The 2007 Legislative Session is in full swing. Some 2,000 bills have been introduced. Below is the COPS agenda as of April 2007.
As of this writing COPS has sponsored two bills this session. One, AB 988, authored by Assembly Member Charles Calderon, D-Whittier, addresses law enforcement training for Homeland Security. We are working with the California Office of Homeland Security and the Office of Emergency Services to include training modules developed by A.L.E.R.T. the Antiterrorism Law Enforcement Response Training Foundation.
Another bill AB 1029, authored by Assembly Member Anna Caballero, D-Salinas would allow education grants for training of at-risk and disadvantage youth for careers in criminal justice and law enforcement.
As you peruse our agenda you will find legislation dealing with crimes against children, sex offender registration, internet crimes, workers compensation, crimes for using weapons, and other issues.
It is expected this agenda will increase as new bills are released. We are working with authors and other police agencies and educational groups on gang legislation and education legislation which should be posted soon.
It is expected this agenda will increase as new bills are released. We are working with authors and other police agencies and educational groups on gang legislation and education legislation which should be posted soon. During session, bills are amended and rewritten If you hear of a legislative bill that is of interest to you, or would like more information about a bill on our agenda, please email us and we will take a look at it.
