Section 13500 Of Article 1. Administration From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) There is in the Department of Justice a Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training, hereafter referred to in this
chapter as the commission. The commission consists of 15 members
appointed by the Governor, after consultation with, and with the
advice of, the Attorney General and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. Racial, gender, and ethnic diversity shall be considered
for all appointments to the commission.
(b) The commission shall be composed of the following members:
(1) Two members shall be (i) sheriffs or chiefs of police or peace
officers nominated by their respective sheriffs or chiefs of police,
(ii) peace officers who are deputy sheriffs or city police officers,
or (iii) any combination thereof.
(2) Three members shall be sheriffs or chiefs of police or peace
officers nominated by their respective sheriffs or chiefs of police.
(3) Four members shall be peace officers of the rank of sergeant
or below with a minimum of five years' experience as a deputy
sheriff, city police officer, marshal, or state-employed peace
officer for whom the commission sets standards. Each member shall
have demonstrated leadership in the recognized employee organization
having the right to represent the member, as set forth in the
Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500))
and the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section
3525)) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(4) One member shall be an elected officer or chief administrative
officer of a county in this state.
(5) One member shall be an elected officer or chief administrative
officer of a city in this state.
(6) Two members shall be public members who shall not be peace
officers.
(7) One member shall be an educator or trainer in the field of
criminal justice.
(8) One member shall be a peace officer in California of the rank
of sergeant or below with a minimum of five years experience as a
deputy sheriff, city police officer, marshal, or state-employed peace
officer for whom the commission sets standards. This member shall
have demonstrated leadership in a California-based law enforcement
association that is also a presenter of POST-certified law
enforcement training that advances the professionalism of peace
officers in California.
(c) The Attorney General shall be an ex officio member of the
commission.
(d) Of the members first appointed by the Governor, three shall be
appointed for a term of one year, three for a term of two years, and
three for a term of three years. Their successors shall serve for a
term of three years and until appointment and qualification of their
successors, each term to commence on the expiration date of the term
of the predecessor.
(e) The additional member provided for by the Legislature in its
1973-74 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
before January 15, 1975, and shall serve for a term of three years.
(f) The additional member provided for by the Legislature in its
1977-78 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
after July 1, 1978, and shall serve for a term of three years.
(g) The additional members provided for by the Legislature in its
1999-2000 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
before July 1, 2000, and shall serve for a term of three years.
(h) The additional member provided for by the Legislature in its
2007-08 Regular Session shall be appointed by the Governor on or
before January 31, 2008, and shall serve for a term of three years.