BILL NUMBER: AB 1334	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   702
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 6, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 26, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 24, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JULY 2, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 18, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lowenthal

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to amend Section 13500 of the Penal Code, relating to law
enforcement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1334, Lowenthal.  Law enforcement:  peace officer training.
   Existing law provides for the 13-member Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training appointed by the Governor, after
consultation with, and with the advice of, the Attorney General and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
   Existing law also requires that racial, gender, and ethnic
diversity be considered for all appointments to the commission and
peace officer members of the commission meet specified requirements.

   This bill would increase the membership of the commission to 14
members by increasing the number of members who are peace officers
with the rank of sergeant or below from 3 to  4.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 13500 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   13500.  There is in the Department of Justice a Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training, hereafter referred to in this
chapter as the commission.  The commission consists of 14 members
appointed by the Governor, after consultation with, and with the
advice of, the Attorney General and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.  Racial, gender, and ethnic diversity shall be considered
for all appointments to the commission.
   The commission shall be composed of the following members:
   (1) Two members shall be (i) sheriffs or chiefs of police or peace
officers nominated by their respective sheriffs or chiefs of police,
(ii) peace officers who are deputy sheriffs or city policemen, or
(iii) any combination thereof.
   (2) Three members shall be sheriffs or chiefs of police or peace
officers nominated by their respective sheriffs or chiefs of police.

   (3) Four members shall be peace officers of the rank of sergeant
or below with a minimum of five years' experience as a deputy
sheriff, city police officer, marshal, or state-employed peace
officer for whom the commission sets standards.  These members shall
have demonstrated leadership in their local or state peace officer
association or union.
   (4) One member shall be an elected officer or chief administrative
officer of a county in this state.
   (5) One member shall be an elected officer or chief administrative
officer of a city in this state.
   (6) Two members shall be public members who shall not be peace
officers.
   (7) One member shall be an educator or trainer in the field of
criminal justice.
   The Attorney General shall be an ex officio member of the
commission.
   Of the members first appointed by the Governor, three shall be
appointed for a term of one year, three for a term of two years, and
three for a term of three years.  Their successors shall serve for a
term of three years and until appointment and qualification of their
successors, each term to commence on the expiration date of the term
of the predecessor.
   The additional member provided for by the Legislature in its
1973-74 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
before January 15, 1975, and shall serve for a term of three years.
   The additional member provided for by the Legislature in its
1977-78 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
after July 1, 1978, and shall serve for a term of three years.
   The additional members provided for by the Legislature in its
1999-2000 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
before July 1, 2000, and shall serve for a term of three years.