Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2624

Introduced by Assembly Member Cooper

February 19, 2016

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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2624, as amended, Cooper. begin deleteLegislative bill analysis: health impacts. end deletebegin insertPeace officers: community policing: report.end insert

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Existing law establishes the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) in state government and requires the LAO to perform various duties with regard to the analyses, impacts, and expected costs of proposed legislation. Existing law also creates the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that, among other things, establishes levels of standards and training for peace officers, as specified.

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This bill would require the LAO, in consultation with the commission, 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 programs, and integrated policing. The bill would require the LAO and the commission to report the findings with regard to the study to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2018.

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Existing law, except for initiatives and referendums, vests the legislative power of this state in the California Legislature, which consists of the Senate and Assembly.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a task force to implement guidelines to create a health impacts framework for legislative bill analysis.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertThe Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), in
2consultation with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
3Training, shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of
4community policing and engagement programs, efforts, strategies,
5and policies in the state, including, but not limited to, police
6activities leagues, neighborhood watch programs, and integrated
7policing. The LAO and the commission shall report the findings
8with regard to the study to the Legislature on or before December
931, 2018.end insert

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10(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall be submitted
11in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
13legislation to create a task force to implement guidelines to create
14a health impacts framework for legislative bill analysis.

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