SB 829

Current law prohibits a person from carrying a firearm in certain places,

including in public buildings, police stations, jails, courthouses, school zones, and

places that are marked with a notification that it is trespassing to carry a firearm

while on the property. Current law provides many exceptions, including an exception

for law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty. This bill adds an exception that

mirrors the exception for law enforcement officers for a tactical emergency medical

services professional who is certified as such by the Law Enforcement Standards

Board and acting in the line of duty. The bill defines a TEMS professional as a

licensed emergency medical services professional who has been endorsed by the

Department of Health Services as a person who provides medical services when

operating as part of a tactical team

Under current law, the Law Enforcement Standards Board regulates the

training and recertification training of law enforcement officers. As part of

recertification training, an officer must complete an annual handgun operation

qualification course. This bill requires LESB to establish minimum training

standards to certify TEMS professionals, including the same annual handgun

operation qualification course required for law enforcement officers.