Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 59704

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 59704 - Employment of Campus Public Safety Personnel
(a) The employment of campus public safety personnel will be subject to the equal employment opportunity regulations of subchapter 1 (commencing with section 53000), of chapter 4, and the employee tenure and evaluation provisions of subchapter 7 (commencing with section 53601), of chapter 4.
(b) District recruiting materials must prominently indicate that applicants for a campus public safety personnel position will be required to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles. The evaluation of public safety personnel during their term of employment shall include consideration of the employee's commitment to these principles and to their contributions to student success.
(c) Applicants who obtain a degree in modern policing from a California community college shall receive a hiring preference over other similarly-qualified applicants for a position as a campus police officer.
(d) Campus police and security officers shall receive community college-specific training as required by the law, and as made available by the Commission. Districts shall make any campus climate and public safety trainings or materials developed by the Chancellor's Office available to its public safety personnel.
(e) Districts shall not hire as a campus police officer an individual with any sustained finding related to moral turpitude, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, abuse of authority or power, excessive use of force, or other misconduct incompatible with the role of a campus police officer under the requirements of, and district policies described in, this subchapter. Districts shall review records related to the current or prior employment of campus police and security officers to the full extent authorized by law.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 59704

1. New section filed 10-25-2022; operative 11-24-2022. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2022, No. 44).

Note: Authority cited: Section 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 66010.2, 66093, 66700, 67381, 67381.1, 72330, 72330.2, 72330.5 and 70901, Education Code; and Section 13511.1, Penal Code.

1. New section filed 10-25-2022; operative 11/24/2022. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2022, No. 44).