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          Date of Hearing:   May 14, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                  AB 1598 (Rodriguez) - As Amended:  April 23, 2014

          Policy Committee:                             Governmental  
          Organization Vote:                            19-0
                       Public Safety                          7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical  
          services agencies to jointly establish standard operating  
          procedures and coordinated training programs for "active shooter  
          incidents," defined as incidents where an individual is actively  
          engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined  
          area.  Specifically, this bill:

          1)Requires the Curriculum Development Advisory Committee (CDAC)  
            to consult with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and  
            Training (POST).

          2)Requires that the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)  
            training standards include criteria for coordinating between  
            different responding entities.

          3)Requires the Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical  
            Services (ICEMS) to consult with POST regarding emergency  
            medical services integration and coordination with peace  
            officer training.

          4)Requires POST's guidelines and training standards to address  
            tactical casualty care and coordination with emergency medical  
            services providers.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Substantial costs, in the hundreds of thousands or possibly  
          millions of dollars, to develop and implement the training  
          required in the bill, particularly with respect to local law  








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          enforcement and emergency medical services training.

           COMMENTS  

          1)  Purpose.   According to the author, incidents like the November  
            2013 shooting at Terminal 3 of the Los Angeles International  
            Airport (LAX) are becoming increasingly frequent, and it is  
            important that local law enforcement agencies, emergency  
            medical care personnel, and other local agencies work together  
            in a coordinated, cohesive manner.  This bill is intended to  
            decrease response times to those types of incidents and  
            therefore save lives.

          2)  Active Shooter Incidents.   The Federal Bureau of Investigation  
            defines an "active shooter incidents" as "an individual  
            actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a  
            confined and populated area."  According to data from the US  
            Attorney General, the number of those shot and killed in  
            active shooter incidents has increased by 150% over the past  
            15 years.

          3)  Staff Comment.   While the goals of this bill are certainly  
            laudable, the agencies required to effect the sort of advanced  
            training required in the bill have expressed significant  
            concern over the scope of mandate.  The first responders to  
            events such as active shooter incidents are usually local law  
            enforcement and emergency medical responders, not specialized  
            tactical teams.  Providing the requisite specialty training to  
            all of California's local law enforcement and emergency  
            medical responders would require significant investment in a  
            training curriculum and potentially thousands of hours of  
            additional training for those affected.  The author may wish  
            to consult with the agencies affected by this bill to see if a  
            more prescriptive approach to this issue could be achieved  
            with reduced, or at least contained, costs.





           Analysis Prepared by  :    Joel Tashjian / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 












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