BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 2285 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 25, 2012 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair AB 2285 (Eng) - As Amended: May 23, 2012 Policy Committee: Public SafetyVote: 6-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill makes any peace officer trainee who cheats, or knowingly conceals efforts by others to cheat, on a basic course exam mandated by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) liable for a civil fine up to $1,000 per occurrence. FISCAL EFFECT Negligible. COMMENTS 1)Rationale . The author and sponsor, POST, wish to ensure the integrity of POST testing. 2)Recent amendments reduce the penalty from $5,000, and delete reimbursement of up to $25,000 for restructuring tests and a lifetime ban on serving as a peace officer. Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081