San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

Existing law creates the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) , governed by an elected board of directors, with various duties and responsibilities relative to the operation of a rail transit system. Existing law authorizes the district to maintain a police department. This bill would authorize the BART board of directors to establish an office of independent police auditor that would report directly to the board and investigate complaints against district police personnel relative to on-duty misconduct and off-duty unlawful activity, as specified. If the board establishes an office of independent police auditor, the bill would require the board to organize, reorganize, and manage the office and would require the auditor to prepare reports of his or her activities.