Peace officers: training.

Existing law requires every peace officer, as defined, to satisfactorily complete an introductory course of training prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, demonstrated by passage of an appropriate examination developed or approved by the commission, prior to exercising the powers of a peace officer. Existing law authorizes the commission to evaluate and approve pertinent training previously completed by any jurisdiction's law enforcement officers as meeting current training requirements. This bill would authorize the commission to evaluate pertinent military police officer training previously completed by any jurisdiction's law enforcement officers for the purpose of determining whether the training meets the current training requirements prescribed by the commission. The bill would authorize the commission to develop a protocol that considers previous military police officer training as an applicable substitute for portions of the current standard training.