assault cases, child sexual exploitation cases, and child sexual abuse cases. 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.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature in the enactment of this section to encourage the establishment of sex crime investigation units in police agencies throughout the state, which units shall include, but not be limited to, investigating crimes involving the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children.
(e) It is the further intent of the Legislature in the enactment of this section to encourage the establishment of investigation guidelines that take into consideration the sensitive nature of the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children with respect to both the accused and the alleged victim.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 32, Sec. 3. Effective March 21, 1986.)
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13516.5. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a course or courses of instruction for the training of peace officers in California on commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and victims of human trafficking that shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics and activities:
(1) The dynamics of commercial sexual exploitation of children.
(2) The impact of trauma on child development and manifestations of trauma in victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
(3) Strategies to identify potential victims of commercial sexual exploitation, including indicators that a youth is being exploited.
(4) Mandatory reporting requirements related to commercial sexual exploitation.
(5) Appropriate interviewing, engagement, and intervention techniques that avoid retraumatizing the victim and promote collaboration with victim-serving agencies.
(6) Introduction to the purpose, scope, and use of specialized child victim interview resources.
(7) Local and state resources that are available to first responders.
(8) Perspectives of victims and their families.
(9) Issues of stigma.
(10) Any other critical topics identified by subject matter experts.
(b) The course of instruction shall be equivalent to a course that the commission produces for officers as part of continuing professional training and shall include facilitated discussions and learning activities, including scenario training exercises.
(c) The training described in subdivision (a) shall be developed with input from survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, the appropriate local and state agencies, and advocates that have expertise in CSEC and human trafficking. These shall include, but not be limited to, the California Child Welfare Council’s CSEC Action Team, organizations that provide services specifically to sexually exploited children, and public agencies leading or participating in interagency responses to commercially sexually exploited children.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 973, Sec. 1. (AB 2992) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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13517. (a) The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by police agencies in the detection, investigation, and response to cases in which a minor is a victim of an act of abuse or neglect prohibited by this code. The guidelines shall include procedures for determining whether or not a child should be taken into protective custody. The guidelines shall also include procedures for minimizing the number of times a child is interviewed by law enforcement personnel.
(b) The course of training leading to the basic certificate issued by the commission shall, not later than July 1, 1979, include adequate instruction in the procedures described in subdivision (a).
(c) The commission shall prepare and implement an optional course of training of specialists in the investigation of cases in which a minor is a victim of an act of abuse or neglect prohibited by this code.
(d) The commission shall consult with the State Office of Child Abuse Prevention in developing the guidelines and optional course of training.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 672, Sec. 1.)
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13517.5. The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by police agencies and prosecutors in interviewing minor witnesses.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 612, Sec. 1.)