Section 13515.36 Of Article 2. Field Services And Standards For Recruitment And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13515.36
. (a) The commission shall meet with the Department of
Veterans Affairs and community, local, or other state organizations
and agencies that have expertise in the area of traumatic brain
injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in order to
assess the training needed by peace officers, who are first
responders in emergency situations, on the topic of returning
veterans or other persons suffering from TBI or PTSD.
(b) Should the commission determine that there is an unfulfilled
need for training on TBI and PTSD, the commission shall determine the
training format that is both fiscally responsible and meets the
training needs of the greatest number of officers.
(c) Should the commission determine that there is an unfulfilled
need for training on TBI and PTSD, 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, or provide by means of another form or
method of training, a course on how to recognize and interact with
returning veterans or other persons suffering from TBI or PTSD. This
course shall be designed for, and made available to, peace officers
who are first responders to emergency situations.
(d) The training course shall be developed by the commission in
consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs and appropriate
community, local, or other state organizations and agencies that have
expertise in the area of TBI and PTSD. The commission shall make the
course available to law enforcement agencies in California.
(e) In addition to the duties contained in subdivisions (a), (b),
(c), and (d), 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 TBI and
PTSD.
(f) The commission shall report to the Legislature, no later than
June 30, 2012, on the extent to which peace officers are receiving
adequate training in how to interact with persons suffering from TBI
or PTSD.
(g) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (f) is inoperative on June 30, 2016, pursuant to Section
10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (f) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.