BILL NUMBER: AB 1227	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cooper

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act relating to peace officer training.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1227, as introduced, Cooper. Peace officer training: mental
health.
   Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards
and Training to establish and keep updated a continuing education
classroom training course for peace officer interactions with persons
with mental disabilities. Under existing law, this course consists
of classroom instruction and utilizes interactive training methods to
ensure that training is as realistic as possible. Under existing
law, this course includes training in identifying indicators of
mental disability, conflict resolution techniques, and alternatives
to lethal force.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to increase the continuing mental health training
standards for California peace officers.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to increase the continuing mental health training
standards for California peace officers.