Section 13601 Of Title 4.5. Commission On Correctional Peace Officer Standards And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4.5. >> Part 4.
13601
. (a) The CPOST shall develop, approve, and monitor standards
for the selection and training of state correctional peace officer
apprentices. Any standard for selection established under this
subdivision shall be subject to approval by the Department of Human
Resources. Using the psychological and screening standards approved
by the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Human
Resources or the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall
ensure that, prior to training, each applicant who has otherwise
qualified in all physical and other testing requirements to be a
peace officer the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, is
determined to be free from emotional or mental conditions that might
adversely affect the exercise of his or her duties and powers as a
peace officer pursuant to the standards developed by CPOST.
(b) The CPOST may approve standards for a course in the carrying
and use of firearms for correctional peace officers that is different
from that prescribed pursuant to Section 832. The standards shall
take into consideration the different circumstances presented within
the institutional setting from that presented to other law
enforcement agencies outside the correctional setting.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3078 of the Labor Code, the length of
the probationary period for correctional peace officer apprentices
shall be determined by the CPOST subject to approval by the State
Personnel Board, pursuant to Section 19170 of the Government Code.
(d) The CPOST shall develop, approve, and monitor standards for
advanced rank-and-file and supervisory state correctional peace
officer and training programs for the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation. When a correctional peace officer is promoted within
the department, he or she shall be provided with and be required to
complete these secondary training experiences.
(e) The CPOST shall develop, approve, and monitor standards for
the training of state correctional peace officers in the department
in the handling of stress associated with their duties.
(f) Toward the accomplishment of the objectives of this section,
the CPOST may confer with, and may avail itself of the assistance and
recommendations of, other state and local agencies, boards, or
commissions.
(g) Notwithstanding the authority of the CPOST, the department
shall design and deliver training programs, shall conduct validation
studies, and shall provide program support. The CPOST shall monitor
program compliance by the department.
(h) The CPOST may disapprove any training courses created by the
department pursuant to the standards developed by CPOST if it
determines that the courses do not meet the prescribed standards.
Training may continue with existing curriculum pending resolution.
(i) The CPOST shall annually submit an estimate of costs to
conduct those inquiries and audits as may be necessary to determine
whether the department and each of its institutions and parole
regions are adhering to the standards developed by the CPOST, and
shall conduct those inquiries and audits consistent with the annual
Budget Act.
(j) The CPOST shall establish and implement procedures for
reviewing and issuing decisions concerning complaints or
recommendations from interested parties regarding the CPOST rules,
regulations, standards, or decisions.
(k) This section shall become operative July 1, 2015.