California Penal Code

§ 13515.30

PEN § 13515.30 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)By July 1, 2015, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish and keep updated a continuing education training course relating to law enforcement interaction with mentally disabled and developmentally disabled persons living within a state mental hospital or state developmental center. The training course shall be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate community, local, and state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of mental illness and developmental disability, and with appropriate consumer and family advocate groups. In developing the course, the commission shall also examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to mentally disabled and developmentally disabled persons. The commission shall make the course available to all law enforcement agencies in California, and the course shall be required for law enforcement personnel serving in law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over state mental hospitals and state developmental centers, as part of the agency’s officer training program.

(b)The course described in subdivision (a) may consist of video-based or classroom instruction. The course shall include, at a minimum, core instruction in all of the following:

(1)The prevalence, cause, and nature of mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 58. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.