BILL NUMBER: AB 2626	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 15, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 23, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 18, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 831.4 of the Penal Code, relating to
public officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2626, as amended, Jones.  County of Sacramento: 
Sheriff's   sheriff and police  security officers.
   Under existing law a sheriff's or police security officer is a
public officer whose duties are limited to the physical security and
protection of properties owned, operated, controlled, or administered
by a city or county, or by a municipality or special district
contracting for police services, and specified other duties.
   This bill would expand the duties of a security officer employed
by the Sheriff of the County of Sacramento  or by a municipality
with law enforcement jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento 
to include the security and protection of the property of an entity
that contracts for security services from the County of Sacramento
 or a municipality in the County of Sacramento  , whose
primary business supports national defense, or whose facility is
qualified as national critical infrastructure, or who stores or
manufactures material that, if compromised, would compromise national
security or pose a danger to residents of the County of Sacramento.
The bill would provide that a contract entered into with the County
of Sacramento  or a municipality in the County of Sacramento
 for security services must provide for full reimbursement to
the county  or municipality  for the actual costs of
providing those services. The bill would require the county board of
supervisors  or the governing board of the municipality  ,
prior to entering into a contract pursuant to these provisions, to
discuss the contract at a duly noticed public hearing.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 831.4 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   831.4.  (a) (1) A sheriff's or police security officer is a public
officer, employed by the sheriff of a county or police chief of a
city, whose primary duty is the security of locations or facilities
as directed by the sheriff or police chief. The duties of a sheriff's
or police security officer shall be limited to the physical security
and protection of properties owned, operated, controlled, or
administered by the county or city, or any municipality or special
district contracting for police services from the county or city
pursuant to Section 54981 of the Government Code, or necessary duties
with respect to the patrons, employees, and properties of the
employing county, city, or contracting entities.
   (2) In addition to the duties in paragraph (1), the duties of a
security officer employed by the Sheriff of the County of Sacramento
 or by a municipality with law enforcement jurisdiction in the
County of Sacramento  may also include the physical security and
protection of any properties owned, operated, or administered by any
public agency, privately owned company, or nonprofit entity
contracting for security services from the County of Sacramento 
or a municipality with law enforcement jurisdiction in the County of
Sacramento  , whose primary business supports national defense,
or whose facility is qualified as national critical infrastructure
under federal law or by a federal agency, or who stores or
manufactures material which, if stolen, vandalized, or otherwise
compromised, may compromise national security or may pose a danger to
residents of the County of Sacramento. Any contract entered into
pursuant to this paragraph shall provide for full reimbursement to
the County of Sacramento  or municipality in the County of
Sacramento  for the actual costs of providing those services, as
determined by the  county  auditor or
auditor-controller  of th   e county or municipality
 . Prior to contracting for services pursuant to this paragraph,
the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors  or the governing
board of the municipality in the County of Sacramento  shall
discuss the contract and the requirements of this paragraph at a duly
noticed public hearing.
   (b) A sheriff's or police security officer is not a peace officer
nor a public safety officer as defined in Section 3301 of the
Government Code. A sheriff's or police security officer may carry or
possess a firearm, baton, and other safety equipment and weapons
authorized by the sheriff or police chief while performing the duties
authorized in this section, and under the terms and conditions
specified by the sheriff or police chief. These persons may not
exercise the powers of arrest of a peace officer, but may issue
citations for infractions if authorized by the sheriff or police
chief.
   (c) Each sheriff's or police security officer shall satisfactorily
complete a course of training as specified in Section 832 prior to
being assigned to perform his or her duties. Nothing in this
subdivision shall preclude the sheriff or police chief from requiring
additional training requirements.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other law, nothing in this section shall
be construed to confer any authority upon any sheriff's or police
security officer except while on duty, or confer any additional
retirement benefits to persons employed within this classification.