Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 02, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 655Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Levine and Stone)February 12, 2021 An act to add Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 655, as amended, Kalra. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act. Existing law requires that a candidate for a peace officer position be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation.This bill would require that background investigation to include an inquiry into whether a candidate for specified peace officer positions has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate, as specified, and as those terms are defined. The bill would provide that certain findings would disqualify a person from employment.Existing law requires a public agency that employs peace officers to have a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against peace officers.This bill would require an agency to investigate, as specified, any internal complaint or complaint made by the public that alleges, as specified, that a peace officer engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate. The bill would provide that certain findings would be grounds for termination. This bill would also require the Department of Justice to adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of these complaints by local agencies.Existing law makes the personnel records of peace officers, as specified, confidential and not subject to disclosure as public records.This bill would exempt from confidentiality the record of any sustained complaint that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.By requiring local agencies to investigate certain complaints, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose.This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) is added to Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 13683 to the Penal Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:The public has a strong, compelling interest in law enforcement transparency because it is essential to having a just and democratic society. SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district under this act would result from a legislative mandate that is within the scope of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 02, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 655Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Levine and Stone)February 12, 2021 An act to add Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 655, as amended, Kalra. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act. Existing law requires that a candidate for a peace officer position be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation.This bill would require that background investigation to include an inquiry into whether a candidate for specified peace officer positions has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate, as specified, and as those terms are defined. The bill would provide that certain findings would disqualify a person from employment.Existing law requires a public agency that employs peace officers to have a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against peace officers.This bill would require an agency to investigate, as specified, any internal complaint or complaint made by the public that alleges, as specified, that a peace officer engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate. The bill would provide that certain findings would be grounds for termination. This bill would also require the Department of Justice to adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of these complaints by local agencies.Existing law makes the personnel records of peace officers, as specified, confidential and not subject to disclosure as public records.This bill would exempt from confidentiality the record of any sustained complaint that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.By requiring local agencies to investigate certain complaints, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose.This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 02, 2021
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021
Amended IN Assembly March 02, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 655
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Levine and Stone)February 12, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Levine and Stone)
February 12, 2021
An act to add Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 655, as amended, Kalra. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.
Existing law requires that a candidate for a peace officer position be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation.This bill would require that background investigation to include an inquiry into whether a candidate for specified peace officer positions has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate, as specified, and as those terms are defined. The bill would provide that certain findings would disqualify a person from employment.Existing law requires a public agency that employs peace officers to have a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against peace officers.This bill would require an agency to investigate, as specified, any internal complaint or complaint made by the public that alleges, as specified, that a peace officer engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate. The bill would provide that certain findings would be grounds for termination. This bill would also require the Department of Justice to adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of these complaints by local agencies.Existing law makes the personnel records of peace officers, as specified, confidential and not subject to disclosure as public records.This bill would exempt from confidentiality the record of any sustained complaint that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.By requiring local agencies to investigate certain complaints, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose.This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires that a candidate for a peace officer position be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation.
This bill would require that background investigation to include an inquiry into whether a candidate for specified peace officer positions has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate, as specified, and as those terms are defined. The bill would provide that certain findings would disqualify a person from employment.
Existing law requires a public agency that employs peace officers to have a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against peace officers.
This bill would require an agency to investigate, as specified, any internal complaint or complaint made by the public that alleges, as specified, that a peace officer engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate. The bill would provide that certain findings would be grounds for termination. This bill would also require the Department of Justice to adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of these complaints by local agencies.
Existing law makes the personnel records of peace officers, as specified, confidential and not subject to disclosure as public records.
This bill would exempt from confidentiality the record of any sustained complaint that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.
By requiring local agencies to investigate certain complaints, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) is added to Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 13683 to the Penal Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:The public has a strong, compelling interest in law enforcement transparency because it is essential to having a just and democratic society. SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district under this act would result from a legislative mandate that is within the scope of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) is added to Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.
SECTION 1. Title 4.9 (commencing with Section 13680) is added to Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.
TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.
TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.
TITLE 4.9. California Law Enforcement Accountability Reform Act.
13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.
13680. For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction, in whole or in part, of the group, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
(b) Hate group means an organization that, based upon its official statements or statements, principles, the statements of its leaders, or its or activities, supports, advocates for, threatens, or practices the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
(c) Membership in a hate group means being, or holding oneself out as, an official member of a group, and can be indicated by actions or evidence including, without limitation, submitting an application for membership in a group, being listed on an official group membership roster, or publicly wearing or otherwise displaying any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that is reserved for members of the group.
(d) Participation in hate group activities means active and direct involvement in, or coordination or facilitation of, acts of violence by hate group members.
(e) Peace officer means a person described within Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who provides uniformed police services to members of the public and includes, without limitation, members of a municipal police department, a county sheriffs department, the California Highway Patrol, the University of California, California State University, or any California Community College police department, and the police department of any school district, transit district, park district, or port authority. Peace officer also includes any state or local correctional or custodial officer, and any parole or probation officer.
(f) (1) Public expression of hate means any explicit expression, either on duty or off duty and while identifying oneself as, or reasonably identifiable by others as, a peace officer, in a public forum, on social media including in a private discussion forum, in writing, or in speech, as advocating or supporting the denial of constitutional rights of, advocating for, supporting, or threatening the genocide of, or violence towards, any individual or group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
(2) Public expression of hate also includes the public display of any tattoo, uniform, insignia, flag, or logo that indicates support for the denial of constitutional rights of, the genocide of, or violence towards, any group of persons based upon race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
(3) Public expression of hate does not include visiting the website of a hate group, or any single, isolated comment posted on an online forum, chatroom, or other electronic or social media operated by a hate group.
(g) Sustained means a final determination by the investigating agency following an investigation, or, if adverse action is taken, a final determination by a commission, board, hearing officer, or arbitrator, as applicable, following an opportunity for an administrative appeal pursuant to Sections 3304 and 3304.5 of the Government Code, that the allegation is true.
13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.
13681. (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.
(b) A finding during a preemployment background investigation of present or past participation in activities specified in subdivision (a), shall be grounds for denial of employment as a peace officer.
13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.
13682. (a) Any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight agency, any internal complaint or complaint from a member of the public that alleges, with sufficient particularity to investigate the matter, that a peace officer employed by that agency is currently, or has in the past, previous seven years and while 18 years of age or older, engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.
(b) A sustained complaint described in subdivision (a) shall be grounds for termination of a peace officer.
(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt and promulgate guidelines for the investigation and adjudication of complaints described in subdivision (a) by a public agency or oversight agency.
13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.
13683. (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.7, subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code, or any other law, any record relating to an investigation of a complaint described in Section 13682 in which a sustained finding was made by the public agency or oversight agency that a peace officer has engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate shall not be confidential and shall be made available for public inspection.
(b) A record disclosed pursuant to this section may be redacted as follows:
(1) To remove personal data or information, such as a home address, telephone number, or identities of family members.
(2) To preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses.
(3) To protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest in records about misconduct and serious use of force by peace officers and custodial officers.
(4) Where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer or another person.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 13683 to the Penal Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:The public has a strong, compelling interest in law enforcement transparency because it is essential to having a just and democratic society.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 13683 to the Penal Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:The public has a strong, compelling interest in law enforcement transparency because it is essential to having a just and democratic society.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 13683 to the Penal Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:
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The public has a strong, compelling interest in law enforcement transparency because it is essential to having a just and democratic society.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district under this act would result from a legislative mandate that is within the scope of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district under this act would result from a legislative mandate that is within the scope of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district under this act would result from a legislative mandate that is within the scope of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution.
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However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.