(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall adhere to the training standards developed by CPOST at all locations where training is provided. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation training academy at Galt shall be known as the Richard A. McGee Academy. The training divisions, in using the funds, shall endeavor to minimize costs of administration so that a maximum amount of the funds will be used for providing training and support to correctional peace officers while being trained by the department.

(b) Each new cadet who attends an academy shall complete the course of training, pursuant to standards approved by the CPOST before they may be assigned to a post or job as a correctional peace officer. Commencing July 1, 2021, upon graduation from an academy, each new correctional officer shall complete new employee orientation and on-the-job observational training as negotiated and approved by the CPOST, totaling a minimum of 160 hours, before they may be assigned to a post as a correctional officer. Every newly appointed first-line or second-line supervisor in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall complete the course of training, pursuant to standards approved by the CPOST for that position.

(c) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall provide a minimum of two weeks of training to each newly appointed first-line supervisor and make every effort to provide training prior to commencement of supervisorial duties. If this training is not completed within six months of appointment to that position, any first-line or second-line supervisor shall not perform supervisory duties until the training is completed.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 23. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)