BILL NUMBER: AB 1860	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2014

   An act to amend Section 832 of the Penal Code, relating to peace
officers.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1860, as introduced, V. Manuel Pérez. Peace officers: basic
training requirements.
   Existing law requires every peace officer to complete an
introductory course of training prescribed by the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training, except for specifically exempted
categories of people, and imposes other training requirements on
those persons who would exercise the powers of peace officers.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in those
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 832 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   832.  (a) Every person described in this chapter as a peace
officer shall satisfactorily complete an introductory  training
 course  of training  prescribed by the
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. On or after July
1, 1989, satisfactory completion of the course shall be demonstrated
by passage of an appropriate examination developed or approved by the
commission. Training in the carrying and use of firearms shall not
be required of  any   a  peace officer
whose employing agency prohibits the use of firearms.
   (b) (1) Every peace officer described in this chapter, prior to
the exercise of the powers of a peace officer, shall have
satisfactorily completed the course of training described in
subdivision (a).
   (2) Every peace officer described in Section 13510 or in
subdivision (a) of Section 830.2 may satisfactorily complete the
training required by this section as part of the training prescribed
pursuant to Section 13510.
   (c) Persons described in this chapter as peace officers who have
not satisfactorily completed the course described in subdivision (a),
as specified in subdivision (b), shall not have the powers of a
peace officer until they satisfactorily complete the course.
   (d)  Any   A  peace officer who, on
March 4, 1972, possesses or is qualified to possess the basic
certificate as awarded by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards
and Training  shall be   is  exempted from
this section.
   (e) (1)  Any   A  person completing the
training described in subdivision (a) who does not become employed as
a peace officer within three years from the date of passing the
examination described in subdivision (a), or who has a three-year or
longer break in service as a peace officer, shall pass the
examination described in subdivision (a) prior to the exercise of the
powers of a peace officer, except for  any   a
 person described in paragraph (2).
   (2) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to 
any   a  person who meets any of the following
requirements:
   (A) Is returning to a management position that is at the second
level of supervision or higher.
   (B) Has successfully requalified for a basic course through the
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
   (C) Has maintained proficiency through teaching the course
described in subdivision (a).
   (D) During the break in California service, was continuously
employed as a peace officer in another state or at the federal level.

   (E) Has previously met the requirements of subdivision (a), has
been appointed as a peace officer under subdivision (c) of Section
830.1, and has been continuously employed as a custodial officer as
defined in Section 831 or 831.5 by the agency making the peace
officer appointment since completing the training prescribed in
subdivision (a).
   (f) The commission may charge appropriate fees for the examination
required by subdivision (e), not to exceed actual costs.
   (g) Notwithstanding any other  provision of  law,
the commission may charge appropriate fees for the examination
required by subdivision (a) to each applicant who is not sponsored by
a local or other law enforcement agency, or is not a peace officer
employed by, or under consideration for employment by, a state or
local agency, department, or district, or is not a custodial officer
as defined in Sections 831 and 831.5. The fees shall not exceed
actual costs.