CA AB57

Requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to develop hate crime curriculum in consultation with subject matter experts, civil rights groups, and academic experts.

Mandates all peace officers complete hate crime training within one year of POST making the updated course available, and requires in-service officers to retake an interactive hate crime course every 6 years.

Expands local law enforcement hate crime policies to include specific guidance on recognizing religion-bias hate crimes with examples of religious symbols and articles, and defines "bias motivation" to include discriminatory selection of victims.

Requires local law enforcement agencies to address underreporting of hate crimes, particularly for disability-bias and gender-bias crimes, and establish procedures for reporting to the Department of Justice.

Includes legislative findings documenting underreporting of hate crimes in California, with specific data showing only 177 anti-disability hate crimes reported statewide in 2019 compared to an estimated 40,000 annually.