BILL NUMBER: AB 2626	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Jones-Sawyer and Bonta

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to add Section 13519.45 to the Penal Code, relating to
peace officer standards and training.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2626, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training: procedural justice training.
   Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards
and Training and requires it to develop and disseminate guidelines
and training for law enforcement officers, as described.
   This bill would require the commission to develop and disseminate
 guidelines and  training for peace officers on
principled policing, which would include the subjects of procedural
justice and implicit bias, as defined. The bill would require this
training  as part of the basic training course for 
 for specified  peace officers. The bill would also require
the commission to  develop and disseminate guidelines and
training   certify and make training available  to
train peace officers to teach the course of  basic 
training on principled policing to other officers in their agencies.
The bill would require the commission to offer the  basic
 principled policing course and the training course 
semiannually   quarterly  commencing in June 2017.
 The bill would require the commission, no later than June 1,
2018, to evaluate its current course of basic training and promulgate
a plan to incorporate the concepts of principled p  
olicing into its course of basic training and   would
require each peace officer to complete a refresher course no less
than every 5 years. 
   By requiring additional  basic  training for
peace officers, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    The Legislature finds and declares all
of the following:  
   (a) The relationship between law enforcement and the communities
they are sworn to protect must be grounded in trust in order to
ensure safety and protection for all.  
   (b) Despite the ongoing challenges to fostering strong
relationships of trust between law enforcement and communities, the
practice of principled policing, specifically procedural justice and
implicit bias, is one strategy shown to improve police-community
relationships.  
   (c) It is in the interest of California's communities and the
thousands of men and women who are sworn to serve and protect the
public that the State of California support evidence-based strategies
to improve the relationship of trust between law enforcement and
communities.  
   (d) Understanding and implementing the practice of principled
policing, specifically procedural justice and implicit bias, offers
an opportunity for law enforcement and communities to collaboratively
build trust and improve safety for all. 
   SECTION 1.   SEC. 2.   Section 13519.45
is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   13519.45.  (a) (1) The commission shall develop and disseminate
 guidelines and  training on principled policing,
specifically procedural justice and implicit bias, for all peace
officers described in subdivision (a) of Section 13510.
   (2) "Procedural justice" means  the procedures used by
police officers where citizens are treated fairly and with proper
respect as human beings.   an approach to policing based
on giving people the opportunity   to tell their side of
the story, remaining neutral in decisionmaking and behavior, treating
people with respect, and explaining actions in a way that
communicates caring for people's concerns so as to demonstrate
trustworthiness. 
   (3) "Implicit bias" means thoughts or feelings about 
people of which one is unaware and can influence one's own and others'
actions.   social groups that can influence people's
perceptions, decisions, and actions without awareness. 
   (4) The course or courses of instruction  and the
guidelines  shall stress procedural justice as a strategy
for improving the relationship of trust between law enforcement and
communities and how implicit bias can be a barrier to procedural
justice.
   (b) The course of  basic  training for peace
officers shall include adequate instruction on procedural justice and
implicit bias in order to foster mutual respect and cooperation
between law enforcement and communities. The curriculum shall be
evidence-based and shall be developed in consultation with
appropriate groups and individuals who have expertise in procedural
justice or implicit bias, including, but not limited to, law
enforcement agencies that have demonstrated experience in procedural
justice or implicit bias training, university professors who
specialize in addressing and reducing racial and identity bias
towards individuals and groups, and community organizations or
members who specialize in civil or human rights and criminal justice.
The course of instruction shall include, but not be limited to,
consideration of each of the following subjects:
   (1) Procedural justice as a strategy for improving the
relationship of trust between law enforcement agencies and the
communities they are sworn to serve.
   (2) Implicit bias as a barrier to procedural justice.
   (3) Historical and generational effects of policing.
   (4) Interactive nature of policing goals, procedural justice, and
implicit bias.
   (c) The commission shall also  develop and disseminate
guidelines and training   certify and make training
available  to train peace officers to be able to effectively
teach the course of  basic  training on principled
policing. The training course shall be structured so that experts on
procedural justice and implicit bias train  small groups from
 law enforcement agencies to be able to effectively teach
the concepts, principles, and research behind procedural justice and
implicit bias to colleagues within their departments. Participating
law enforcement agencies  shall   are encouraged
to  send at least one police executive  or manager 
and one training officer to the training course. Law enforcement
agencies are encouraged to attend the training course with at least
one community member. Upon completion of the training course, peace
officers from participating law enforcement agencies shall be
 certified   qualified  by the commission
to conduct the course  of basic training  on
principled policing for colleagues in their respective agencies.
   (d) The commission shall offer the course  of basic
training  on principled policing and the training 
course  on a  semiannual   quarterly
 basis in regional training centers across the state commencing
in June 2017. 
   (e) No later than June 1, 2018, the commission shall evaluate its
current course of basic training and promulgate a plan to incorporate
the concepts of principled policing, as set forth in this section,
into its course of basic training and shall require each peace
officer described in subdivision (a) of Section 13510 to complete a
refresher course no less frequent than every five years. 
   SEC. 2.   SEC. 3.   If the Commission on
State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by
the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for
those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section
17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.