Section 13519.12 Of Article 2. Field Services And Standards For Recruitment And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13519.12
. (a) Pursuant to Section 13510, the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training shall establish training standards and
develop a course of instruction that includes the criteria for the
curriculum content recommended by the Curriculum Development Advisory
Committee established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of the Government
Code, involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism
incidents. The course of instruction shall address the training
needs of peace officers at a managerial or supervisory level and
below who are assigned to field duties. The training shall be
developed in consultation with the Department of Justice and other
individuals knowledgeable about terrorism and address current theory,
terminology, historical issues, and procedures necessary to
appropriately respond to and effectively mitigate the effects of a
terrorism incident. The training standards and course of instruction
may, if appropriate, include coordination with emergency medical
services providers that respond to an incident, tactical casualty
care, and other standards of emergency care as established pursuant
to Section 1799.50 of the Health and Safety Code by the Commission on
Emergency Medical Services.
(b) The commission shall expedite the delivery of this training to
law enforcement through maximum use of its local and regional
delivery systems.
(c) To maximize the availability and delivery of training, the
commission shall develop a course of instruction to train trainers
and first responders dealing with terrorism incidents using a variety
of formats.
(d) Every police chief and sheriff, the Commissioner of the
Highway Patrol, and other general law enforcement agency executives
may determine the members of their agency to receive the emergency
response to terrorism incidents training developed by the commission
under this section. The persons to be trained may include, but are
not limited to, peace officers that perform general law enforcement
duties at a managerial or supervisory level or below and are assigned
to field duties.
(e) For purposes of this section, a "terrorism incident" includes,
but is not limited to, an active shooter incident. An "active
shooter incident" is an incident where an individual is actively
engaged in killing or attempting to kill people.