Section 13515.35 Of Article 2. Field Services And Standards For Recruitment And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13515.35
. (a) The commission shall, upon the next regularly
scheduled review of a training module relating to persons with
disabilities, create and make available on DVD and may distribute
electronically a course on how to recognize and interact with persons
with autistic spectrum disorders. This course shall be designed for,
and made available to, peace officers who are first responders to
emergency situations.
(b) The training course shall be developed by the commission in
consultation with the Department of Developmental Services and
appropriate community, local, or other state organizations and
agencies that have expertise in the area of autism spectrum
disorders. The commission shall make the course available to law
enforcement agencies in California.
(c) In addition to the duties contained in subdivisions (a) and
(b), the commission shall distribute, as necessary, a training
bulletin via the Internet to law enforcement agencies participating
in the commission's program on the topic of autism spectrum
disorders.