Bill Text: CA AB1598 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Emergency response services: active shooter incidents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 668, Statutes of 2014. [AB1598 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1598-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1598	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Rodriguez

                        FEBRUARY 4, 2014

   An act  to amend Section 8588.10 of the Government Code, to
amend Sections 1797.116 and 1797.132 of the Health and Safety Code,
and to amend Sections 13514.1 and 13519.12 of the Penal Code, 
relating to emergency  medical   response 
services.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1598, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency  medical
  response  services: active shooter incidents.

   (1) Existing law requires the Director of Emergency Services to
establish a Curriculum Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) to,
among other things, provide advice on the development of terrorism
awareness course curricula and response training. Existing law
establishes in the Department of Justice the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training (CPOST), which is required to, among
other things, adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to
physical, mental, and moral fitness that govern the recruitment of
peace officers.  
   This bill would require CDAC to consult with CPOST.  
   (2) Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the
Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the
Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), which is responsible for
the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning
emergency medical services. Under existing law, EMSA is required to
establish training standards that include the criteria for the
curriculum content recommended by CDAC, involving the
responsibilities of first responders to terrorism incidents and to
address the training needs of those identified as first responders.
 
   This bill would additionally require that those training standards
include criteria for coordinating between different responding
entities.  
   (3) Existing law establishes the Interdepartmental Committee on
Emergency Medical Services (ICEMS), which is required to advise EMSA
on the coordination and integration of all state activities
concerning emergency medical services.  
   This bill would require ICEMS to consult with CPOST regarding
emergency medical services integration and coordination with peace
officer training.  
   (4) Existing law requires CPOST to develop and disseminate
guidelines and standardized training recommendations for Special
Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams, as specified, that would be
available for use by law enforcement agencies that conduct SWAT
operations. Under existing law, those guidelines are required, at a
minimum, to address legal and practical issues of SWAT operations,
personnel selection, fitness requirements, planning, hostage
negotiation, tactical issues, safety, rescue methods, after-action
evaluation of operations, logistical and resource needs, uniform and
firearms requirements, risk assessment, policy considerations, and
multijurisdictional SWAT operations. Existing law also directs CPOST
to establish training standards and develop a course of instruction
involving the responsibilities of first responders to terrorism
incidents, as specified.  
   This bill would additionally require those guidelines and training
standards to address tactical casualty care and coordination with
emergency medical services providers.  
   Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the
Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local
emergency medical services systems. The act establishes the Emergency
Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the
coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning
emergency medical services. Existing law also creates the Commission
on Emergency Medical Services, and requires the commission to perform
various duties regarding the authority and emergency medical
services.  
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would encourage the development of protocols and
collaborative training platforms between local fire, police, and
emergency medical services agencies in an effort to more efficiently
respond to active shooter incidents across California. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 8588.10 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   8588.10.  (a) The director shall establish a Curriculum
Development Advisory Committee to advise the office on the
development of course curricula, as specified by the director.
   (b) The committee shall be chaired by the director, who will
appoint members as appropriate. In appointing members to the
committee, the director shall include representatives from the
following:
   (1) State public safety, health, first responder, and emergency
services departments or agencies, as deemed appropriate by the
director.
   (2) Local first responder agencies.
   (3) Local public safety agencies.
   (4) Nonprofit organizations, as deemed appropriate by the
director.
   (5) Any other state, local, tribal, or nongovernmental
organization determined by the director to be appropriate. 
   (c) The committee shall consult with the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 1797.116 of the   Health
and Safety Code   is amended to read: 
   1797.116.  (a) The authority shall establish additional training
standards that include the criteria for the curriculum content
recommended by the  Emergency Response Training Advisory
Committee     Curriculum Development Advisory
Committee  established pursuant to Section 8588.10 of the
Government Code, involving the responsibilities of first responders
to terrorism incidents and to address the training needs of those
identified as first responders.  Training standards shall
include, but not be limited to, criteria for coordinating between
different responding entities. 
   (b) Every EMT I, EMT II, and EMT-P, as defined in Sections
1797.80, 1797.82, and 1797.84, may receive the appropriate training
described in this section. Pertinent training previously completed by
any jurisdiction's EMT I, EMT II, or EMT-P personnel and meeting the
training requirements of this section may be submitted to the
training program approving authority to assess its content and
determine whether it meets the training standards prescribed by the
authority.
   SEC. 3.    Section 1797.132 of the   Health
and Safety Code   is amended to read: 
   1797.132.  An Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical
Services is hereby established. This committee shall advise the
authority on the coordination and integration of all state activities
concerning emergency medical services. The committee shall include a
representative from each of the following state agencies and
departments: the Office of Emergency Services, the Department of the
California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, a
representative of the administrator of the California Traffic Safety
Program as provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2900) of
Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, the Medical Board of California, the
State Department of Public Health, the Board of Registered Nursing,
the State Department of Education, the National Guard, the Office of
Statewide Health Planning and Development, the State Fire Marshal,
the California Conference of Local Health Officers, the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, the Chancellor's Office of the
California Community Colleges, and the Department of General
Services.  The committee shall consult with the Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training regarding emergency medical
services integration and coordination with peace officer training.

   SEC. 4.    Section 13514.1 of the   Penal
Code   is amended to read: 
   13514.1.  (a) On or before July 1, 2005, the commission shall
develop and disseminate guidelines and standardized training
recommendations for all law enforcement officers, supervisors, and
managers whose agency assigns them to perform, supervise, or manage
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operations. The guidelines and
standardized training recommendations shall be available for use by
law enforcement agencies that conduct SWAT operations.
   (b) The training and guidelines shall be developed in consultation
with law enforcement officers, the Attorney General's office,
supervisors, and managers, SWAT trainers, legal advisers, and others
selected by the commission. Development of the training and
guidelines shall include consideration of the recommendations
contained in the Attorney General's Commission on Special Weapons and
Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Final Report of 2002.
   (c) The standardized training recommendations shall at a minimum
include initial training requirements for SWAT operations, refresher
or advanced training for experienced SWAT members, and supervision
and management of SWAT operations.
   (d) The guidelines shall at minimum address legal and practical
issues of SWAT operations, personnel selection, fitness requirements,
planning, hostage negotiation, tactical issues, safety, rescue
methods,  tactical casualty care, coordination with emergency
medical services providers,  after-action evaluation of
operations, logistical and resource needs, uniform and firearms
requirements, risk assessment, policy considerations, and
multijurisdictional SWAT operations.
   (e) The guidelines shall provide procedures for approving the
prior training of officers, supervisors, and managers that meet the
standards and guidelines developed by the commission pursuant to this
section, in order to avoid duplicative training.
   SEC. 5.    Section 13519.12 of the   Penal
Code   is amended to read: 
   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  Emergency Response
Training Advisory Committee     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  terrorist incident  
terrorism incident, including, but not limited to, appropriate
tactical casualty care and coordination with emergency medical
services providers that respond to the incident  .
   (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 in a confined area.
 
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would encourage the development of
protocols and collaborative training platforms between local fire,
police, and emergency medical services agencies in an effort to more
efficiently respond to active shooter incidents across California.