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CA AB1299
Bill
Status
9/30/2020
Primary Sponsor
Rudy Salas
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AI Summary
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Requires law enforcement agencies to notify the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) within 10 days when a peace officer is terminated or resigns/retires with a pending complaint, charge, or investigation of a serious nature.
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Mandates that agencies complete investigations of pending serious allegations within one year and report findings to POST within 10 days, indicating whether charges were sustained, not sustained, unfounded, or exonerated.
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Requires POST to include reported information in an officer's profile accessible to the officer, employing agencies, and agencies conducting preemployment background investigations.
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Allows removal of information from an officer's profile if the investigation results in a not-sustained, unfounded, or exonerated finding, or if a court subsequently finds a sustained allegation was improper.
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Defines "serious nature" as allegations that would likely result in termination, demotion, or suspension of 30 days or more if sustained.
Legislative Description
Peace officers: employment.
Last Action
Vetoed by Governor.
9/30/2020