California Assembly Bill AB2624 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2624AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 17, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Cooper FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act relating to  the Legislature.   peace officers.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2624, as amended, Cooper.  Legislative bill analysis: health impacts.   Peace officers: community policing: report.   Existing law establishes the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) in state government and requires the LAO to perform various duties with regard to the analyses, impacts, and expected costs of proposed legislation. Existing law also creates the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that, among other things, establishes levels of standards and training for peace officers, as specified.   This bill would require the LAO, in consultation with the commission, to conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of community policing and engagement programs, efforts, strategies, and policies in the state, including, but not limited to, police activities leagues, neighborhood watch programs, and integrated policing. The bill would require the LAO and the commission to report the findings with regard to the study to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2018.   Existing law, except for initiatives and referendums, vests the legislative power of this state in the California Legislature, which consists of the Senate and Assembly.   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a task force to implement guidelines to create a health impacts framework for legislative bill analysis.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   (a)     The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), in consultation with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of community policing and engagement programs, efforts, strategies, and policies in the state, including, but not limited to, police activities leagues, neighborhood watch programs, and integrated policing. The LAO and the commission shall report the findings with regard to the study to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2018.   (b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a task force to implement guidelines to create a health impacts framework for legislative bill analysis.