California Penal Code

§ 13515.28

PEN § 13515.28 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)(1) The commission shall require the field training officers who provide instruction in the field training program to have at least eight hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training to better train new peace officers on how to effectively interact with persons with mental illness or intellectual disability. This course shall include classroom instruction and instructor-led active learning, such as scenario-based training, and shall be taught in segments that are at least four hours long.

(2)If a field training officer has completed eight hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training within the past 24 months, or if a field training officer has completed 40 hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training, the requirement described in paragraph (1) shall not apply.

(b)The crisis intervention behavioral health training shall address issues relating to stigma, shall be culturally relevant and appropriate, and shall include all of the following topics:

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 56. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.