(a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on or before April 1, 2021, that includes all of the following:

(1) (A) (i) Data on the number of students who attended an academy, the number and percentage of students who successfully completed an academy, and the number and percentage of students who failed to successfully complete an academy.

(ii) Of the students who failed to successfully complete an academy, the number and percentage of students who did not successfully complete an academy because they self-dismissed out of the academy, and the number and percentage of students who did not successfully complete an academy because they failed to successfully complete one or more learning domains.

(iii) Of the students who failed to successfully complete an academy because they failed to successfully complete one or more learning domains, the number and percentage of students who failed to complete the learning domains relating to vehicle operation, firearms proficiency, or both, and may include data on failure to complete other learning domains.

(iv) Data on the number of students who received one or more opportunities for remedial training for a learning domain included in the report pursuant to clause (iii) and then did, or did not, successfully complete the learning domain after receiving the remedial training.

(B) Data reported pursuant to this paragraph shall also be aggregated by the race and gender of students.

(2) A review of academies’ practices regarding remedial training for a student who has previously failed to successfully complete a learning domain and a discussion of whether the commission finds that there is a common understanding by academies of the extent to which, and the type of, additional training is appropriate when a student is unsuccessful at completing a learning domain, particularly with regard to the learning domains relating to vehicle operation and firearms proficiency.

(3) A discussion of whether the commission finds that minimum standards for an appropriate level of remedial training, particularly with regard to the learning domains relating to vehicle operation and firearms proficiency, should be established by the commission and whether additional guidance for academies is needed on remedial training. This discussion may include any recommendations for statutory changes, administrative changes, or both, if appropriate.

(4) The report developed pursuant to this subdivision shall not include any student personal identifying information or testing result information.

(b) The commission shall include at least six months of academy data in the report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a). It may include additional data if feasible and available.

(c) As used in this section, “academy” and “academies” means an intensive regular basic course of peace officer training.

(d) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2024.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 172, Sec. 1. (AB 332) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)