Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act: Brady lists.

The Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act prohibits any punitive action against a public safety officer, or denial of promotion on grounds other than merit, without providing the public safety officer with an opportunity for administrative appeal. This bill would prohibit a public agency from taking punitive action against a public safety officer, or denying promotion on grounds other than merit, because that officer's name is placed on a Brady list, as defined. The bill would provide, however, that the public agency may take punitive or personnel action against a public safety officer based on the underlying acts or omissions for which that officer's name was placed on the Brady list, as specified. The bill would prohibit the introduction of any evidence that an officer's name was placed on a Brady list in any administrative appeal of a punitive action or civil proceeding between the officer and an office or public agency, except as provided. The bill would permit evidence that a public safety officer's name was placed on a Brady list to be introduced if, during the administrative appeal of a punitive action against an officer, the underlying act or omission for which that officer's name was placed on a Brady list is proven and the officer is found to be subject to some form of punitive action. The bill would provide that evidence introduced pursuant to the above-described provisions shall only be used for the sole purpose of determining the type or level of punitive action to be imposed.