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CA AB1299

Bill

Status

Vetoed

9/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Rudy Salas

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Requires POST to include reported information in an officer's profile accessible to the officer, employing agencies, and agencies conducting preemployment background investigations.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations8/1/2020
Public Safety7/2/2020
Rules9/11/2019
Appropriations6/19/2019
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement5/29/2019
Rules5/16/2019
Appropriations4/25/2019
Labor and Employment3/21/2019

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