BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 2285
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          Date of Hearing:   May 25, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                      AB 2285 (Eng) - As Amended:  May 23, 2012

          Policy Committee:                              Public 
          SafetyVote:  6-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill makes any peace officer trainee who cheats, or 
          knowingly conceals efforts by others to cheat, on a basic course 
          exam mandated by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and 
          Training (POST) liable for a civil fine up to $1,000 per 
          occurrence.  
           
           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  . The author and sponsor, POST, wish to ensure the 
            integrity of POST testing.

           2)Recent amendments  reduce the penalty from $5,000, and delete 
            reimbursement of up to $25,000 for restructuring tests and a 
            lifetime ban on serving as a peace officer. 

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081