SB 470

This bill adds to the responsibilities of the Law Enforcement Standards Board

(LESB). Under current law, the LESB must establish the minimum education and

training standards for admission to employment as a law enforcement officer,

establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory courses and programs,

establish minimum curriculum requirements for recertification and advanced

courses, and develop criteria for annual recertification training relating to police

pursuit and handgun operation qualification. Additionally, the LESB is required to

certify law enforcement officers following their preparatory training program and

annually recertify officers who have completed their recertification training, and

also to decertify officers for a variety of reasons.

This bill provides that the LESB must require, prior to employment on a

full-time basis as a law enforcement officer, that an individual submit to a

psychological examination to determine the individual's suitability to perform the

duties of an officer. The LESB must promulgate administrative rules to govern the

administration and interpretation of such psychological examinations, including the

type of test to be used and the time limits on such an examination's applicability. The

examination must be paid for by the prospective employer. The records associated

with the examination must be kept confidential and are not subject to public

disclosure, but may be disclosed by the prospective employer to other prospective

employers.