Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1598

Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez

February 4, 2014

An act begin insert to amend Section 8588.10 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1797.116 and 1797.132 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 13514.1 and 13519.12 of the Penal Code, end insert relating to emergency begin delete medical end delete begin insert response end insert services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1598, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency begin delete medical end delete begin insert response end insert services: active shooter incidents.

begin insert

(1) Existing law requires the Director of Emergency Services to establish a Curriculum Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) to, among other things, provide advice on the development of terrorism awareness course curricula and response training. Existing law establishes in the Department of Justice the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (CPOST), which is required to, among other things, adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness that govern the recruitment of peace officers.

end insert begin insert

This bill would require CDAC to consult with CPOST.

end insert begin insert

(2) Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning emergency medical services. Under existing law, EMSA is required to establish training standards that include the criteria for the curriculum content recommended by CDAC, involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism incidents and to address the training needs of those identified as first responders.

end insert begin insert

This bill would additionally require that those training standards include criteria for coordinating between different responding entities.

end insert begin insert

(3) Existing law establishes the Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services (ICEMS), which is required to advise EMSA on the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services.

end insert begin insert

This bill would require ICEMS to consult with CPOST regarding emergency medical services integration and coordination with peace officer training.

end insert begin insert

(4) Existing law requires CPOST to develop and disseminate guidelines and standardized training recommendations for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams, as specified, that would be available for use by law enforcement agencies that conduct SWAT operations. Under existing law, those guidelines are required, at a minimum, to 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. Existing law also directs CPOST to establish training standards and develop a course of instruction involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism incidents, as specified.

end insert begin insert

This bill would additionally require those guidelines and training standards to address tactical casualty care and coordination with emergency medical services providers.

end insert begin delete

Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning emergency medical services. Existing law also creates the Commission on Emergency Medical Services, and requires the commission to perform various duties regarding the authority and emergency medical services.

end delete begin delete

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would encourage the development of protocols and collaborative training platforms between local fire, police, and emergency medical services agencies in an effort to more efficiently respond to active shooter incidents across California.

end delete

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

begin insert

begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 8588.10 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

8588.10.  

(a) The director shall establish a Curriculum
Development Advisory Committee to advise the office on the
development of course curricula, as specified by the director.

(b) The committee shall be chaired by the director, who will
appoint members as appropriate. In appointing members to the
committee, the director shall include representatives from the
following:

(1) State public safety, health, first responder, and emergency
services departments or agencies, as deemed appropriate by the
director.

(2) Local first responder agencies.

(3) Local public safety agencies.

(4) Nonprofit organizations, as deemed appropriate by the
director.

(5) Any other state, local, tribal, or nongovernmental
organization determined by the director to be appropriate.

begin insert

(c) The committee shall consult with the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training.

end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 1797.116 of the end insert begin insert Health and Safety Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

1797.116.  

(a) The authority shall establish additional training
standards that include the criteria for the curriculum content
recommended by the begin delete Emergency Response Training Advisory
Committee end delete begin insert end insert begin insert Curriculum Development Advisory Committee end insert
established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of the Government Code,
involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism
incidents and to address the training needs of those identified as
first responders. begin insert Training standards shall include, but not be
limited to, criteria for coordinating between different responding
entities. end insert

(b) Every EMT I, EMT II, and EMT-P, as defined in Sections
1797.80, 1797.82, and 1797.84, may receive the appropriate
training described in this section. Pertinent training previously
completed by any jurisdiction’s EMT I, EMT II, or EMT-P
personnel and meeting the training requirements of this section
may be submitted to the training program approving authority to
assess its content and determine whether it meets the training
standards prescribed by the authority.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 3. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 1797.132 of the end insert begin insert Health and Safety Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

1797.132.  

An Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency
Medical Services is hereby established. This committee shall advise
the authority on the coordination and integration of all state
activities concerning emergency medical services. The committee
shall include a representative from each of the following state
agencies and departments: the Office of Emergency Services, the
Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of
Motor Vehicles, a representative of the administrator of the
California Traffic Safety Program as provided by Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 2900) of Division 2 of the Vehicle
Code, the Medical Board of California, the State Department of
Public Health, the Board of Registered Nursing, the State
Department of Education, the National Guard, the Office of
Statewide Health Planning and Development, the State Fire
Marshal, the California Conference of Local Health Officers, the
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Chancellor’s Office
of the California Community Colleges, and the Department of
General Services. begin insert The committee shall consult with the Commission
on Peace Officer Standards and Training regarding emergency
medical services integration and coordination with peace officer
training. end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 4. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 13514.1 of the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert is amended to read: end insert

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, begin insert tactical casualty care, coordination with
emergency medical services providers, end insert after-action evaluation of
operations, logistical and resource needs, uniform and firearms
requirements, risk assessment, policy considerations, and
multijurisdictional SWAT operations.

(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.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 13519.12 of the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

13519.12.  

(a) Pursuant to Section 13510, the Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish training
standards and develop a course of instruction that includes the
criteria for the curriculum content recommended by the begin delete Emergency
Response Training Advisory Committee end delete begin insert end insert begin insert Curriculum Development
Advisory Committee end insert established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of
the Government Code, involving the responsibilities of first
responders to terrorism incidents. The course of instruction shall
address the training needs of peace officers at a managerial or
supervisory level and below who are assigned to field duties. The
training shall be developed in consultation with the Department
of Justice and other individuals knowledgeable about terrorism
and address current theory, terminology, historical issues, and
procedures necessary to appropriately respond to and effectively
mitigate the effects of a begin delete terrorist incident end delete begin insert terrorism incident,
including, but not limited to, appropriate tactical casualty care
and coordination with emergency medical services providers that
respond to the incident end insert .

(b) The commission shall expedite the delivery of this training
to law enforcement through maximum use of its local and regional
delivery systems.

(c) To maximize the availability and delivery of training, the
commission shall develop a course of instruction to train trainers
and first responders dealing with terrorism incidents using a variety
of formats.

(d) Every police chief and sheriff, the Commissioner of the
Highway Patrol, and other general law enforcement agency
executives may determine the members of their agency to receive
the emergency response to terrorism incidents training developed
by the commission under this section. The persons to be trained
may include, but are not limited to, peace officers that perform
general law enforcement duties at a managerial or supervisory
level or below and are assigned to field duties.

begin insert

(e) For purposes of this section, a “terrorism incident” includes,
but is not limited to, an active shooter incident. An “active shooter
incident” is an incident where an individual is actively engaged
in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined area.

end insert

begin delete

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would encourage the development of protocols and
collaborative training platforms between local fire, police, and
emergency medical services agencies in an effort to more
efficiently respond to active shooter incidents across California.

end delete