BILL NUMBER: AB 285	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gallagher

                        FEBRUARY 11, 2015

   An act to amend Section 69921 of the Government Code, relating to
courts.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 285, as introduced, Gallagher. Superior courts: security.
   Existing law, the Superior Court Security Act of 2012, provides
that, except as specified, the sheriff is responsible for the
necessary level of court security services. Under existing law, the
presiding judge, in conjunction with the sheriff or marshall, is
required to develop a comprehensive court security plan that includes
the mutually agreed upon law enforcement security plan to be
utilized by the court.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to 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 69921 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   69921.  For purposes of this  article:  
article, the following definitions shall have the following meanings:

   (a) "Court attendant" means a nonarmed, nonlaw enforcement
employee of the superior court who performs those functions specified
by the court, except those functions that may only be performed by
armed and sworn personnel. A court attendant is not a peace officer
or a public safety officer.
   (b) "Court security plan" means a plan that is provided by the
superior court to the Administrative Office of the Courts 
that   and  includes a law enforcement security
plan and all other court security matters.
   (c) "Law enforcement security plan" means a plan that is provided
by a sheriff or marshal  that   and 
includes policies and procedures for providing public safety and law
enforcement services to the court.