BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1289
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
1289 (Cooper)
As Amended April 16, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Public Safety |7-0 |Quirk, Melendez, | |
| | |Jones-Sawyer, | |
| | |Lackey, Low, | |
| | |Santiago, Thurmond | |
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|Appropriations |17-0 |Gomez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bonta, Calderon, | |
| | |Chang, Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, | |
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| | | | |
| | |Eduardo Garcia, | |
| | |Gordon, Holden, | |
| | |Jones, Quirk, | |
| | |Rendon, Wagner, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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AB 1289
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SUMMARY: Require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST) to conduct a study of community policing and
engagement programs, efforts, strategies, and policies in the
state, and to report its findings the Legislature. Specifically,
this bill:
1)Requires POST to conduct a study to determine the effectiveness
of community policing and engagement programs, efforts,
strategies, and policies in the state, including, but not
limited to, police activities leagues, neighborhood watch, and
integrated policing.
2)Requires POST to report its findings with regard to the study to
the Legislature by December 31, 2017.
3)States that the report must comply with the requirements for
submission of reports by state or local agencies.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Establishes POST.
2)Empowers POST to develop and implement programs to increase the
effectiveness of law enforcement.
3)Authorizes POST, for the purpose of raising the level of
competence of local law enforcement officers, to adopt rules
establishing minimum standards related to physical, mental and
moral fitness and training that shall govern the recruitment of
any peace officers in California.
4)Requires POST to conduct research concerning job-related
educational standards and job-related selection standards to
include vision, hearing, physical ability, and emotional
stability and adopt standards supported by this research.
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5)Requires POST to establish a certification program for peace
officers, which shall be considered professional certificates.
6)Requires POST to undertake a feasibility study when a person or
persons desire peace-officer status, or a person or persons
desire a change in peace-officer designation or status.
7)Requires POST to develop regulations and professional standards
for the operation of law enforcement agencies.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, one-time minor costs to POST in the range of $50,000
(General Fund) to conduct the required study.
COMMENTS: According to the author, "AB 1289 helps California take stock of
community policing efforts, programs, policies and best practices
statewide in order to reevaluate, recommit, and renew a focus on
sustaining and enhancing trusting community-police relationships
with all segments of the community."
Analysis Prepared by:
Sandy Uribe / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 FN:
0000649
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