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Legislative Bill Action additional amendment that would inser~ Santa Clara a firearm or other deadly weapon to the owner would Count)' in the bill because of the track record that endanger the victim, to initiate a petition in superior agencies io the Count)' have in the field of communica- court for retention, this bill provides law enforcement tions interoperabilEy, Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: agencies a higher probability of protecting domestic SenApps, Position: Support. violence victims living in a dangerous environment. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsApps, Position: AB 2211 (Horton). Community Impact Support. Statements. AB 2211 provides that a representative of a community affected by a crime may submit a Commu- SB 1350 (McPherson). Anti-Terrorism nit), Impact Statement that a court would consider prior Training. SB 1350 requires the Office of Emergency to imposing judgment and sentencing, This bill is a Services (OES) to develop basic standardized terrorism logical extension of community-oriented policing, and awareness and response curriculum in consultation with may actually expand awareness of the nature and scope training oversight agencies of all first responder of local crimes and an interest in the improvement of disciplines, and sets forth specific components of the neighborhood public safety, Staff: Natasha Fooman, required curriculum. Also, this bill encourages agencies Status: SenPubSfty, Position: Support. with emergenc)' first responder responsibilities to train personnel in preparation for and response to terrorist $8 1629 (Soto). Emergency Services. SB attacks, SB 1350 requires the Commission on Peace 1629 is intended to: (1) Allocate funds, in the form of Officer Standards and Training (POST) to develop a grants, to eligible state and local egenc~es to defray the terrorism awareness curriculum and requires field-level cost of providing paramedic training for fire service law enforcement officers to complete such training. personnel; (2) Provide funding to the California Fire Implementation of the bill is dependent on federal Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to offset the cost funding. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsGO, of paramedic training course development; and (3) Position: Support. Establish grant application criteria according to which local and state agencies may seek federal funds appro- ELECTIONS. PUBLIC RECORDS AND FPP(: priated to the Emergenc)' Medical Service Agency for paramedic training for fire service personnel, The AB 468 (Firebaugh). State Property Access. League has worked extensively with the sponsor of the AB 468 recognizes the need to provide California with a bill to secure favorable amendments, and is now in higher degree of access to all communications technol- support Of the bill as of June 19. Staff: Natasha ogy. Its general goal is to create the means to develop Fooman, Status: AsGO, Position: Support, this access. However, this bill also gives wireless communication entities authority to negotiate an S8 1807 (Chesbro). Firearms. SB 1807 agreement to construct wireless communications lowers the evidence threshold necessary for a law facilities that would be exempt from being subject to enforcement agency to retain control, and ultimately local zoning ordinances or regulations. This is an destroy a firearm lawfully confiscated during a domes- unacceptable consequence to cities. Staff: Amy Brown, tic violence incident. This bill requires the petitioner Status: SenEnUt&Comm;Hrg-6/24, Position: Oppose. to show by a preponderance of the evidence (rather than by clear and convincing evidence) that the return AB 1797 (Harman). Conflicts of Interest. of the firearm or other deadly weapon would result in Disqualification. AB 1797 requires a public official endangering the victim or the person reporting the who holds a specified office and who has a financial assault or threat. While current law allows a law interest in a decision with a meaning of the Political enforcement agency that determines that the return of PAGE 14/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org