California Assembly Bill AB387 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 387AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 24, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hagman FEBRUARY 23, 2009 An act to add Section  13510.8   13510.6  to the Penal Code, relating to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 387, as amended, Hagman. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and  Training.   Training: peace officer volunteers.  Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and charges it with various responsibilities, including providing specified courses of training for peace officers, as specified.  This bill would require the commission to permit a volunteer to participate in any training course which the commission provides if the volunteer has the approval of the chief of police or the sheriff for whom the volunteer intends to perform services in an emergency or mutual aid situation.   This bill would require the commission to establish training standards and develop a course of instruction for peace officer volunteers. The bill would specify that the local governmental entity utilizing the peace officer volunteers shall be responsible for the costs associated with their training. The bill would require the commission to adopt rules establishing the minimum standards for training of peace officer volunteers in accordance with specified rulemaking provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 13510.6 is added to the   Penal Code   , to read:   13510.6. (a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish training standards and develop a course of instruction for peace officer volunteers with the purpose of creating a basic level of proficiency among volunteers from different jurisdictions who perform services for local police or sheriff departments in emergency or mutual aid situations or for planned events. (b) The local governmental entity utilizing peace officer volunteers shall be responsible for the costs associated with the peace officer volunteer's participation in the course of instruction specified in subdivision (a) through either the local governmental entity's peace officer volunteer or peace officer training program. (c) For the purpose of maintaining the level of competence of peace officer volunteers, the commission shall adopt, and may, from time to time amend, rules establishing minimum standards for training of peace officer volunteers pursuant to this section. All rules shall be adopted and amended pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.   SECTION 1.   Section 13510.8 is added to the Penal Code, to read: 13510.8. The commission shall permit any volunteer to participate in any training course which the commission provides if the volunteer has the approval of the chief of police or the sheriff for whom the volunteer intends to perform services in an emergency or mutual aid situation.