BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: May 16, 2001
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Carole Migden, Chairwoman
AB 1339 (Keeley) - As Introduced: February 23, 2001
Policy Committee: Business and
Professions Vote: 12-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
Yes Reimbursable: Yes
SUMMARY
This bill establishes additional training requirements for peace
officers assigned primarily to public schools and requires state
certification of institutions seeking to teach a school security
training program. Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires any peace officer (municipal police and county
sheriffs) assigned primarily to a K-12 school after January 1,
2002, to complete the 32-hour Campus Law Enforcement Course
developed by the Peace Officer Standards and Training
Commission (POST).
2)Requires the existing 24-hour school security training course
to be in a format approved by the Department of Consumer
Affairs (DCA) and requires the department to develop a "School
Security Training Manual".
3)Requires any institution or individual wishing to provide the
school security training course to apply to DCA, including a
$250 application fee, and receive certification from the
department.
4)Requires any individual wishing to teach the school security
training course to apply to DCA, including a $250 application
fee, and receive certification from the department.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)The DCA would incur one-time special fund costs of around
$100,000 to develop the manual and information systems, and
ongoing costs of about $200,000 for staff to update the manual
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and develop and implement the certification requirements.
These costs would be offset to some extent by revenues from
application fees.
2)The state would incur reimbursable costs for peace officers
required to take the 32-hour training course. These costs are
unknown but would probably not exceed $50,000 in any year.
COMMENTS
Purpose . This bill is sponsored by the California School
Employees Association, who believe it is imperative that peace
officers providing law enforcement services to public schools
receive appropriate training. The sponsor maintains that
requiring all sworn peace officers assigned specifically to a
public school or community college to complete the 32-hour
Campus Law Enforcement course can strengthen the officers'
ability to understand and respond to the needs of an
ever-changing school environment. Supporters also stress the
importance of ensuring that the 24-hour school security training
program for security officers is providing appropriate and
adequate training. Certifying the facilities and instructors
and providing necessary oversight and approval of course
material is intended to ensure that the training is effective
and appropriate for the school environment.
Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)319-2081